Day 3 - More pictures

Captain Chesapeake became quite teary eyed after Tim recited this moving poem.  It was a touching and lovely way to start our work on Day 3.

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O Captain! my Captain! our fearful cuts are done,

The wood has weather’d every nail, the prize we sought is won,

The port is near, the bells I hear, the people all exulting,

While follow eyes the steady keel, the vessel grim and daring;

But O heart! heart! heart!

O the bleeding drops of glue,

Where on the deck my Captain lies,

Exhausted from plans so true.

O Captain! my Captain! rise up and hear the bells;

Rise up—for you the flag is flung—for you the bugle trills,

For you bouquets and ribbon’d wreaths—for you the shores a-crowding,

For you they call, the swaying mass, their eager faces turning;

Here Captain! dear father!

This fishing rod so tall

It is some dream that on the deck,

the crabs and fishy fall.

My Captain does not answer, his furrowed brow is still,

He cannot see the plans anymore, he has no strength nor will,

The boat parts are safe and sound, the major cuts are done,

From fearful assembly,  butt blocks join, the transom cuts are won;

 Exult O shores, and ring O bells!

But I with mournful tread,

Leave the barn my Captain leads,

Another day to bed.

Tim is the epitomy of safety. He did forget his titanium suit.

Tim and Tony were in charge of screwing butt joints. Not much more to be said but Dave and I stayed far away.

 Dave spent much of the night gluing the joints. 

 

 

 

 

Finished transom with 3x3 locust corner posts attached. Ready to dry in regulated heated area.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Picture of finished sides after butt blocks have been screwed and glued into place. Now ready to cure for 7 days in Tim's insulated workshop at 70 deg.

 

 

Laying out the 3 pieces that make up the 20ft side and preparing to attach the butt blocks.

Tim testing the 8 deg bevel cut required for the transom corner posts which are made of black locust

David performing the final sanding of the 45 deg bow post.  Made from black locust.



Jim nailing up straight edge guide board to execute beveled cuts required of transom with hand circular saw.   (Nice nailing form Jim)

 

 

 

Bill Burton came to me in a dream last night... I cannot remember the details

only these vivid images of things to come were left in my mind.

Day 3 progress report and QA review

I feel that the members of the Darlington Boat builders Guild are finally getting their rhythm.

We are slowing the pace and increasing our quality control check points and ultimate quality.


I am sure that you will be posting all the pics of the work accomplished on day 3. 


Keep up the great work!!

Cure Temperature for 3M

New Information:

We've determined that 3M will cure between 50 deg and no higher than 90deg.

If we could maintain 60 or 70 deg That would be perfect.

Will cure everything we can in your woodshop then create a tent for the boat.

Captain T

Second Day --- After Action Report

All,

As you are aware the builders were back to the grind yesterday evening.  Especially David who operated the grinder with flawless fashion all evening.

It was a tough night working with the iron wood locust beams. Tim masterfully cut the 2 rear transom locust post out of 6x6 beams…no easy feat. But most impressively Tim and I masterfully cut the 54.5 deg bow beam. We are investigating the curing temps required for 3m 5200 adhesive. If warm temps are required we may have to create a MacGyver style tent to heat around the boat for proper curing.

Safety concerns:

We should bring some safety glasses next week.

We should bring dust masks.    I have been picking golf ball size boogers out of my nose made of locust dust and coughing nasty stuff up.

That is all for now…..bring more clamps if you have them.

Captain T

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Captain T
 
Good report. I strongly agree with dust mask and eye protection
 
My sinuses are in an uproar and my eyes are irritated today
 
Success does come with a cost
 
I have ordered some clamps, hopefully they will arrive soon
 
First Mate Tim

Are there any others that are building it right???

I think the link below goes a long way in showing the order of the build.

Pictures of others building the sciff right

They say copying is the best form of flattery. I suspect we will try to copy everyone elses techniques.

First Day --- After Action Report

Fellow Captains,

I offer this After Action Report as a service to the boat builders guild

General Comments

1) Overall the first session was a huge success

2) A lot more was accomplished than anticipated for one night of work

3) The quality control team did a good job in averting some real disasters

4) The work produced was on a scale of 1 to 10, a strong 8 and well above the curve.

5) The host was very gracious and provided top quality tools and invaluable expertise

Lessons Learned

1) Think before you cut

2) Always use QC

3) Make sure Captain Steelman has glasses on before starting to cut

Tasks

1) Procure the following items for the next work session

  a) New plywood blade 

  b) New rip blade

  c) Grinder for drill

2) Rip locust to size

  a) 2 4 feet, 4x4's (3.5x3.5)

3) Begin tabulating all expenditures in a spreadsheet to track costs

End Report

First Mate, Tim

First Day ... Cutting the Transom

Our first day on the job ... a view from the Darlington Boat Builder's Guild Barn, otherwise known as Tim's Barn

 Tim is the brave one who takes the first cut into the $118 plywood

  He's very slow and methodical

 Captain T showing Tim how to sweep sawdust off the plywood

Notice the steadiness of his brush strokes

Blue is a pain in the a__. Comes out thick and slow.

Dave is doing a great job watching.

Tim is dressed like he knows what he's doing. Carhardt was smart. Dave and I both got glue on our jackets. Note to self: don't wear ravens gear when building a boat.

Screwing the plywood together

 Fixing the bad cuts by sanding the two pieces. We made our first mistake by cutting the transom and glueing the wrong sides to each other. They weren't a perfect fit.