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What Material Should I Use?What Material Should I Use?

If you're new to boat building stay away from If you're new to boat building stay away from the expensive specialty woods, at least until the expensive specialty woods, at least until you feel your projects are worth laying out you feel your projects are worth laying out some big bucks. Once you master some of some big bucks. Once you master some of the unique joinery then go for some of the the unique joinery then go for some of the "fancy wood" but at first keep it simple."fancy wood" but at first keep it simple.

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What Type Should I Start With?What Type Should I Start With?

Many boat designs can be best built with plywood. Many boat designs can be best built with plywood. Both hulls and decks, the largest sections of your Both hulls and decks, the largest sections of your boat, work easier with ply-panels. boat, work easier with ply-panels.

Master boat builders of the past used many types Master boat builders of the past used many types of "skins" for the hull. The "chine" type resulted in of "skins" for the hull. The "chine" type resulted in a more or less smooth hull as boards are placed a more or less smooth hull as boards are placed flush over the frames, joined tightly with oiled flush over the frames, joined tightly with oiled string packed into any remaining gaps and then string packed into any remaining gaps and then painted over.painted over.

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The "Viking" hull is where the planks are lapped The "Viking" hull is where the planks are lapped over the preceding board, not flush but with a over the preceding board, not flush but with a bevel planned into each plank for a tight fit. Iron bevel planned into each plank for a tight fit. Iron nails or copper rivets fix each plank together at the nails or copper rivets fix each plank together at the lap.lap.

Canoe builders sometimes use narrow strips of Canoe builders sometimes use narrow strips of wood bent around the frames and glued to each wood bent around the frames and glued to each other. This process can easily be used on any other. This process can easily be used on any boat project with sharp curves. Once the glue has boat project with sharp curves. Once the glue has set the surface can be sanded to smooth flowing set the surface can be sanded to smooth flowing curves. Thin wood veneers can also be used this curves. Thin wood veneers can also be used this way, building up to the proper thickness.way, building up to the proper thickness.

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