Staining the Recess - microBootlegger Sport - E30
Pre staining the cockpit recess so it will match the rest of the boat.
Boat Building Techniques
Boat Building Techniques
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Oh No! The Deck and Hull Don't Fit
It is very common that the deck and hull don’t match when you go to put them together. Maybe humidity got to the wood between glassing the outside and the inside or, the opposite, the wood dried out. Or it could be that the deck or hull sagged a bit while sitting on the saw horses.
Fine Strip-Planked Boat Building Class at WoodenBoat School
If you want to build a lightweight, rugged, and beautiful small boat, combining thin strips of wood with epoxy and fiberglass will make a cartoppable, low-maintenance, and gorgeous vessel. Nick Schade has been building strip-built boats for over 30 years.
Jun 13, 2021Guest Blog: A Ganymede in three sections by David Large
Dave wanted a boat that he could store in his flat:The Final Strips - microBootlegger Sport - E28
Fitting the final strips on the back deck of the microBootlegger Sport.
Preparing for the Back Deck - microBootlegger Sport - E27
All that is left to strip is the back deck. I need trim to the feature line between the side and the back deck.
Fitting the Foredeck - microBootlegger Sport - E26
With the center accent well centered, it is just a matter of fitting one end of the strip and getting the grain alignment to match the other side.
Centering the Centerline - microBootlegger Sport - E25
Getting the centerline exactly in the center helps assure the strips on either side will be a perfect mirror image.
Flipping the Forms - microBootlegger Sport - E21
Fitting in the Whiskey strip of the closing strip on the bottom.
Final Sanding & Staining - Petrel Kayak Build - E8
Final sanding of the strips and applying a stain to the wood prior to fiberglassing.
This is the Strip Built Petrel design.
