Colin Henwood, wooden boat builder and early exhibitor, on how, like Old Father Thames, the 'Trad' maintains momentum.
Colin Henwood, Chairman of the Wooden Boatbuilders Trade Association, looks forward to meeting enthusiasts at the Windermere Jetty Museum.
This year, the raiders returned to the River Blackwater on the UK's East Coast, much to the satisfaction of the crew of Kite.
Decisions, decisions, decisions: I reflect on my approach to wooden boat restoration.
Each stage of finishing a boat seems to demand more skill than the last and aesthetically, the final stage can be most important of all. That's the stage to call on the art of the signwriter.
Each stage of finishing a boat seems to demand more skill than the last and aesthetically, the final stage can be most important of all. That's the stage to call on the art of the signwriter.
Colin Henwood, Chair of the Wooden Boatbuilders Trade Association, helps assess the viability of traditional boatbuilding in the UK.
I regularly provide advice on all aspects of wooden boat ownership - from advice on DIY projects to assessing boats prior to commissioning a pre-purchase survey. Past consultancy commissions have ranged from working with the Windermere Steamboat Museum collection for a number of years as they worked towards a brand new Museum; to guiding self-build projects.
My consultancy work is often linked with survey commissions where boat owners, or potential boat owners, need advice on future maintenance, re-build or restoration work.
I can undertake consultancy commissions where impartial and realistic advice is required.
