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 18 – Lapstrake planking part 1 Spiling for lapstrake planking can be accomplished in many ways. The simplest involves simply wrapping a pre-thicknessed plank around the hull and tracing off the the edge of your lap and...
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...
Building the Bouchie Dory Part 11 – Setting up the building jig Finally we get to shift from making parts to actual assembly of the boat. In this episode we’ll build a strongback and set up our moulds creating what some refer to as the building jig....
In our third lesson we complete our scale lofting of the Bouchie Dory. This part of the drawing is called the “body plan”. It is comprised of slices of the boat across it’s breadth and the locations of our stations. Think of it like a loaf of sliced...
