HOWB 009 – Rich Kolin, Boat Builder & Designer, Mentee of John Gardner and Pete Culler - Interview - 11/17/11
This week I interviewed Rich Kolin who lives on Camano Island, WA. Rich began building boats as a young lad in California under the tutelage of influential builders and designers John Gardner and Pete...
8 Des 202250min
HOWB 008 - Eric Harman, Traditional Wood Canvas Canoe Builder and Restorer - Interview - 11/10/11
This week I interviewed Eric Harman of Harman Canoes located in Oso, WA. Eric builds wood canvas canoes following proven North American methods developed in the late 1800’s. Eric tells the story of ho...
8 Des 202246min
HOWB 007 - Jay Smith, Expert Nordic Boat builder; Apprenticed in Norway - Interview - 11/03/11
Today's interview is with traditional Nordic boat building expert Jay Smith. He is the founder of Aspoya Boats in Anacortes, WA . In his youth, Jay lived in Norway several years and apprenticed with a...
8 Des 20221h
HOWB 006 - David Roberts, Owner Nexus Marine Corp., Veteran Wooden Boat Designer & Builder - Interview - 10/27/11
David has been building and design beautiful and functional wooden craft for over 30 years in Everett WA at his company Nexus Marine. Tune in for this fun interview with David. ----------------- You c...
8 Des 202252min
HOWB Intro - LISTEN TO THIS EPISODE FIRST! - 12/04/22
December 4, 2022 On this episode I explain the history of the HOWB podcast from 2011-2018, why I took the show off the air, and why after a 4 year haitus I am republishing all the podcasts. My plan is...
4 Des 202211min
HOWB 005 – Corey Freedman, Skin Boat Expert & Instructor - Interview - 10/20/11
Interview with Corey Freedman – Skin Boats I had a fascinating interview with Corey. He tell’s how he became interested in boats during his youth in Massachusetts, how he saw his first “skin boat” in ...
3 Des 202256min
HOWB 004 – Dick Wagner Interview: Story of Center for Wooden Boats Seattle birth in 60’s - 10/13/11
This week I sat down with Dick Wagner and recorded a fascinating interview of how the Center for Wooden Boats (CWB) idea was birthed in the 1960’s and how Dick and his wife nurtured and brought the co...
3 Des 20221h 4min
HOWB 003 – Les Bolton of GHHS, Pirates of Caribbean, Lady Washington Tall Ship Story - 10/06/11
In this episode I interview Captain Les Bolton – the executive director of the Grays Harbor Historical Seaport (GHHS). In 1989, GHHS completed the construction of the replica 112ʹ brig rigged wooden s...
3 Des 20221h 1min
