Wooden Boat Building

By Lloyd Kahn on May 12, 2013

“A short documentary about the craft and philosophy of wooden boat carpentry.
Directed by Kat Gardiner, produced by Kat Gardiner & Nathan Walker”

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About Lloyd Kahn

Lloyd Kahn started building his own home in the early '60s and went on to publish books showing homeowners how they could build their own homes with their own hands. He got his start in publishing by working as the shelter editor of the Whole Earth Catalog with Stewart Brand in the late '60s. He has since authored six highly-graphic books on homemade building, all of which are interrelated. The books, "The Shelter Library Of Building Books," include Shelter, Shelter II (1978), Home Work (2004), Builders of the Pacific Coast (2008), Tiny Homes (2012), and Tiny Homes on the Move (2014). Lloyd operates from Northern California studio built of recycled lumber, set in the midst of a vegetable garden, and hooked into the world via five Mac computers. You can check out videos (one with over 450,000 views) on Lloyd by doing a search on YouTube:
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5 Responses to Wooden Boat Building

  1. My heart was suspended in a swoon the entire time I was watching this!!

    Beautifully-filmed…great visuals and storytelling. The tools used for wooden boat-building are all SO exquisite, and I loved learning about the craft and process–watching Andy do his work with such artistry and care was such a soothing meditation.

    WONDERFUL documentary! <3

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  4. This story reminded me of how I began in the great hobby of building boats.

    As a child, my dad would take me to the harbor and I would watch the boats bring in their catch for the day. It all seemed very magical to a young boy.

    I started building tiny model boats but due to our familie's financial situation, I could never graduate to building a "real" boat.

    Fortunately, when I grew up and started working, I was able to afford to build bigger boats. However, the plans that I found were incredibly difficult to understand and I never got past the "half-finished" stage.

    I was on the verge of giving it all up. Luckily for me, I came across some easy-to-follow instructions that have allowed me to complete some wonderful boats.

    I could go on and on, but you would do well to check out the plans for yourself:

    http://www.bestquicktips.com/boatplans

    Hope it helps anyone reading this!

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