Building the Bouchie Dory – Part 36 – Final details Detailing a hole through a structure is one of those refinements that is a small job but makes a huge impact. It just says “I care”. I used this detail on a dinghy I built for myself, giving each quarter...
Building the Bouchie Dory – Part 35 – Installing Thwarts Parking your keester is a pretty important part of spending time in just about any boat but in small rowing craft your thwarts are particularly important. Their location has a great bearing on the...
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...
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...
