Using Nature’s Design in Building Boats
Robert Darr and his students at the Arques School of Traditional Boatbuilding (now part of the Spaulding Wooden Boat Center), carefully select wood of the right shape for its intended use. Here, black locust tree limbs were selected with just the needed curve for boat frames.
Black locust wood is extremely hard, resistant to rot and long lasting, making it prized for building small watercraft.
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[...] The Spaulding Center has completed the framing portion of Freda’s restoration. Frames were cut from black locust hardwood, selected for its hardness, resistance to rot and longevity. The wood was not bent, but cut from stock chosen for its shape. See previous post Using Nature’s Design in Building Boats. [...]
Where do you get the Black Locust? Is there a local source around the Bay Are?
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