Duckworks - Columns by John Welsford

From the Drawing Board

By John Welsford - Hamilton, New Zealand

Columns by John Welsford

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On Customers
So how to do it?
Sedition
I am building a boat!
Mr. Bolger would laugh his socks off...
Bocks
Port Townsend (take two)
It's good stuff!
On Skills
A design puzzle
Popular Misconceptions
The Lecture
Control
Odd Jobs
Stability
On choosing your dreamboat
On Plans
Stitch and Tape
Boatbuilding does not happen in isolation
SANDPAPER - An abrasive relationship
Connections with Mother Earth
Out on the harbour in Varuna
Balance is not just a matter of standing on one leg!
The Hand Bilge Pump
Wetties
Addressing the Mid Atlantic Small Craft Festival
Fitting Leather Partners
OMOKORA - Traditional Small Craft rally
The 2005 Mahurangi Regatta
The Effective Toolkit
Some Thoughts on Rowing
Fiberglassing Plywood
Pet Theories on Seaworthyness
A New Walkabout in Australia
The Plimmerton Classic Boat Regatta 2006
A Workhorse for an Outdoor Lifestyle
A Virtual Penguin
Sherpa, a little boat who can carry a big load in mountainous seas.
The Miniature Shipyard and teaching boatbuilding
3 of a Kind
A New Launching - 6M Whaler
It Was Worth the Wait
The Foolscap Americas Paper Plate Yachting Challenge
A Houdini in South Africa
The Other Side of the Coin
Resolution Hitches a Ride
Resolution's Launching Day
GLUES
Kincrome 90mm Block Plane

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