Ben harris & co is a small and personal business. in our commitment to continuing the traditions and skills of classic boat building we take on apprentices, provide training and collaborate with a wide range of highly skilled local craftspeople.. Classic wooden boat builder ben coombes is passionate about maintaining the traditional skills and craftsmanship required for wooden boat building, delivering excellent quality in every ‘ben coombes’ craft and accessory.. Marcus lewis: wooden boat builder traditional boat builder in fowey, cornwall i build, restore, repair and maintain wooden boats here in fowey, cornwall. i work mostly with traditional designs: wooden rowing boats, sailing dinghies, keelboats, motor launches, beautiful wooden yachts and dayboats in clinker, carvel or strip planked construction..
Ben harris is a traditional wooden boat builder based in cornwall, uk. the film “from tinder to tide” documents ben harris’ love of wood work and boat building, how he acquired his skills, and how incredible it is to be able to take something that you’ve built with your own hands out onto the water and sail it across the sea.. Brooks, author of the comprehensive survey japanese wooden boatbuilding, joins us to share what he discovered on his journey to fishing villages around japan, where he interviewed elderly master. Traditional boat supplies has been in the trade for many years. as a mail order company, working with an efficient selection of couriers, we can offer worldwide coverage - with next day delivery available on many of our products..
