https://youtu.be/wzAndmuvAc4 In this lesson we take a look at some elements of full scale lofting. The previous episodes dealt with the mechanics of the lofting process so this time we just look at some of teh tools and how to get started accurately....
In this episode we knock out a quick half model using the drawings we’ve done in the previous episodes. This is a great way to get a look at your efforts in 3D plus they can come in handy for figuring out material requirements and...
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...
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...
