Maritime Tradition & Heritage
Le Français is one of the last existing traditional tall ships, a 47m 3-masted barque built in 1948. Fitted out by the Marine Events company in Saint-Malo, this ship was fully restored in the United Kingdom before being transferred to the French flag in 2018. This winter the boat entered the yard on the Keroman […]
New clamping press for gluing
New clamp pressing at Woodspars™ for the production of glulam parts. For some time, we have been thinking about implementing a suitable clamping system to improve handling speed and compression efficiency of the bonded parts. The challenge being that the parts require strong pressure on the bonding areas and this over the length of the […]
Lugger mast
WoodSpars™, a specialist in glued laminated wood spars, offers bespoke -made masts for luggers rigging Our artisanal workshop based in Locmariaquer in Morbihan has been studying and shaping wooden spars for yachts and traditional boats for 10 years now. Our know-how is based on a mastery of wood and glued laminated processes. This technique makes […]
Glued laminated boom
WoodSpars™ manufactures bespoke, light and strong glued laminated booms. Woodspars has been a specialist for 10 years in the design and production of custom-made glued laminated spars. We work in an artisanal way in our workshop in Locmariaquer in Morbihan. Our equipment and tools allow us to machine glued laminated booms with lengths that can […]
Glued laminated spinnaker pole
Glued laminated spinnaker pole produced by WoodSpars™ in various wood species. Our Woodspars manufacturing workshop located in the Morbihan at Locmariaquer has been working, studying and shaping custom-made glued laminated wood spars for 10 years. Spinnaker poles are part of these works whose manufacturing process we master. To manufacture a glued-laminated spinnaker pole, a first […]
Marconi glued laminated masts
Marconi glued laminated masts manufactured by WoodSpars™ for Bermudian rigs up to 30m. The glued laminated timber used improves the performance of the material. Woodspars artisan manufacturing site located in Locmariaquer in Morbihan has several years of manufacturing custom glued laminated wood spars. The construction of marconi masts is part of our specialty. Marconi masts […]
Our 30m long wood lathe in action
What does our wood lathe of unique dimensions in Europe look like? This special machine is capable of turning, machining and sawing beams 30m long and 80cm in diameter. The solid wood or BLC beams are machined in the 4 axes.
Production of a 19m spruce mainmast
Our mast and spar manufacturing workshop has been selected to replace the main mast of the Ketch Korig. This Eugêne Cornu plan 1958, is 15m long, and sails a lot between the Gulf of Morbihan and the Mediterranean. 19m long… How to make such a tall mast, with a 250mm pear shape? We have chosen […]
Manufacture of a series of wooden oars
We have been selected to manufacture a series of wooden oars for the famous Shipchandler brand “À l’abordage” in La Rochelle. We started with a series of rowing oars, a hundred pieces 3.7m long. These pieces are made of glued laminated ash. The blade and the handle are made to measure. These asymmetrical oars are […]