In Venice squero is the boatyard for the building, maintenance and shelter for traditional boats such as the sandolo, mascareta, puparin, and, of course, the most popular gondola. Even in Padua, city of waters, as in Venice, there were once squeri overlooking the waterways.
Within the walls of the ancient city, in a hidden place to rediscover, we have improvised our squero. Here we're trying to share a story that has been lost over fifty years ago.
Monday, 2 May 2016
Repair of a forcola
The prior forcola of Pupparino went crashing into the pier of a bridge and broke:
I did the repair with wooden dowels and epoxy resin:
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