HOWB 025 – Tim Lee, Master wooden boat building instructor (former), Savvy builder – Interview - 03.08.12
Tim took a keen interest in woodworking as a youth visiting his brother in Alaska, and building hickory dog sleds for racing. Then Tim’s other brother took him on his maiden sailing voyage off the coa...
31 Jan 202341min
HOWB 024 – Brion Toss, author, teacher, legendary rigger, wooden boat lover - Interview - 03.01.12
When Brion took geometry in high school he thought to himself “I’ll never use this crap”. But he soon became fascinated with knots and realized that geometry was his friend. He was super proud of his ...
27 Jan 202350min
HOWB 023 – Julia Maynard, Haven Boatworks wooden boat yard (rocks) - Interview - 02.23.12
Julia took a keen interest in wooden boats while attending The Evergreen State College in Olympia, WA and taking the integrated studies “Marine History and Crafts” program which was focused on wooden ...
23 Jan 202334min
HOWB 022 - Bruce Blatchley on building the 62ʹ wooden rocketship sloop “Sliver” - 02.16.12
This week I interviewed master shipwright and instructor Bruce Blatchley. Bruce spent a lot of time on the water in canoes as a kid on the east coast. After high school, military service, college, mou...
20 Jan 202335min
HOWB 021 – Wooden Boat Dan on building the Sassafras wooden canoe - 02.09.12
In today’s episode I talk about the Sassafras 12ʹ Canoe project I am working on. I'm building it using plans from the book “The Canoe Shop” by Chris Kulczycki. The first thing I did when I purchased ...
16 Jan 202326min
HOWB 020 – Sam Devlin Interview: Wooden boat designer, builder, master – “Yoda” for short - 02.02.12
Interview: Sam Devlin – Devlin Boat I have looked forward with eager anticipation to interviewing Sam Devlin someday – and TODAY IS THE DAY. SWEET! The wooden boat lore surrounding Sam, his designs, a...
13 Jan 202356min
HOWB 019 – Tacoma Sea Scouts learn on wooden boats: Interview of Captains Tom Rogers & Bud Bronson - 01.26.12
Interview: Tom Rogers & Bud Bronson – Tacoma Sea Scouts Am I the only boater that didn’t know the Boy Scouts have had a Sea Scout program since 1912? That’s right - 100+ years! The Sea Scouts take you...
9 Jan 202350min
HOWB 018 – Rivers West Small Craft Center (Portland OR) - Chuck Stuckey - Interview - 01.19.22
In 1984, under the inspiration of the late author, educator, and waterway explorer Sam McKinney, RiversWest opened its doors in Portland, OR and began to offer camaraderie, classes, and cheap boatbuil...
6 Jan 202343min
