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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
Close-up of gondola bows aligned at a boatyard in Venice

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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Tags

Gondola
Craft
Squeri
Boatyards
Venice

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