New book from François Vivier: “construire son bateau en bois”
This last summer 2020, a new book was published, dealing with wooden boatbuilding techniques. It describes both the traditional and modern ways of building a boat, with an emphasis on…
CNC comes of Age
Since 20 years, I have been proposing CNC cutting of plywood parts to make construction easier, faster and less costly for both home or professional builders. The WoodenBoat magazine just…
Wooden Boatbuilding sheets translation into English
All my plan packages include a set of Wooden Boatbuilding sheets giving general instructions on subjects like epoxy systems use, making laminated frames, spilling the hull planking, traditional rigs, painting and…
Efficient sculling oars drawings
In the autumn of 2016, Thomas Spriet, the friendly boss of "A l'Abordage", a French online shop that offers "everything for the classic and traditional boat" asked me to draw…
Ma Cherie, Ebihen 16 built by Wind and oar boat school, Portlan, Oregon
Small boats monthly, a web based magazine on wooden boats
Small boats monthly is a very interesting web-magazine. It contains many interesting articles for builders, owners and users of wooden boats that can be stored and maintained at an average-size home.…
Gabian: a lateen rigged boat
For many years, I had in mind to draw a Mediterranean boat, named pointu or barquette on the French Med coast. Michel Aubert, living in the countryside near Fréjus and…
“Sorine”, a flattie built in The Netherland
Sorine is a flat dinghy, very easy to build. Two plans are available, a motor skiff or a sailing skiff. Hans Schalk is building a Sorine and held a blog on the…