ill Evert and Jason Brownlee wanted a business that would work in their two passions — fly-fishing and carpentry. What they’ve built is French Broad Boatworks, a new business on the banks of one of ...

With a hoarse rasp, the thin blade of a Dozuki handsaw slides back and forth through a slab of mahogany, shaping the wood into a gentle arc. The traditional Japanese saw cuts on the pull stroke, as ...

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In a city bounded by a mighty river, there is another waterfront. But the Cooper River is in some ways more the heart of Camden than the broad Delaware. The Cooper is an unseen and ignored artery ...

THIS IS ONE OF OURS HERE. THIS IS A 28 FOOT YAWL WE BUILT FOUR OF THESE. CRUISING THROUGH VINEYARD HAVEN HARBOR WITH NAT BENJAMIN IS LIKE LISTENING TO A PROUD FATHER INTRODUCE YOU TO HIS PROGENY. THIS ...

In the summer of 1974, Sam Devlin was working on a tugboat in Alaska when he read the first issue of Wooden Boat Magazine. He was immediately entranced. “I couldn’t shake the image of that wooden boat ...

NORFOLK, Va. — When you walk into the Tidewater Wooden Boat Workshop right on Ballentine Boulevard in Norfolk, the heat in the room is almost as enveloping as the sounds of hammers, sewing machines, ...

DANVERS — St. John’s Prep is known for its academics and sports, but for the past few months, members of the engineering club have been learning what it takes to build a wooden rowboat. It has been a ...

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ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) -- John Harris knows exactly how quirky his company is. Businesses that sell boats are all over the place, especially around the Chesapeake Bay. But a business that sells ...

An old wooden boat built in 1934 is less than three months away from being fully restored and tying up in the water on Shem Creek. Several years ago, while Mount Pleasant resident Bob Graham was ...