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Boat Projects / Restoration / Sail & Row Boat Projects / Woodworking August 21, 2015
If you’ve ever built a plywood kayak from a kit and then think that you could actually be a paid boatbuilder, then you should try to fit a plank on a traditional plank-on-frame boat. I’m not boasting mind you, I forgot how difficult this type of work is myself. I […]
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We’ve built some replacement spars for a cold-molded pocket cruiser we have in the shop, and we’re finally getting some finish paint on them. It’s fun making things shiny! This is the result of my post last week showing part of my clamp collection. I’ve got the sheer clamps glued on the Pelican, and […]
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Imagine a razor sharp 10 inch blade spinning at over 3000 rotations per minute. Now imagine your fingers mere inches away from the blade, and you have table saw fun! Really, it’s a pretty safe tool if you give it some respect. Here’s a quick video of pushing the boundaries of table saw respect. […]
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Just in case you thought all I worked on was boats, here’s proof I’m not quite a one trick pony. If you ever want woodwork done that’s a bit out of the ordinary, call a boat builder, they won’t even flinch. This is the beginnings of a dining room table for a longtime customer. The […]
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I’m working on the Herreshoff 12 1/2 this week and one of the things I needed to do is to deepen the garboard rabbet so that I can get a fastener through the plank and into the keel in that area to help keep the water out (a handy thing for a boat). A garboard […]