https://youtu.be/HapS5j2LJa8 Copper Riveting – Connecting to the past Copper riveting has probably been used in boat building ever since the copper nail was first conceived. The vikings used it. Japanese boatbuilders use it. It has stood the test of time....
This is Part 2 of the bandsaw blade guide fabrication project. The big takeaway from this video is the fact that you can get silver solder in different grades, each with a different melting temperature. The main difference between the grades is the quantity of zinc in...
If you can’t buy, you’ll just have to build it. My Canadian made General bandsaw has been a trouper. I bought it new about twenty years agoand so far the only thing that has gone awry is a benign rattle that started at about week number two which I have...
If you are not sure where to start putting together a tool collection for boatbuilding then this video will help. I go through the basic element of what you would be expected to have if you were to attend a boatbuilding school or an apprenticeship. I’m only...
In Part 2 of our Classic Canoe Repair series we take a look at stem repairs. This is one area that ,without looking, I can almost guarantee there are problems to be found. Even if the job has already been done previously, it likely wasn’t done well. We’ll...
