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TRADITIONAL CRAFT Mark Chew TRADITIONAL CRAFT Mark Chew

New Decks on an Old(ish) Swan

However for me the interest in the story is the roll on of business that the Australian Wooden Boat Festival creates when all the boats have returned to their home ports. After considering doing a great deal of the work myself , I came across the stand of the Wooden Boat Centre in Franklin , in particular Cody whom relayed his passion and plans to create as much new work for his apprentice shipwrights .

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