tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-64258366177566029362024-03-12T20:11:27.002-04:00Paddling upstreamA small boat blog with a mish-mosh of life thrown in!Canoezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06159367625637366095noreply@blogger.comBlogger941125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6425836617756602936.post-50159315430504327352014-04-16T22:10:00.001-04:002014-04-16T22:10:25.381-04:00Not Quite Wordless WednesdayUgh.<div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6832KeIR6LxCx_lozD6YtBtCFp1F_I_13_5s9zNVtg9oA5dtCQ-yHyu6sQybFPhcW6Os1q3wpk9_h1ekvbMI2_OIZX_dt42VDGNVLlSsm5GHeArml61uqbxHzfIHpOsdQHJyYDR7FHrI/s640/blogger-image--1270405046.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6832KeIR6LxCx_lozD6YtBtCFp1F_I_13_5s9zNVtg9oA5dtCQ-yHyu6sQybFPhcW6Os1q3wpk9_h1ekvbMI2_OIZX_dt42VDGNVLlSsm5GHeArml61uqbxHzfIHpOsdQHJyYDR7FHrI/s640/blogger-image--1270405046.jpg"></a></div><br></div>Canoezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06159367625637366095noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6425836617756602936.post-82953948009098988932014-03-17T06:00:00.000-04:002014-03-17T08:39:52.258-04:00Happy St. Patrick's Day!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Canoezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06159367625637366095noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6425836617756602936.post-73485602950713134102014-02-25T20:22:00.001-05:002014-02-25T20:22:34.342-05:00Tech Tip TuesdayAs I picked up a copy of W.P. Stephens' <u>Canoe and Boat Building : A Complete Manual for Amatuers </u>from my bookshelf, I was hearing the strains of a song from the Barenaked Ladies. <br />
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Am I out of my gourd? <br />
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Some would probably say yes, and, well, they're probably right. But in a good way.<br />
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The song refrain that was in my head was, "It's all been done before!" <br />
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Folks have been building skin-on-frame boats for eons. Percy Blandford picked up the idea again in the mid-20th century and put his twist on it. George Dyson took the same ideas and built some more skin-on-frame boats, but with lashed aluminum frames and synthetic skins. Guys like Dave Yost, Dave Gentry, and Jeff Horton are doing a hybrid of Percy Blandford's frames and George Dyson's skins - again with their own twists.<br />
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People have sailed canoes for eons as well - mainly in the South Pacific. Modern sailing canoes really began with outdoorsman, John MacGregor and his <i>Rob Roy</i> canoe that he paddled and sailed all over Europe. W.P. Stephens book mentioned above has designs which were all a variation of the <i>Rob Roy</i> canoe. Hugh Horton's <i>Bufflehead</i> sailing canoe developed with the Gougeon brothers Meade and Jan, is a high-tech twist on the canoes that were presented in the W.P. Stephens book. <i>Sylph</i>, Professor Howard Rice's sailing canoe is another version of the same thing, with modern twists and improvements to meet his needs.<br />
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Getting my drift yet?<br />
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There's very little that's new in boating unless you look to the cutting edge technology going on in racing boats. Most of what you see is an interpretation or improvement in materials, design and performance based on something very similar from the past. Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, no?<br />
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So, when I go looking to solutions for today's issues or questions, I look to the past - with a somewhat more modern perspective. Use what works from the past and discard what didn't.Canoezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06159367625637366095noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6425836617756602936.post-91900793909844483142014-01-29T22:08:00.000-05:002014-01-29T22:08:19.470-05:00Wotdless Wednesday<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Canoezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06159367625637366095noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6425836617756602936.post-70505920441575906922014-01-21T21:35:00.000-05:002014-01-21T21:35:00.829-05:00Tech Tip TuesdayAs I mentioned last week, my students are very often novice woodworkers. They find that cutting the compound angles for the stringer ends at the bow and stern to be a difficult task. Most of the folks that I see who are building this way show a trial-and-error method of making these cuts.<br />
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Because folks are a bit tentative making these cuts, in last year's class it was something that seemed to take a lot longer than I thought it would. The other problem was that after the cut was made, students then used a rasp to "tune-up" the fit. As often as not, they would take material from the wrong end of the bevel which made the fit worse, not better - even after being instructed the proper way to fit the stems - multiple times. To solve these issues and to get a good cut the first time out, I decided to develop a jig to help the students achieve repeatable results.<br />
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The jig consists of two parts and a five clamps.<br />
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In this case, we're looking at a jig designed to work for the bow stem of Jeff Horton's <i>Stonefly</i> canoe design. There are jigs for both ends of the canoe and we've also made similar jigs for Dave Gentry's C15 kayak. <br />
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The first part of the jig is a bracket that attaches to the frame nearest to the bow's stem form. (Seen below as the green-colored part.) Note: click on the images to open them at a larger size.<br />
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The first element of the jig is a horizontal member. Attached to the horizontal member are blocks which fit into the inwale notches to set the location and height. The horizontal member of the bracket is clamped to the two "ears" on the form to hold it in place. You'll also notice a second member - a "tongue" that sticks out at a 90° angle to the first piece and is centered above the keel. Underneath are some blocks - better viewed in the image below:<br />
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These blocks keep the two long horizontal pieces at a 90° angle to each other and provides a slot of sorts for the second part of the fixture.<br />
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The second piece (Seen below as the blue-colored part.) of the fixture is basically a copy of the stem form, mostly, but with some added feature. Because it is a copy, it is the same thickness as the plywood being used for the stems - in this case, 1/2". <br />
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The features include some slots for the stringers to pass through at the height where they will normally go - this takes a bit of checking to make sure that the stringer's curve is fair. The depth of the slots are such that the outermost part of the stringer passes through at the line which is offset from the forward edge by 1/2". The width of the slots is taken by scribing the stringers high and low points onto the form. The extended tail fits into the notches on the bracket described above and is clamped there. The bottom of the form is clamped to the end of the keel to keep it from sliding side-to-side.<br />
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With the stringers installed, they pass through the slots. (The stringers are shown in the color red and modeled as if they've been cut off.)<br />
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The stringers get clamped to the blue colored piece of the jig at the back. (Out of the way of the saw blade!) The tool used to make the cut is a Japanese Bakuma style saw - which doesn't have a spine or "set" to the teeth. To make the cut, you simply lay the flat of the blade against the face of the jig and cut straight down along that surface. When all the stringers have been cut flush to the blue colored piece of the jig, you can then remove the jig and install the bow stem form. </div>
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Because the jig simulates having the stem in place, the stringers mate <i>perfectly</i> with the stem:</div>
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While this may not be a great use of time for someone building a one-off boat, we're building three copies of some designs and the time spent building the jig has saved more time in the cutting process than we lost building the jig - a good trade-off. The other consideration is that this method of making the cuts is the best one that I've found to date.</div>
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<br />Canoezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06159367625637366095noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6425836617756602936.post-65026747802924588012014-01-14T21:41:00.001-05:002014-01-14T21:41:36.414-05:00Tech Tip Tuesday......Teaser.<br />
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Yup. This is here to torment you.<br />
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One of the things that my students find to be difficult to do is to accurately cut the compound angles where the stringers meet the stems on the skin-on-frame boats. Mostly, my students lack much understanding of woodworking when they arrive in my class and complex angle cutting is not an easy one for experienced woodworkers. <br />
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So, I've developed a jig to cut the stringers. It is simple, and straight-forward and saves lots of time. We cut one set of stringers with it last week and I've got a couple of tweaks to make before I show it to you. I can think of several different applications where this method would make things easier, so look forward to this technique appearing in other places.Canoezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06159367625637366095noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6425836617756602936.post-16872302284713059972014-01-08T06:00:00.000-05:002014-01-08T13:05:09.633-05:00Wordless Wednesday<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Most folks who want a boat get it one of three ways - they buy a new boat, build a boat, or they refurbish an old one. Know it or not, any and all of these boats <i>will</i> require maintenance. (Well, perhaps not the plastic ones...) </div>
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Most folks would rather build a boat from scratch, than to repair or maintain an older boat. Why is this, you ask? Well, frankly, maintenance and repair can be a pain in the butt - however, only if you let it become a pain.</div>
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Maintenance is a whole lot simpler if you do it when the problems are small and easy to fix, not when you let them get out of hand and you have sun or water-damaged wood, broken parts, peeling paint or varnish. The old saw, "a stitch in time saves nine" is really appropriate.</div>
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A good example is the varnish on a cedar strip boat. If you let the varnish go, eventually, it will cause the sun's UV rays to damage the epoxy which leads to stripping the glass to get rid of cloudy and crazed fiberglass. If you don't keep up on the finish on wood - particularly stuff like ash or cherry trim on a canoe, you'll get black marks that become particularly difficult to get out. </div>
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If you let things go really far, things like broken ribs and planking can lead to a cedar and canvas hull losing it's shape, making the repair all the more difficult.</div>
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<br>Canoezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06159367625637366095noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6425836617756602936.post-27223506368906146312013-11-19T21:01:00.001-05:002013-11-19T21:01:08.421-05:00Tech Tip TuesdayRazor Sharp Chisel - $40.00<br />
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An event this weekend in class reminded me of the value of a well-stocked first aid kit. One of my students had a minor accident with a router this weekend. This particular student was passing the router from one hand to another while the router was running. It is a palm router, so that's not that unusual. What was unusual, was that for whatever reason - fatigue, simple inattention, or whatever - the student wasn't watching as this happened and nipped a pinky with the router. <br />
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As a woodworking instructor, I know that events like this *can* happen, although it does upset me when it does happen. What I do know, is that we'll be prepared for most incidents because the shop is equipped with a good first aid kit. For a woodworking shop, this means more than a few band-aids. We stress the importance of good procedures, set-up and safety in general, but what happens when things go pear-shaped? <br />
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Below is a poster that was produced by Fine Woodworking with a suggested first aid kit inventory and basic first aid procedures. (Click to enlarge) It contains an excellent basic list that I'd add a couple of thoughts to. Since the article was written, clotting kits and bandages have become available as a result of treating soldier's bleeding in the field. They would be an excellent addition. An eye cup for eye washing and a CPR mask would also be nice to have. I know I'll be looking at our first aid kit with a critical eye this week.<br />
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As you are thinking of what should go in your kit, think about the particular things you do in your shop that could hurt you or others. While some of the most common things that people think of are cuts and potential amputations, some other common things are allergic reactions to wood dust and chemicals, debris in the eye, splinters, burns - both thermal and chemical, splinters, and broken bones or bruising from a kick-back.</div>
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With any injury that involves a cut, it is important that the wound is cleaned well with soap and water and anti-biotic ointment. Wood isn't the cleanest thing around after being handled in the woods, sawmills and lumberyards. If the wound becomes infected or you don't have a recent tetanus shot, make an appointment to see your doctor. The follow up can be as much a life-saver as the initial treatment of the injury. </div>
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One final thought - most folks are not doctors or paramedics. Keep calm and know your limits for treating yourself and others. Use common sense and call the professionals in when needed.</div>
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Canoezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06159367625637366095noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6425836617756602936.post-81628178927552587942013-11-14T06:00:00.000-05:002013-11-14T11:59:47.799-05:00Thursday Thought<blockquote class="tr_bq">
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Sort of strange Tech Tip Tuesday, as the "tech tip" is about teaching.<br />
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The most important thing that you can do as an instructor is to realize that all students are different.
They come with different life experiences, preconceived notions, and
abilities. My students have had various degrees of woodworking
experience from rank beginner to professional cabinet-maker. Some have better visualization skills and some have better dexterity than others. I'm always a little apprehensive during the first weeks of class as I'm trying to figure out what is unique to each of the students, learn names and instruct the class.<br /><br />
I've learned that people learn things differently from one another. Some folks learn better by hearing about something. Some learn by watching the task being done or seeing pictures of the process. Some learn by doing the task hands-on. Some need a bit of all three. You need to know how that student "operates" to be able to best instruct them.<br />
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As a teacher, you will also need to recognize that you don't know everything. It would be pretty arrogant to assume that you did as nobody really does - even the experts. Sometimes you have to say, "I don't know", "Let me think about it" or "Let me do a bit of research". It's more important to find the right answer than to worry about looking stupid and giving and off the cuff answer that isn't right.<br />
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The first year I taught I was pretty nervous as I really had no idea how well or badly certain things would go. I had some teaching experience from college and summer camp work, so I understood how to organize and teach a class and I knew my subject matter, but I still had a bunch of questions running around my head about how things would work. It gets better with time. The more you teach a subject, the smoother it gets - the first year will not be as smooth, but as time goes on, the benefit of experience is nothing to sneeze at. <br />
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I learn more from my students than they do from me and I think most good teachers recognize this. What I mean here is that I learn things to teach my students two ways. The first way is by watching the types of mistakes they make and try to tailor my instruction for the future to avoid these mistakes. As there are probably an infinite variety of mistakes out there, I figure I'll learn a great deal. The second way I learn from students is that they bring different experiences to the class from the outside world. Often by the questions they ask and methods they suggest we all learn something new - even if it's not to do something that way.<br />
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You have to keep yourself focused on the goals at hand - in my class, we build sawhorses and strongbacks, but the goal of the class is to learn to build boats. Are the strongbacks integral to that process? Yes - so we go over that in class in pretty good detail. Are the sawhorses? Well, not really, so that becomes a group project that is more focused on "production" - knocking the work out - than the lessons of building a sawhorse.<br />
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Another basic rule of teaching comes from the Silver Fox:<br />
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"Tell 'em what you're gonna tell 'em. Tell 'em. Tell 'em what you told 'em." Pretty simple - you can't expect students to get things the first time. They will learn best by hearing, seeing, or doing something repeatedly. This is how they gain experience.<br />
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One last thing. Have patience. Lots of patience.Canoezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06159367625637366095noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6425836617756602936.post-70977377608014650762013-10-31T06:00:00.000-04:002013-10-31T06:00:09.519-04:00Happy Halloween!So, what kind of candy did you get?<br />
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- Vince LombardiCanoezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06159367625637366095noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6425836617756602936.post-49060991213668154612013-10-22T21:09:00.002-04:002013-10-22T21:09:12.370-04:00Tech Tip TuesdayNon-Traditional Skin-on-Frame design may be converted from other more traditional designs relatively easily. The easiest designs to convert are those that have faceted cross-sections. For someone looking for faceted designs, existing lapstrake and stitch-and-glue designs would be good candidates. Round-bottomed designs - like traditional canoes tend to be - can be converted as well, but there is a little bit more trial and error in creating the "flats" along the curve, because you want the stringers to be "fair" curves along the length of the boat.<br />
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<u> Lapstrake Boat</u></div>
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<u> Stitch-and-Glue Eastport Pram</u></div>
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You need to plan for a design where the facets are not very wide - if they are, you may need to break up the "panel" into a smaller width. By "wide" I mean panels more than 10" or a foot wide. If the fabric panels are wide and the fabric isn't tight enough, it can sag under water pressure - perhaps hitting a frame - which will slow the boat in the water. <br />
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The other main caveat is that the stringers don't want to have lots of force applied to the hull in the "up" and "down" direction. This is particularly true of the gunwales or the sheer clamps on the boat. Excessive forces can cause the hull to bend with more rocker - the fore-and-aft curvature of the hull that is reminiscent of the shape a rocker on a rocking chair - or hogging - a reverse bend where the middle of the keel is higher than the ends. The other issue is that the hull can distort from the forces. These forces applied to the hull can be minimized by pre-bending, laminating stringers to the curve, steaming the stringers to shape.<br />
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There are some other minor concerns. One is fabric width. You may want to be able to build the boat with one single piece of fabric so you don't have a seam at the bottom. This may not be possible and you may have to stitch multiple pieces of fabric together, but this isn't a disaster or an impossibility. <br />
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One item that should not be ignored - for any boat building - is that you need to have the correct scantlings for the boat. Scantlings are the appropriate dimensional timbers for a given size of boat. This would include the right thickness of plywood - typically 1/2" for small boats - and the correct stringer cross-section. The boats that we're building have stringers that range from 5/8" square to as big as 1-1/2"x 3/4". Boats that are designed for paddling - such as a canoe, pirogue or kayak - will have structural elements such as decks or breasthooks, thwarts, floors, coamings and the like to help keep the shape of the boat. Boats designed for rowing or sailing have other concerns. For sailing boats, they need to hold their shape when the forces of wind and water are applied to the centerboard/daggerboard and trunk, rudder, mast partners, and mast step. Rowing craft need to have a strong enough seat and gunwales/oarlocks to resist to forces applied by the rower to the hull.<br />
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