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Susan Timmons sands the tiller of her sailboat during the Montana Wooden Boat Foundation boat building class on Tuesday, Aug. 20. (Mackenzie Reiss/Daily Inter Lake)
August 26, 2019
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August 26, 2019 11:19 a.m.
Lakeside foundation teaches unique art of wooden boat making
Susan Timmons pulls a small planing tool over a sloping piece of wood with methodic concentration. She keeps her eye trained on the surface, working carefully to achieve the perfect curve on her tiller — the steering arm of her sailboat-in-progress.