1) the illustration referred to (" be sure to chamfer each upper (inside) edge as shown in the accompanying illustration") came across as a picture of many fuzzy, parallel lines and didn't show anything usable.
And 2) What Mr. Lewis said. Actually, when I was in grade school in the 1950s the arithmetic teacher used lumber sizing as a real life example. However, the pre-surfacing (rough cut) boards were actually 1/4" larger than the finished size which was the true dimension. So a 1 X 4 would go into the mill at 1 1/4 X 4 1/4 with the finished size being 1 X 4, not 3/4 X 3 3/4. I don't know when this changed. My folks had their house built in 1957 and sold it in 1965. The new owners want to do some remodeling but had to have lumber specially milled because what was available was smaller than what the house was built with.
Believe me my young friend, there is nothing – absolutely nothing – half so much worth doing as simply messing about with boat restoration.
You bought 4/4 boards but they must have also been "S4S" (Surfaced 4 Sides). We pay for the amount of board that went into the planer, not what came out :)
Beautiful work and a great article detailing the journey to get the boat back to her natural habitat.
If you really like the idea of what of these classic boats the best thing to do is buy one from a professional restorer.. I restored a 1958 British motorcycle once and spent an order of magnitude more than it was worth. in doing so. Since I have trouble knowing which end of the whacking hammer I should use in most cases I tend to stay away from restoring anything anymore!
Excellent article, makes a challenging project seem very approachable! Thanks, Marty!
Two points:
1) the illustration referred to (" be sure to chamfer each upper (inside) edge as shown in the accompanying illustration") came across as a picture of many fuzzy, parallel lines and didn't show anything usable.
And 2) What Mr. Lewis said. Actually, when I was in grade school in the 1950s the arithmetic teacher used lumber sizing as a real life example. However, the pre-surfacing (rough cut) boards were actually 1/4" larger than the finished size which was the true dimension. So a 1 X 4 would go into the mill at 1 1/4 X 4 1/4 with the finished size being 1 X 4, not 3/4 X 3 3/4. I don't know when this changed. My folks had their house built in 1957 and sold it in 1965. The new owners want to do some remodeling but had to have lumber specially milled because what was available was smaller than what the house was built with.
Believe me my young friend, there is nothing – absolutely nothing – half so much worth doing as simply messing about with boat restoration.
You bought 4/4 boards but they must have also been "S4S" (Surfaced 4 Sides). We pay for the amount of board that went into the planer, not what came out :)
Beautiful work and a great article detailing the journey to get the boat back to her natural habitat.
Cheers
Skipper and Clark
If you really like the idea of what of these classic boats the best thing to do is buy one from a professional restorer.. I restored a 1958 British motorcycle once and spent an order of magnitude more than it was worth. in doing so. Since I have trouble knowing which end of the whacking hammer I should use in most cases I tend to stay away from restoring anything anymore!
Great article. Very nicely done sir.