Launching the Wherry
by zingozango on Oct.07, 2009, under Woodworking
I cant beleive that its actually come to this, “The Launching”
This is amazing……I am very excited to get it into the water and see how she sails.
Here are a few pictures to prove it actually happened.
White Sail on a Blue Bay
by zingozango on Jun.09, 2009, under Pictures, Woodworking
Wow….Coming to the the end of this project, its been an amazing ride, its rekindled my interest in fine woodworking.
Ive scheduled the first boat show and by doing so have as well set my first goal toward completion. The pressure is on. All is left is the inboard finish (varnish) work and floor boards.
In New Jersrey youve got to inspect a boat by the NJ Marine Police to get a HID (hull id number)
If its homemade and your going to use it on tidal waters…Once you have a HID number you can register it…..
the nerve of them bureaucrats right! I just did my last wooden cleat for the flag staff. Check it out, I just transferred the shape of the bronze cleat I have to mahogany and cut it up on the green monster and wa la!
More DuckTrap Wherry Build Pictures (My buds site)
by zingozango on Mar.31, 2009, under Uncategorized
Leave a Comment more...DuckTrap Wherry Sail Plan
by zingozango on Mar.31, 2009, under Woodworking
Wow…to be to this point in this porject for me is amazing…Im loving how she is turning out, she looks incredible.. I will note that I was so excited that I didnt scale the height of the bottom of the sail from the sheer line, turns out its 6 inches. These pictures do not depict the exact height of the sail, its about 6 inches lower, I made that adjustment and I also shortened the length of the sail to what was stated on the plans, so what you seeing in these pictures is not exactly how it will look when I set the sails for the second time!. One modification to the sail plan was that I created flag staff that is hoisted in these pictures with some 1\8″ dacron line, no flag yet though… OH…..Notice the oak mast hoops…..a much more traditional look.
Scarfing By Hand Only
by zingozango on Jan.15, 2009, under Woodworking
My most accurate scarf joint was the one I should not of had to do!
Rob and me were just talking about how weve gotten thru this whole process without 1 screwup. Well that was the juju that sent me into cutting the gain on the wrong side of plank7, at the stem no less.
To make matters worse..I have no extra wood.
I have just enough to do the sheer plank without anymore mistakes.
This is the scarfing jig..I built and never used.
I found it more efficient, faster and accurate to do them by hand, just gotta keep the hand planes sharp.
Making Oak Mast Hoops
by zingozango on Jan.15, 2009, under Woodworking
Just finished making 10 white oak mast hoops.
The hoops are 3.5″ round, wrapped about a piece of pvc pipe, epoxied after they dry.
The green white oaks dimension, 3\16×3\4″. I steambent the oak, wrapped it around the pipe 2full times.
Waited for it to dry, put a bit of epoxy between the layers, reclamped it, shaped the hoops with a 1.5″drum on a cordless drill. Im hoping the pictures will help you with the process.
Making Sitka Spruce Spars
by zingozango on Dec.11, 2008, under Woodworking
The mast and spars are sitka spruce.
The mast is almost 3 inches round at the base then 1.6″ round at the head.
The spar is 1.5 in the center tapering 8 sided to 1.25″ before the shaping takes place at the ends.
All shaping, done with hand tools
Finishing high gloss white
by zingozango on Dec.11, 2008, under Uncategorized, Woodworking
Its it looks nd feels that good after sanding, you know it will look better after finish.
This was the first coat of high gloss white after 3 undercoats of primer.
Oak Mast Hoops
by zingozango on Dec.11, 2008, under Woodworking
Just finished making 10 white oak mast hoops.
The hoops are 3.5″ round, wrapped about a piece of pvc pipe, epoxied after they dry.
The green white oaks dimension, 3\16×3\4″. I steambent the oak, wrapped it around the pipe 2 full times.
Waited for it to dry, put a bit of epoxy between the layers, reclamped it, shaped the hoops with a 1.5″drum on a cordless drill. Im hoping the pictures will help you with the process.
Tiller Handle Assembly
by zingozango on Aug.07, 2008, under Uncategorized
Making the tiller handle was a fun project, I created a wooden form, ripped mahogany about 1\4 thick by 2 inches, 4 feet long, about 10 of them, bent them into the form with epoxy between each piece, when it dried I shaped the handle with a block plane and spoke shave to get its share. Yeah that ball on the end is not epoxied on, its shaped.
