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Doug Shumpert and his crew
pose for a photo in their spacious and well appointed Ventura
shop.
Our West Coast schools for
wooden boatwrights ought to really dig up the scholarships needed to
provide for students to study/apprentice with the Doug Shumperts and Wayne
Ettells of the world
5000 sq. ft. indoors !
Yet, Shumpert’s shop rates are below those one finds in less well
appointed and less experienced facilities elsewhere in the major harbors
of the state.
Doug Shumpert
seems to have the “do it right the first time”, “measure three time, cut
once” attitude one expects in a skilled
Boatwright.
Renovation/restoration/repair
projects enjoy the services of 5000 sq. ft. of indoor space and 5000 sp.
Ft. of outdoor yard. Projects kept outside are usually fully covered
and kept wet to reduce
shrinkage.
The Oliver bandsaw in this
photo cut through a 12” think plank of purpleheart without even getting
the blade warm!! One wonders whether the stuff we get from China
today can compete with this 1947, US made machine.
The
lifetime collection of tools one finds in Shumpert’s shop offers a very
definitive, non-verbal statement about the skills of the hands which have
given them lots of use.
Doug Shumpert consults with
his staffer
Doug is a 35 year veteran
shipwright who specializes in wooden boat restoration, repair,
renovation. His business is known as Ventura Historic Ships.
Doug’s history
and experience were featured in the 2004 issue of WoodenBoat
magazine. He has also been written up in the Los Angeles
Times.
www.wood-boat.com
[email protected]
805-320-2535
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