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Why Wood?

Below is a collection of articles discussing the use of wood in boatbuilding.

Please e-mail us your submissions.  Whether Philosophical or Technical, we look forward to expanding this section.

 

Why Wood? by Daniel MacNaughton

Essay by Clarence Heisler

Wood vs. Fiberglass by Doug Hylan

 

 

 

 

Artisan Boatworks
416 Main Street
Rockport, Maine 04856
207-236-4231
info@artisanboatworks.com
We are custom boatbuilders who build and restore wooden yachts designed and built by Nathanael Herreshoff, L. Francis Herreshoff, William Fife, Starling Burgess, K. Aage Nielsen, B. B. Crowninshield, John Alden, Sparkman & Stephens, Joel White, Henry B. Nevins Inc., Walsted Baadevaert Shipyard, and some of the premier Maine boatyards and Maine boatbuilders of the last century like Rice Brothers and Hodgdon Yachts.
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