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...
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. ...
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...
