1

Wilson Reid (left) and his brother Hubert (right) at Reid's saw mill
24 May 1979
Winterton, Newfoundland, Canada

Credits:
photo by David A Taylor

2

Wilson Reid (left) and his brother Hubert (right) at Reid's saw mill selecting suitable sticks (tree trunks) to be cut into planks for a boat.

3

Installing battens on the hull of a 32 foot trap skiff at Reid's Mill.
21 May 1979
Winterton, Newfoundland, Canada

Credits:
photo by David A Taylor

4

Wilson Reid (center), his uncle Eleazor Reid (left) and his neighbour Herbert Harnum (right), installing battens on the hull of a 32 foot trap skiff at Reid's Mill.

5

Eleazor Reid planing a plank
May 1979
Winterton, Newfoundland, Canada

Credits:
photo by David A Taylor

6

Eleazor Reid planing a plank for the boat he is building.

7

Boats under construction outside
1960
Winterton, Newfoundland, Canada

8

Planking has begun on this traditional style boat being built by Roland and Eliol Hiscock. Even though boats were usually constructed in the cold winter months, they were sometimes built outside.

9

Uncle Sandy Downey (left) and his son Ambrose (right) planking.
April, 1958
Winterton, Newfoundland, Canada

Credits:
photo by Ralph Reid

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Uncle Sandy Downey (left) and his son Ambrose (right) planking a boat.

11

John Reid, uses a caulking iron and mallet to drive oakum between the planks of a fishing boat.
1958
Winterton, Newfoundland, Canada

Credits:
photo by Ralph Reid

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Boatbuilder, John Reid, uses a caulking iron and mallet to drive oakum between the planks of a fishing boat.

13

Marcus French, a boatbuilder and fisherman, in his store with his partly completed rodney.
March 1978
Winterton, Newfoundland, Canada

Credits:
photo by David A Taylor

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Marcus French, a boatbuilder and fisherman, in his store with his partly completed rodney. Boats were often built inside in sheds or stores, which provided protection from the elements.