Building the Bouchie Dory – Part 34 – Making thole pins on the tablesaw When my customer asked for thole pins on this boat I kind of groaned. My earlier experiences with the more traditional options for oarlocks were not great but upon reflection, I...
Plugging holes is a barrier everyone who gets into woodworking has to cross but it’s funny how large a hurdle it can be for such a small detail. I think it starts with the realization that an exposed screw may not look good. Probably the first attempt to fix this...
In wooden boats we tend towards simple traditional finishes. Varnish. Alkyd Enamel and boat sauce. In all of those finishes linseed oil, or a similar curing oil is the foundation upon which all of them are formulated. In today’s video we used boat sauce which is a bit...
Building the Bouchie Dory Part 30 – Inwales and Outwales Let’s talk about traditions. British and North American. Maybe that’s not quite the right term. Instead of tradition let’s call it frequently applied practices because traditions...
We’re back to pick up where we left off with our transom repair. In the last video we made a bandaid to patch over our wound. Now we need to do the plastic surgery that makes it look like nothing untoward ever happened in the first place. We also have a little...
