Oars from Vendia in Holland

Vendia is not only good for Hulls and Interiors, also oar blades for example can be made easily from it. Light and durable, and very pretty on top of that. These blades were made from 6 mm Vendia pine planks at "de boobouwschool" in Holland, one of the oldest and best known boat building schools in Europe. Bert van Baar, one of the teachers at the school was not only happy about the look and feel of Vendia, but also loved the smell. The sliced veneers take varnish very well, as you can see in this picture.

 

VENDIA in Wooden Boat Magazine

VENDIA has been mentioned in Wooden Boat article about marine plywood written by John C. Harris. The latest issue of Wooden Boat Magazine is comparing the variriety of modern wooden boat building materials and VENDIA is one of them. You can read the whole article behind the link >>

Review of VENDIA marine plank by Adrian Morgan

Last April we wrote about Scottish Adrian Morgan who was fascinated by VENDIA marine plank and built Bob - 4,8 meters long skiff. Adrian found VENDIA marine plank from Richard Jagel's article in WoodenBoat magazine and wrote also a review of VENDIA marine plank himself in the same magazine later this autumn (issue September/October 2015). 

Read more of Adrian's experiences in the original article below and see how VENDIA marine plank was like in the hands of boat builder - writer.

Original article >>

Veneer slicing video

We have been asked what the veneer slicing means in practice. Rotary cut veneer is more familiar for the most of us, whereas the veneer slicing is a quite unfamiliar method to produce veneers. We have been writing about the differences between sliced veneer and rotary cut veneer in this post. However we also shot a video how the veneer slicing happens and what is a starting point of VENDIA marine plank. Let the video speak for itself.