Green, Alfred and sons. Wooden boat building design and construction, Winterton, Newfoundland.

Alfred Green demonstrates the use of a three-piece mould used to construct a 14' rodney. The three piece mould is a traditional method for wooden boat design and construction. This method allows builders to determine the shape of each timber. Melvin and Fred Green, along with students, construc...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Green, Melvin
Other Authors: Green, Alfred; Green, Fred
Format: Moving Image (Video)
Language:English
Published: 2003
Subjects:
Objects
Work
Boats
Boatbuilding
Architecture
building and construction
Wooden boats
Wooden objects
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/boatmuseum/id/208
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Summary:Alfred Green demonstrates the use of a three-piece mould used to construct a 14' rodney. The three piece mould is a traditional method for wooden boat design and construction. This method allows builders to determine the shape of each timber. Melvin and Fred Green, along with students, construct the backbone of a motorboat built at the Winterton Boat Building and Community Museum (now known as the Wooden Boat Museum of Newfoundland and Labrador).

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