August update

Here's an update on the boat. I'm about 1/2 way down the 2nd layer of veneers and once I get through the tough turn I'll step up to a wider plank

So here's the 1st layer of veneer as I head back aft towards the stern. If you haven't dealt with "edge set" before, cold molding a boat will make it very clear. It's all about letting your plank lay naturally before you spile. I'm using plastic binding strap off of a job site to hold down the planks and in regards to staples, on this 1st layer I've found my best luck with 3/8" and 1/2" staples fired from a gun that uses T-50 staples. The green tape you see is just barely catching the oak apron and sternpost to keep the glue from passing on down the side

I thought I'd pass along a picture of the hull about ready for planking. The hull will be covered with 4mil plastic, the planking stock will be sorted according to widths and lengths and off i go with the 1st layer of veneers.....Probably get started next weekend

Probably not an OSHA approved maneuver but here's how I cut the scarfs for my ribbands.....I did an 8:1 cut and it seemed to work like a champ. I cut and glued up a dozen or so after work Friday night and finished installing them over the weekend.....
I'll now get into fairing the apron, stem and stern post in preparation to planking.......

Here's a pic of the mizzen mast I made back in Febuary. It's a hollow "birdsmouth" mast made of some old growth fir I had laying around the shop. I put solid blocking at the place of shrouds, the area of the boom as well as the top and butt so I should be pretty well covered for any fastenings I need to use. I glued it using west system, clamped with a hose clamp and then used wire ties before moving down the length of the mast.

Making my way around the turn back aft.....
Here's the kerf I was explaining. By kerfing first, I'm able to then plane down to the finished dimension

Here's the apron being laminated from 3 layers of white oak with 12" half laps glued with West Systems G-Flex meant for difficult to glue woods.. The layers themselves were glued and screwed. The stem and sternpost were made from 3/16" lifts of Doug. Fir.

Just to take a step back, here's the loft floor set up using the nails to transfer the lines to my molds. I used a stapler to hold the sheet rock nails in place......



For the last week I'm been installing ribbands to the molds. After looking at options I decided to use fir and to deal with the tight turn in the stern i first ripped down to 7/8 and then on my bandsaw ran a kerf in what ever distance I needed to get back into the softer turn of the hull. I then ran the ribband back through my planer down to a finished thickness of 3/4". As for the lengths, I spliced them as recommended in Gougeon Bros. book with epoxy the previous day.....

Bill Garden Canoe Yawl

Here's the molds set up with the laminated fir stem in place

Bill Garden Canoe Yawl

The fir stem glued and clamped

I've started building Bill Garden's 18'6" Canoe Yawl, and as of today lofting has been completed, molds set, both stem and sternpost laminated and placed. Pictures will soon be posted.

Bill