2018 Wooden Boat Festival

When most people think of Japan they imagine bullet trains and high-tech electronics. But Japan is also home to an extraordinary tradition of woodworking, including boatbuilding. Douglas Brooks has built boats with seven masters in Japan since 1996 and in this slide presentation he introduces the design secrets and techniques of Japanese boatbuilding. He will be selling signed copies of his latest book, Japanese Wooden Boatbuilding, the first comprehensive survey of the craft published.