 "Foster
10" was completed in February 2010 and going to it's
new home on the west coast of Tasmania.  The ribbing is complete
and the knees and risers are being fitted at present.(below)
      Foster 10 currently being built with King Billy Pine planking.  "Rowan" Leaving the shed in October 09.  Launching "Rowan" in October 2009 in Gravelly Beach Tasmania The twelve photos below show the stock set up, the hull complete and ribbing completed,knees in,floors and thwarts being fitted for a Acorn 15', an Iain Oughtred design. |
       Bending in the last rib. Under the watchful eye of Saul.  Marking out rib locations. The planking is complete. Ready to turn over.( photo below).    Acorn 15 ' setting up the backbone, above and below  Since February Ned has completed planking a 15 ft rowing skiff. Converting a rowing dinghy to a sailing dinghy. Also Ned is making several pieces of furniture on commission. Ned is making Ukeleles out of Tasmanian Timbers. Please contact us for more information ned_wood@bigpond.com       Occasionally he has time to play with some sculptures which he creates out of off cuts and lets the piece of wood decide the outcome. Work was completed
on Mrs
Wilsons Huon pine dinghy aka
" Paisley
Dinghy" in late October 2008.
The King Billy Mrs Wilsons Dinghy was completed in late January and was on display at the Australian Wooden Boat Festival in Hobart in February 2009. See photos below. Click this link to go to Mrs Wilsons page  We
have completed the replica of N.G. Herreshoff's two masted
16' 8" day sailer " COQUINA"
Planking is King Billy pine, with Huon pine and Celery Top pine backbone . She is rigged as a gaff cat ketch. Click here to go to Coquina page. "Guillemot" was completed in February 2008. An Iain Oughtred design 11.6 foot clinker rowing dinghy. She is planked in Huon Pine. Click here to go to Guillemot page
Several pieces of furniture Click here to go to nautical furniture The completion of Wee Rob an Iain Oughtred design 12ft long canoe. (photos below) 
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