Nigel Gray
Nigel belongs to: The Coble and Keelboat Society
Nigel was born near Hexham. He has always been interested in traditional boats and has operated a variety of wooden boats for commercial and recreational purposes. He has recently built his own boat in his garage using traditional tools and techniques.
Nigel was interviewed by Carl Greenwood on 13 November 2005. The interview took place at the Interviewee's living room and lasted 34 minutes and 25 seconds.
Photograph of Nigel Gray building his boat in his garage
Sound of the adze
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"I’m just using the adze here to just gently remove some excess wood from quite a large beam "
I’m just using the adze here to just gently remove some excess wood from quite a large beam
(Sound of adze cutting wood)
Nigel has 22 memories in the memorynet:
Nigel's memories with a Skills theme:
Interest in traditional boats- Process of building a wooden boat
- Sourcing traditional boat building tools
- The adze and caulking irons
- Sound of the adze
- Sound of the augur
- Sound of caulking
- Sound of a jack plane
Caulking irons- Cotton
- Hand brace and augurs
- Wooden caulking mallet
- Jack plane
- Half model and plans
- Nigel at work in his workshop
Nigel's other memories:
This memory has these themes:
Equipment | Skills | Sounds and Smells
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