Tuesday 30th Jan 2012

Not blogged for a while as the studio has been too cold for working in (or 'in which to work').
Have been reading a bit though after having bought a couple of books.  There is enough info in the both to keep the mind working for the next 20 years.  I hadn't realized (ignorance really) that I would be treated to such a huge new vocabulary when I began this project. Who knows what 'spiling' is for instance.  As I said enough to keep one going for ages.
The books are - How to build glued lapstrake wooden boats by John Brooks
                          Clinker Plywood Boatbuilding Manual by Iain Oughtred

Was in the studio today to cut out pices of 1/8" plywood for laminating for the stem and centre frame.  As these don't have to be deadly accurate I used the hand circualar saw.  Good job too.  Cut them for the centre frame at 1 1/8" rady to plane to a finish of 7/8"