Why would anyone make a wooden badminton racket when from just 50€ you can buy any number of perfectly good and very useable modern rackets? Well it’s true that…

Design is such a fascinating subject. So much can influence a design, from the thoughts and experiences of the designer to the things that either they or the marketplace dictate.…

Woodenwidget has been selling plans to build folding boats for over ten years and in that time many builders have been kind enough to share their attempts. It is always…

Borrowed this pic from Raymarine. It shows the colour display and the EV 9 axis sensor. Today I sea trialled the EV100 Tiller pilot and although I have only so…

The Woodenwidget ‘Foldavan’ bicycle caravan. Here it is in ‘Road’ mode. At just 30 kilos it is easy to tow. For all of you out there who love bicycle camping…

The Haibrid from Splinterbike. Wooden frame, wheel rims and handlebars. Recently I made a promo video to promote the Foldavan bicycle caravan and I thought it would be a good…

OK, so that is a trick question because all dinghies are a compromise. In an ideal world we’d probably like a 4 metre rib with a 40 hp engine on…

Quite odd, a see-through dinghy but rather funky too. Leica M9 Elmar 50 2.8 It always seemed like a great idea, to cover a dinghy with see-through material rather than…

The Woodenwidget Fliptail folding dinghy. Available in 6 and 7 foot versions. Looking for a small and light yet competent and stable little dinghy for your yacht? Or a easy…

The sailing regatta at St Tropez in October is always fun. It’s the last one of the season and everyone is looking forward to a well earned break at the…