Abbott, T. June 28, 2012. C. Braye interviewing Tom Abbott, Traytown.

• Main Author: Braye, Crystal
• Other Authors: Abbott, (1928-), Tom Abbott was born in Summerville in 1928. He learned how to build boats watching and helping his neighbour Abe Fry in Princeton, and built his own at the age of twelve. Tom spent fifteen years fishing with his father for cod, mackerel, herring, squid, salmon and whatever else was in season. He moved to the Glovertown area with his wife in the early 1960s. There he worked building longliners at Max Burry’s shipyard and then spent forty-one years in the carpentry shop at Terra Nova National Park. He estimates he’s built close to 60 boats, from rodneys to longliners.
• Format: Audio
• Language: English
• Published: 2012
• Subjects: Objects; Boatbuilding; Boats; Tools and Equipment; Wooden boats; Newfoundland
• Online Access: http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/boatmuseum/id/381

Audio begins while Tom Abbott is describing the process for building a speed boat and showing tools used in construction. He also discusses keyed scarph, price of lobster; using oakum and marlon; boat moulds; boats built with cut timber versus steamed laths; learning to build boats; types of boats he’s built; fishing; motor boat design; building with his grandson; using boats; lobster; and learning to build.