tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-40890671614684246332024-03-05T09:51:48.564+01:00Making a West Greenland KayakA blog following the progress of building my first West Greenland Kayak.Robhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12924629239452065718noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4089067161468424633.post-43067722421999562862010-07-12T14:47:00.011+02:002010-07-12T15:17:58.023+02:00Rolling my kayak<object width="400" height="250"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/US7USW0DJTQ&hl=en_US&fs=1?rel=0&color1=0x3a3a3a&color2=0x999999&hd=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/US7USW0DJTQ&hl=en_US&fs=1?rel=0&color1=0x3a3a3a&color2=0x999999&hd=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="400" height="250"></embed></object><br /><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Finally got round to rolling the kayak this weekend. I was pretty happy with how it handled </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">and looking forward to many hours getting wet in it.</span></span></div>Robhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12924629239452065718noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4089067161468424633.post-20351451776718193932009-05-17T19:49:00.017+02:002009-05-18T08:02:34.886+02:00Lines and toggles<span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">And now for my final post. The last detail on the kayak is some</span> <span style="font-family:verdana;">Lines for the deck and some toggles to be able to tension the lines.<br /><br /></span> <a style="font-family: verdana;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSBS-OIeqHVsn5y9g5NRTy3GLqV8K0ydDkCLa-mjkyEltuSVJ6ywP100pG-Lknev4vyPFmCSTbAMlCxaffidi_42WvZQViI5renvnLsVTsY9Vot0oG6TBZpWTfnnxZo9musTMsY8M6w6o/s1600-h/rope_half.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 292px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSBS-OIeqHVsn5y9g5NRTy3GLqV8K0ydDkCLa-mjkyEltuSVJ6ywP100pG-Lknev4vyPFmCSTbAMlCxaffidi_42WvZQViI5renvnLsVTsY9Vot0oG6TBZpWTfnnxZo9musTMsY8M6w6o/s400/rope_half.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336851647532443410" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-family:verdana;"><br />First making the toggles. I made them out of some juniper</span> <span style="font-family:verdana;">I found<br />at the summer house in the winter. It was then a process of</span> <span style="font-family:verdana;">measuring,<br />cutting to size and a lot of rasping, sanding and finally some oil.<br /><br /></span> <a style="font-family: verdana;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjry2v47lpYWOzx4AlSEp83jyXjPsOGiLL4LzryO1qUia87rXHTKLfipKrzWCkRbvhSPoUGbCv9F5J5WgXxYfEB0qa-5nlOeWdHTLGtN_BW4uvERJj0-vz1kEKmUf7zso3mLwdSj4O-m8/s1600-h/rope2.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjry2v47lpYWOzx4AlSEp83jyXjPsOGiLL4LzryO1qUia87rXHTKLfipKrzWCkRbvhSPoUGbCv9F5J5WgXxYfEB0qa-5nlOeWdHTLGtN_BW4uvERJj0-vz1kEKmUf7zso3mLwdSj4O-m8/s400/rope2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336852601221760834" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-family:verdana;"><br />And finally the deck-lines. There are many combinations but I<br />have gone</span> <span style="font-family:verdana;">for 2 lines behind the cockpit for recovery and three<br />lines in front for holding down</span> <span style="font-family:verdana;">gear and paddles. And finally a loop<br />at each end.<br /><br /></span> <a style="font-family: verdana;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0dXdhuLK9OeaoCLGUZfO2mbh7lKqWzhZ2sU2-0OEZe8khSJHnfzcY7w59OcF_1qNj658HOkNwtZdWnDWy87t_IE6Da0iMRiDwlBbgX3LU1bdKxvNKSKmjVAZkB896-vdVfmHCNudAHoY/s1600-h/rope5.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0dXdhuLK9OeaoCLGUZfO2mbh7lKqWzhZ2sU2-0OEZe8khSJHnfzcY7w59OcF_1qNj658HOkNwtZdWnDWy87t_IE6Da0iMRiDwlBbgX3LU1bdKxvNKSKmjVAZkB896-vdVfmHCNudAHoY/s400/rope5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336852369678570578" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-family:verdana;"><br />The lines behind the cockpit.<br /><br /></span> <a style="font-family: verdana;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHlpE0dRo4i1UN0stglHGS9XYQCSWqlaO-qZdqoqoWfmVQNyBlU4_3qpOOVFGoqX2LOzvmUOFPcGNNFLJqJoClWul30upE4_wfUzka3CoNh1JPuNbseCLM6_O_yCoXFLqHeSEqpj0umLI/s1600-h/rope6.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHlpE0dRo4i1UN0stglHGS9XYQCSWqlaO-qZdqoqoWfmVQNyBlU4_3qpOOVFGoqX2LOzvmUOFPcGNNFLJqJoClWul30upE4_wfUzka3CoNh1JPuNbseCLM6_O_yCoXFLqHeSEqpj0umLI/s400/rope6.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336852317546600338" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-family:verdana;"><br />One of the loops. I made two bowline knots so that each end</span> <span style="font-family:verdana;"><br />would fall inwards when not in use and have some play when<br />more</span> <span style="font-family:verdana;">room is needed.<br /><br /></span> <a style="font-family: verdana;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXnj-QiQO7MCD4-kZrD9fLr230VhlsbJT92ksu9kiB7p2PHiyJH0gp4m9ykuNHIlcfjYxR7F3LYLuXlb7jxLdqNPLDHeNlHC5AA7ebGXq-eaRKL97RJey1ZFmRKzIqKuJYBAXd1fWotwc/s1600-h/rope7.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXnj-QiQO7MCD4-kZrD9fLr230VhlsbJT92ksu9kiB7p2PHiyJH0gp4m9ykuNHIlcfjYxR7F3LYLuXlb7jxLdqNPLDHeNlHC5AA7ebGXq-eaRKL97RJey1ZFmRKzIqKuJYBAXd1fWotwc/s400/rope7.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336852224088587010" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-family:verdana;"><br />A final look in the bow end.<br /><br /><br /></span> <a style="font-family: verdana;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhISDm8ahoV0fqEghVigGNlEBVE9isTamWxO2QLHvysmWNkF6e9O2juLgoly1trfIP1CPamry-xrPtugAjL7unctpuuBTV6QCPe_ZhcF5A31WdhKN9AP6KXLuidb1PJjmVR3PxotqE_1SQ/s1600-h/rope8.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhISDm8ahoV0fqEghVigGNlEBVE9isTamWxO2QLHvysmWNkF6e9O2juLgoly1trfIP1CPamry-xrPtugAjL7unctpuuBTV6QCPe_ZhcF5A31WdhKN9AP6KXLuidb1PJjmVR3PxotqE_1SQ/s400/rope8.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336852174623249522" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-family:verdana;"><br />And the stern.<br /><br /></span> <a style="font-family: verdana;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgT1SWm5Fw-TYvWgGnEJYNdkYvupyIj-W4_HbUWQEUUkrrQ5FUCwqQ_QLBU_Qg188QGuxNJwiz4qwEbOdZwNq70RSLXVaM1gwu1iZGEOjTZSrA9CxTvV_S99WatYrYjebUneuKYyfBGOo/s1600-h/cover.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgT1SWm5Fw-TYvWgGnEJYNdkYvupyIj-W4_HbUWQEUUkrrQ5FUCwqQ_QLBU_Qg188QGuxNJwiz4qwEbOdZwNq70RSLXVaM1gwu1iZGEOjTZSrA9CxTvV_S99WatYrYjebUneuKYyfBGOo/s400/cover.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336856278502638674" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">I also made a travel-cover to stop it filling up with leaves and<br /></span> <span style="font-family:verdana;">insects. Based on the instructions at the brilliant site by </span><br /><a style="font-family: verdana;" href="http://www.andersj.se/">Anders jonsson</a> <span style="font-family:verdana;">plenty of good kayak and other extras to<br />make there.<br /><br /></span> <a style="font-family: verdana;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpZwd70fCW3PT3Kngh8mU2WkAdh_pnsWAucf-0a0mQGHYH7NKLpWuEWUNc1PNxZfEhkdZdj5wzQ5kwDeNG075Yub2Ts4dwhMgp5Ft2dGqp2qkPg09m0czkXMRn2ZW4H95ELclvPGEMBI0/s1600-h/rope3.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpZwd70fCW3PT3Kngh8mU2WkAdh_pnsWAucf-0a0mQGHYH7NKLpWuEWUNc1PNxZfEhkdZdj5wzQ5kwDeNG075Yub2Ts4dwhMgp5Ft2dGqp2qkPg09m0czkXMRn2ZW4H95ELclvPGEMBI0/s400/rope3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336852084325309058" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-family:verdana;"><br />An a final look at the finished kayak.<br /><br /></span> <span style="font-family:verdana;">This is the final post, I am proberly going to make a </span><a style="font-family: verdana;" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sea_sock">sea-sock</a><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br />but nothing I am</span> <span style="font-family:verdana;">going to post about. </span> <span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /><br />Thanks to everyone for your kind words of encourgement</span> <span style="font-family:verdana;">and advice, and to the very helpful guys over at</span><a style="font-family: verdana;" href="http://www.qajaqusa.org/"> qajaqusa.org</a><span style="font-family:verdana;">, they must get the same questions over and over again but they always give a helpful answer.</span> <span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /><br />The main thing I have got out of this is apart from the joy of having a </span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">beautiful </span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"> kayak,</span> <span style="font-family:verdana;">is that you can plan and read about doing some thing you want to do but, if you dont trust in yourself to pull it off your never going to do it.</span><span style="font-family:verdana;"> It was a great experience.<br /><br /></span> </span>Robhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12924629239452065718noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4089067161468424633.post-52442897697575645122009-05-02T22:27:00.007+02:002009-05-17T20:40:58.445+02:00Painting and a first paddle<span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">Well after deciding what to coat the skin in, </span><a style="font-family: arial;" href="http://www.coelan.com/de/products/boat/index.html">"Coelan"</a><span style="font-family:arial;"> with a white pigment I got going over the may-day weekend.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Coelan is an incredibly expensive coating but only requiring a few coats and its amazing elastic abilities its looking like a good choice at the moment.</span><br /><br /><a style="font-family: arial;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW4EKjcQQ-0GmEUXfqlAeRnBApAOVL63DUFlOrKbCTsAkPqXdRZmTiHYa4REEGhO3nWQ9GZBQHqX4zVjXrzP6i-F1AF1ktpZah0zxgX5phq_ALWxb32JxrTwxqnG1eLOHmpI2nBSatnxc/s1600-h/paint01.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW4EKjcQQ-0GmEUXfqlAeRnBApAOVL63DUFlOrKbCTsAkPqXdRZmTiHYa4REEGhO3nWQ9GZBQHqX4zVjXrzP6i-F1AF1ktpZah0zxgX5phq_ALWxb32JxrTwxqnG1eLOHmpI2nBSatnxc/s400/paint01.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331327374249642450" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">The layers went on quite painlessly, and apart from the incredible stink it wasn't </span><span style="font-family:arial;">to much of a pain to apply.</span><br /><br /><a style="font-family: arial;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjk0LQnpd-7mDYESazEHT2ZPBdylXc4zoVHxybIGQmwTCfyoifWmCjFoViLYElwGbPQCmiPtB_zjSPEOzBCkcaElj1VIvmtQrcD_sg9IoO3_mIm7Y45Jftk8_IPD4rAFzRpv_BNc9qDCY/s1600-h/paint02.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjk0LQnpd-7mDYESazEHT2ZPBdylXc4zoVHxybIGQmwTCfyoifWmCjFoViLYElwGbPQCmiPtB_zjSPEOzBCkcaElj1VIvmtQrcD_sg9IoO3_mIm7Y45Jftk8_IPD4rAFzRpv_BNc9qDCY/s400/paint02.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331328428349695282" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Here is it is with the final coat applied.</span><br /><br /><a style="font-family: arial;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtGazxnBRqomT_BWE96LFyuS3KKlxw9bC4DhbqId24Xe16f-nrz9X4GFFaJZnPeH3EHdzMLcCaRfQ5NicDdKMNC8jySthOFW7T94_BcTwmHGdDY8CRthpJdVphTn1dGie6ME0XDTe4UGw/s1600-h/paint03.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtGazxnBRqomT_BWE96LFyuS3KKlxw9bC4DhbqId24Xe16f-nrz9X4GFFaJZnPeH3EHdzMLcCaRfQ5NicDdKMNC8jySthOFW7T94_BcTwmHGdDY8CRthpJdVphTn1dGie6ME0XDTe4UGw/s400/paint03.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331328562632915074" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">And now time for the final test... will it sink? </span><br /><br /><a style="font-family: arial;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9kAZ-pIRP_fjrsb2LAuBJmToxs7JZst5D38QnGCma84aQn4AtBawk5ZkwzJwwMD2JW-w_aRbIPARnFIWVFL4GveZhSfWup0nT1iEAD7GS8EHz9dExg1PyD60FolTAXpyaF_5r-hkHmuc/s1600-h/paint04.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9kAZ-pIRP_fjrsb2LAuBJmToxs7JZst5D38QnGCma84aQn4AtBawk5ZkwzJwwMD2JW-w_aRbIPARnFIWVFL4GveZhSfWup0nT1iEAD7GS8EHz9dExg1PyD60FolTAXpyaF_5r-hkHmuc/s400/paint04.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331328671408800642" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">It sits like a treat in the water, I am really happy with how it</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">handles and surprised how stable it feels.</span><br /><br /><a style="font-family: arial;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieRMOhENksxA4rEMUVuB1lLCvjk_Bg4mnPsLkbXOfmr3qbkxE6VkYJByX7O_L4pHtBeq1jpywedJ9_Vy1X_PZAAUtkdptgQvhhNshxqoq6e60kyZFO31xPKjWlK7eY_sphacWwfLjlv9M/s1600-h/paint05.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieRMOhENksxA4rEMUVuB1lLCvjk_Bg4mnPsLkbXOfmr3qbkxE6VkYJByX7O_L4pHtBeq1jpywedJ9_Vy1X_PZAAUtkdptgQvhhNshxqoq6e60kyZFO31xPKjWlK7eY_sphacWwfLjlv9M/s400/paint05.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331328801456505250" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Don't get to over confident :)</span><br /><br /><a style="font-family: arial;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuWcHq7SNg0duXy-7kf6eBp82ZXz5tI_n81Cn0M9PHZVwoR2l7xFij0z3UK_mLlaljMI-HzynB7UHNaUiSmoR5vcWL14PMpYKEW-_0VphIqw5bI-Nj_C-Lo3b3RgRn7IVf_qBuIwTxUg8/s1600-h/paint06.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuWcHq7SNg0duXy-7kf6eBp82ZXz5tI_n81Cn0M9PHZVwoR2l7xFij0z3UK_mLlaljMI-HzynB7UHNaUiSmoR5vcWL14PMpYKEW-_0VphIqw5bI-Nj_C-Lo3b3RgRn7IVf_qBuIwTxUg8/s400/paint06.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331328954179926034" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Well, I suvived it its in one piece so I must have done something right.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">All thats left now is to add some decklines and toggles that I am in the process </span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">of making now and this build is finished.</span><br /><br /><br /></span>Robhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12924629239452065718noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4089067161468424633.post-36985360366216046162009-01-09T14:08:00.007+01:002009-01-09T15:07:37.781+01:00Kayak skinned<span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:85%;" >Its been a while since the last update but the nylon skin is finally on<br />and the coaming is also sewn is place.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHIIEgXL6qimDR5n-jmM4MfwalIXRkEziDtJLUKRfi4V4BMkqQ-qU_vw8wjBiHxQ4xgQGMJMhOZwtoKvnezebiORrE0INoA_abIgRgC8J5xdNPsuZbszhRzbCdpt8XUJNE3D5wVjDxFks/s1600-h/canvas1.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHIIEgXL6qimDR5n-jmM4MfwalIXRkEziDtJLUKRfi4V4BMkqQ-qU_vw8wjBiHxQ4xgQGMJMhOZwtoKvnezebiORrE0INoA_abIgRgC8J5xdNPsuZbszhRzbCdpt8XUJNE3D5wVjDxFks/s400/canvas1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289280633777892866" border="0" /></a><br />After the main sewingwas done on the bow and stern ends of the kayak<br />it wa time to sew the coaming into place. First a plank on the inside is setup<br />with a plank across the coaming with a clamp to add tention and position the<br />ring in the right place.<br /><br />Then nails were pushed through the pre-drilled holes to pull the cloth to the ring<br />and help spacing the tention before sewing.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi57-eISEECnxlKcxulyH4TKD01yn4-ABVrIwJEq-VV2AtgoGuPUtItzurr6gzG19adz0Xjc8JIREui0TjBEtcRBGHwK6eK7iXUvANsXhZBND2bTO1r9uQr_KsdOP8-IwNkWNh0WV54GBA/s1600-h/canvas2.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi57-eISEECnxlKcxulyH4TKD01yn4-ABVrIwJEq-VV2AtgoGuPUtItzurr6gzG19adz0Xjc8JIREui0TjBEtcRBGHwK6eK7iXUvANsXhZBND2bTO1r9uQr_KsdOP8-IwNkWNh0WV54GBA/s400/canvas2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289280559808486530" border="0" /></a><br />And here it is in place.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyogc65t1iXdpuu1YVAySjNsv7WysI2bgPTzqLMo7lVfDGcC_0owF6OvQbW0MIm6rqfLiXgkWW6woNH62FQGbGMJNAgnOr14GXGNOOBlpqi1JCwe5rm7a7U8rQb3FSAhYak6xjbpsblmg/s1600-h/canvas3.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 388px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyogc65t1iXdpuu1YVAySjNsv7WysI2bgPTzqLMo7lVfDGcC_0owF6OvQbW0MIm6rqfLiXgkWW6woNH62FQGbGMJNAgnOr14GXGNOOBlpqi1JCwe5rm7a7U8rQb3FSAhYak6xjbpsblmg/s400/canvas3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289280502086609378" border="0" /></a><br />A bit tight working conditions in my cellar but its a bit cold working out now<br />its around -6°C at the moment.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHQuS9TJ1PE2UIsGR9D67BNmJYfOk43NheReByveTm8cm66THb7jNLIBj4aWzAUaotTBjgeHB1T2HW722_Nqjsj-Vl9WswCykzQkwQwOWITeGtqFU0dDE0ScqGTmVoAVd-0alzyZG1rrg/s1600-h/canvas4.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 280px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHQuS9TJ1PE2UIsGR9D67BNmJYfOk43NheReByveTm8cm66THb7jNLIBj4aWzAUaotTBjgeHB1T2HW722_Nqjsj-Vl9WswCykzQkwQwOWITeGtqFU0dDE0ScqGTmVoAVd-0alzyZG1rrg/s400/canvas4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289280420485881442" border="0" /></a><br />And a picture of the stern.<br /><br />Well next I am going to make the lashing toggles for my deck ropes<br />out of some juniper. I am going to have to wait with covering the nylon<br />skin until I can find some where to apply it its a bit smelly so it<br />wouldn't go down to well if I done it in the cellar.<br /><br /><br /></span>Robhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12924629239452065718noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4089067161468424633.post-86296729519535035092008-09-23T11:37:00.008+02:002009-01-09T15:08:15.273+01:00Cockpit Coaming finished<span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family: arial;">I managed to get the rim steamed round and glued.</span><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">Here is the process I went through to get to finish it</span><br /><br /><a style="font-family: arial;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZR4kDUYRl4XAYydUm3m8wpROZlc42Lujf1ovWLZ71QArxMYtygLXOUkHj-oULY4W-IhBIcqC1PCahZpUIPg2_zxtUaWp1b3RUKlMJs7gPMOBgKpVwSijohbnYBwbNTj7qcKhUrGo9vg4/s1600-h/ring1.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZR4kDUYRl4XAYydUm3m8wpROZlc42Lujf1ovWLZ71QArxMYtygLXOUkHj-oULY4W-IhBIcqC1PCahZpUIPg2_zxtUaWp1b3RUKlMJs7gPMOBgKpVwSijohbnYBwbNTj7qcKhUrGo9vg4/s400/ring1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5249148942550207298" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">The first was to find what the length and width of the ring</span><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">is going to be. This is of my hips plus som fingers for the width, </span><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">and the length was the opening between the cockpit beams plus some</span><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">to aid getting in/out and bending back when I start rolling :)</span><br /><br /><a style="font-family: arial;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2yPzv03sUmHaDq4JVA3sd2XJy_si4DZT5alufnBqHikgLRd6K65r64lLWkIU-l7dNOfbmuC81r63Dy_xxLgCKsfNH-yL69zm6GKMZqgYvLVdoVtxI3fODq7ZcaoGFldcm7i0_n7JqXSw/s1600-h/ring2.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2yPzv03sUmHaDq4JVA3sd2XJy_si4DZT5alufnBqHikgLRd6K65r64lLWkIU-l7dNOfbmuC81r63Dy_xxLgCKsfNH-yL69zm6GKMZqgYvLVdoVtxI3fODq7ZcaoGFldcm7i0_n7JqXSw/s400/ring2.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5249148885749649330" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">Next up the form this I made from some planks</span><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">and 4 x 2's. And a strap to assist with the bending.</span><br /><br /><a style="font-family: arial;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8NIThyphenhyphenQFC8snuKrjhGcZ9KR_1c4mIPF5LqVfvmxWznwjh3O6Q7gwENStwyFHVL_yQPtFgh4lsOj84ih6qTiS1agisH4RJLaVQmQYn8Dzbc5TkYHBsvJLPgx_cESpZwd6Scqocj8ayhBo/s1600-h/ring3.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8NIThyphenhyphenQFC8snuKrjhGcZ9KR_1c4mIPF5LqVfvmxWznwjh3O6Q7gwENStwyFHVL_yQPtFgh4lsOj84ih6qTiS1agisH4RJLaVQmQYn8Dzbc5TkYHBsvJLPgx_cESpZwd6Scqocj8ayhBo/s400/ring3.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5249148824179539762" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">This is the main ring after its been steamed and</span><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">bent and clamped.</span><br /><br /><a style="font-family: arial;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFt_bLRsCYVUcoCxJc7y1stSt7UfP_XLYGb6tl6AidvUT9pINxz4OdHxVsB8y9i0hc1frHy1OouBZj2YK5P2g0bVt1xSYTHMuVTz00mfPrT9JuaEm336L5kg_ucBpTYOFaSTwWgOQWezk/s1600-h/ring4.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFt_bLRsCYVUcoCxJc7y1stSt7UfP_XLYGb6tl6AidvUT9pINxz4OdHxVsB8y9i0hc1frHy1OouBZj2YK5P2g0bVt1xSYTHMuVTz00mfPrT9JuaEm336L5kg_ucBpTYOFaSTwWgOQWezk/s400/ring4.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5249148755885735586" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">And finally after I got the outer rim in place, I then glued it</span><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">and here it is after some sanding.</span><br /><br /><a style="font-family: arial;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1q_QHqMef8l7xv-OzNffyT15pYTYqnrjyEyDqO-IWgJm7eTeEy-dVdnB3p7H18MsYLjLV-OO31vsUuq3FxcFA7WHOKP0MBkOvSuJqh4B-9pvCSz1psCE27deZPl-jYdbQUjZ30v3rMLw/s1600-h/ring5.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1q_QHqMef8l7xv-OzNffyT15pYTYqnrjyEyDqO-IWgJm7eTeEy-dVdnB3p7H18MsYLjLV-OO31vsUuq3FxcFA7WHOKP0MBkOvSuJqh4B-9pvCSz1psCE27deZPl-jYdbQUjZ30v3rMLw/s400/ring5.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5249148703433168706" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">And then it was time for some holes to be used when sewing the </span><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">coaming to the covering cloth.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">Next up adding some of the vanish that I am going to cover the</span><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">covering cloth with. And then time to cover the frame :)</span><br /><br /><br /><br /></span>Robhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12924629239452065718noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4089067161468424633.post-41375491459076064062008-09-15T19:33:00.004+02:002009-01-09T15:08:57.507+01:00Frame Oiled and ready<span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">The final chapter on the frame is to coat it with some Tung-oil</span> <span style="font-family:arial;">to give it a little water proofing and keep the rot out.</span> <a style="font-family: arial;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJqx1up4cjInThwVMgJlJ6rnfZ-VyxXU-IztQFEk4KAlnxQRx-tlheFjzITOwj4czd9EIL7u0u6raDfQIZT5vN9FiTZ8yffLYqCDLfpE8h6kNHiekuL91boFngci_6I4XbP03P8Zklr18/s1600-h/kajak_oil.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJqx1up4cjInThwVMgJlJ6rnfZ-VyxXU-IztQFEk4KAlnxQRx-tlheFjzITOwj4czd9EIL7u0u6raDfQIZT5vN9FiTZ8yffLYqCDLfpE8h6kNHiekuL91boFngci_6I4XbP03P8Zklr18/s400/kajak_oil.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5246302649935628706" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-family:arial;">The coaming ring continues, the main ring went really well</span> <span style="font-family:arial;">and steamed a treat, but I am having less luck with the </span> <span style="font-family:arial;">lip wood for the coaming, I am on my 3rd piece of ash not</span> <span style="font-family:arial;">much fun...</span> </span>Robhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12924629239452065718noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4089067161468424633.post-54613466428611691582008-09-15T19:26:00.006+02:002009-01-09T15:09:46.992+01:00Paddle finished<span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">I have really kept up with the paddle progress</span> <span style="font-family:arial;">but I have been<br />working on it when the weather was</span> <span style="font-family:arial;">bad or I wanted a break from the kayak</span><span style="font-family:arial;">.<br />The final stage sanding with some</span> <span style="font-family:arial;">200 grit paper.<br /><br /></span> <a style="font-family: arial;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCGL1C7vg9kNoHrjVamdZAvCRKsgGVilMjSYcijku7buh_iZkJdvfK_hlCsf6ocr9VdmE8ltKddTJ8-ftn2-JdXvXmkxj7r14HiKhh0r64lWzNReUhEbt3-wlIRVWPlR6xHK3OCZTY7R4/s1600-h/p1.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCGL1C7vg9kNoHrjVamdZAvCRKsgGVilMjSYcijku7buh_iZkJdvfK_hlCsf6ocr9VdmE8ltKddTJ8-ftn2-JdXvXmkxj7r14HiKhh0r64lWzNReUhEbt3-wlIRVWPlR6xHK3OCZTY7R4/s400/p1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5246301085312608882" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">And then finally some Tung-oil to seal the surface,</span> <span style="font-family:arial;">I am pretty<br />happy with it.<br /></span> <a style="font-family: arial;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2n8HP7h_Dt03GBSX0MlptZPq4RePrtLMnLy4IDbYig4jAdRXJ1GsXG6X7Diw7hsIZ2Xtjjj3yC-ywfDqlEBx5_Ukg7vfPlt5A1ptgj86qLuYEMHkKoowjkRxKz3qr6vAzWDFJV31bI1U/s1600-h/p2.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2n8HP7h_Dt03GBSX0MlptZPq4RePrtLMnLy4IDbYig4jAdRXJ1GsXG6X7Diw7hsIZ2Xtjjj3yC-ywfDqlEBx5_Ukg7vfPlt5A1ptgj86qLuYEMHkKoowjkRxKz3qr6vAzWDFJV31bI1U/s400/p2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5246300996090044226" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-family:arial;"><br /><br />Next up Oiling the frame..</span> </span>Robhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12924629239452065718noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4089067161468424633.post-8531556670155105642008-08-31T19:07:00.009+02:002008-08-31T19:19:28.808+02:00Floor planks and the end of the frame<span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">The final part of the frame, the floor boards. Two sets a pair where<br />I will sit and another pair where my heels will rest. </span> <a style="font-family: arial;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge3HzQKocBnk6ecE9nxlP6PNb6FPFXt5hZnmGaff4B5lLfLah_t9HSOozJRCjb_YJRlkD7uM35scAkwINADtYVUl1qjM8Srw9Vifrd1uJ3j-3IugGbOf-gOlxzd3_c0rKRMHe0MZw0m_U/s1600-h/floor1.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge3HzQKocBnk6ecE9nxlP6PNb6FPFXt5hZnmGaff4B5lLfLah_t9HSOozJRCjb_YJRlkD7uM35scAkwINADtYVUl1qjM8Srw9Vifrd1uJ3j-3IugGbOf-gOlxzd3_c0rKRMHe0MZw0m_U/s400/floor1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5240729947833757570" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-family:arial;">The first thing to do was some heavy planing to get the boards to</span> <span style="font-family:arial;">sit between the chines and not protrude into the skin when it comes.</span> <a style="font-family: arial;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxXQQf9sXyacCNlpnUglw6qpZ6MeEaqsOv0rWXI4V9y3VaRMRt7MFCW5kESimfLWSyijv6afLiiQ_2H7AQVFMxqlgWrqtoCKW3T7Dx2D4-80yL3CsiWsvsTgpsbofxADzlKG6Xgn0LbjI/s1600-h/floor3.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxXQQf9sXyacCNlpnUglw6qpZ6MeEaqsOv0rWXI4V9y3VaRMRt7MFCW5kESimfLWSyijv6afLiiQ_2H7AQVFMxqlgWrqtoCKW3T7Dx2D4-80yL3CsiWsvsTgpsbofxADzlKG6Xgn0LbjI/s400/floor3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5240729788939896290" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-family:arial;">Once all the planks are cut and planed it time to lash them.</span> <span style="font-family:arial;">This time, because of the wear they ar going to receive, I lashed</span> <span style="font-family:arial;">each rib separately and lashed them 3 times to make sure they will</span> <span style="font-family:arial;">hold up to my build :)</span> <a style="font-family: arial;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEXC_ptUA4Gkd6VLlgnBP6PAtADRIWtEJYm9QYg7W8jLAhpq4u5nN1zfrsKeb9i-n7wlRZAOh4DMOub3-JkjQzr0d8J237wFw8Qq4cIwPusQQlxraDZvKk-4NnpmmR_juZw5wtNQLuhl0/s1600-h/floor2.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEXC_ptUA4Gkd6VLlgnBP6PAtADRIWtEJYm9QYg7W8jLAhpq4u5nN1zfrsKeb9i-n7wlRZAOh4DMOub3-JkjQzr0d8J237wFw8Qq4cIwPusQQlxraDZvKk-4NnpmmR_juZw5wtNQLuhl0/s400/floor2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5240729839723941730" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-family:arial;">A view into the cockpit area with floor boards in place.</span> <a style="font-family: arial;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDRK3zKxOTfVmd4-7p-sKP0vHkFJf3cVxihrghWMRfcv8ZMSKedSFdZJa6u7EhjI6Lhk1rIbVzz4NWEnwRfRtydlg-UE2SlIqUF_EOGMPbbwlhypiF-LILw7tslxGBRwpclV4QoZcAkkg/s1600-h/floor4.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDRK3zKxOTfVmd4-7p-sKP0vHkFJf3cVxihrghWMRfcv8ZMSKedSFdZJa6u7EhjI6Lhk1rIbVzz4NWEnwRfRtydlg-UE2SlIqUF_EOGMPbbwlhypiF-LILw7tslxGBRwpclV4QoZcAkkg/s400/floor4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5240729733528636370" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-family:arial;">And there it is the frame. I going to add some tung oil to it</span> <span style="font-family:arial;">in the week but otherwise the frame is ready.</span> <span style="font-family:arial;">Next up the cockpit coaming...</span> </span>Robhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12924629239452065718noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4089067161468424633.post-12248143800757572212008-08-31T18:54:00.004+02:002008-08-31T19:19:17.891+02:00Deck stringers<span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">Now its time for the two sets of deck stringers. Two behind the coaming hole</span> <span style="font-family:arial;">and two in front.</span> <span style="font-family:arial;">The two behind ones were pretty straight forward, two wider beams</span> <span style="font-family:arial;">that will help displace the weight when entering and exiting the kayak.</span> <a style="font-family: arial;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsDjrAk-qFCtHV54RfRKRjJlBISIpMybOX0a5MBsB86pH_dz8m-iBP_OuwpKk_W6J9tfgeiKbgW7SEl8OQBrLkk54FcY4ot1GZYfeOwzF3Q0tq5O-6W9_KrfYidt5JNSJnKYWcR9p5u_k/s1600-h/deck1.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsDjrAk-qFCtHV54RfRKRjJlBISIpMybOX0a5MBsB86pH_dz8m-iBP_OuwpKk_W6J9tfgeiKbgW7SEl8OQBrLkk54FcY4ot1GZYfeOwzF3Q0tq5O-6W9_KrfYidt5JNSJnKYWcR9p5u_k/s400/deck1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5240726663660102466" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-family:arial;">These are the two front ones getting lay out for measuring.</span> <span style="font-family:arial;">I then made a recess to fit them against the masik.</span> <a style="font-family: arial;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaRhaX8uXn20Ua22rhmqwGWfYk1UUlT_RZhXGJenlwcPD_PuswnrLqMqmGo2otsFlItCYJDvyDJdtGtKtB46dDS9_u-Cmet_txP2vBSGupuob5xkAKRoOqYMQHC8vtUDnaCJ74s_titcA/s1600-h/deck2.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaRhaX8uXn20Ua22rhmqwGWfYk1UUlT_RZhXGJenlwcPD_PuswnrLqMqmGo2otsFlItCYJDvyDJdtGtKtB46dDS9_u-Cmet_txP2vBSGupuob5xkAKRoOqYMQHC8vtUDnaCJ74s_titcA/s400/deck2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5240726594369357138" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-family:arial;">Then the front ends are filed to rest on the 3rd beam. Finally</span> <span style="font-family:arial;">they are packed where needed and fixed into place with trunnels.</span> <span style="font-family:arial;">Next up floor boards and the end of the frame :) </span> </span>Robhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12924629239452065718noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4089067161468424633.post-9442645192672823772008-08-03T20:50:00.013+02:002008-08-03T21:16:55.436+02:00Making and installing the Masik<span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Now on to the last deck beam the </span><a style="font-family: arial;" href="http://www.qajaqusa.org/Movies/audio_glossary_map.html">masik</a><span style="font-family: arial;">. I choose to</span><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">make it from a pine branch which has the riight bend</span><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">which allows me to make a thinner but just as strong</span><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">beam.</span><br /><br /><a style="font-family: arial;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhinJIyeToCCVajMAtbke42dwO0KgVAtKiNtM7Yw9RlazMkpc32VQCODDd7p_ZnK3emm_itBKmC3GQAzBChYVykPqLJOpa-wvkP6FaNOPRLvVg6OiHqbR4KxTE4CA4_RqN_4SBxYXmMr_A/s1600-h/masik1.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhinJIyeToCCVajMAtbke42dwO0KgVAtKiNtM7Yw9RlazMkpc32VQCODDd7p_ZnK3emm_itBKmC3GQAzBChYVykPqLJOpa-wvkP6FaNOPRLvVg6OiHqbR4KxTE4CA4_RqN_4SBxYXmMr_A/s400/masik1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5230366509943272706" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">First up finding the right height and curve by making some</span><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">batterns and getting in and out and test sitting.<br /></span><br /><a style="font-family: arial;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz70dqNUco9W2x_wgsfff1HKj_nML3U8B-DaT8gR0WJRQhQszR32PqWcX7PGd3sdU9nWHEHZTaOIBeWYiNSYEal7yyAd5PRGn0LrYORa6VdEIGOJ1_xOAixH72CmGiSD-w6KTCV2RUdBs/s1600-h/masik2a.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz70dqNUco9W2x_wgsfff1HKj_nML3U8B-DaT8gR0WJRQhQszR32PqWcX7PGd3sdU9nWHEHZTaOIBeWYiNSYEal7yyAd5PRGn0LrYORa6VdEIGOJ1_xOAixH72CmGiSD-w6KTCV2RUdBs/s400/masik2a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5230369775300416466" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">Now to find a nice piece of pine to make the masik</span><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">with. Thats my baby in the middle :)</span><br /><br /><a style="font-family: arial;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnKWicAyB0rjl9p2oJc9p4d3auf98xpmAnEiDWQ3uHO5a_oSJtS1JoBU01MEYhzawiaSNWon5orV5ckaWqBiiaqt8nJltZXf9RJjrALkYTSF6yM3y44954hO3cP5xDbBkvfvgmB31CML0/s1600-h/masik2.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnKWicAyB0rjl9p2oJc9p4d3auf98xpmAnEiDWQ3uHO5a_oSJtS1JoBU01MEYhzawiaSNWon5orV5ckaWqBiiaqt8nJltZXf9RJjrALkYTSF6yM3y44954hO3cP5xDbBkvfvgmB31CML0/s400/masik2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5230366448962781650" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">Here is the branch I choose from my father-in-laws</span><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">summer home. The template I made from the measurements</span><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">I got from the batterns.</span><br /><br /><a style="font-family: arial;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi87n1TPA8JudoeHBdt8nDkUTqU4Y6zChcIAvMLnbrgesRQGJVsK98g18EvyFiyid7qtWPGgRWyb2OT-7fOJYO3dfckx3gT51D2vw_XZ4qgTdjA6WKOrxw2n13k8Ibf4WeVmO9Kzbp7Q8M/s1600-h/masik3.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi87n1TPA8JudoeHBdt8nDkUTqU4Y6zChcIAvMLnbrgesRQGJVsK98g18EvyFiyid7qtWPGgRWyb2OT-7fOJYO3dfckx3gT51D2vw_XZ4qgTdjA6WKOrxw2n13k8Ibf4WeVmO9Kzbp7Q8M/s400/masik3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5230366374866079794" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">Next fleshing it out with a power-planer and sawing</span><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">and and chiseling to get the rough form.</span><br /><br /><a style="font-family: arial;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPSadBuJVCD0eAGJ9TtFCrVsOEBQ8aa4_-aVh7EAM8qavByj-lzNAHpEhcekciBog75ZwrkLJgRy3amo24ZidL27ebvDXEDeZCJJc-X5zZhwAzd5T5Hwrx5PUWYl23GOcH4jJif8f83ZY/s1600-h/masik4.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPSadBuJVCD0eAGJ9TtFCrVsOEBQ8aa4_-aVh7EAM8qavByj-lzNAHpEhcekciBog75ZwrkLJgRy3amo24ZidL27ebvDXEDeZCJJc-X5zZhwAzd5T5Hwrx5PUWYl23GOcH4jJif8f83ZY/s400/masik4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5230366205972840130" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">Here it is with most of the rough wood removed.</span><br /><br /><a style="font-family: arial;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrYcZgRGG8ludeqj18pyrDdgcCwXoDRXOkmRNl1Sz3FDCyvvqftcOxHQulU_5WZ_qpVFcFssaVjlLUHdkvJATTNJSkRD3nB52kpRXf7hMwaItK2oIvi4hR0F5J3s-hQTlZYW8-YxMSbIE/s1600-h/masik5.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrYcZgRGG8ludeqj18pyrDdgcCwXoDRXOkmRNl1Sz3FDCyvvqftcOxHQulU_5WZ_qpVFcFssaVjlLUHdkvJATTNJSkRD3nB52kpRXf7hMwaItK2oIvi4hR0F5J3s-hQTlZYW8-YxMSbIE/s400/masik5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5230366133282138690" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">Next a box to get the angles against the gunwhales.</span><br /><br /><a style="font-family: arial;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjASA6kBnJJFHgM7BP2ExJiB-Ot0V6Xi4MjjUdelpYYuv3GjqBYBMCwmfE6wf62gGC6XucmNEXizm6xN62gH6n8qne9TwWmWlX-iaksNH8YnvwWN_ZVseW6sp_U7Anfy0N0egfc28i9XQI/s1600-h/masik6.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjASA6kBnJJFHgM7BP2ExJiB-Ot0V6Xi4MjjUdelpYYuv3GjqBYBMCwmfE6wf62gGC6XucmNEXizm6xN62gH6n8qne9TwWmWlX-iaksNH8YnvwWN_ZVseW6sp_U7Anfy0N0egfc28i9XQI/s400/masik6.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5230366084138632706" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">And then adding the marks to the masik.</span><br /><br /><a style="font-family: arial;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg25ZlkKmhtpAlLVyHzDAmsSisJ-zEthQGjcb76xjoT4upoP8WsRNNoSIuBwAFR7c6zwmbmiftlJxxls5Cb-pP2C_mlxBT0o5dZUh6L59NQZpJfVBg9LDUDVXcF6RbPLqou2aZ1v6xs0gk/s1600-h/masik7.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg25ZlkKmhtpAlLVyHzDAmsSisJ-zEthQGjcb76xjoT4upoP8WsRNNoSIuBwAFR7c6zwmbmiftlJxxls5Cb-pP2C_mlxBT0o5dZUh6L59NQZpJfVBg9LDUDVXcF6RbPLqou2aZ1v6xs0gk/s400/masik7.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5230366028487232658" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">The finished masik.</span><br /><br /><a style="font-family: arial;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAs_bRTEuUYHSQmu7DKYtcsmzHUKPjo18K9DFBHaGelWyrOkMZ0-LyF5Sxw9hzX_0l_nv2Z9cLuun_9ZrlCA7Ui2MNyOjL1Cq1Tec2NLG6B1vZPHonFfGjtOTljlnRJ930_IXqxJl-YGE/s1600-h/masik8.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAs_bRTEuUYHSQmu7DKYtcsmzHUKPjo18K9DFBHaGelWyrOkMZ0-LyF5Sxw9hzX_0l_nv2Z9cLuun_9ZrlCA7Ui2MNyOjL1Cq1Tec2NLG6B1vZPHonFfGjtOTljlnRJ930_IXqxJl-YGE/s400/masik8.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5230365966418607170" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">And here it is in place fixed in with two trunnels on either</span><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">side.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">Next up the the deck ridges..</span><br /><br /></span>Robhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12924629239452065718noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4089067161468424633.post-42015154080373807132008-07-27T21:35:00.008+02:002008-07-27T21:49:14.067+02:00Stem plates<span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Now on to securing the ends with stem-plates.</span><br /><br /><a style="font-family: arial;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip-cZLwJqG44nC3I4Ci1ah833TyKBLjzLPpRd3IGKjj-7DYxaWEHa4F-WjQOHqHrb4JKAL_MwB5vIlNnDPEkZFVH1zRuRbEwA-QU3nPAG075kmIaERDO2-s8tS39JUyv3TxTMBizm4mzI/s1600-h/nose1.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip-cZLwJqG44nC3I4Ci1ah833TyKBLjzLPpRd3IGKjj-7DYxaWEHa4F-WjQOHqHrb4JKAL_MwB5vIlNnDPEkZFVH1zRuRbEwA-QU3nPAG075kmIaERDO2-s8tS39JUyv3TxTMBizm4mzI/s400/nose1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5227780290624244994" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">First Setting up the Japanese saw with a stop and sawing</span><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"> out to help with chiselling the recess for the plates.</span><br /><br /><a style="font-family: arial;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEeytG_iPcelupRBEpFh2064n3R5veXHHDGGC6ckuwri6qncDdTqI-6MiQiXoKI38Ub-tTQQf6CS-yutk_lCmwMkdDjHRjymxeg8Atb2vpPB7rnmKbnnH6-xLOb45DEXDpr9amMfy0ung/s1600-h/nose2.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEeytG_iPcelupRBEpFh2064n3R5veXHHDGGC6ckuwri6qncDdTqI-6MiQiXoKI38Ub-tTQQf6CS-yutk_lCmwMkdDjHRjymxeg8Atb2vpPB7rnmKbnnH6-xLOb45DEXDpr9amMfy0ung/s400/nose2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5227780433351426066" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">Then on to cutting the plates and planning them to fit the slot.</span><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">After that the upper surface is planned and filed to make a </span><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">nice transition between the gunwales and the cutwaters.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">Finally the plates are fixed in place with dowling and trunnels.</span><br /><br /><a style="font-family: arial;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0A0_JOEr-8Pt2fPRgZvmGtBHTY0nTiaYGZcN9psV6m915doeu3_Wa4HljdGLcGjIJnTdpYiLulYY6BZdSVaNUgfuDCm6I2LJH0gxvfBsV6k4o-QJsSCNkBcbe9AK4cWETJ12BlHmTkQE/s1600-h/nose3.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0A0_JOEr-8Pt2fPRgZvmGtBHTY0nTiaYGZcN9psV6m915doeu3_Wa4HljdGLcGjIJnTdpYiLulYY6BZdSVaNUgfuDCm6I2LJH0gxvfBsV6k4o-QJsSCNkBcbe9AK4cWETJ12BlHmTkQE/s400/nose3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5227780488731896306" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">Then the plates are trimmed and planned on the edge</span><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">and the whole piece is sanded.</span><br /><br /><a style="font-family: arial;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUgClBsIUaTg4Y8jpcMxTFRQ3wGtH_5aDYpwBEGqm5CjDJ4byRcuUmrug0nZCty8YDgNP8e1IOID3KjhleXoNeUZvBgOyrJmEutAJH6hyO3Nu4l-UZ1vYOmrwEH-JsxqW9E1h6GRBfYaw/s1600-h/nose4.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUgClBsIUaTg4Y8jpcMxTFRQ3wGtH_5aDYpwBEGqm5CjDJ4byRcuUmrug0nZCty8YDgNP8e1IOID3KjhleXoNeUZvBgOyrJmEutAJH6hyO3Nu4l-UZ1vYOmrwEH-JsxqW9E1h6GRBfYaw/s400/nose4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5227780536474172466" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">Both plates in place and sitting pretty.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">Next up the masik, the last deck beam.</span><br /><br /></span>Robhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12924629239452065718noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4089067161468424633.post-36440792950005301312008-07-18T15:51:00.013+02:002008-07-21T00:03:18.393+02:00Adding the chines and finishing the Hull<span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">Now to finish the hull.</span> <span style="font-family:arial;">All that is left the stringers/Chines that sit either</span> <span style="font-family:arial;">side of the Keelson.</span> <a style="font-family: arial;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO4z79QtC65y1VT8u9VcYEhRSJVtf3vxjFhFGhXNwtV1EEZbDw3glJ4aaWipJt-Xr0o9c3EW5-7dfdhix9cWjs_CwKbXszRtlyS7rBZDvBBaszg_WmNde0kMU4hOYwz2KsjFQOtIAI-Ts/s1600-h/chin8.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO4z79QtC65y1VT8u9VcYEhRSJVtf3vxjFhFGhXNwtV1EEZbDw3glJ4aaWipJt-Xr0o9c3EW5-7dfdhix9cWjs_CwKbXszRtlyS7rBZDvBBaszg_WmNde0kMU4hOYwz2KsjFQOtIAI-Ts/s400/chin8.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5224353106976615426" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-family:arial;"><br />First I have to plane the last 1.2m, tapering down 3mm</span> <span style="font-family:arial;">on each side.<br /><br /></span> <a style="font-family: arial;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGchkiqM2KTBP_XVA74dQr6Do4H_are8LxsO2MBcd1QvgfWNy1MYsHVQO5bN0eX9BYm26KV1ah7llt_8g4UxUwdUGqJiW5JrxDedfqUYEWXE0rOgM5PfWvNXIxsgVNlKujtgoLZC2P44U/s1600-h/chin1.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGchkiqM2KTBP_XVA74dQr6Do4H_are8LxsO2MBcd1QvgfWNy1MYsHVQO5bN0eX9BYm26KV1ah7llt_8g4UxUwdUGqJiW5JrxDedfqUYEWXE0rOgM5PfWvNXIxsgVNlKujtgoLZC2P44U/s400/chin1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5224351980427351890" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-family:arial;"><br />Then onto strapping the chines to the ribs and finding the</span> <span style="font-family:arial;">right lay.<br /><br /></span> <a style="font-family: arial;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLDk7ZCgBN0fBE77aW-EMMm3V-iqNYqs17UbLVzNZvyclXDNyeKigBTAgH2LvtjUNyPfHqcYz93r8vKmKf0xCSMWGUBSzvEYGRhx-t-weU4H6ZLlhHEmJxluHyef-aj9tkTNaJCBGU1aI/s1600-h/chin2.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLDk7ZCgBN0fBE77aW-EMMm3V-iqNYqs17UbLVzNZvyclXDNyeKigBTAgH2LvtjUNyPfHqcYz93r8vKmKf0xCSMWGUBSzvEYGRhx-t-weU4H6ZLlhHEmJxluHyef-aj9tkTNaJCBGU1aI/s400/chin2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5224351923054937522" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-family:arial;"><br />Next shaping the chine ends to fit against the stems.<br /><br /></span> <a style="font-family: arial;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6-eEasM56E80jpRtXACpT-hr3HfDbmTTsPHLOLNb-JY84omWWYV9-ynmQjMkBS75LN00NIaZG8F_YIsGFnjZ354pKl44PCk_MIvtyN7Oh3MGx0AyLUHdJDuAmAwxJ0gl6HDpv25DJqwk/s1600-h/chin3.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6-eEasM56E80jpRtXACpT-hr3HfDbmTTsPHLOLNb-JY84omWWYV9-ynmQjMkBS75LN00NIaZG8F_YIsGFnjZ354pKl44PCk_MIvtyN7Oh3MGx0AyLUHdJDuAmAwxJ0gl6HDpv25DJqwk/s400/chin3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5224351862166524930" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-family:arial;"><br />Then its a running lash down each chine and then</span> <span style="font-family:arial;">lashing each pair together<br />and each end.</span> <span style="font-family:arial;"><br />Finally the frame Hull is ready. I am really happy<br />with</span> <span style="font-family:arial;">it and heres a few pictures at different angles.<br /><br /></span> <a style="font-family: arial;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWeMzDtUSbuE0kZ23G4EX38lOs20uzwoC08zMuGIObAF5X0flEHb8LyIWrqelSgtPaeipcZ9TtTME0VKDa6hpwbH8feFH0yQiT4-vDc3Cw-p-V11qJdUYFKPh4ikaXPL6i6Kqt_Fnbzx8/s1600-h/chin4.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWeMzDtUSbuE0kZ23G4EX38lOs20uzwoC08zMuGIObAF5X0flEHb8LyIWrqelSgtPaeipcZ9TtTME0VKDa6hpwbH8feFH0yQiT4-vDc3Cw-p-V11qJdUYFKPh4ikaXPL6i6Kqt_Fnbzx8/s400/chin4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5224351780775062466" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a style="font-family: arial;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM45z6Gl-nILvnbRxfpnHCGBvZb3WrLkp1CmhWZK_P1HyuJ1OFlDAFjL7OUZrD6gbrCMwASzhMvLjbUBd6m-tEmULLCAqggFi6d500E7isH5Up3939MZXL236nyRyjhF0v1Ensf0LIHQw/s1600-h/chin5.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM45z6Gl-nILvnbRxfpnHCGBvZb3WrLkp1CmhWZK_P1HyuJ1OFlDAFjL7OUZrD6gbrCMwASzhMvLjbUBd6m-tEmULLCAqggFi6d500E7isH5Up3939MZXL236nyRyjhF0v1Ensf0LIHQw/s400/chin5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5224351716741745970" border="0" /></a><br /><a style="font-family: arial;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSQPSeF16fcRkvvBsH2mN0P3J1XCTU_uSwTq5s920yCveggMUDtfLa6GiPmr17UPcbqXe0ABdal2q3o0gEEj-Fw48fWtuWny7txNUYk2DOlRQAPyK1VBpcAUEVPVN8sBNPXl9JJjJjFtE/s1600-h/chin6.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSQPSeF16fcRkvvBsH2mN0P3J1XCTU_uSwTq5s920yCveggMUDtfLa6GiPmr17UPcbqXe0ABdal2q3o0gEEj-Fw48fWtuWny7txNUYk2DOlRQAPyK1VBpcAUEVPVN8sBNPXl9JJjJjFtE/s400/chin6.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5224351645032473842" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a style="font-family: arial;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilxzYGQv3zWGL_5swhNe_N_GwmQZwpp2XHcrp2fOOX9Dlud09RV6EgX2UbC1X5oZbPGhXvyN2fV_m8BRvv1Vh0lMkpDH6TqIFI7BflJPXcGY5VgS_VpdRYuCmJxKvVLBHb0MXyEBJhMag/s1600-h/chin7.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilxzYGQv3zWGL_5swhNe_N_GwmQZwpp2XHcrp2fOOX9Dlud09RV6EgX2UbC1X5oZbPGhXvyN2fV_m8BRvv1Vh0lMkpDH6TqIFI7BflJPXcGY5VgS_VpdRYuCmJxKvVLBHb0MXyEBJhMag/s400/chin7.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5224351577310447938" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Next, flipping the kajak over and working on the plates at the</span> <span style="font-family:arial;">bow at<br />stern to secure them.</span> </span>Robhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12924629239452065718noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4089067161468424633.post-75686011478821242992008-07-18T15:42:00.009+02:002008-07-20T22:51:52.467+02:00Side project Part 1<span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">I thought would get going with my greenland paddle</span> <span style="font-family:arial;">so I can try and have both<br />finished at the same time.</span> <span style="font-family:arial;">The planes I am using are from Chuck Holst<br />and</span> <span style="font-family:arial;">the video at </span><a style="font-family: arial;" href="http://www.carvegp.com/">carvegp</a><span style="font-family:arial;">.<br /><br /></span> <a style="font-family: arial;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwgQXTOvlUklDXcNY6N49ipLUpFn85jwrsjz1YzftBDN8I9SzsGeRv5Feo0O3IxeDUSk_2YDo1DaTcRTiwslrL49sNCbgyGhTfbaW2hyphenhyphenaIWvtsjjjnBkME810VfTU8ds3poCP6fx18F8M/s1600-h/pad1.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwgQXTOvlUklDXcNY6N49ipLUpFn85jwrsjz1YzftBDN8I9SzsGeRv5Feo0O3IxeDUSk_2YDo1DaTcRTiwslrL49sNCbgyGhTfbaW2hyphenhyphenaIWvtsjjjnBkME810VfTU8ds3poCP6fx18F8M/s400/pad1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5224349506037925394" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-family:arial;"><br />Here is the first part complete, the blades</span> <span style="font-family:arial;">feathered out from the blank.<br /><br /></span> <a style="font-family: arial;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhqSRl8zzP-xH61F-cydF8AauEJLQfWDKvSK4fQh5LPYJvBgEgHj5b5I4wn6GjJLj2c6-_jqVrav-Oevq4XthH0HaD8zA47zLAJAxmA94ht3EiWRAeHMOIvrHMzZxMvlqxcCu0jYvwAtc/s1600-h/pad3.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhqSRl8zzP-xH61F-cydF8AauEJLQfWDKvSK4fQh5LPYJvBgEgHj5b5I4wn6GjJLj2c6-_jqVrav-Oevq4XthH0HaD8zA47zLAJAxmA94ht3EiWRAeHMOIvrHMzZxMvlqxcCu0jYvwAtc/s400/pad3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5224349300762216386" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-family:arial;"><br />Next I have cut out the main outline and sanded to the lines.<br /><br /></span> <a style="font-family: arial;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6WTle-fxL_GlAo3Ze3QAJcPKzj3tHlwdRWrhKXN3ET5MqPVsTopmJaYY7PnUjW6y7AwK0yLf7iUsNQBhO8IdcgsTkmpxPvxE6UaEy0APr2tV-uB9uxJvdY8i5xhW_CF3uu4ivU3qVUuk/s1600-h/pad4.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6WTle-fxL_GlAo3Ze3QAJcPKzj3tHlwdRWrhKXN3ET5MqPVsTopmJaYY7PnUjW6y7AwK0yLf7iUsNQBhO8IdcgsTkmpxPvxE6UaEy0APr2tV-uB9uxJvdY8i5xhW_CF3uu4ivU3qVUuk/s400/pad4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5224349249926153890" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-family:arial;"><br /><br />Next up marking out the bevels and angles</span> <span style="font-family:arial;">for the final shape.</span> <span style="font-family:arial;"><br />More to come....</span> </span>Robhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12924629239452065718noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4089067161468424633.post-86044796299771382272008-07-11T16:48:00.009+02:002008-07-27T21:35:18.710+02:00Stem Watercutters in place<span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">Next up is getting the Watercutters in place.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">First I drilled two sets of holes and lashed the boards to </span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">the gunwales. I was surprised how stable the plates sat</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">after just the lashings.</span><br /><br /><a style="font-family: arial;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_3SYCcU2dFDZOoxuOMt9KlE8f_yMw90Lu21yUlpyHAEj-ST20sF261YFB_vpfDYME4hmuGLK4upg7FQJ6SRUgn-WcRdX5-yIZEwlJXGXycjVzLphHGNZYra31fdLM3yUGL-CiANqLfG4/s1600-h/clamp.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_3SYCcU2dFDZOoxuOMt9KlE8f_yMw90Lu21yUlpyHAEj-ST20sF261YFB_vpfDYME4hmuGLK4upg7FQJ6SRUgn-WcRdX5-yIZEwlJXGXycjVzLphHGNZYra31fdLM3yUGL-CiANqLfG4/s400/clamp.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5221769217236954034" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Next the keel is clamped into position and a line to strung out</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">to check that everything is nice and aligned.</span><br /><br /><a style="font-family: arial;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzOoDYbqPle2Pblz_szDBdxwDqaSO_vVrvwAD2SUTACx1ipvmoKmgm3357njD4jrDgnfLLE6JotXqfOjztKOXcgHuOuOq3fuIuN4e-TQ-2aYhCCRrsPLuIHCLXLmCSyIWWsQCSpi2fPTw/s1600-h/akt.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzOoDYbqPle2Pblz_szDBdxwDqaSO_vVrvwAD2SUTACx1ipvmoKmgm3357njD4jrDgnfLLE6JotXqfOjztKOXcgHuOuOq3fuIuN4e-TQ-2aYhCCRrsPLuIHCLXLmCSyIWWsQCSpi2fPTw/s400/akt.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5221769162767148930" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">The keel is joined at both ends with doweling wedged </span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">at both ends similar to the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treenail">trunnel</a> I used earlier. Finally</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">the keel is sawn and sanded to the right shape.</span><br /><br /><a style="font-family: arial;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg97H1jLYovDtb90kckgHYPs2ptyeP15Zy8jqyJvPjhyphenhyphenCb5KbD4EJVxdcXg_L4ByiuNnnJ0gtPKqQu-SGGSxW7QlOxmqXe65wkZ156TVvJxow8ORfuUzHY9aDePnf6W7OOWnupymbG0qsE/s1600-h/for.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg97H1jLYovDtb90kckgHYPs2ptyeP15Zy8jqyJvPjhyphenhyphenCb5KbD4EJVxdcXg_L4ByiuNnnJ0gtPKqQu-SGGSxW7QlOxmqXe65wkZ156TVvJxow8ORfuUzHY9aDePnf6W7OOWnupymbG0qsE/s400/for.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5221769107434116210" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Here's the bow plate.</span><br /><br /><a style="font-family: arial;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmZgePbTtC0urGyrE5MrZobXbbZWd_wk0qFGJyH0Yrc-42ENv0FqJFiXgnCsUuu9nNeQLCAu0fiaQsYVKXyDahxR2DrHJFIQzQT_1IDMnWKIrfAfPre9oV4TKTH3zh5vE6i1dZZNBry58/s1600-h/from_bak.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmZgePbTtC0urGyrE5MrZobXbbZWd_wk0qFGJyH0Yrc-42ENv0FqJFiXgnCsUuu9nNeQLCAu0fiaQsYVKXyDahxR2DrHJFIQzQT_1IDMnWKIrfAfPre9oV4TKTH3zh5vE6i1dZZNBry58/s400/from_bak.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5221769020929919202" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">The view from the stern.</span><br /><br /><a style="font-family: arial;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMeSkTYXXDkrv8Gg9zDutxLsVs33E1hzFkZawGRlTdogaqa2Gzq_JGnxDb6yPTYSfE9NYIUBtODSBOOxz1wvIQXPAMEDkhTgrcyHB6w5uiH6nPBjp3wZLMraTdEtXAYo0JB8iCKPIgAus/s1600-h/from_for.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMeSkTYXXDkrv8Gg9zDutxLsVs33E1hzFkZawGRlTdogaqa2Gzq_JGnxDb6yPTYSfE9NYIUBtODSBOOxz1wvIQXPAMEDkhTgrcyHB6w5uiH6nPBjp3wZLMraTdEtXAYo0JB8iCKPIgAus/s400/from_for.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5221768846043241938" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">And from the bow.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Next up lashing the keel to the ribs and also</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">lashing/fitting the </span><a style="font-family: arial;" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chine_%28boating%29">chines</a><span style="font-family:arial;"> beside the keel.</span><br /><br /></span>Robhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12924629239452065718noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4089067161468424633.post-45373969377688260442008-07-03T23:33:00.005+02:002008-07-03T23:39:53.810+02:00Little update<span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Next up the stem-plates. This took alot longer than I thought, lots of options to</span><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">think about.</span><br /><br /><a style="font-family: arial;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg0VYjVrq1hyphenhyphen-Fejz7Td5LmVS8Ho38jVf1O5CvRGP2Ucp0ukWgT_ux11WCUZ2OfuYreKzhzoDwT3K7S-4_aU2u-lCawnObGuxs14hcXqH04DCLrVch3Z3YJT5tEPTGg7J_KG2N4IEj2d4/s1600-h/clamped.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg0VYjVrq1hyphenhyphen-Fejz7Td5LmVS8Ho38jVf1O5CvRGP2Ucp0ukWgT_ux11WCUZ2OfuYreKzhzoDwT3K7S-4_aU2u-lCawnObGuxs14hcXqH04DCLrVch3Z3YJT5tEPTGg7J_KG2N4IEj2d4/s400/clamped.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5218904533118975298" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">The stern plates notch is sawn out, a bit more marking out </span><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">left.</span><br /><br /><a style="font-family: arial;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSGi-5lZ_YHAlvxjJ3cS6VXTaHht1WbbMVDayrwu_6KDkD_-FdsaVHCnX5o90MyeKXR1BV2MJnY7rETYF-Ybe8ZK6u64RVVXXbQqyh3lyaLfR_on4J7VDuKApftmYZkos7wkVACBzzeJA/s1600-h/pair.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSGi-5lZ_YHAlvxjJ3cS6VXTaHht1WbbMVDayrwu_6KDkD_-FdsaVHCnX5o90MyeKXR1BV2MJnY7rETYF-Ybe8ZK6u64RVVXXbQqyh3lyaLfR_on4J7VDuKApftmYZkos7wkVACBzzeJA/s400/pair.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5218904476978459666" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">Both plates sawn and sanded.</span><br /><br /><a style="font-family: arial;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyXfMxaAShb_L8tXKy6d4S1BBNvee1aQ852ZHsGdDaG2JnxZws6TfHkS9vZBYYNI_BfrmzP_3r08Av1sOvkF6YFHd1VqrsIbE4jpN5_N9ibNLhtsGwZdyc3nAx6EFD6W3WT7L3BglDJgc/s1600-h/profile.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyXfMxaAShb_L8tXKy6d4S1BBNvee1aQ852ZHsGdDaG2JnxZws6TfHkS9vZBYYNI_BfrmzP_3r08Av1sOvkF6YFHd1VqrsIbE4jpN5_N9ibNLhtsGwZdyc3nAx6EFD6W3WT7L3BglDJgc/s400/profile.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5218904393200877394" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">Both plates clamped in position and ready to be fixed</span><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">into position.</span><br /><br /></span>Robhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12924629239452065718noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4089067161468424633.post-7752832381346283282008-06-22T21:15:00.007+02:002008-06-22T21:36:32.570+02:00Ribs Steamed and in place<span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family: arial;">After finishing the upper frame by cutting the tenon ends off and</span><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">sanding the ends flush its time for the feared "steaming of the ribs".</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">I made a steam-box out of a polystyrene board and joined together with</span><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">silver tape. I added a towel atone end as a opening and pushed some wires through</span><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">to make <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">shelf's</span> to keep the wood in the middle when steaming.</span><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">I then used an old kettle and our camping stove to produce the steam.</span><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">I have to say it worked really well and made the job a easier.</span><br /><br /><a style="font-family: arial;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTuxgHiL6PgWlj-GNYXjZk32JC2p46lgM7thEsD3gkqt-2238snM9TaiBkWnhrRuEk36YWsrZ8djbjpymvzAKIEEUy9NtBqmpxQjf_jhXSGxt81sCmSrHNzkhHgMyz_yy_3Bid_wTk20k/s1600-h/steam.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTuxgHiL6PgWlj-GNYXjZk32JC2p46lgM7thEsD3gkqt-2238snM9TaiBkWnhrRuEk36YWsrZ8djbjpymvzAKIEEUy9NtBqmpxQjf_jhXSGxt81sCmSrHNzkhHgMyz_yy_3Bid_wTk20k/s400/steam.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5214789179925826738" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">The steamer.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">I also made the bending jig recommended in one of the books I following</span><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">this also worked really well.</span><br /><br /><a style="font-family: arial;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRk20lXEjsIQiEU4D6LG-qI47tDQseXBmsVtdeIETOZfM3szywBKwsE5mt9lvLNn1XB9uoj6Wkkj17Bl0gY-6sEk5pHhF9dA5VAEkzStckGedao-Dr2jZaCO_qqsEFqlEaBPnIDZl4Niw/s1600-h/jig.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRk20lXEjsIQiEU4D6LG-qI47tDQseXBmsVtdeIETOZfM3szywBKwsE5mt9lvLNn1XB9uoj6Wkkj17Bl0gY-6sEk5pHhF9dA5VAEkzStckGedao-Dr2jZaCO_qqsEFqlEaBPnIDZl4Niw/s400/jig.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5214789741539375618" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">Bending jig.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">I managed to bend all the ribs in an afternoon and very few breakages</span><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">a real positive surprise and a rewarding job.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">Here's a few picture of the ribs in place.</span><br /><br /><a style="font-family: arial;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh4PQptgbIBx6h6Zl5s-0PETeQN39GSU14iKKdpiswFSXb3y3BqwIEuvc9alIgTIROltJt7z_r3u3Y69Zm6HxGhUJffdlj6JDAa89Q0Lc31MrijEqulK7axVKePqfpgPchB06UVpafyTg/s1600-h/ribs1.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh4PQptgbIBx6h6Zl5s-0PETeQN39GSU14iKKdpiswFSXb3y3BqwIEuvc9alIgTIROltJt7z_r3u3Y69Zm6HxGhUJffdlj6JDAa89Q0Lc31MrijEqulK7axVKePqfpgPchB06UVpafyTg/s400/ribs1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5214791153064534562" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">From the bow.</span><br /><br /><a style="font-family: arial;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR8qpRznKjAImwnxtYcQUt0IiS8ma6v978IXBPKfGiF-8h7cZev6Il1F4mZhFknVZOqEqXb_mQlHF9TqY4wExxowRMghTKkPzG6-Ii64afeGbFD82GD7yc1oLdZWG-wp3d-N4DuDayKfY/s1600-h/ribs6.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR8qpRznKjAImwnxtYcQUt0IiS8ma6v978IXBPKfGiF-8h7cZev6Il1F4mZhFknVZOqEqXb_mQlHF9TqY4wExxowRMghTKkPzG6-Ii64afeGbFD82GD7yc1oLdZWG-wp3d-N4DuDayKfY/s400/ribs6.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5214791246952597106" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">And from the stern.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">Next up sanding and pegging the ribs.</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span>Robhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12924629239452065718noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4089067161468424633.post-41143089061691840062008-06-17T23:42:00.006+02:002008-06-18T00:00:06.891+02:00Frame sanded and beams pegged<span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">I sanded and dismantled the frame, and made sure the </span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">tenons fitted the best they could. Then locked the beams in the frame</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">with </span><a style="font-family: arial;" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trunnel">trunnels </a><span style="font-family:arial;">and with the first lashing at both ends.</span><br /><br /><a style="font-family: arial;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOLyN7l00D6vQpyEWFO1krd1ruxmqWipJxonql8Mc2O0ngOygOZAL93xD0hyphenhyphen1LGTEVzQGtSQ1KoOZBvtzdCXQDG6mT4R6fvcj-kPLiN9JvWR4FqaT0_Icusg83Q1C6M7frNCMJfI7AAIk/s1600-h/trunnels.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOLyN7l00D6vQpyEWFO1krd1ruxmqWipJxonql8Mc2O0ngOygOZAL93xD0hyphenhyphen1LGTEVzQGtSQ1KoOZBvtzdCXQDG6mT4R6fvcj-kPLiN9JvWR4FqaT0_Icusg83Q1C6M7frNCMJfI7AAIk/s400/trunnels.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5212970085661610066" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Trunnels wedged and fitted.</span><br /><br /><br /><a style="font-family: arial;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE0jr4UatTJxtTaSMIhodS5UHCt3C1SGTqM2TKyEap5raI4QyY65xzeFIlB8H0JJ2WuUAjD4KNhpeqrsLNvmyOYBs_6uZ7e8LIviBrtvg6OP_lSUF-mJd_8qCyg13nAZiOai1J1ulCuHQ/s1600-h/holes.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE0jr4UatTJxtTaSMIhodS5UHCt3C1SGTqM2TKyEap5raI4QyY65xzeFIlB8H0JJ2WuUAjD4KNhpeqrsLNvmyOYBs_6uZ7e8LIviBrtvg6OP_lSUF-mJd_8qCyg13nAZiOai1J1ulCuHQ/s400/holes.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5212969811053609906" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">The frame clamped and the first holes drilled for the locking dowels.</span><br /><br /><a style="font-family: arial;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisj6GdqgBvFprBItA105uyGXI6up9x8CP2X0WOToCa8A5JU9RQBwGCh-LqMm9T0D8ssHSyDaIO9auab4eDXFTOx2qh2kRqLfIX4IUEfw_VgD6VbwqyWaoW-6QtqtXKSy2Z0tUaJM5Pksc/s1600-h/pegged.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisj6GdqgBvFprBItA105uyGXI6up9x8CP2X0WOToCa8A5JU9RQBwGCh-LqMm9T0D8ssHSyDaIO9auab4eDXFTOx2qh2kRqLfIX4IUEfw_VgD6VbwqyWaoW-6QtqtXKSy2Z0tUaJM5Pksc/s400/pegged.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5212969717138881698" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Dowels in place ready for sanding.</span><br /><br /><a style="font-family: arial;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhObcS39TSgqCgRpS3GdL4TNDCajvZ1IAb8pcYXQYheZNH1-cIrHTZ8sCdHlOMg8Oes_xdFB4Gt4LhuCLzF4aAreEseHSvtQPYtkDs3T0bloYnwIO9aUJGDzYvr6VQ-3kboSCRx4Sm7W24/s1600-h/lash.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhObcS39TSgqCgRpS3GdL4TNDCajvZ1IAb8pcYXQYheZNH1-cIrHTZ8sCdHlOMg8Oes_xdFB4Gt4LhuCLzF4aAreEseHSvtQPYtkDs3T0bloYnwIO9aUJGDzYvr6VQ-3kboSCRx4Sm7W24/s400/lash.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5212970015457330194" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">After all the beams are locked with dowels, every other</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">beam is lashed against the tenon.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Next up finish the lashings.</span><br /><br /><br /></span>Robhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12924629239452065718noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4089067161468424633.post-46609028699150928842008-06-06T21:36:00.006+02:002008-06-06T21:53:17.777+02:00Deck beams in place<span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Time to cut the tenons for the main beams and fit them</span><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">snugly against the gunwales.</span><br /><br /><br /><a style="font-family: arial;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwui1WqhhXBlLnuTVftw7doLFjMfanpba3almSFPLcGiwEV43HwojRJTZv4PuJJZLUMsO6aGxxHm0hc-8ndcWGC7CZxPCShN735idXaO7X6F0j1SiCCoRrfyvriL4IZQlcw3PQrSQms2c/s1600-h/ten.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwui1WqhhXBlLnuTVftw7doLFjMfanpba3almSFPLcGiwEV43HwojRJTZv4PuJJZLUMsO6aGxxHm0hc-8ndcWGC7CZxPCShN735idXaO7X6F0j1SiCCoRrfyvriL4IZQlcw3PQrSQms2c/s400/ten.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5208855395477373458" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">One of the beams ready for cutting. Most the sawing </span><span style="font-family: arial;">I used the<br />Japanese saw really easy to control and </span><span style="font-family: arial;">gave a straight clean cut.</span><br /><br /><a style="font-family: arial;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2Lix-Cszss4y9zoEaOU_1JFlTpE1-JawnhUiRHh8ajzkY7sRKHPBqQiuiGmxazRdRELzWJEK2zJaljzDuWnde0E0ngCBqFWwyQka1GvwKd-2EPb1-SkFU8neUC1Oa9yG9m9EY8fQmUNc/s1600-h/beam.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2Lix-Cszss4y9zoEaOU_1JFlTpE1-JawnhUiRHh8ajzkY7sRKHPBqQiuiGmxazRdRELzWJEK2zJaljzDuWnde0E0ngCBqFWwyQka1GvwKd-2EPb1-SkFU8neUC1Oa9yG9m9EY8fQmUNc/s400/beam.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5208855335808954626" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">Ready for fitting. Lots of angles to cut to.</span><br /><br /><a style="font-family: arial;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZWDsJe8jvfSxIcj9ff7fHFd69BZy8q5t-fAaeB0t9Bir8NN2Jb6uCeZSWU7cOWjWeArErsQn9-RRhcK7f6qjP6e4CFtBocSvPxKMNzQTsW1gZvsQQSr5jSreHBtH1_W44U9LlNbyuNV0/s1600-h/fit.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZWDsJe8jvfSxIcj9ff7fHFd69BZy8q5t-fAaeB0t9Bir8NN2Jb6uCeZSWU7cOWjWeArErsQn9-RRhcK7f6qjP6e4CFtBocSvPxKMNzQTsW1gZvsQQSr5jSreHBtH1_W44U9LlNbyuNV0/s400/fit.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5208855224707708370" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">Nice tight fit.</span><br /><br /><a style="font-family: arial;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw3_raw3g8BfisNJUpxaEcFSmUkaN-KRpNYhhoAvLym4eSxdLll_5lXeSap6U-n_rz1CpTyp5V7IFhief-LYAVjfcQpgjxUBK5AC7_TvpwKGQDIfqwtSRX01kX4IAv9rH_51Mb0c1ou34/s1600-h/me.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw3_raw3g8BfisNJUpxaEcFSmUkaN-KRpNYhhoAvLym4eSxdLll_5lXeSap6U-n_rz1CpTyp5V7IFhief-LYAVjfcQpgjxUBK5AC7_TvpwKGQDIfqwtSRX01kX4IAv9rH_51Mb0c1ou34/s400/me.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5208855110178738162" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">All the beams (apart from the masik) and sitting to see if </span><span style="font-family: arial;">back/feet<br />positions worked out. Happy chappy :)</span><br /><br /><br /></span>Robhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12924629239452065718noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4089067161468424633.post-91949551969131010672008-06-02T21:44:00.007+02:002008-06-02T22:07:36.477+02:00Marking deck beams<span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Now its time for the deck-beams. There are three types of beams</span><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">I'll start with two of them first, the main thinner beams and the two</span><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">thicker beams above the legs.</span><br /><br /><a style="font-family: arial;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuKj1BFi34_pH2LC4wtNp974t1CeIlznE3CEYwdbvav2D6PkE410x3abKtEJyauHJV3u39h7fl8H5Q2QBIk3XtLcP_ynR5_zSQnGFssrsrCHI8M9KIhzVJLbXAZo0Dpv-kqZdA4xLLQxc/s1600-h/beams_before.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuKj1BFi34_pH2LC4wtNp974t1CeIlznE3CEYwdbvav2D6PkE410x3abKtEJyauHJV3u39h7fl8H5Q2QBIk3XtLcP_ynR5_zSQnGFssrsrCHI8M9KIhzVJLbXAZo0Dpv-kqZdA4xLLQxc/s400/beams_before.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5207373236003582818" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">All the beams are cut to a rough length and layed in place.</span><br /><br /><a style="font-family: arial;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxzb7sM9Oo4YsiO1a14qTIHLyWhyphenhyphenG7xk6nBlB1I-MfhwGYCkD1Eu_e692RqHK7bMsIm_2zEp-IX6enrnqSCuyvRL0YP5VH9A5eJjAfmcNHZ4sa30rq-F1KbtQ8w6C5SljMjuSnwPQcVaU/s1600-h/jigs.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxzb7sM9Oo4YsiO1a14qTIHLyWhyphenhyphenG7xk6nBlB1I-MfhwGYCkD1Eu_e692RqHK7bMsIm_2zEp-IX6enrnqSCuyvRL0YP5VH9A5eJjAfmcNHZ4sa30rq-F1KbtQ8w6C5SljMjuSnwPQcVaU/s400/jigs.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5207373161738536034" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">Next up two jigs to help mark out the compound angles</span><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">on the tenons on the beams.</span><br /><br /><a style="font-family: arial;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5STUGrBNSY2H-HcU6hJSVUzJm53SLda3JD15kgFVJCQW5qwV4XJ22zVVb4P3OVTRNME0G68aqUnJUwpY-aacksPGXvbiLkQpQCTTSylKbcrGYB3OCWdoj7bOQ5yY-QXh7UyVsWuT6mFk/s1600-h/marking_angle.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5STUGrBNSY2H-HcU6hJSVUzJm53SLda3JD15kgFVJCQW5qwV4XJ22zVVb4P3OVTRNME0G68aqUnJUwpY-aacksPGXvbiLkQpQCTTSylKbcrGYB3OCWdoj7bOQ5yY-QXh7UyVsWuT6mFk/s400/marking_angle.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5207373056928618978" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">One of the jigs in work, this one offsets the angle so that</span><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">the tenons sit at the right height.</span><br /><br /><a style="font-family: arial;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwxXHOgX8s7Wovu95vFE0iRoUTrtnoNIdaJDUdg1JNfUpvJULGDyU5gniUm5jD71qjTCHclIpl7-KX7_E1SEPx5-xkWp5gyMnOGuCH9dzYfvTE75uewROS6WY14zb35PFWNaDTF7X5W8Q/s1600-h/thick_beams.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwxXHOgX8s7Wovu95vFE0iRoUTrtnoNIdaJDUdg1JNfUpvJULGDyU5gniUm5jD71qjTCHclIpl7-KX7_E1SEPx5-xkWp5gyMnOGuCH9dzYfvTE75uewROS6WY14zb35PFWNaDTF7X5W8Q/s400/thick_beams.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5207372918939930610" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">Here are the two thicker deck-beams roughed out and in</span><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">place.</span><br /><br /><a style="font-family: arial;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU7XlRBjRr45kGMCExW0765-1NBXgWvWVgLpAoHMOL-zmN1jcvD1waL9Vh5jzloFbAsWeQm-IEZckyLWkpG_KX5O-4lqbitKyKNIiP6SW__yY-w3gfjigFlEBe1XpSWbnjGMVaMgT-tYc/s1600-h/beams_marked.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU7XlRBjRr45kGMCExW0765-1NBXgWvWVgLpAoHMOL-zmN1jcvD1waL9Vh5jzloFbAsWeQm-IEZckyLWkpG_KX5O-4lqbitKyKNIiP6SW__yY-w3gfjigFlEBe1XpSWbnjGMVaMgT-tYc/s400/beams_marked.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5207372681194486370" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">All the beams marked out and ready for me to cut the tenons</span><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">out.</span><br /><br /></span>Robhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12924629239452065718noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4089067161468424633.post-15472791359403637082008-05-31T23:15:00.009+02:002008-06-02T22:07:36.478+02:00Gunwale forms and tip shaping<span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Today I made the gunwale forms. Five forms used to form the rails and</span><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">hold them in place while adding shape to the bow and stern ends</span><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">and helping in placing the deck-beams.</span><br /><br /><a style="font-family: arial;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmu-7NMlXvihiGd19xVRP2_v3-cLKXoWTgdN9KFMM2quSR6IDTsBOGeuV6S3aidGx8VBHYOizdFhXefBOb_BMowatoJY1nLTJGeVB74qPXOGJNG255BJDR7HbS9pUI7J9w4SCI7YjfpZQ/s1600-h/jigs2.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmu-7NMlXvihiGd19xVRP2_v3-cLKXoWTgdN9KFMM2quSR6IDTsBOGeuV6S3aidGx8VBHYOizdFhXefBOb_BMowatoJY1nLTJGeVB74qPXOGJNG255BJDR7HbS9pUI7J9w4SCI7YjfpZQ/s400/jigs2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5206670563787073378" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">The middle form.</span><br /><br /><a style="font-family: arial;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimJeoKHfpByoS1TAbpz98JVpoJ-O-8aT00qAf0LPlasBcptJfnnENmIEiOz8sKnh_oDhy8XJgcG4VR_fTCyaFNsCbjHcEVLHouOCfkGUvdwDL2LbqOJHnfuqssgJNETxA53DN0g3G2TsE/s1600-h/jigs1.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimJeoKHfpByoS1TAbpz98JVpoJ-O-8aT00qAf0LPlasBcptJfnnENmIEiOz8sKnh_oDhy8XJgcG4VR_fTCyaFNsCbjHcEVLHouOCfkGUvdwDL2LbqOJHnfuqssgJNETxA53DN0g3G2TsE/s400/jigs1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5206670492339206786" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">One of the end forms and one of the spreaders wedged into </span><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">place.</span><br /><br /><a style="font-family: arial;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZzYge9rfxfPe-YD0IVt2To4oJIA_C_ScrWl4RWg4nspIggGstcBARRage-nLTokzM68fFoVreS2sL6SFhhV9OKwfnGnulFkhke6QoNcnyIsZJYi2kNORFojkubrEWwE_KzK7ru9EiY0c/s1600-h/length2.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZzYge9rfxfPe-YD0IVt2To4oJIA_C_ScrWl4RWg4nspIggGstcBARRage-nLTokzM68fFoVreS2sL6SFhhV9OKwfnGnulFkhke6QoNcnyIsZJYi2kNORFojkubrEWwE_KzK7ru9EiY0c/s400/length2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5206670402272521698" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">All the forms in place now time to saw the ends to shape</span><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">and close to gaps.</span><br /><a style="font-family: arial;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlqP9s13yAPcDJEKkdff7yluch8U8C8q2vGtJ-SgQKsWfxX6W2DQ9-J1s9hhU8uKHFS6E8EMAmaFg6PvXwa0crhvXqyIezItHv9lo9g0ENhJImPOwPyXxmMHSGHSNa-lx-PuQpnM0w9ZU/s1600-h/sawing.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlqP9s13yAPcDJEKkdff7yluch8U8C8q2vGtJ-SgQKsWfxX6W2DQ9-J1s9hhU8uKHFS6E8EMAmaFg6PvXwa0crhvXqyIezItHv9lo9g0ENhJImPOwPyXxmMHSGHSNa-lx-PuQpnM0w9ZU/s400/sawing.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5206670238991279090" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">By running a Japanese saw through the ends while they are under pressure</span><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">I wittled away at the gap closing it and giving the end more surface.</span><br /><br /><a style="font-family: arial;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHZj9Hz9cr2rjjy-fzulBFk-WYIRJasW1ZLWdLmMZQJgsmT-qFFp-isx8UYcR_ZIqACiD7agPSEFmaj767-3zxBDrX-vEY3dgO82hJmBREr-TJOns4CRk-HWyotcb4nMehNEms3H0cJqQ/s1600-h/length3.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHZj9Hz9cr2rjjy-fzulBFk-WYIRJasW1ZLWdLmMZQJgsmT-qFFp-isx8UYcR_ZIqACiD7agPSEFmaj767-3zxBDrX-vEY3dgO82hJmBREr-TJOns4CRk-HWyotcb4nMehNEms3H0cJqQ/s400/length3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5206670038554383746" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">Both ends finished and now I've stretched</span><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">string between the ends to see that everything</span><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">lines up and is centered. Looking good :)</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">Next up, the deck beams.</span><br /><br /></span>Robhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12924629239452065718noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4089067161468424633.post-54129364945801294562008-05-29T22:03:00.005+02:002008-06-02T22:07:36.479+02:00Gunwales finished<span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family: arial;">After finishing the last of the deck-beams mortises the last task on the gunwales was to</span><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">bevel the inside edge of the rails.</span></span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4IuiYAy-PYRiG_DybF3ei78hjp1XitxfLPNbMtX8eFVeKxPH0fdd6TCtRD7AhrLthv5_ssM7N1yB-mgdE6oADVsLuYQGkZD48vKt30029C_l4tzf4daffdDvTO8bmvTo8ugSqhNs9Vuc/s1600-h/plane.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4IuiYAy-PYRiG_DybF3ei78hjp1XitxfLPNbMtX8eFVeKxPH0fdd6TCtRD7AhrLthv5_ssM7N1yB-mgdE6oADVsLuYQGkZD48vKt30029C_l4tzf4daffdDvTO8bmvTo8ugSqhNs9Vuc/s400/plane.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5205893914987153666" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The bevelling lines were marked out with a simple notched</span><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">jig. </span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"><br /><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWn9QQequeuXPR-SQDxaIZp4Ijhxf53qL6Sd90bL9ZcyZJMddPdoTtcUL5ubvo0DPI0AX_uPzZgqrSUgOMY0NgR7OOKqyxPILht1y136AqvoQRTcLHu6G0jKJ-pOZPewQp4y7OcIewrYs/s1600-h/close.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWn9QQequeuXPR-SQDxaIZp4Ijhxf53qL6Sd90bL9ZcyZJMddPdoTtcUL5ubvo0DPI0AX_uPzZgqrSUgOMY0NgR7OOKqyxPILht1y136AqvoQRTcLHu6G0jKJ-pOZPewQp4y7OcIewrYs/s400/close.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5205895048858519826" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The bevel is to keep the top of the rails flat and help when</span><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">the cloth is stretched over the top edge.</span></span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYJgxsa9GMXb2yat2XXLxDbA44q7h7J4yZkn73nzkD666rxLJooKtPKrbY3sJ7rYohItsu45I7F8HwjJOnygu6xPK8QQ3uyukS9l8r-jkECPKCgzUC9hzoNHBmy5jiLGl-G765JywqfO8/s1600-h/wales.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYJgxsa9GMXb2yat2XXLxDbA44q7h7J4yZkn73nzkD666rxLJooKtPKrbY3sJ7rYohItsu45I7F8HwjJOnygu6xPK8QQ3uyukS9l8r-jkECPKCgzUC9hzoNHBmy5jiLGl-G765JywqfO8/s400/wales.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5205895718873418018" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Here they are in all there beauty.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">Now for some forms for shaping the gunwales. These</span><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">will help decide the shape and handling of the final</span><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">kayak.</span></span>Robhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12924629239452065718noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4089067161468424633.post-58822019611378468702008-05-20T20:59:00.011+02:002008-06-02T22:07:36.479+02:00Deck beam mortises<span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">Next the mortises for the eleven deck beams. All the joints are mortises that sit at 17º and<br />together</span><span style="font-family:arial;"> with that each beam will sit against the curve of the gunwales this sounds like the<br />job for </span><span style="font-family:arial;">a new jig.<br /></span><br /><a style="font-family: arial;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihRJK4uFyaN-9xSwMQCY_yBAaGYvz9yzYJawZE-DmoUQZbmoS6QJljp1YUni2W0QtC_j1YRIRmcthJ0c0cjEsLF-_7CHt06rl0RwUsnmfgStKrQcQwgFVbXboxUV8bhUnkbRC4C1ayMqM/s1600-h/drill1.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihRJK4uFyaN-9xSwMQCY_yBAaGYvz9yzYJawZE-DmoUQZbmoS6QJljp1YUni2W0QtC_j1YRIRmcthJ0c0cjEsLF-_7CHt06rl0RwUsnmfgStKrQcQwgFVbXboxUV8bhUnkbRC4C1ayMqM/s400/drill1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5202537831756005330" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">This jig keeps the holes 1cm down from the edge and the holes at 17º.</span><br /><br /><a style="font-family: arial;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtYfqI8Rkds0N8cvm9pQ_q8e8w7-mfwxg-NHpXbRxbJK7-T5A0fLk3V5ilIq6LKEXW0jayj6TprrHQTsKbQmPS1xTH1onzExKY3UG_m0yDLmJhyZC5l229skdT3tRR4yL0GstGQ8FgP0Y/s1600-h/drill.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtYfqI8Rkds0N8cvm9pQ_q8e8w7-mfwxg-NHpXbRxbJK7-T5A0fLk3V5ilIq6LKEXW0jayj6TprrHQTsKbQmPS1xTH1onzExKY3UG_m0yDLmJhyZC5l229skdT3tRR4yL0GstGQ8FgP0Y/s400/drill.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5202538402986655714" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">This is what is left to clean up after drilling with jig.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Then theres a bit of chiselling to clean up and square the joint</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">and finished off with a file heres our first deck mortise.</span><br /><br /><a style="font-family: arial;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDHJIviCchrwqaV9fWz6mp9XEjzV-6FO51aB2BgGZ7ncGVPX_oJ6u7SwUNEfM0_wIalWu5QgywpHJUQCWIr_U7doeX60-0JEIiIJ_EsOjMmt9rHRTR6AGFGNucCLUk18esXlQK-hn66Hc/s1600-h/drill2.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDHJIviCchrwqaV9fWz6mp9XEjzV-6FO51aB2BgGZ7ncGVPX_oJ6u7SwUNEfM0_wIalWu5QgywpHJUQCWIr_U7doeX60-0JEIiIJ_EsOjMmt9rHRTR6AGFGNucCLUk18esXlQK-hn66Hc/s400/drill2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5202539244800245746" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">One down 21 to go :)</span><br /><br /></span>Robhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12924629239452065718noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4089067161468424633.post-83709017289156200072008-05-17T19:51:00.011+02:002008-06-02T22:07:36.480+02:00Shaping the gunwales<span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">After finishing off the last 30 mortises on the second gunwale its was time to</span> <span style="font-family:arial;"><br />plane the ends to shape.<br /><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs_4du9d0nbRwQIQl0qHo6Usv1txeHGaqSZAeL06rHJrQNjZaP-MXYSru0iMPo7If0uDdoYYnKxS1wBEJyTNnqALxUHat4A2vVA0WN7PQoVFiOHV6-z9gqzCQsgIQC8BH5Zfl99YmNeoQ/s1600-h/spline1.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs_4du9d0nbRwQIQl0qHo6Usv1txeHGaqSZAeL06rHJrQNjZaP-MXYSru0iMPo7If0uDdoYYnKxS1wBEJyTNnqALxUHat4A2vVA0WN7PQoVFiOHV6-z9gqzCQsgIQC8BH5Zfl99YmNeoQ/s400/spline1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5201406880967622546" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">A batten is clamped and layed out after measuring<br />then a line is drawn on the inside.<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx_DUULoVF9D1g23cMBOteNDUlixsm3JNHgLKuFAm7gHqHVZkoz4EMEvq9bKkOe0r6gLIR8YiPTeYzk7gE4c-9g8kSouT4kO9GAQAMnjMlhrIvrXgb9KrckdToHzPFHBYafVB4SnJq7E0/s1600-h/marking.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx_DUULoVF9D1g23cMBOteNDUlixsm3JNHgLKuFAm7gHqHVZkoz4EMEvq9bKkOe0r6gLIR8YiPTeYzk7gE4c-9g8kSouT4kO9GAQAMnjMlhrIvrXgb9KrckdToHzPFHBYafVB4SnJq7E0/s400/marking.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5201407632586899362" border="0" /></a><br /><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:85%;" >Marked and ready to go.</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">I then used a jigsaw to cut close to the line. The next task is to get</span> <span style="font-family:arial;">tight and close to the line with some planing.</span><br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieuGpBBXO7PGxBHpjTZ8v58TUBffuryJlzJHlKHauDd8N8tNORNoTRJbumMG6t1EoAJC2Z6rCqu6VSThGDz_ogJ8-xKJ-aUFjIxT5VHxeorRMa0cdTltmFMY1BYaCkGguccFzhUgVlfKM/s1600-h/hyvel.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieuGpBBXO7PGxBHpjTZ8v58TUBffuryJlzJHlKHauDd8N8tNORNoTRJbumMG6t1EoAJC2Z6rCqu6VSThGDz_ogJ8-xKJ-aUFjIxT5VHxeorRMa0cdTltmFMY1BYaCkGguccFzhUgVlfKM/s400/hyvel.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5201408525940096946" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">A simple planing jig clamped to the block plane</span> <span style="font-family:arial;">to help keep the planing nice and square, it worked a treat.<br /><br />After planing the first curve I then used the this shape as a template<br />for the two other cuts gunwale number two, and on the reverse end of this<br />one.<br />Then after a lot of planing all that was left were the angled cuts on the under side. This<br />I done i pairs clamping cutting and finally planing to the line.<br /><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGn1jPl2UcGx9R06VJL1naz75HZGJQWCrKisJx6rjnBr6MER9B85zHzvs2n0xzNlKInI8MV12unND6kRvTxUHuHSiDHKRRI20-AOIGfNyUU2s3HNBqIRthsKQyphOezO-xubWwK4cwFiA/s1600-h/planed.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGn1jPl2UcGx9R06VJL1naz75HZGJQWCrKisJx6rjnBr6MER9B85zHzvs2n0xzNlKInI8MV12unND6kRvTxUHuHSiDHKRRI20-AOIGfNyUU2s3HNBqIRthsKQyphOezO-xubWwK4cwFiA/s400/planed.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5201410196682375106" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">Here are they are, the same plane shape at the opposite </span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">end as well.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">These slight curves will help give the kayak a nice upper curve when</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">they are formed into there final forms.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Next in line is either the jigs to hold the gunwales into there proper</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">shape or I think it will be starting work on the deck beams.</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></span>Robhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12924629239452065718noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4089067161468424633.post-64465411076732896402008-05-11T20:42:00.005+02:002008-06-02T22:07:36.481+02:00The Start of something long<span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:85%;" >I hope to keep a building account of my first kayak build. I am mainly<br />following <a href="http://www.amazon.ca/Building-Greenland-Kayak-Christopher-Cunningham/dp/0071392378">"</a></span><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:85%;" class="sans" ><a href="http://www.amazon.ca/Building-Greenland-Kayak-Christopher-Cunningham/dp/0071392378"><span id="btAsinTitle">Building the Greenland Kayak by Chris Cunningham"</span></a><span id="btAsinTitle"> </span><span id="btAsinTitle">and<br /><a href="http://www.qajaqusa.org/Equipment/equipment.htm">"</a></span></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:arial;font-size:85%;" ><a href="http://www.qajaqusa.org/Equipment/equipment.htm">Instruction in Kayak Building by H.C. Petersen"</a>.</span><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:85%;" ><br />I have been collecting materials on and off</span><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:85%;" > </span><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:85%;" >for a month, it has been<br />more of a problem than I thought it would be. Because of my<br />height, 191cm, I am having to build a long kayak, beams that run<br />nearly the whole length (Gunwales) will have to be 560cm.<br /></span><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:85%;" ><br /></span><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:85%;" >I have tried for a few weeks to get hold of this in one piece<br />but gave up and have joined two shorted pieces with </span><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:85%;" ><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scarf_joint">"scarf joints"<span> </span></a></span><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:85%;" >and<br />not so greenlandish, marine epoxy :) It worked really well and this<br />weekend I got going measuring out the ribs to form the bottom form<br />and where the deck beams will be placed.<br />Here are some pictures of my progress:<br /></span><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:85%;" ><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFLr7EtVfmxdZ0SlOhrLtEiBTdvfXNakerzqt-5XipZJmI7z9C-9fMgt36-oOhVX0top0WQZl2l12bJA7cs06toD9MO8xTYAOWdj1p_lDxZTMXLzPbE4ykqLbdSB5_4UEqn8kRrPbECeU/s1600-h/marked.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFLr7EtVfmxdZ0SlOhrLtEiBTdvfXNakerzqt-5XipZJmI7z9C-9fMgt36-oOhVX0top0WQZl2l12bJA7cs06toD9MO8xTYAOWdj1p_lDxZTMXLzPbE4ykqLbdSB5_4UEqn8kRrPbECeU/s400/marked.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5199199083093884770" border="0" /></a><br /></span><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:85%;" >The gunwales marked out and ready.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPIKmBRCchhIGScio4yUvtjbEjiNWlFGpzLcNv-HZ9Y0j-GKKZooSqJ96G9cflq0SMqjNKraVCuMbyqOkCFt0I4nNq4PRi-2lezEtouQjaWHkVujG_v7tKK7nass7EY-EHBK92F-uIDuQ/s1600-h/milling2.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPIKmBRCchhIGScio4yUvtjbEjiNWlFGpzLcNv-HZ9Y0j-GKKZooSqJ96G9cflq0SMqjNKraVCuMbyqOkCFt0I4nNq4PRi-2lezEtouQjaWHkVujG_v7tKK7nass7EY-EHBK92F-uIDuQ/s400/milling2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5199199804648390514" border="0" /></a><br /></span><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:85%;" >The jig for the rib mortices.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiof3i75JUtD-z36ejX1Cu3VSTquh-7CNkOSsvzhxxP0xJ87EjYUtGzOBqBqsCWeJvDvW6jCMrVNbIscjyUlqe_4L0yi5QRQWxL1405MV3E-3K_26SrNDgOz90xJEgrdRggOUrB_oicqk/s1600-h/milling.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiof3i75JUtD-z36ejX1Cu3VSTquh-7CNkOSsvzhxxP0xJ87EjYUtGzOBqBqsCWeJvDvW6jCMrVNbIscjyUlqe_4L0yi5QRQWxL1405MV3E-3K_26SrNDgOz90xJEgrdRggOUrB_oicqk/s400/milling.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5199200440303550338" border="0" /></a><br /></span><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:85%;" >One side down, some chiseling to clean the corners<br />and then there's one to go.</span>Robhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12924629239452065718noreply@blogger.com0