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 13 – Fairing the building jig This is one of those moments in the process of building a boat where you find out exactly how well you executed all your previous tasks going right back to the lofting stage. In theory if you’ve...
https://youtu.be/p5SeB8RjDso Building the Bouchie Dory, Episode 7. It’s time to start building the frames for our boat. We’ll be covering this topic over two episodes. The frames provide critical lateral structure connecting the sides to the bottom of the...
https://youtu.be/FFmY2–pDrU We finally get on to seeing a little sawdust flying around but admittedly most of it will be at the sawmill we’ll visit. I talk a little about sawmill etiquette in this episode. Sawmills are wonderful places to visit but you can...
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....
