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i like their caveat about not being able to make the boat shorter or longer and not changing the width They obviously aren't in the real world

on the subject of wet or not wet, y'all may be comparing apples and oranges Ron has historically (if i remember correctly) used vinyl ester (polyester) resins on his boats while most everyone else has been using epoxy. The hardner for vinyl esters is typically methyl ethyl ketone, which is a...

be interested to see if you can tell the difference between a soft chine and a hard chine in the water

why get the beds completely off the ground? My raised beds - since 1984 - are just old crossties laid on the ground and backfilled with good dirt

don't understand why you folks are so bent on shooting a squirrel in the head the head has some of the best meat, including the brains why not shoot them in the ribs - essentially no meat there and they're just as dead?

good comments BK and Oyster I also like the thicker pieces of wood but didn't want to cut up a 3" X 4" chunk of good cypress just for a how to I didn't discuss grain orientation - my bad - but it is critical particularly in larger boats and boats where there is a lot of stress on the stem...

not sure i understand, the inside angle is the same as the outside angle, you could always cut away the back side of the stem if you don't like the part that stands proud reckon you're right about stitch and glue not needing stems, never built a stitch and glue

don't know what you're building without stems or what materials you're using, but neither planks nor 1/4" marine plywood likes to easily bend the way we bend them for us, the stem pieces hold the sides together at the ends and also provide for sealing against water intrusion i can't imagine...

flip the stem around and cut the other side and you now have a curved stem piece that matches your sides drop it in place and fasten notice that the backside of the stem stands proud from the sides, if you use a wider board or trim the stem before inserting, you can reduce or eliminate...

flip the stem on its backside and draw a line down the center we build on jigs so the next step is to determine the angle where the sides come together, I've used an already built boat for the demo the angle on this boat came out to 50 degrees, so set the bandsaw for 25 degrees keeping...

with the sides matched, next transfer the curve to the stem, I'm using a scrap piece of 2 X 4, some folks like to use a larger piece - i'll explain this later now cut the stem (2 X 4) to match the curve in the sides

you have three points, take a flexible batten and draw the curve if you don't like the curve, now's the time to redraw because the next step is to cut the end of the panel and cut the other side to match

Been some interest in how to make curved stems for your pirogue so I thought I'd give a rough outline. Lots of pictures so I'll do it in several posts There's no right or wrong way to make a curved stem as long as you end up with the desired result Here's the way friend Keith and I do it...

Another high-temperature lubricant, hexagonal boron nitride, has the same molecular structure as graphite. It is sometimes called white graphite, due to its similar properties.

wow that's a nice collection