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Significant progress on skin-on-frame outrigger canoe project – the pieces are coming together

Tim Shaw — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 01:55:00 +0000

The 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 [...] No related posts. Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.

Skin-on-frame outrigger frames, take 2: I am proud of these

Tim Shaw — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 02:05:47 +0000

Thanks 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 [...] No related posts. Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.

The skin-on-frame outrigger comes along, as best it can, indoors

Tim Shaw — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 14:37:29 +0000

I 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 [...] No related posts. Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.

Its starting to look like an ama – the latest on the skin-on-frame outrigger canoe project

Tim Shaw — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 23:21:02 +0000

I 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 [...] No related posts. Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.

Progress on the skin-on-frame outrigger canoe – an ama slowly takes shape

Tim Shaw — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 21:11:05 +0000

I 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), [...] No related posts. Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.

I built another boat! OK, I was just ribbing…

Tim Shaw — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 22:21:32 +0000

Call 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 [...] No related posts. Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.

Making sawdust again, part II – I was framed!

Tim Shaw — Tue, 13 Mar 2007 02:08:07 +0000

Yesterday 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. [...] No related posts. Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.