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 Posted on April 8th,2010The skin-on-frame outrigger canoe has been coming together in the last week or so. The pieces I formed over the winter months were ready for the keel,which got all its rib mortises. With a first coat of linseed oil on,I began tying the major structural elements together. The arrival of spring is clearly [...]  Posted on March 16th,2010Thanks to the help of a friend in the neighborhood (he owns a nice table-saw),I was able to mill some much better stock for laminating the frames. You may recall I had taken a whack and not been happy with the results. Well,better stock and a little practice brought great results the second [...] Posted on February 18th,2010I believe I have mentioned that I work in sub-optimal conditions for a boat-builder,even one focusing on small craft. Our house is modest and my workshop is in the basement,overrun by stuff in storage. I count on being able to work outside,but this gloriously snowy winter (yes,I said “gloriously”–snow [...] Posted on September 10th,2009I know many of you have been waiting with bated breath for an updated on my skin-on-frame outrigger canoe project. OK,by “many”I mean “three,max”and by “bated breath”I mean “vague curiosity.”But this boat is starting to take shape and,by the powers granted me by the good people behind WordPress [...] Category:Boatbuilding,Skin-on-frame Outrigger Canoe (2010) |  Tags:ama,frames,lashing,skin on frame |  One comment |  Trackback this Post Posted on August 23rd,2009I have been making progress on the skin-on-frame outrigger canoe [note to self:you have to name this thing] on two fronts:a) updating the design a bit and b) building the ama. I hope to have the design updates done soon. I nudged the ama forward as much as I could (maybe six inches),[...] Posted on March 8th,2009Call it a two-fer. I have been doing the Apprentice for a Day program at the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum. I thought my Dad would enjoy it as well,I gave him a day of it for Christmas. Of course I had to join him. So he got to check it out,I scratched my [...] Posted on March 12th,2007Yesterday was another gorgeous day,with a light breeze and a clear sky. Chesapeake Bay looked gorgeous,shimmering below me,as a crossed it on the Bay Bridge,headed East again for another day with Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum’s Apprentice for a Day program. Last week had whetted my appetite;yesterday I was hungry,though. [...] | ||
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