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I sure hope you guys are passing your skills along to some young fellas. Would be a shame for your skills and knowledge to be lost. I'm really enjoying this thread, thank you

I still have yet to buy a Jap saw. I will be very soon, the electric jig saw did not give me the results I desire when cutting panels. I have been doin allot of research though

betchya can't beat Chuck to the finish.....hehehe

I agree, that pic needs to disappear. If my Daughter sees it I surely will be painting her laker like it......not gonna happen

lookin good. Nice touch I used to use when building furiture was where screws were used, put in bit too large brass screw then sand top off. It leaves a nice brass pin effect. She's gonna be a purdy boat

( Providing it floats ) I'm pretty sure she'll float just fine

well done on the skiff Chuck. I'm really enjoying your build as I'm stuck out in Vancouver until the spring. My junior boat builders are anxious for me to get home and restart our builds. Thanks for the updates

well done James!!! If they're anything like my youngins this was the beginning of many great outings, as well as the beginning of several more builds

lookin pretty slick

I've seen an entire front porch framed in with inexpensive wooden screen doors, the ones with the fancy fret work. It was functional and well done for just a couple hundred bucks

a bit late but....If it is tiny air biubbles a very quick pass over with a propane torch will pop them all when still wet. I've used this when doing epoxy covered tables and it works a charm. As I said though, a very quick pass sometimes even your breath will pop them

two words...Porter Cable. I used to run a Military wood shop and used it as a measure for buying tools. Those Porter Cable 5" random orbit sanders would go 6-8 hours a day and we would auction them off still running at the end of the year. I'm still using one

good luck on this build, I'm jealous. This boat really suits my river fishing needs but alas I have no time right now. Life gets in the way sometimes. I'll be watchin anxiously though

not tryin to change your mind Joey, just tryin to figure it out and your description there has done it. I get it now, a bit slow but got it. I guess either way is as easy as the other

one more on the shear strips... with them below the edge I'm thinking your decks now have to be perfect fit prior to installing, and they go "inside" the edges of the boat sides??? Just tryin to visualise and can't wrap my tired brain around why anyone would go that route. Thinkin maybe I don't...

I don't quite understand the concept of having your shear clamp lower than the side. Would your decks now sit inside the sides? Would the top edge of the sides now be exposed? I understood the purpose of the shear to be to give an long groove of sorts for thickened epoxy to bond the top to the...

Re: Ron: did you actually really drill holes in quarters cause if you did I desperately need a picture of your 25 cent washer in use. Classic case of cheap Bas%$#@^ and I have a buddy that will lose his mind when he sees it Thanks Belly

nice lookin build. I once saw some jig saw blades that were actually sanding blades. They had grit on both sides of the blade but no cutting edge, might be the ticket for widening tight gaps

congrats on a great boat Ron. Thanks for the inspiration

sadly folks my 2 lakers are still only flat panels. Time has been the issue. I am in a new job developing course material for a new Airforce Trade and am very busy (and hating it). I'm trying to find new employment that will allow some liesure family time. (more important to me than money)...