Tom Daniels | August 31, 2010
At the risk of getting too wrapped up in tool lust, I thought I should point out a few more tools that you won’t normally find at a boat shop that nonetheless are, if not critical, extremely useful on a large timber project like this. Many of these tools come out of the log home […]
Tom Daniels | August 30, 2010
The guys have been using the lofting this month to continue making parts. In particular, they’ve been working out the details for making futtocks. One of the great things about the level of detail in these drawings is that both the front and back shapes of the futtocks are drawn in. One face is drawn […]
Tom Daniels | August 9, 2010
Working with large timber projects presents some tricky problems that you don’t really run into when working on small boats. One of these involves drilling holes. How exactly DO you drill a hole through 24” of oak, and come out exactly where you want to on the other side? If your angle is off even […]
Tom Daniels | August 4, 2010
More work on the keel, and some big honkin’ tools.