Well it's kind of like there is a fixed amount of wood that goes into a build and the less that you want in the finished boat means the more you need to put into the mould that determines its shape. This hull form is particularly challenging though.
Really enjoying the build. I am planning to build a mold/plug for a fiberglass boat using the same methods. Just with cheaper materials and not such a fine finish. 👍
I get the idea: shorter wider planks in crossed + angled plys per std cold molding = strength and wow-factor look but way more drama than long stripping along length. Thought experiments ran through thinner narrower with more layers but ooh the resawing and time sucking - doh ! I suppose the curvy displacement hull wasn’t designed with cold molding on smaller scale in mind. Mindful solutions and get it done attitude keeps it real.
The designer has built it with three layers. Vacuum bagged. I assume manufactured veneers. I couldn’t find anything locally to that. Only 4’x8' paper backed sheets.
Ah, here was the answer to my question in a previous video, whether you could use plastic fastenings instead. You could have, but you chose not to to make mold separation easier.
You got it. And I debated that option pretty hard. Part of the decision was made by the fact that we were right in the first covid crunch in when shipping became a complete wildcard. I might have ordered a nail gun but I had to get moving on the planking right away.
It's a little palm plane. Made by Kunz I think. Pretty cheap. Or it might have even been a little Stanley thumb plane. Even cheaper. You know, I have so many tiny planes lying around I'm not too sure at all but they all work about the same.
