Month: September 2019

As Dad said about Boat-building: the first step is the hardest.

I have been meaning to begin this sand-dune restoration project for a number of years, and now – at last – I have taken the first step.

The sand-dune in question stretches north of our Boatshed, and is covered with aggressive plants which do not belong: Acacia saligna, Acacia cyclops, Olive, Coastal Teatree etc. I will replace them with  local species, in the usual Boatshed fashion: bit by bit.

One hundred years may or may not be time enough. We shall see….

To my eye, this is beginning to look like the mould of a Six Course Renaissance Lute.

It’s still early days, of course – but I am confident.

There are ten cross sections in all, and I proceed at snail’s pace. Just as well the apprenticeship is a lengthy one….