 Dinghy
building course
Ned is calling for expressions of
interest in dinghy building Master Classes to be conducted in his
Gordon workshop.The six week course will involve eight-hour days Monday
to Friday and may be held twice a year.The hands on course will cover
all aspects of dinghy building from lofting to launching.
Some of the projects that
have been happening in the shed up until January 2012.The cost of the six week course will be around $3000 per student, with a maximum group of four. There will be an opportunity for one of the group to sponsor the dinghy, and own it, for the added cost of materials. The Cygnet Table (below)  Components of the Cygnet table ready to be assembled.   This Cygnet table went to a client in Nov 2011.It is made from Huon Pine.  (above) This Tasmanian hardwood cupboard was made for a Sydney client in 2012.  (above) The Foster 10 dinghy is presently under construction and is for sale. Click here to go to the Foster 10 page.  These two Tas Oak entertainment units were custom built to suit a difficult area where nothing was plumb or level. A challenging commission.  (Above) This rocking Chair made from Huon Pine was commissioned in October 2011. 'Perch' (Below)    'Perch' was made for an exhibition at the Buckland Native Gardens in October 2011. It sold and stays in situ. It is built entirely out of recycled and salvaged materials.   Ned's ukuleles made from Tasmanian timbers on display at the Cygnet Folk Festival Instrument Makers Exhibition in January 2012. Some of these ukes are still for sale. Please contact us for details. Click here to go to the Ukulele Page 'Cocktails' They were created from some hull sections from an old forty odd footer, that had been taken to with a chainsaw and burnt. A few sections were saved and live to tell the tale. 'Cocktails' are for sale. POA    ( Below) Ned's Exhibition at the 2011 Australian Wooden Boat Festival  Ned working on two dinghies side by side.  A Foster10 and an Acorn15 (Below are three photos of Acorn15' the fit out is complete and she is now turned over and the hull is being painted.)    (below)The ribbing of the Iain Oughtred designed Acorn 15 is complete. Hull is King Billy Pine with Celery Top Pine ribbing. She was fitted out through January, and was on display at the Australian Wooden Boat Festival in Hobart, February 2011. Ned built another Acorn 15 in 2009, with plywood and epoxy, and thought it would be nice to build one with real planking. The planking is full length and about 20 years air dried. A rarity now. acorn_15.html She is for sale . POA     Above the Acorn 15' and below the Foster 10' in preparation for ribbing and fitting knees demonstrations at the Australian Wooden Boat Festival in Hobart in Feb 2011. foster.html      This flagpole has been erected at a National Trust House in Hobart.(above) The flagpole was built for a National Trust House in Hobart. It will be 6 metres tall with crosstrees at 4.2 mtrs  The rather serious, industrial looking
sheave blocks,
are actually coffee tables, two of them commissioned by Hobart clients. They are built from Tasmanian Oak, with sheaves from King billy Pine. When finished they will measure, 900mm long x 450 w x 450 h, and they will be very heavy. This Tas Oak and King Billy Block Table left the shed in August 2010   'Salvaged' This piece was built for the annual 'Benchmarking Birches Bay' exhibition. The artist statement was as follows: "The timbers used in creating this bench, were once part of a strong, proud hull of a 40 odd foot motor cruiser. After long years of service, she was destined for restoration/rebuild. She sat for years, awaiting her reward for work well done. Until one afternoon, one person decided she was in the way, and took to her with a chainsaw and a match. I managed to salvage a few hull sections before they reached the fire. In this wasteful society, some think that once something reaches the end of its working life, the only place to go is landfill, or fuel for the fire. I disagree - life goes on."  "Foster
10" was completed in February 2010 and has gone 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)
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Ned is making Ukuleles 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 2009 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 Acorn 15' An Iain Oughtred design. 15' rowing boat was built in 2009. Click here to go to the Acorn 15' 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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