Workshops

I don’t have a luxury of owning a house with garage or proper workshop. I need to improvise.

Owning a wooden boat of any size requires having a capability to work with tools in relative comfort and protection from the elements.

My solution to this is to have 3 such places.

My home storage (not heated) is used for smaller jobs, like metal works or small details in wood, not requiring constant access to the boat.

For bigger - and more messy jobs with wood - I’ve built a small workshop in which I keep also my small wooden boat, Glypto. I rent the place from my boatclub. It’s close to Meritaten and if needed I can drive to her to prove if the part being built fits. The biggest convenience is that I can make noisy and messy jobs here without disturbing anyone. It’s a boat yard of sorts, nobody is around during winter - maybe a handful of similar enthusiasts like me only.

Then for jobs requiring constant adjustments against the boat I work directly under Meritaten. Building a simple bench and having access to mains is all one needs really. The only inconvenience is that I need to bring my tools every time I work there - and I can’t do much mess as the space is shared with all other boats in the boatyard.

But - beggars can’t be choosers.