Russ Emerson | January 7, 2007
I’d put on the top two strakes of the second planking, and was getting ready to stick the wales onto the hull, when something struck me as odd. The bulwarks didn’t seem to be high enough, even though the instructions and drawings were clear that the bulwarks should be two plank-widths high. A look at […]
Category: Black Prince |
Comments Off on Oops
Tags:
Russ Emerson | January 5, 2007
With the second planking ready to commence, It occurred to me I would need to prepare the wales in advance. When doing the first planking in 1mm basswood, bending planks was not a terribly difficult obstacle to overcome. A couple hours’ soak in water, and they were flexible enough for me to bend by hand […]
Category: Black Prince |
Comments Off on Necessity is a Mother
Tags: