Building a Coracle

Today Meldon was covered in snow.





The wind was very cold and it continued to snow all day, but did not settle.

I began to build a coracle...I chopped some hazle sticks and stuck them in the ground in a ring, then bent them over and tied them. I have found out now that I should have used thinner sticks so the coarcle could be a bit shallower. At least I know for next time. Wove willow round the gunwales.

The Chagford pantoime-Treasure Island- is on at the moment- my mum and dad went to see it last night.

Am working tomorrow so will leave covering the coracle till later.

I am planning to finish this one and then move on to a small,shallow, light framed coracle.

After this I think I may try and build a canoe shaped boat in the same fashon as the coracle.

I found these websites that offer some good information about Coracles and how to buld them:

http://www.motherearthnews.com/library/2003_April_May/Craft_and_Coracle

http://www.mmara.com/