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  1. Santa, howbeit a little reluctantly, gave me a couple things on my list. I got a table saw and a belt sander. My daughter gave a gift cert. for Lowes. I may either buy a plane or router. Getting ready for the next build.
  2. What a great technique! I love learning these little tricks!
  3. I don't think I'm under any delusions here. They were all dispelled after building my 7 and 1/2 ft stitch & glue dinghy. Took @140 hours. I'm getting ready to do a canoe that Selway/Fisher says should take 18 hours. Got my doubts on that amount of time. We'll see.
  4. Gary, Did you finish the Fisher book on strip planking? If so, would you recommend it? And is there enough info in it to actually do a boat? I'm looking for the simplest way to do a round-bilged daysailer that would sit under cover 99 percent of the time.
  5. That's pretty neat, Ray. Way to go. I'm sure you've paid your dues to get to this point. I just may need to get a copy of the mag - esp. since the CS is on my list of possible builds. I just noticed that's you sailing the CS17 on Phil's site in the Casco Bay pics. His sure is a pretty one.
  6. Ingenious! And great looking boat!!
  7. Pretty neat little craft that Toto. Hadn't heard of it so I googled and went to a Duckworks site. I like it. As for a trip, I'm all for it. Trouble is - so many places to go and things to do and so little time
  8. And no, it's not a big project. I'm not ready for a major project right now though I'm chomping at the bit to do one. I need to be sure what I really want before I tackle somethng major. But since I'm eager to build something, I've decided to build a simple canoe. It will fill a niche for us, satisfy an itch for me, will not cost a lot, and not a lot of hassle to do. I'm going to build a Selway Fisher Wren. Should be fun to build and even more fun to play around with once finished. Here's a link to their site: http://www.selway-fisher.com/Opcan16.htm#WREN Eventually I want to do something along the lines of a 12-17' daysailor. Right now I'm liking the William Garden Tom Cat.
  9. You've tackled a pretty good size project, Tom. No doubt it will run into several years to completion. Not sure about stripping w/o epoxy though I was on a site the other day where a guy built a carvel planked Tom Cat. Nice site. He used cotton then sealed it with some kind of caulk and red lead paint. http://www.dc004.com/oct.html
  10. Nice design, Tom. CBD has some nice looking boats. How far along are you?
  11. thanks everyone for the additional input. I stopped by a locally owned building supply house today and they had a good supply of WRC of various dimensions. I took a look at their stack. Their 1x material is finished on one side, ranges from 1x4 up to 1x12 in various lengths. The 1x6 is $1.05 a ft and the price went up to $2.45 a ft for 1x12. Of course, this is totally new to me but in looking at the wood it here was what I saw - grain running in various directions. Didn't see any that had grain perpendicular to the width. None of it was totally clear but most of the knots were small, scattered, and seemed tight. It did not look like it was all split up either. Does this sound like it might have possibilities? And BTW, I've learned about scarfing plywood, but do you scarf cedar strips too?
  12. Sounds like good advice, Bob. I must admit, I was a bit surprised by the comment re WRC knowing I had seen so many builds with it. What might be comparable to the Atlantic white cedar out here on the east coast? BTW: I enjoyed your post re wood rot
  13. Here's what Glen-L says about ATLANTIC WHITE CEDAR: (Southern white cedar, swamp cedar, juniper) 23 lbs. per cubic foot, 1.92 lbs. per board foot The wood is soft, brittle, weak, and splits readily. However, it is low in shrinkage even though it soaks up considerable water. Because of this and its decay resistance, the wood is frequently used for conventional planking, especially in areas where the material is grown (notably along the Atlantic seaboard and Gulf states mainly in swamps), and on boats which will. be in and out of the water frequently. It has little use in plywood boat building. And here's what they say about LONGLEAF YELLOW PINE: (Southern pine) 41 lbs. per cubic foot, 3.42 lbs. per board foot Grown in the Southern, Atlantic, and Gulf states, there are several varieties of Southern pine. However, the "longleaf" type is best for boat use. The wood is an orange to reddish brown in color, but all species are similar and difficult to differentiate. The dense heartwood is considered almost as decay resistant as white oak. The wood is strong, straight grained, and hard, however this can vary. The sapwood can be easily treated to improve its decay resistance. Often substituted for white oak. Concerning WESTERN RED CEDAR: While often used for conventional planking, it is not highly recommended for this use. Looks like they would "recommend" the first two over the WRC.
  14. Sorry, guys. I was thinking my location was listed here. I'm in NW Georgia. Thanks for the link to the Glen-L site. I've just spent about an hour on it reading about wood. Lot's of stuff to digest - heartwood, sapwood, etc. I will look at the suppliers listed here too.
  15. I'm thinking about building something using strip planking. I'm considering the Selway Fisher 13' Woodlark or maybe the William Garden 12'4" Tom Cat. Seems that western red cedar is the wood of choice for stripplanking. Correct? Can this be ordered from any lumber yard or are there only certain suppliers from where it has to be ordered? Do the chain stores (i.e. Lowes, Home Depot etc) have anything that we as boat builders can use? Can their cedar siding be used for anything? And I know that there are ideal woods but for us amateurs are there other choices that will suffice? Seems like mahogany is used a good bit. Sources for it? Lots of questions, thanks for your thoughts.
  16. Tom, Just thought I'd sign on to this thread. I enquired months ago about the Lapwing as a possible next build for me, so I'm watching your progress with great interest. She is absolutely more beautiful with each step in the process. Dale
  17. When I first got the boat home, I thought maybe it was just surface discoloration that I could sand out. I kept sanding and it was still there. It was soft to begin with. It is drying out. I did read Smalser's post. Sounds like his "brown rot" to me. "Here you see that planing the surface didn
  18. Thanks for the replies, guys. I was being a little melodramatic about being ruined but I am sick over it. Question - what do you mean by "punky"? And what will be the difference between punky and rotted. Dale
  19. I hate to admit it but after spending 150 hours building my dinghy I left it at the lake for about 3 months only covered with a tarp. I never meant to leave it that long but that's another story. I had it laying upside down on a 4' wide walkway but the point of the bow was apparently too close to the ground. When I finally got it home the very point of the bow had turned partly black (as well as a 6" section of the gunwale which is a 3" wide piece of plywood with a rubrail - the rubrail is OK). I tried to sand the black out but it apparently goes through the plywood. It was a bit damp and soft. It is currently out of the weather where it will stay except when in use from now on. Will it be OK if I just let it dry out real well and then recoat it with urethane or should I cut it out and replace it (for some reason that sounds like the answer but not like a lot of fun)? FYI - the plywood is just builder's grade 3/8" from Lowes; it was epoxy coated then covered with 3-4 coats of Helmsman's Spar Urethane. I have to admit that I was a bit shocked to see it fail so quickly. The dinghy isn't a year old yet. BTW - Here's a pic of the whole boat:
  20. Raid Finland looks like a great event! And some beautiful waters there too!
  21. Looks very nice! Great job! Just curious - why did you pick the BRS over the Core Sound. Wouldn't the CS have been better in chop? I'm looking at perhaps building the CS15.
  22. I may need to get that same book, Garry. I'm thinking of building Paul Fisher's 13' Woodlark catboat or perhaps William Garden's Tom Cat. I believe both can be strip-built. My question, seems that strip planking and cold-molded are very similar methods of construction. I'm just starting into examining these two construction processes. I've only built one small stitch & glue dinghy.
  23. Looks great, Scott. I'm sure you'll be happy with it. I sure wouldn't worry about the thickness of it. I wonder if there is a way to prevent the laminated mast from warping?
  24. Glad you fellas are enjoying the link. Makes me wonder just what it would be like working with materials translated into English. And what kind of support we might expect if we used one of his plans.
  25. Thanks for swallowing the ole pride and sharing. Things just seem to happen around boats. Got lots of stories myself. BTW- what is that you're sailing?
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