Random Sunday Pics

Here are a few random images I snapped today. Spent a few hours tinkering with the boat. Mid-afternoon I decided to take a ride down to a local river. It was running pretty high due to all the rain and snow melt, there were a few fly chuckers out there - I assume looking for steelhead. (This river is not really known for steelhead, but the die hards do tag one once in a while I am told.)

Anyway - here are a few pics.

Btw - I needed a hand plane and was looking to buy one. I figured I would ask my grandpa if he had an old one. He then came back from his shop with a really heavy duty, and quite old plane that beats anything I have held in the stores. Had the blade tuned at the local hardware (which they gladly did bc they are friends of gramps). Needless to say, that thing slices with precision... what a pleasure to work with, and I have to admit, it was cool to use his old plane to build this new boat. He also helped me drill the drain holes in the bottom of the frames before I put the hull together. Very cool... He has always been the man to see if I needed a particular tool...

Thanks for looking.









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Permalink Reply by Greg Hatten on February 15, 2009 at 6:32pm
Great random pics... thanks so much for posting. Very good progress, Jason!! That river looks cccccold !!
Greg
Permalink Reply by Mike Dearing on February 15, 2009 at 7:20pm
Nice pics Jason.

Whatever you do don't rush building the boat, to me its the best part of owning one. Once its done you'll miss the construction part of it.

Mike
Permalink Reply by lhedrick on February 15, 2009 at 8:53pm
Mike is right, when you are done, there is kind of a let down. While I like floating what I build I really think I like the build process more. I hope to always have one under construction. Take you time and enjoy the process.
Permalink Reply by Herb Jacobsen on February 16, 2009 at 9:59am
The pictures are great. Your boat is coming along quite well. Makes me want to build one again. Having some good wood working tools really helps. When I built my first boat in the late 60's my dad had some great tools. That helped a lot.

The boat was a kit from a now defunct outfit in the Seattle area. If I remember it cost about $220. After that boat I got a new Keith Steele with trailer, 3 oars and an anchor bracket for $860. The boat alone was $360, a 16x48 hi side. Not quite the same these days.

Herb
Permalink Reply by Jason Knight on February 16, 2009 at 10:30am
Using nice tools makes all the difference. I have been really enjoying working with hand tools vs. power tools when possible... it's a more personal means to an end. The hand plane is my favorite hand tool so far.

And yes the price of boats has gone up a "tad" since the days you describe...
But, given the fact I wasn't even born then, I do not have much of a reference point to compare to... haha

-jk-
Permalink Reply by Dave Z on February 16, 2009 at 2:20pm
Looks good. Nice tight work, Jason. I agree about hand tolls. You will find yourself getting a good eye spotting them at yard sales and flea markets. I find the steel used int he old plane irons is way better than the stuff you can get today, of course unless you can drop the $$ for a Lie-Neilsen plane. I planed my stem of the current boat from a white oak log I had cut into 10/4 boards a few years back. Used an old Bailey spokeshave and a Stanley 9-1/2 and #220. Good stuff.
Permalink Reply by Daniel Paull on February 17, 2009 at 5:26am
Hi Jason,
It looks like you are doing a very precise job. What you did with that plane, I did with a belt sander, much less pleasant. I ended up with a low spot along the side between two frames which I had to fill later for there to be contact between the side and the bottom. I got my boat in the water last weekend and she was a pleasure to row. Take care.
Dan Paull

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