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Aug
12
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The development of Wooden Boat Building techniques led to the opening up of the world as never before. Whilst boats made of materials such as bark and reeds or animal hides stretched over lightweight frames, had been used since prehistoric times, it was not until mankind learnt to use timber, in a form other than the simple hollowed out log; that travel by water became more than a local excursion.
Much experimentation over many centuries, with materials and methods of both construction and propulsion, led to wooden boats growing in size to become mighty ships, this led to world wide systematic exploration, which was followed by trade and conquest. By the time wooden boats and ships were replaced by the modern examples constructed of iron and steel; or aluminium or fibreglass the whole world had been discovered, mapped and irretrievably linked together.
The crowning glory of the wooden boat age was the “Great Republic” the largest commercial wooden sailing vessel ever built. The three and four masted super sailors; “clipper” ships like the cutty sark; which plied the seas transporting tea and wool and grain, were mostly composite vessels made of timber over steel frames and can’t really be called wooden boats. Their reign over the seas lasted but a few years before they too were gone and with them the many of the traditional wooden boat building skills.
Today wooden boat building exists mainly in a few traditional areas still building small fishing or transportation vessels (mostly in third world countries) and to the world of pleasure boating. Sail and motor boats of all sizes, as well as dingys, dorys and other forms are still being constructed by craftsmen and a now growing band of enthusiasts.
Wooden Boat Building associations and clubs are springing up all over the world and schools dedicated to teaching what were mainly traditionally handed down crafts are found throughout England Europe and North America. Dedicated volunteers are signing on to restoration or replica projects and more and more individuals are committing themselves to building wooden boats.
There is nothing more satisfying than seeing the finished product, of sometimes months or even years of work, reach fruition by firstly surviving its launching and then proving itself seaworthy.
What are you going to do this winter, watch reruns on TV, worry about the midriff bulge or get out into your garage or workshop and get to work building a beautiful wooden boat. Then when spring arrives you can look forward to spending some time on the water, fishing, sailing, motoring about; whatever the project you undertake seeing it come to fruition will be a wonderful reward for some fulfilling winter work.
Timber is just the most wonderful material to work with it is buoyant, cheap, widely available and easily worked and the satisfaction of creating something from a natural traditional living material cannot exaggerated; even if the method and tools you may chose to use are modern, just working with wood takes you back to much simpler times when skill and craftsmanship were greatly admired. Wooden Boat Building plans and step by step instuctions are readily available, what are you waiting for, get started.
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Aug
11
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Pete Culler on Wooden Boats
If you are interested in Wooden Boats and Wooden Boat Building
there is one book you should have and this is it.
Renowned as one of the last and best of the old-time boatbuilders
Pete will inspire, inform and entertain you.
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His designs are classic melds of elegance and utility; his workmanship was akin to artistry; and his teaching and writing a blend of clarity, good sense, insight, and humor.
This book brings together the complete texts of Culler’s classic works Boats, Oars, and Rowing and Skiffs Catalogs and a selection of his timeless boat designs.
You will never regret buying this treasure of a book.
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Aug
08
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http://hackerboat.com – If you can dream it, we can build it. We build originals, not replicas. Each Hacker Wooden Boat Design (Sportboat, Runabout, Racer) can be custom-tailored to meet your unique requests or we can build an entirely custom boat, limited only by your imagination.For over a hundred years, Hacker-Crafts have been hand-built in America–one at a time–by some of the world’s finest boat building craftsmen.
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Aug
08
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Time lapse Video of a Boat Jono and I built. The plans were bought from http://www.boatplans.dk/, plans were VERY easy to follow, and with the extra “boat building” course included, even we (completely clueless beginners) managed to build it! One photo taken every 5mins. There are a few jumpy bits where we forgot to set up the camera.
Duration : 0:4:40
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Aug
08
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I created this video for the Lake Union Virtual Museum, at lakeunionhistory.org. Dick Wagner of Seattle’s Center for Wooden Boats tells about the decades when Lake Union was ringed with shops building fine wooden boats.
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Aug
08
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The sign outside Les Sims workshop reads “Wooden Boat Building, Visitors Welcome” he’s a passionate wooden boat restorer and this episode he tells you about his recent refurbishment of a Dinghy. Les is a down to earth character who welcomes you into his workshop and shows you round the boats he loves, so if youre passing through Devonport, Tasmania and you happen to see his sign out, head on in for a yarn.
“I am experiencing difficulties in uploading my entry onto the ABC’s Fanging it website so rather than have nothing come of my weekends work I have uplloaded it here and hope the ABC will view it and hopefully give me some useful feedback.”
Duration : 0:3:11
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Jul
27
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Jul
27
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http://WoodenSailboatPlans.com Quality wooden boat plans are crucial to your success in building wooden boats. First, choose the type of boat that you are planning to build. You may want to examine various types of wooden boat designs before committing to one certain boat plan.
I say go for your dream boat. Build more than one. If you want to build a boat for fishing or water skiing , sailing or kayaking, you have to plan the material and the design according to this.
So the first step would be to choose a design. This can be easily done through browsing through the internet. If you are building a boat for the first time you definitely should choose a less complex design which would be easy to build.
Next you either buy the patterns and plans and you can download the 3D software that gives you not one but thousands of plans and patterns to choose from with building methods for each.
You need to get the required material to suit the type of boat you have planned to build. But since you have planned to build a wooden boat you should learn to pick the right plywood for each part of the boat. When selecting wood for the stern make sure it is only white oak as this is very strong. A guide for choosing the best marine friendly wood is included.
The plywood for the bottom and the sides could be either cypress, or pine or as mentioned in the user manual. Since you need to put the plywood dimensions together you should get a saw for cutting, a planer, glue, epoxy, nails, ruler, T-shaped ruler, erase and pencils.
Start with fixing the sides in place according to the specifications in the manual, then move on to the stern which is very important. Next, turning the boat upside down fix the bottom and once again turn the boat and start fixing the seats.
One at a time you should fix all the parts in their respective places with the help of the user friendly manual that will be provided with each plan. Or if you are using the 3D design software it would be easier still.
Make use of the 3D software wooden boat plans that are available in abundance in the software. The software is a free bonus and you benefit greatly from this in the years to come. You can preserve it for a later time when you need to build a boat, or when you are requested by your friends to build a boat for them. You could make a good income with the software if you so desire. http://WoodenSailboatPlans.com
Music Credit: Atomic Cat-Shadows Of Light
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Jul
18
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Pictures of Pre-War Wooden Boat before and after restoration (restoration not complete).
Duration : 0:4:56
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Jul
18
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Me & my friend James building an awesome kicker ramp in fast-motion!!!
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The dimensions for this kicker are 52 (inclined side), 48 (base), and 20 (height). These dimensions are perfect for beginners/moderate skates and just fun to mess around with.
Here are all the materials needed, which will cost approximately $25.00 – $50.00 depending on the grade of wood (LxWxT):
76x48x0.625
96x4x2 (x3)
Here is a scanned image of the plans:
http://s149.photobucket.com/albums/s50/jlevitt95/?action=view¤t=KickerPlans.jpg
ENJOY!!!! =)
Duration : 0:4:22
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