HOWB 007 - Jay Smith, Expert Nordic Boat builder; Apprenticed in Norway - Interview - 11/03/11

Today's interview is with traditional Nordic boat building expert Jay Smith. He is the founder of Aspoya Boats in Anacortes, WA . In his youth, Jay lived in Norway several years and apprenticed with a veteran Nordic boatbuilder there learning the trade from the bottom up.  Since then, Jay has been building and teaching others the traditional art of clinker (or lapstrake) boatbuilding. This building method dates back to about 1,000 AD and is generally attributed to the Vikings.

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