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Turning our wood restoration expertise to the most unusual of items

November 21, 2011

Now, you might think that wooden forms of transport went out with the Ark. Well, let’s face it, you probably wouldn’t be far wrong. Here at Terry Waters French Polishing, we’re no stranger to, say, wood restoration on board a luxury yacht – but long gone are the days when wooden hulls were a common shipbuilding sight. read more

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Wooden Wonders We’d Like To Have French Polished: 9. The Black Pearl from Pirates of the Caribbean

March 27, 2011

The battered, ghostly Black Pearl is a pirate ship to strike fear into the hearts of sailors  everywhere – its black sails, its merciless array of cannons and its crew of reckless, ruthless scurvy dogs make this vessel a force to be reckoned with. read more

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Finishing Your Luxury Yacht To Perfection

July 21, 2010

Even though new, lightweight materials mean that more and more boats are being built from things like carbon fibre and fibre glass, the interior fixtures and fittings in boats, particularly the super or luxury yachts, still tend to be made of wood.  In the boating world, the use of wood as a high end finish is supremely desirable, tying the more traditional methods of boat building into the contemporary life style of the modern yacht owner. read more

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