Posted by The Dory Shop | Tags: boat, boats, Bosun School, dories, dory, dory building course, dory frames, dory knees, Dory Shop, handline dory, Lunenburg, Lunenburg Dory, Lunenburg harbour, Picton Castle, The Dory Shop, The Dory Shop Boatyard, traditional, wooden, wooden boats
They say there’s no rest for the wicked and though I’m not sure what Jay has done to deserve it, I can tell you he’s been a busy guy lately.
Following the completion of our fall dory building class last week, and a gloriously warm and bright long weekend during which we Canucks celebrated our Thanksgiving, Jay returned to the shop to welcome an all-new group of newbee boat builders.
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| Oct 13, 2011
Posted by The Dory Shop | Tags: boatbuilding, boats, Dory Shop, Lunenburg, Lunenburg dories, Lunenburg harbour, Nutshell Pram, The Dory Shop, The Dory Shop Boatyard, traditional, wooden boats
We have lots of tourists in Lunenburg these days and so lots of folks dropping in to see what Jay is working on in the shop. Right now it’s a little Nutshell rowing pram, seen here.
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| Jul 27, 2011
Posted by The Dory Shop | Tags: Barque Picton Castle, Black Rocks dory, boat, dories, dory, Dory Shop, Lunenburg, Lunenburg Dory, Lunenburg harbour, Lunenburg Wooden Boat Reunion, Nova Scotia, Nutshell Pram, schooners, The Dory Shop, The Dory Shop Boatyard, wooden, wooden boats, WoodenBoat Show
So the little Black Rocks sailing dory that we had planned to take to the WoodenBoat Show – but then, receiving an order for a rowing dory, took that instead – is finished.
As you can see, it’s a sweet little boat with a simple lug sail rig. Perfect for a beginner sailer as the boat provides a very safe and stable platform from which to learn. Plus a dory of this size is easily rowed by a child as young as nine or 10 but can still hold a few people (her capacity is over 1000 lbs.!).
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| Jul 15, 2011
Posted by The Dory Shop | Tags: Banks dory, boatbuilding, dories, dory, dory building course, Dory Shop, handline dory, Lunenburg, Lunenburg Dory, Lunenburg harbour, Nova Scotia, The Dory Shop, traditional, wooden boats
We kicked off the long Victoria Day weekend this afternoon with ‘graduation’ ceremonies for participants in our spring dory building course.
Once again, we were blessed with a great group, all eager to learn about traditional wooden boats, to get right in there with the plane or the hammer or the paint brush, and to enjoy the offerings of Lunenburg, Nova Scotia and our waterfront in particular.
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| May 18, 2011