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Gondola Craft – Squeri Boatyards and Traditional Techniques
Inside Venice's squeri boatyards: woods, asymmetry, ferro balancing, and how gondolas are made and kept alive by craft.
12/15/2025
12 min read
Gondolas are handmade traditions — ribs, planks, iron, and varnish tuned for single-oar life.
Key materials
- Oak and larch planking.
- Walnut for forcola.
- Steel/iron for ferro.
Respect the makers: visit squeri if tours are available.
Bottom line
Every curve is intentional. Venice crafts boats for her water grammar.
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Venice Travel Expert
I created this guide to help you ride Venice’s waterways with confidence — clear booking advice, thoughtful etiquette tips, and stories to enrich what you’ll see and feel from the boat.
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Gondola
Craft
Squeri
Boatyards
Venice
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