Sturge, S. Boat Building Timber, Salvage

Juniper timber taken from the roots of a juniper that was uprooter during Hurricane Igor, 2010. Used for the knees in a rodney built by Stewart Sturge during winter in 2011-12, Salvage.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Braye, Crystal
Other Authors:	Sturge, Stewart John, Stewart Sturge was born in Salvage, Bonavista Bay in 1942. His father Fred and grandfather Peter were both fishermen that worked in the Labrador fishery during the summer and hunting seals in the winter, and like most fishermen they also built their own boats. Stewart learned how to build boats as a young boy, going from stage to stage and looking on while older men built boats. He built his first punt at the age of seventeen. A carpenter by trade, Stewart builds boats for personal recreation and for sale locally, but primarily he continues to build as a past-time. He has built punts and rodneys, trap boats, speed boats and a cabin boat.
Format:	Still Image
Language:	English
Published:	2012
Subjects:	Objects Architecture building and construction Boatbuilding Boats Newfoundland
Online Access:	http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/ich_crafts/id/1728

Description
Summary:	Juniper timber taken from the roots of a juniper that was uprooter during Hurricane Igor, 2010. Used for the knees in a rodney built by Stewart Sturge during winter in 2011-12, Salvage.