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November 2014 Blog Posts (3)

Flash build in Kiwiland a success

Andy Hutchinson and I just got back for a 3-week manic build of two dories in New Zealand. Here is the essence in a blog post:

Fretwater / High Desert flash-build…

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Added by Brad Dimock on November 30, 2014 at 12:02am — 2 Comments

Clark Fork Drifter Finished

14' Clark Fork Drifter stitch and glue drift boat finished! This is my first boat and it took me almost exactly one year to build. Thanks to the members of woodenboatpeople.com for answering newbie questions. Here's a youtube video of the construction:Clark Fork…

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Added by Austin Waggoner on November 22, 2014 at 5:14am — 2 Comments

New Zealand Briggs boats build

Andy Hutchinson and I are in Taihape, New Zealand, building a couple open Briggs dories for Whanganui River Dories. Here is Kate Thompson's video of us doing a 90-second freeform build.

http://.be/lXGfvmosjs8

We have one boat getting its gunwales on tomorrow, and the second about a day behind, about to get its outer chines. Port Orford Cedrar frames, Meranti paneling, steam-bent White Oak chines and gunwales. And all the gunwale blocks are Tasmanian Blackwood. They'll have… Continue

Added by Brad Dimock on November 13, 2014 at 12:20am — 2 Comments