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sparkleflit 76F
4954 posts
1/20/2022 10:08 pm
FOTO FRIDAY.....K
KEEL
sparkleflit 76F
10271 posts
1/20/2022 10:22 pm

 It's an old photo.....taken in our boat-shop probably 1980......It was an interesting building......tall thin trees with the branches and bark removed with axes and huge draw-knives, They were placed in trenches, fastened at the bottom and then bent inward and fastened in the center.....a curved A-frame shape and then then roofed with hand-split Cedar shakes........


starwomyn 70F
8872 posts
1/21/2022 3:05 am

 It looks to be a technical but ageless craft.
Abracadabra


Hawkslayer 88M
13330 posts
1/21/2022 6:44 am

 I'd like to spend some time watching them build that boat.
It only takes a drop of ink to make a million people think. There are many stories.


Maudie1 74F
8151 posts
1/21/2022 8:28 am

 Wonderful craft work, made with loving care.


Shartaun03 81F
6197 posts
1/21/2022 11:48 am

 Lovely boat Sparkle. It has very intricate work on the bottom of the boat. Someone must have had a fun time putting that boat together.


MrsJoe 76F
17388 posts
1/22/2022 8:09 am

 Interesting K photo, and to see a piece from your past. I'm just skimming through blogs I've missed over the last few days. Although I didn't comment, I enjoyed your reef and under the dock blogs. The latter one brought back memories of my childhood, when a friend and I would wade and explore a little creek near her house.
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sparkleflit 76F
10271 posts
1/22/2022 1:03 pm
    Quoting  :
Launching her was a huge undertaking.....And a great party....


sparkleflit 76F
10271 posts
1/22/2022 1:06 pm
    Quoting starwomyn:
    It looks to be a technical but ageless craft.
Yup, though a lot of the most technical stuff was done before and after this stage, which is the heavy labour part....All those planks had to be steamed in a huge contraption and then quickly carried out and fastened with clamps before they were permanently fastened.......


sparkleflit 76F
10271 posts
1/22/2022 1:09 pm
    Quoting Hawkslayer:
    I'd like to spend some time watching them build that boat.
The "lofting" stage was intriguing.....translating the plans into full-size patterns........


sparkleflit 76F
10271 posts
1/22/2022 1:11 pm
    Quoting Maudie1:
    Wonderful craft work, made with loving care.
Loving care and a lot of physical labour.....All the wood came to the site as trees......


sparkleflit 76F
10271 posts
1/22/2022 1:17 pm
    Quoting Shartaun03:
    Lovely boat Sparkle. It has very intricate work on the bottom of the boat. Someone must have had a fun time putting that boat together.
The thinner wood on the bottom of the boat are "stringers".....They are temporary and function to keep the "ribs" in place until it is planked.....You can see the planking higher up the hull.




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