The difference between an amateur and an artisan building the same boat is vast. Watching your process of marking out and jointing, assembly and cleanup of assembled components is a thing of beauty. Your boat is going to be a masterpiece.
Dan, very impressed by the marriage of CNC and hand fitting of these parts. I can't wait for the next video. Keep up the fantastic work bringing wooden boats to the 21st century.
Dan - Thank you for the boatbuilding and woodworking education. Your attention to detail and quality is amazing. This was an incredible experience for me. Bob
I've built a few boats from plans but I've never gotten in-person boatbuilding lessons as part of the purchase! Bob got a deal. My first whitehall looked like the south end of a northbound horse.
I'm enjoying the details that you are putting into the build and the videos. I have two questions: How many "Irwin" clamps do you own? What hardener are you using with the West System epoxy?
When you made the transom frame, you clamped it down, does that introduce tension/stress into the frame and does cutting and notching affect the shape of the frame
There is of course a small amount of tension in it from the laminating process but I haven’t seen this cause any issues. Spring back in the deck beam (which carries the highest amount of tension) was very small, maybe 1mm in the centre. Nothing seems to have moved since I’ve been cutting in notches either 👍
