Building the Bouchie Dory Pt. 22 – Installing grounding shoes Funny little story to go with this one. When I got out of boatbuilding school I got a job working for an old time BC Forestry Service shipwright. His name was Ed McGeachy. Ed worked from a home...
Building the Bouchie Dory Part 19 – Lapstrake Planking Part 2 In this episode we get into a traditional method of scarfing planks. This would only be used for solid wood and not for plywood. This method is intended for fastening the scarfs in place on the...
Building the Bouchie Dory Part 17 – Finishing garboards If there is any real art specific to lapstrake construction it may be found in the execution of bevels and gains. Unlike carvel or batten seam planking, there are no band-aids that will make up for...
Garden Bench GARDEN BENCH This was the last in a series of structures we built for a waterfront property in Victoria, B.C. It was constructed using the same moulds we used in the curved arbour that it sits below. The Alaskan yellow cedar frame is constructed with...
Garden Passage GARDEN PASSAGE This was the fourth in a series of garden structures we built for a local waterfront property. They are constructed of Western red cedar using traditional timber-frame joinery and brass fastenings. Interested in something like...
