Bikermouse Posted May 25, 2009 Posted May 25, 2009 After a couple of years of saying that I was going to do it, my sons and I finally started building our Glen-L Sabotina. After two weekends, we still haven't built anything that will actually be part of the boat, but we have the strongback and temporary frames made! I'm a mechanic, and they're both Eagle Scouts, so we're all learning how to work wood together. Still, if it was easy, then it wouldn't be worth doing, right? http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction-viewImage&friendID=149089520&albumID=2014021&imageID=31124795 http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction-viewImage&friendID=149089520&albumID=2014021&imageID=31124798 http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction-viewImage&friendID=149089520&albumID=2014021&imageID=31124804 http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction-viewImage&friendID=149089520&albumID=2014021&imageID=31124806 http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction-viewImage&friendID=149089520&albumID=2014021&imageID=31124808 http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction-viewImage&friendID=149089520&albumID=2014021&imageID=31124812 http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction-viewImage&friendID=149089520&albumID=2014021&imageID=31124814 http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction-viewImage&friendID=149089520&albumID=2014021&imageID=31124817 http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction-viewImage&friendID=149089520&albumID=2014021&imageID=31124823 http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction-viewImage&friendID=149089520&albumID=2014021&imageID=31124827 Quote
Frank Hagan Posted May 25, 2009 Posted May 25, 2009 I couldn't get your pics to load on Myspace (I don't have an account there, so maybe that's the reason). But I looked on the Glen-L site, and the Sabotina looks like a great project. I would imagine it sails a lot like a Sabot, so you guys will have a lot of fun on it. There's an old saying about sailboats that goes something like "The amount of enjoyment in a sailboat is in inverse proportion to the size of the boat". Its why I keep threatening to build a small daysailer (have the plans, just not the time yet!) Quote
Bikermouse Posted May 26, 2009 Author Posted May 26, 2009 Sorry about the pic links. Myspace is not as friendly as I would hope, due to too many problems with hackers, but it's my main public site, since I'm a musician. Here's one son measuring the bow angle on the strongback Quote
Oyster Posted May 26, 2009 Posted May 26, 2009 Thats great to see a family affair in boat building! Keep up posted on your progress. Quote
Greg Luckett Posted May 30, 2009 Posted May 30, 2009 I like prams, and built 3 so far. A Bataue PK78, and two Phil Bolger Nymphs. This Glen-L Sabotina looks like a fun build. Quote
Bikermouse Posted June 1, 2009 Author Posted June 1, 2009 I got the Transom framing cut out of a piece of mahogany that my friend, a real carpenter, was going to throw away. I don't have any epoxy yet, so it's only dry-fitted. Quote
Hirilonde Posted June 1, 2009 Posted June 1, 2009 I realize that the plywood would effectively gusset the butt joints, but it seems like the overlap would give a bit more strength at a minimum cost of weight gain. No weight gain at all. Its the same amount of wood. The joint is stronger, which can't hurt even if it isn't necessary. Quote
Bikermouse Posted July 1, 2009 Author Posted July 1, 2009 Finally made some progress. Here are the transverse frames (bow, transom, and 3 temporary frames) mounted to the strongback. Quote
Bikermouse Posted July 14, 2009 Author Posted July 14, 2009 Well, it's now officially a vaguely boat-shaped pile of wood! As usual, the first time I try a new technique, it's ugly. Every time it gets better, though. This boat won't win any prizes, but it'll float and sail. Cool. Here's pix of the keel and stringers epoxied and screwed into place And after a bit of work with the jigsaw, hand planer, and sander. I've never really used a hand plane before, so I was surprised at how easily it worked. And finally a close up of the transom/chine log joint after planing and sanding. Out of the 8 similar joints, this is the least ugly one. I'm not going to show the ugliest one. ;-) Now on to the dreaded daggerboard case! Quote
Ken_Potts Posted July 14, 2009 Posted July 14, 2009 Aren't hand planes great? I have a power hand plane somewhere - Not sure where. I haven't looked for it since I got a decent bench plane. It does a better job in the same amount of time without screaming in my ear. No need to show the ugliest joint unless you're trying to prove a point. Looking good. Quote
Konrad Posted July 14, 2009 Posted July 14, 2009 Really nice. I like the pram shape. Never sailed/rowed/motored one, but it's appealing. It's probably long-since been glued up (since you posted it in May) but those overlap joints at the transom will glue up just fine with epoxy and a thickening agent like wood flour (the dust in your belt sander bag). Or you can purchase "real" thickeners from any of the epoxy manufacturers. Practically all of them sell a variety of dusty stuff to throw into your mixing container. Just be carefull of the silica. You don't want to be breathin' that stuff. Quote
Charlie Jones Posted July 14, 2009 Posted July 14, 2009 Hand planes?? Now who uses hand planes these days, with all the electric crap around ;D ;D Quote
Oyster Posted July 14, 2009 Posted July 14, 2009 What a collection of planes. FWIW, the little guy on the far left bottom gets more use than any other worn out ones in my shed. You cannot beat that even with my power 12 grand rpm grinder. ;D Nice work and workmanship. Quote
Frank Hagan Posted July 15, 2009 Posted July 15, 2009 Charlie, your planes are really dusty. Most of the pics I see of hand planes are shiny, bright, pristine collection pieces! I have to admit that the few planes I have are my favorite tools. I have a low angle block plane that I love to use. Quote
Bikermouse Posted July 15, 2009 Author Posted July 15, 2009 I only have one plane. It's about 6" long. Good thing it's a small boat. Of course, I hear it's not the size of the plane that matters, but how skillfully you use it. Speaking of that, could one of you super carpenters put up a thread on the basic use, care, and feeding of the hand plane. I know you slide it along the wood and it shaves bits off, but I'm sure that I'm working harder than I need to. Quote
Oyster Posted July 15, 2009 Posted July 15, 2009 You will not get any work done when visiting this site. http://www.woodcentral.com/cgi-bin/articles.pl#smalser http://www.woodcentral.com/cgi-bin/readarticle.pl?dir=smalser&file=articles_847.shtml Quote
Charlie Jones Posted July 15, 2009 Posted July 15, 2009 Nor this one- there is a HUGE amount of info on hand tools use, plane tuning, sharpening, etc on here- you just have to look for it. Start with the "Lore" section, but be warned - some of the links are dead now http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~alf/en/en.html Quote
Guest LeeH Posted July 15, 2009 Posted July 15, 2009 Dang. The link for "Tuning An Adze" is broken! ;D Quote
Steve Day Posted July 15, 2009 Posted July 15, 2009 Mouse, There is an article by Bob Smaltzer in the hand tools forum on this site. As I recall it is very good. Steve Quote
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