Yes, I can say that very little wood scrap makes it into the bin around here, it all gets used up making jigs for our production shop, tool holders for our benches etc.I usually glue the scraps together to make a table top, be it a hardwood flooring job, or boat building planking, etc.
Alphington Steam launch
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Thanks, with any luck I will be ready to flip it over in a couple of weeks. I'm getting read to steam the lamination for the outer stem today.Doing a fine job on it, looks good.
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A little more trimming to go.
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Moving ahead with the outer stem and keel
Steamed and then laminated the outer stem on the boat.
Test fit of the trimmed stem on the boat
Laminated the keel on the boat.
An hour or ten of planing and sanding later
A little trimming still required.
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Steamed and then laminated the outer stem on the boat.
Test fit of the trimmed stem on the boat
Laminated the keel on the boat.
An hour or ten of planing and sanding later
A little trimming still required.
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Wow! What a lovely set of curves. It almost seems a pity that the underwater shape of the hulls of our boats seldom get seen.
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Thanks Pete,Wow! What a lovely set of curves. It almost seems a pity that the underwater shape of the hulls of our boats seldom get seen.
I am thinking that my launch will spend 99% of it's life sitting on it's trailer with a top cover on it, the underneath will be seen more often than the inside I am guessing.
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After a little diversion onto other projects I am back to working on my launch.
I have now glued and bolted the outer stem and keel onto the boat and the keel and stem have been sheathed in 10oz glass. The hull has been sanded all over and is ready for the second and final layer of 10oz glass that will cover the entire outside of the hull.
I have now glued and bolted the outer stem and keel onto the boat and the keel and stem have been sheathed in 10oz glass. The hull has been sanded all over and is ready for the second and final layer of 10oz glass that will cover the entire outside of the hull.
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Coming along very nicely Lionel. Perhaps it's best not to think about the amount of work involved with finishing the inside of the hull and fitting out!
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Perhaps it's best not to think about the amount of work involved with finishing the inside of the hull and fitting out!
Looking forward to it. Still need to build the boiler.
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Looking forward to it. Still need to build the boiler.
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I have now applied the second layer of 10oz cloth to the hull and I am almost ready to paint. I can't buy proprietary brass or SS keel band here in Vietnam so I made my own by milling some rads onto brass strips. The bans was temporarily screwed into place then removed, all screw holes drilled out and filled with epoxy/fiber mix ready for final watertight fixing after painting.