Great Lakes Boatbuilding Company has been producing small wood boats since 1985. The shop is run by expert boat builder Mike Kiefer who is currently building stock dinghy's for yachtsmen and Whitehall ...

Shipwright John Finkle has been working with a crew of volunteers for the past 10 months to construct a wooden boat in a downtown Duluth storefront, but the vessel has occupied his imagination for a ...

The project took two years to complete and involved sourcing materials, steam-bending wood, and welding. Hart plans to take the boat with him to Syracuse University where he will study architecture.

PORT HADLOCK — Students at the Northwest School of Wooden Boatbuilding have started building two 26-foot sailboats in what the school is calling the Twin Boats project. About 18 students are working ...

Just a half-century ago, wood was the main component for boatbuilding. As fiberglass became the material of choice, wooden boats turned into a small, niche for aficionados who love the look and feel ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. ALTUS, OKLAHOMA — His work in winter ...

In a world of high-performance, high-tech vessels, some people still consider a wooden boat the ultimate expression of marine artistry. That’s true at F.I.S.H. BoatWorks (part of the Cortez-based ...

BLOOMER, Wisconsin — Editor's note: This story originally aired on KARE 11 in 2017. Both the article and video contain updated content. Bill Hable was still in his 40s when he settled on a grand plan ...

PORT TOWNSEND — The smell of freshly cut wood and epoxy hung in the air at Point Hudson as boat builders began crafting their best seaworthy vessels. The catch: They have only 2½ days to complete the ...