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Varnish Brush Care
Good varnish brushes are an investment. Protect them with these techniques.
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Thoughts on Lapstrake Planking
"I will focus here on planking in which only one edge of each plank is beveled, which is by far the most common method and the easiest to understand."
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A Magnetic Lap-Planing Guide
Boring holes and tapping them for a guide bar might increase the value of a plane for a small number of boatbuilders, but it could harm its aesthetic value for most future woodworkers.
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DIY Glued Lapstrake Plywood Plank Clamps
To avoid the blemishes of screw holes, try using these DIY slot-and-wedge clamps to hold the planks together while the glue cures.
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Building a Dark Harbor 17 1/2 | Part 2
In the second part of this series, the class finishes out the completed hull.
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Building a Dark Harbor 17 1/2 | Part 1
A crew of 16 students at the Northwest School of Wooden Boatbuilding built a Dark Harbor 17 1⁄2 for a New Zealand sailor who studied at the school.
High-Grading at the Lumberyard
Improve your odds of getting the best-quality wood by selecting large-dimension stock and ripping the boards to the needed dimensions.
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Building Box-Section Masts with Plywood
I have designed several rotating wing masts of plywood, but a few years ago it occurred to me that box-sectioned spars of lighter weight than the usual solid-wood construction could be designed and built of plywood and solid-wood corners.
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DIY Mast Hoops
Mast hoop replacements are hard to find and expensive to purchase. We'll show you how to make your own.
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Fairing with Thickened Epoxy
The author believes this method, used on single-planked cedar hulls, yields both a superior finish and the incidental benefit of stabilizing the planking.
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Hard Versus Soft Trees
Do trees produce wood of a certain hardness in response to climate signals? The answer is a qualified yes.
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Making a Brass Mainsheet Traveler
This guide can be adapted to make a brass traveler for a variety of boats.