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...
You may notice that the subject of anchor stocks popped up again on this video. I think we covered enough of that in the stem posting recently so let’s instead quickly discuss the alternative scarfing method I used on these cap rails, the single nibbed scarf. ...
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...
