Shavings volume 1 number 1 november 1978

SHAVINGS Volume One

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OFFICERS AND

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November

TRUSTEES

The Center f o r Wooden Boats h e l d i t s f i r s t annual b u s i n e s s meeting October 3, e l e c t i n g the f o l l o w i n g o f f i c e r s and t r u s t e e s t o one-year terms.

OFFICERS P r e s i d e n t - Dick Wagner, "our founder," and p r o p r i e t o r of The Old Boathouse, 2770 Westlake Ave. North, S e a t t l e , WA 98109. (Phone 283-9166) V i c e - P r e s i d e n t - Pat F o r d , boat b u i l d e r and c h a n d l e r , P.O. Box 801, B o t h e l l , WA 98011. (Phone 486-2413) S e c r e t a r y - Ted Cooper, 7241 27th Avenue N.E., S e a t t l e , WA 98115.

(Phone 523-0474) T r e a s u r e r - George Weldin, 19254 E d g e c l i f f D r i v e , S e a t t l e , WA 98166. (Phone 878-3634) TRUSTEES Ray A l i b e r t i , Pete Becker, Bob Chapel, S a l l y Dickman, G l o r i a Grandaw, Rip Knot, Marty Loken, P h i l l i p M a l l i n s o n , Rowland Messer, C h a r l i e O l s h e s k i , Ron Render, Myron R i c h a r d s , Jamey Thompson, C a r l y n Tucker, C o l l e e n Wagner, Land Washburn, John Watson.

Other h i g h l i g h t s of the October meeting: * Marty Loken, s e c r e t a r y - t r e a s u r e r d u r i n g the C e n t e r ' s f i r s t y e a r , r e p o r ted t h a t the group had $2,800 and 70 p a i d members as o f October 1. * Dick Wagner, Rip Knot and Bob Chapel v o l u n t e e r e d t o study g r a n t s g i v e n r e c e n t l y by the N a t i o n a l T r u s t

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for H i s t o r i c Preservation (Maritime D i v i s i o n ) , t o see i f The C e n t e r f o r Wooden Boats might wish to apply f o r N a t i o n a l T r u s t g r a n t s i n the f u t u r e .

Competition f o r maritime grants apparently i s t o u g h — the N a t i o n a l T r u s t o f f e r e d $280,000 t o 19 o r g a n i z a t i o n s r e c e n t l y , a f t e r r e c e i v i n g r e q u e s t s f o r more than $7 million.

So f a r , the C e n t e r ' s attempts at grantsmanship have been on a f a r s m a l l e r s c a l e — a t p r e s s time, we were w a i t i n g t o hear about our m i n i - g r a n t a p p l i c a t i o n t o the Washington Commission f o r the Humanities ( f o r r e s t o r a t i o n o f the 31-foot rowing g i g ) , and a King County Block Grant a p p l i c a t i o n to r e b u i l d two s m a l l e r b o a t s , the 14'-7" M e t l a k a t l a Boat, and 14'-3" Acme Boat Works s k i f f . * D i c k Wagner o f f e r e d another r e p o r t on our s e a r c h f o r a permanent s i t e , c o n c l u d i n g t h a t the Center should continue looking i n t o a v a i l a b i l i t y o f the s o - c a l l e d " a s p h a l t p l a n t , " a prime p i e c e o f w a t e r f r o n t a d j o i n i n g the U.S. Naval Reserve f a c i l i t y on Lake Union.

One d i s t i n c t longer-range p o s s i b i l i t y i s t h a t s e v e r a l maritime groups w i l l combine e f f o r t s t o c r e a t e a H i s t o r i c Seaport on Lake U n i o n — t h e V i r g i n i a V Foundation, Northwest Seaport, H i s t o r i c S e a t t l e , The Center f o r Wooden Boats, and the U.S. Navy.

The r e s u l t c o u l d be a s p e c t a c u l a r maritime museum and w a t e r f r o n t park f e a t u r i n g the s m a l l e s t and l a r g e s t t r a d i t i o n a l w a t e r c r a f t found i n the Northwest... from 7-foot prams (we have enough o f those) t o the o l d c o d f i s h i n g schooner Wawona.

The Center f o r Wooden Boats o f f i c i a l l y

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supports development o f such a park, of course, but we w i l l c o n t i n u e t o develop our own s m a l l - c r a f t maritime museum as p l a n s f o r the l a r g e r and more c o s t l y H i s t o r i c Seaport u n f o l d .

(No sense i n w a i t i n g around; these m u l t i - m i l l i o n - d o l l a r i d e a s take awhile t o develop. There are many s m a l l - c r a f t programs the Center can pursue without a l o t o f money...)

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FIRST YEAR

Looking back over development o f The Center f o r Wooden Boats, we r e a l i z e d t h a t the i d e a has been " p u b l i c " f o r e x a c t l y one year. Here are a few h i g h l i g h t s o f our a c t i v i t i e s d u r i n g the f i r s t 12 months: * In October, 1977, we f o r m a l l y announced f o r m a t i o n o f the Center a t FISH EXPO, h e l d i n S e a t t l e , throwing t o g e t h e r a booth d i s p l a y , b r o c h u r e s , p o s t e r s and o t h e r m a t e r i a l s a few days b e f o r e the e x p o s i t i o n opened.

The booth f e a t u r e d Marty Loken and G l o r i a Grandaw's Poulsbo boat, Shine, which helped a t t r a c t hundreds o f fishermen t o our d i s p l a y . * Then, e a r l y i n 1978, we p a r t i c i p a t e d modestly i n the S e a t t l e Boat Show, s h a r i n g a Kingdome booth w i t h our f r i e n d s a t Northwest Seaport. * In June, j u s t i n time f o r our second annual S e a t t l e Wooden Boat Show, we e s t a b l i s h e d membership f e e s and o t h e r " r u l e s and r e g s , " a l l o w i n g us t o a c c e p t d o n a t i o n s and o f f e r t a n g i b l e — i f upcoming—benefits to members. * The S e a t t l e Wooden Boat Show ( J u l y 1-4, 1978), o r g a n i z e d and sponsored by The Center f o r Wooden Boats, was a tremendously s u c c e s s f u l event...with d i s p l a y s o f boats and other t r a d i t i o n a l maritime g o o d i e s , rowing and s a i l i n g r a c e s , f i l m s , s l i d e shows, demonstrations o f boatb u i l d i n g s k i l l s , booths d i s p l a y i n g t o o l s , hardware and f a s t e n i n g s , chantey s i n g e r s and f u n d - r a i s i n g a u c t i o n s . The Center emerged w i t h a few thousand d o l l a r s i n the bank, our f i r s t o f f i c i a l p a i d members, and more

than a few p l a n s f o r the f u t u r e . * A b i g s t e p was taken August 1, 1978, when members approved the Center's Bylaws and A r t i c l e s o f I n c o r p o r a t i o n , making p o s s i b l e our a p p l i c a t i o n f o r o f f i c i a l s t a t u s as a n o n - p r o f i t o r g a n i z a t i o n ( f i r s t step i n the s e a r c h f o r f u n d i n g ) . * F i n a l l y , we s e t our f i r s t annual b u s i n e s s meeting f o r October 3 and e l e c t e d o f f i c e r s and t r u s t e e s (see item elsewhere i n t h i s i s s u e on the October meeting). * In mid-October our a p p l i c a t i o n for non-profit organization status was approved by the S e c r e t a r y o f State's o f f i c e .

CENTER MEETINGS Meetings o f The Center f o r Wooden Boats are o f f e r e d on the f i r s t Tuesday o f each month, 7:30 p.m., at Dick and C o l l e e n Wagner's p l a c e — 2770 Westlake Avenue North, S e a t t l e .

P l e a s e come i f you can!

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i s p u b l i s h e d monthly f o r members of The Center f o r Wooden Boats, 2770 Westlake Avenue North, S e a t t l e , WA 98109. Membership dues are $7.50 p e r year f o r i n d i v i d u a l s , and $15 p e r year f o r o r g a n i z a t i o n s . (See d e t a i l s , page 8) On the cover: We wish t o thank the Apprenticeshop a t the Bath Marine Museum, Bath, Maine, f o r use o f the s k e t c h o f a M a t i n i c u s peapod...taken from t h e i r b o o k l e t , A p p r e n t i c i n g Revived.

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The C e n t e r ' s 14-foot, p e a p o d - s t y l e M e t l a k a t l a Boat, purchased by an anonymous member f o r d o n a t i o n t o o r f l e e t . The boat was b u i l t i n 1927 or 1928 by Davis & Son, i n the T s iishian I n d i a n v i l l a g e o f M e t l a k a t l a , A l a s k a . (Photo by Marty Loken) CENTER DONATIONS Q u i t e a number o f items have been donated t o The Center f o r Wooden Boats d u r i n g i t s f o r m a t i v e months, including: * 14'-7" M e t l a k a t l a Boat, purchased by an anonymous member f o r d o n a t i o n t o the Center. The boat was b u i l t 50 y e a r s ago i n the Tsimshian Indian v i l l a g e o f Metlakatla, Alaska,

by D a v i s & Son, who b u i l t a v a r i e t y of f a s t and seaworthy s m a l l boats f o r h a n d t r o l l i n g and p l e a s u r e use. * L i n e s o f a Columbia R i v e r g i l l n e t t e r , taken o f f o f an abandoned h u l l a t A s t o r i a i n 1941. Donated by Hobart Thompson, o f Salem, Oregon. * Half-model o f a g i l l n e t t e r , based on l i n e s mentioned above.

Donated by Jean A. Deschenes III, o f G r a f t o n , Mass. * A handsome Center f o r Wooden

Boats s i g n , c a r v e d i n wood (of course!) and donated by Tom P a r k e r o f Seattle. * 14'-3" w h i t e h a l l - s t y l e p u l l i n g boat b u i l t perhaps 40 o r 50 y e a r s ago

by Acme Boat Works, o f S e a t t l e . ( I f anyone has heard o f Acme Boat Works, p l e a s e l e t us know.) T h i s i s a p r e t t y boat...but a l s o m y s t e r i o u s . . . and we haven't y e t r e s e a r c h e d h e r background.

She was donated by Loren A v e n e l l , o f Redmond. * Another boat we should mention, although i t doesn't b e l o n g t o the Center, i s the 31-foot Navy rowing g i g Dick Wagner purchased l a s t year.

T h i s boat needs a l o t o f work, o b v i o u s l y , but Center v o l u n t e e r s cannot c o n t i n u e t h e r e s t o r a t i o n begun l a s t year i n P o r t Townsend u n t i l a s u i t a b l e — t h a t i s , large enough—shop space i s made a v a i l a b l e .

A 20' x 40' covered a r e a would be i d e a l . Any ideas?

THE CENTER FOR WOODEN BOATS ... A DOODLE FROM DICK WAGNER'S DINING-ROOM TABLE Dick Wagner's assignment f o r Volume One, Number One was simple. " J u s t t u r n on the genius and g i v e us a Master P l a n , " we t o l d Wagner.

"Something t h a t w i l l awe and i n s p i r e , o r a t l e a s t make somebody mad enough t o come up w i t h t h e i r own i d e a o f what the Center should look like..."

He s a i d he'd t r y . . . a n d here i t i s - hot o f f t h e dining-room t a b l e !

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To quote a b i t from Wagner's scrawled n o t e s : "No s i t e & no budget r e a l l y l e a v e s e v e r y t h i n g to the i m a g i n a t i o n . . . Entrance e x p e r i e n c e - t r y t o l e s s e n the d r e a r y impact o f the p a r k i n g l o t , a necessary e v i l .

Make the entrance, by l a n d o r sea, a s u r p r i s e . By l a n d , you f i l t e r through two man-made h i l l s ( e x e c u t i v e wine c e l l a r under one h i l l ; e x e c u t i v e sauna under the o t h e r ) . Coming t o t h e s h o r e l i n e , a c h o i c e of which way t o go--to the l e f t l e a d s t o a covered boat e x h i b i t with g r a p h i c d i s p l a y s and a l i b r a r y u p s t a i r s . . . w a l l s l i n e d w i t h books and f i l i n g c a b i n e t s f i l l e d with boat p l a n s .

Great h i d e o u t on a r a i n y day.

Outside t h i s b u i l d i n g you can take a f l o a t o u t t o the boathouse ( r e n t a l boats, r e p a i r and s t o r a g e area, with meeting room and d i r e c t o r ' s o f f i c e upstairs.)

I f you take t h e e n t r y path t o the r i g h t you a r r i v e a t the boatshop. V i s i t o r ' s g a l l e r y and l o f t f l o o r above. From the secondf l o o r view deck, take a b r i d g e a c r o s s t o the boathouse and v i s i t o r ' s dock.

(Bridge has 18' c l e a r a n c e , enough f o r s m a l l boats moored inside.)

A l s o , boat ramp and p a r k i n g f o r t r a i l e r s i s needed. Probably should have warehouse f o r general storage.

T o t a l l a n d and water a r e a — 300' by 500'.

Anyone have any b e t t e r i d e a s ?

MEMBERSHIP ROSTER - THE CENTER FOR WOODEN BOATS (As o f November 1, 1978) RAY ALIBERTI 127 N. 175th S t .

S e a t t l e , WA 98133 Phone 546-2679 J . WINSTON ANDERSON 627 H o l i d a y Guemes I s l a n d A n a c o r t e s , WA 98221 Phone 293-2565 Owns 16' B j o r k e d a l b o a t , 14' c l i n k e r l i f e b o a t BOB ARGUE 808 S k i n n e r B u i l d i n g S e a t t l e , WA 98101 Phone 628-3910 Owns 13' l a p s t r a k e W h i t e h a l l , 15' plywood knockabout, 18' plywood outboard c r u i s e r ASH BREEZE ( T r a d i t i o n a l Small C r a f t Association newsletter) 575 S e v e n t h Ave. S a n t a C r u z , CA 95062 Phone 475-0603 TOM BEARD P.O. 3ox 2073 P o r t A n g e l e s , WA 98362 Phone 452-9940 Owns Cheoy Lee O f f s h o r e 31 PETE BECKER Route 3, Box 713 S h e l t o n , WA 98584 Phone 426-9758 Owns 42' s t a y s a i l k e t c h , R/V Morning B e l l s , and 13*5' f i b e r g l a s W h i t e h a l l EDGAR BOISVERT, JR. 18 M i d d l e Road E l l i n g t o n , Conn. 06029 Phone (203) 875-2328 Owns m a n u f a c t u r e d P i n t a i l B I L L BOULTON E. 1525 - 2 0 t h Spokane, WA 99203 Phone (509) 535-0783 Owns 35' c e n t e r b o a r d s l o o p , 12' Hank Long d i n g h y RAY P. BOURNE P.O. Box 47 J e f f e r s o n , OR 97352 Phone (503) 327-2024 Owns 20' r o w i n g s h e l l , 12' plywood kayak MARK BOYD 5805 K e n s i n g t o n P I . N. S e a t t l e , WA 98103 Phone 523-2829 BOB CHAPEL P.O. Box 10190 Bainbridge Island, WA 98110 Phone 842-5802 Owns 29' g a f f s l o o p Skye, 16' W h i t e h a l l

CHEN TECH, INC. (G.D. S c h i n d l e r ) 4481 Greenwold Road C l e v e l a n d , OH 44121 Phone (216) 382-1300

JOHN GARDNER (Mystic Seaport, National Fisherman) Mystic Seaport M y s t i c , Conn 06355

BRUCE COLE ( N a t i o n a l Fisherman) 4215 2 1 s t Ave. W. S e a t t l e , WA 98119 Phone 283-1150

GLORIA GRANDAW 515 West P r o s p e c t S e a t t l e , WA 98119 Phone 285-1005

STEVE LUCKMAN P.O. Box A-82387 San D i e g o , CA 92138 Phone 226-0660 Owns 1926 A l d e n s c h o o n e r Revenge, 30' B l o c k I s l a n d cowhorn c u t t e r PHILLIP R. MALLINSON 2422 E . Roanoke S t .

S e a t t l e , WA 98112

MATTHEW COOPER 1003 N o r t h e a s t 50th S e a t t l e , WA 98105 Phone 525-5740

BETH A GUTSCHE 5036 1 5 t h N.E. S e a t t l e , WA 98105 Phone 523-6480 Owns 10' wherry yawl

TED COOPER 7241 2 7 t h Ave. N.E. S e a t t l e , WA 98115 Phone 523-0474 Owns "one d i n g h y "

DEAN HAYNES Box 262 S t i l l w a t e r , Minn. 55082 Phone (612) 439-6489 ( B u i l d s Whitebear s k i f f s )

LARRY D. DEWEY 9792 N.E. W i n t e r s Road B a i n b r i d g e I s l a n d , WA 98110 Phone 842-7330 Owns 12' s a i l b o a r d

JONATHAN HERSH 8842 S t o n e Ave. N o r t h S e a t t l e , WA 98103 Phone 523-0958

STEWART McDOUGALL 2351 F a i r v i e w Ave. E .

S e a t t l e , WA 98102

B I L L ISENHOWER 8901 F r o n t a g e Road N.E. #34 A l b u q u e r q u e , N.M. 87113 Phone (505) 898-0839

ROWLAND E . MESSER 10751 E x e t e r N.E. S e a t t l e , WA 98125 Phone 364-3507 Owns 11' s a i l i n g d i n g h y

DR. AND MRS. DAVID KELLEY 2735 Simmons Road N.W. Olympia, WA 98502 Phone 866-1511 Owns C o n c o r d i a S l o o p Boat

J.R. MORAN 351 54-A S t r e e t D e l t a , B.C., Canada V4M 3J2 Phone (604) 943-3416 Owns 16' W h i t e h a l l

SALLY DICKMAN 225 S e v e n t h Ave. W. K i r k l a n d , WA 98033 Phone 827-4267 FRANK DIDIER 12908 N.E. 78th P I .

K i r k l a n d , WA 98033 Phone 822-7248

JAMES KNAPP 2202 N o r t h e a s t 6 3 r d S e a t t l e , WA 98115 Phone 525-1659 Owns 17' yawl b o a t

ROGER DRAPER 807 N. A l l e n P I .

S e a t t l e , WA 98103 Phone 632-7976 DAVID DUNNING 4223 N.E. 33rd S t .

S e a t t l e , WA 98105 Phone 524-9963

RIP KNOT 2323 P e r k i n s Lane S e a t t l e , WA 98199 Phone 283-4713 Owns 12' wherry, 14' l a p s t r a k e , 20' d o r y

JOHN W. ERICKSON Hartstene Point Hartstene Island, S h e l t o n , WA 98584 Phone 426-8875 Owns B r i s t o l Bay b o a t , O p t i m i s t , and 16' s a i l i n g skiff

RICHARD S. KOLIN 575-B S e v e n t h Ave. S a n t a C r u z , CA 95062 ( E d i t o r o f Ash B r e e z e , TSCA n e w s l e t t e r )

DON FLORA 6326 N.E. 24th Ave. P o r t l a n d , OR 97211 Phone (503) 281-2207 Owns 18' O s l o b a t , b u i l t i n 1950

CHRISTIAN LANSING 1809 E. John S e a t t l e , WA 98112 Phone 324-0177 BARBARA B. LARSON 7 La B o l s i t a Way O r i n d a , CA 94563

PAT FORD P.O. Box 801 B o t h e l l , WA 98011 Phone 486-2413

MARTY LOKEN 515 West P r o s p e c t S e a t t l e , WA 98119 Phone 285-1005 Owns 15^ P o u l s b o b o a t , S h i n e , 12*3 R e i n e l l clinker skiff built i n 1935, 7' c a r v e l - p l a n k e d pram, 12' f l a t i r o n s k i f f

FREYA BOAT WORKS ( D a v i d J a c k s o n , Win Anderson) 909 T h i r d A n a c o r t e s , WA 98221 Phone 293-6143

GEORGE M. MATHISEN P.O. Box 4685 R o l l i n g Bay, WA 98061 Phone 442-0334 ROBERT A. McCONNELL 8323 1 6 t h N o r t h w e s t S e a t t l e , WA 98117 Phone 782-8463 Owns 17' Rangeley b o a t , Pam

NATIONAL FISHERMAN 4215 2 1 s t Ave. W. S e a t t l e , WA 98199 Phone 283-1150 CHARLES OLSHESKI 13722 A u r o r a Ave. N. S e a t t l e , WA 98133 Phone 363-2087 ROLF OLSON Plum Bottom Boat Co. Route 1, Box 108 Neshkoro, WI 54960 Owns 32' c a n o e - s t e r n Norwegian s l o o p ROBERT C. PETERSEN P.O. Box 182 I l w a c o , WA 98624 Phone 642-3615 Owns 18' g a f f s l o o p , 14' l a p s t r a k e W h i t e h a l l , 11' Bolger "instant boat" EARL L. POWELL 187 35th Ave. E. S e a t t l e , WA 98112 Phone 324-7894 Owns S p i r i t B i r d k e t c h , W i l l i t s canoe

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THOMAS G. REALE 7308 22nd Ave. N.W. S e a t t l e , WA 98117 Phone 782-6658

RON RENDER 7622 Tyee Way N.E. B r e m e r t o n , WA 98310 Phone 692-4789 Owns P r o v i d e n c e R i v e r t e n t b o a t , Rangeley l a k e boat MYRON RICHARDS 6555 102nd Ave. N.E. K i r k l a n d , WA 98033 Phone 822-3907 Owns 28' c u t t e r JOHN D. RILEY P.O. Box 1877 Anchorage, AK 99510 Phone (907) 344-9400 Owns Eskimo s e a l hunter's skin boat ROBERTS & ADAMS 3816 R a i l w a y Ave. E v e r e t t , WA 98201 Phone 252-8330 Owns Teach, 16' A t k i n daysailer DENNIS ROSE 1068 E . Thomas S t . #6 S e a t t l e , WA 98102 Phone 324-7936 TERRY AND JAN SCOTT 2460 W e s t l a k e Ave. N. S e a t t l e , WA 98109 HENRY SIEMENS 923 S.E. Bay B l v d . #6 Newport, OR 97365 HEt^RY SIMPSON 14 R o c k w e l l S t .

Cambridge, Mass. 02139 TIM SPENCER 14044 36th Ave. N.E. S e a t t l e , WA 98125 Phone 362-8334 Owns 13' W h i t e h a l l

HOBART A. THOMPSON 3373 W i l l a m e t t e Dr. N. Salem, OR 97303 Phone (503) 393-9703 Owns 17' Rana b o a t JAMEY THOMPSON 14540 37th N.E. S e a t t l e , WA 98155 Phone 365-4974 Owns Poulsbo boat VERN PETER TOL U.S. C o a s t Guard Coos Bay Box 5659 C h a r l e s t o n , OR 97420 Phone 888-5860 Owns t h r e e c l i n k e r pulling boats—12', 17' and 23' CARLYN ANN TUCKER 4722 1 2 t h N.E. S e a t t l e , WA 98107 DICK AND COLLEEN WAGNER (The O l d Boathouse) 2770 W e s t l a k e N o r t h S e a t t l e , WA 98109 Phone 282-0985 B o a t s owned: "Enough" ROY D. WAGNER P.O. Box 222 Redmond, WA 98052 Phone 885-9433 Owns 8' s a i l i n g pram.

Ranger 20 LAND WASHBURN (The Wooden B o a t Shop) 3815 4 6 t h N.E. S e a t t l e , WA 98105 Phone 524-7747 JOHN A. WATSON 3910 L a t o n a Ave. N.E. S e a t t l e , WA 98105

C. JEFFREY TANNEBRING 16 H a l e S t .

B e v e r l y , Mass 01915 Phone 922-0105

GEORGE WELDIN 19254 E d g e c l i f f D r i v e S e a t t l e , WA 98166 Phone 878-3634

BRUCE TANNEHILL 239 Deer T r a i l W h i t e f i s h , MT 59937 Phone (406) 862-4548 Owns two wood-canvas c a n o e s , one c e d a r s t r i p canoe, and s a i l b o a t

HERBERT YATES 6317 S.W. C a p i t o l Way P o r t l a n d , OR 97201 Phone 246-7731

TELLTALE COMPASS 18418 S o u t h O l d R i v e r Dr. Lake Oswego, OR 97034 Phone 636-8875 JAMES S. THOMAS 5810 1 6 t h N.E. S e a t t l e , WA 98105 Phone 524-3048 Owns A t k i n k e t c h

ARTHUR ZIMMERLING 14330 S.E. F a i r Oaks Ave. M i l w a u k i e , OR 97222 Phone (503) 654-0171 Owns 25' C h r i s C r a f t C a v a l i e r and Sea C h i e f cabin c r u i s e r

ABOUT OUR SERIES OF MONOGRAPHS...

The Center f o r Wooden Boats i s about to l a u n c h an e x c i t i n g new s e r i e s o f publications— monographs covering traditional Northwest boats such as the

B r i s t o l Bay double-ender (our o f f i c i a l logo).

Each i s s u e w i l l i n c l u d e the s t o r y o f a p a r t i c u l a r boat type and its builder—or builders—together w i t h photographs, l i n e s and o f f s e t s , drawings and d e t a i l s on performance characteristics.

Early editions w i l l focus on the M e t l a k a t l a Boat ( a l s o known as the Davis Boat, a f a s t and sturdy c r e a t i o n b u i l t f o r years i n S o u t h e a s t e r n A l a s k a ) ; the Poulsbo Boat; the W i l l i t s Canoe; the M u k i l t e o Boat; the Columbia R i v e r g i l l n e t t e r ( s i s t e r to the B r i s t o l Bay d o u b l e - e n d e r ) , s e v e r a l types o f Northwest Coast I n d i a n dugout canoes...and so f o r t h .

I f you have i n f o r m a t i o n on any boats t h a t were p e c u l i a r t o the Northwest, o r i f you would l i k e t o p a r t i c i p a t e i n our r e s e a r c h p r o j e c t s , p l e a s e get i n touch...phone (206) 283-9166 o r w r i t e to 2770 Westlake Avenue North, S e a t t l e WA 98109.

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I f you have n e w s l e t t e r c o n t r i b u t i o n s ( i d e a s , items, photos, q u e s t i o n s o r whatever), p l e a s e send them t o The Center f o r Wooden Boats, 2770 Westlake Avenue North, S e a t t l e , WA 98109...or c a l l (206) 283-9166.

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WE NEED ADDITIONAL MEMBERS!

COMING IN FUTURE NEWSLETTERS: PROFILES OF NORTHWEST BOATBUILDERS

P l e a s e f e e l f r e e t o complete the membership a p p l i c a t i o n form below i f you have not y e t j o i n e d The Center f o r Wooden Boats...or share the a p p l i c a t i o n w i t h a f r i e n d i f you have a l r e a d y s i g n e d up...

Upcoming e d i t i o n s o f Shavings, the n e w s l e t t e r o f The Center f o r Wooden Boats, w i l l i n c l u d e p r o f i l e s o f some o f the Northwest's contemporary s m a l l - c r a f t b u i l d e r s . . . and t h e i r b o a t s . A r t i c l e s , photos, drawings and s u g g e s t i o n s are welcome!

E d i t o r of Shavings, e f f e c t i v e w i t h the next i s s u e , w i l l be our newly e l e c t e d S e c r e t a r y , Ted Cooper.

News items, photos and/or s t o r y ideas may be sent d i r e c t l y t o the Center a t 2770 Westlake Avenue North, S e a t t l e , WA 98109, o r to Ted Cooper a t 7241 27th Avenue Northeast, S e a t t l e , WA 98115. Ted's phone number i s (206) 523-0474.

MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION FORM The Center f o r Wooden Boats ( ) P l e a s e e n r o l l me as a member o f The Center f o r Wooden Boats, a n o n - p r o f i t o r g a n i z a t i o n (dues are t a x - d e d u c t i b l e ) , and send me the Center's n e w s l e t t e r (one-year s u b s c r i p t i o n ) , monograph s e r i e s on Northwest b o a t s , membership c a r d and s u p p o r t e r p i n . ( ) Regular membership—$7.50 p e r year ( ) Organizations—$15.00 p e r year ( ) C o n t r i b u t i n g — $ 5 0 . 0 0 p e r year ( ) L i f e membership—$100.00 ( ) P l e a s e send me a Center f o r Wooden Boats T - s h i r t (Navy b l u e , pre-shrunk c o t t o n , w i t h the Center's l o g o t y p e and image o f B r i s t o l Bay s a i l b o a t ) — $ 5 . 5 0 postpaid ( ) Adult small ( ) Adult large ( ) Youth med.

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A 14-foot Danish beach boat b u i l t by Paul Schweiss o f C l i n k e r Boatworks, Tacoma. Paul i s one o f s e v e r a l i n n o v a t i v e Northwest b u i l d e r s w e ' l l p r o f i l e i n f u t u r e e d i t i o n s o f Shavings.

(Photo by Marty Loken)