Building a Coracle

The coracle is a small craft used for fishing, seen in Wales and the river Severn. The coracle is a unique link between Britain and its accent past, this is how we built a coracle in the style of the Ironbridge coracle Brian Waters found in 1947 washed up in the Severn estury

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[george90920]

Where did you get the wood (particularly the Hazel) to make it with? I'm not making a coracle but going to use a similar process to make a seat and back to sit in inside of a chair. It's for my A-level product design so would be great to know as I cant seem to find it anywhere. Great video BTW.

[morturn]

@george90920 Thanks; it depends where you live, we got the ash from a local supplier in Gloucester, and cut it down to size with a band saw. You may find someone local, as most timer merchants will only to small quantities to callers.

The hazel you can gather from a local wood, (I do not know any timber merchants who do hazel) you’re only looking for braches. Best times to do this are after the last leaves have fallen; say end of November.

[SytheClaw]

great vid im trying 2 make a coracle at the moment im using bamboo hope it comes out alright it is my first attempt im in new zealand and barely any1 knows about them

i would love 2 buy 1 but know1 sell them here as far as i know

[morturn]

@SytheClaw Hi, bamboo sounds like a great idea, if you can bend it ok. Someone did post a video on YouTube showing how this was done, you need a thin metal rod to push down the hole in the centre to knock a hole al the way throught, then fill the bamboo tube with sand, and heat it with a blowlamp to bend it.

You can use several thin bamboo canes woven for the gunnels. Good luck with it, and let me know how you get on.

[morturn]

We used Bitumastic paint, although it is hard to obtain

[ppalamara1]

cool put a trolling motor on one lol great vid

[cdmharley]

Excellent video...

[SytheClaw]

@morturn im using the big bamboo and spliting it into thin strips ive got the frame made im up 2 weaving now

[HowToHistory]

Excellent video. Thanks for posting. What's your mix for the waterproofing?