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 23 – Fixing Mistakes We all make mistakes and I have made a ton of them. It sucks but all we can do is try to smarten up, which seems to be hopeless in my case. Failing that we just have to try to fix them well. This is one...
Building the Bouchie Dory Pt. 22 – Installing grounding shoes Funny little story to go with this one. When I got out of boatbuilding school I got a job working for an old time BC Forestry Service shipwright. His name was Ed McGeachy. Ed worked from a home...
