PORT TOWNSEND — The Splinter Group is seeking entries for the annual Woodworkers Show to be held Nov. 4-5 at the American Legion Hall in Port Townsend.
"After 10 years of working on many of the classic yachts and wooden boats in Port Townsend, which Port Townsend is famous for, I can t help but point out the obvious: This town has a lot of wealth …
Boat Smarts
The Northwest School of Wooden Boatbuilding has
been teaching students the traditional craft of wooden
boatbuilding for nearly 30 years
Author:
Jan 8, 2021
The Northwest School of Wooden Boatbuilding has
been teaching students the traditional craft of wooden
boatbuilding for nearly 30 years
Situated about 40 miles north-northwest of Seattle, Washington, and sandwiched between Port Townsend and Discovery bays, is the Quimper Peninsula, an area that’s home to one of the most diverse traditional boatbuilding communities in the Pacific Northwest.
Scattered around an area that’s surrounded by mountains and forests are a handful of marine businesses that keep the boatbuilding gears well-greased. There are outfits such as timber supplier Edensaw Woods, the marine metal casting specialists at Port Townsend Foundry and various boat shops and boatyards, including Port Townsend Shipwrights Co-op, Haven Boatworks LLC and Cape George Marine Works, to name only a few.