Week 8 photos & video of laminating stem
February 28, 2016
Hey guys! Here are some fun photos of this week. Also, the video that I promise on Friday is here! Hope you enjoy!
Month: February 2016
Efficiency matters
February 26, 2016
My promise was fulfilled. We finished our midship frame on Tuesday. Due to the snow storm, tomorrow is a snow day(thankfully!), this week is the third consecutive short week we have had. So how much we did on these three days? First, we finished the midship frame as I mentioned above. Again, we used the … More Efficiency matters
A step from accomplishment
February 20, 2016
Another short week. To be honest, we did not make a whole lot of progress. After cutting out all the hull planks, we got stuck on the midship frame. Since the midship frame is still under processing, we cannot put the hull planks together. The midship frame requires more effort and time than we have expected. … More A step from accomplishment
How to taper a piece of plywood?
February 13, 2016
It was interesting and fun to work on tapering plywoods, even thought it was bothersome and frustrating at the beginning. Since I have been doing this a lot, I kind of develop a method of tapering plywoods. It is easy and doable! Let’s go! The first step: Mark down the guide line(I personally call it the boundary … More How to taper a piece of plywood?
Progress of Week 6
February 13, 2016
It was a pretty busy week. We just worked three days this week because of the snow day. But we still got a lot done. First of all, our group finished cutting most of the hull planks(maybe all of them). And we basically finished the first midship frame. I am pretty impressed that Mr.Vandenburgh, Jacob … More Progress of Week 6
The Next Step
February 13, 2016
Our next large task was to use the laminating jig to make a curved trip of wood about 2.5 inches thick. To achieve this, we had to cut a long plank of wood into small strips and glue them together with strong epoxy. This process was very time consuming and took us about 3 hours … More The Next Step
The shell
February 4, 2016
Last night we took two previously angle cut pieces of plywood and began the process of attaching them to each other with high strength epoxy. Today we start sanding and marking them to be cut and formed onto our ladder frame, the most tedious part of the build. Why? Each of these plywood sheets costs … More The shell
First Stages
February 4, 2016
During the first stages of our project, we started to build a ladder frame. This is mostly just simple cuts and a little sanding but some of the pieces were a lot of work and involved a lot of measuring and double checking. The pictures shown here are some of our progress including an early … More First Stages
Well, it looks like something!
February 3, 2016
After hours of work and a few mistakes this is where we’re at. This is the ladder Frame as well as the transom which is already at the back. That piece alone took several hours to cut and attach to the ladder frame because it is actually a part of the boat and not just … More Well, it looks like something!
February 3, 2016
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