Setting Keystone Strips and Filling Gaps
For the gap filling I am using the usual aeromarine epoxy combined with wood dust. I was using wood dust from the table saw bed, but now I’m trying dust […]
For the gap filling I am using the usual aeromarine epoxy combined with wood dust. I was using wood dust from the table saw bed, but now I’m trying dust […]
It was good to take a break from the epoxy last month when I worked on the porthole blanks. Now I’m back and it’s better after the break, but still […]
I just received a rotary shaper in the mail. I’ll be using it to clean up the rough cuts on the portholes. Not sure if this is the right tool, […]
This time it’s a smaller radius curve, so a little trickier. I’m still using 1/4 inch Okoume marine plywood cut to 1 1/2 inch by 8 foot strips. Lateral pull […]
Today I cut out a nice big chunk of the bow framework to make room for a window. Each step makes this big ball of wood look more like a […]
My friend Dave was over the other night and took a few snapshots of the boat. I have very few shots of me and the boat, and even fewer photos […]
My Japanese trim saw should be here tomorrow, so in preparation… I roughed out the porthole blanks that were covered when I planked. I’ll have to keep releasing these holes […]
Photo just prior to planking the upper midship
I was so close to closing up the first plank layer of the upper midship. There is just one curvy little piece i have to make and pop in. I […]