Reggie Goodbody

Reggie Goodbody very kindly gave us a very interesting talk on the use of different timbers in boat building at his workshop in Dromineer in early October. Reggie had prepared numerous samples of different woods for us to feel and sniff and gave insights and case studies based on his many years experience working in the timber and boat building business. It was an invaluable opportunity to see the character and quality of wood in practice, to feel the various grains in Reggie's beautifully made half models and musical instruments and to hear of the lost art of timber grading. It was interesting to hear about how half models were the principal naval design tool for many hundreds of years, feel was more accurate than eye.

Reggie also kindly shared some brief notes as a guide to some timbers:

One of Reggie's excellent half models of a Shannon One Design in three timbers with grain closely following the lines of the hull.