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Soaking the ash laths to make them supple
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| Drilling the laths |
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| Fitting the posts under the seat |
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Preparing to bend the gunwale
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| Fitting the posts under the seat |
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| Bending the gunwale |
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| Nailing the two gunwale laths together |
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| Long laths fitted to the seat posts |
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| Bending ribs and stringers |
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| Bending the ribs and stringers |
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| Frame completed |
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| Fitting the calico skin |
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| Adding laths to the inside and outside of the gunwale after one coat of tar |
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| The start of three coats of tar |
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Testing for leaks-and there were none!
WILL IT FLOAT WITH BRONWYN IN THE CORACLE ? |
Dave must have told you about the ones we saw being made on our trip, they never had all the machines you had to make yours, just basic hand tools
ReplyDeleteWe saw a guy propelling himself with one oar (at the front) it was amazing watching him propell himself acros the water, not a pond, but the sea
We saw coacles of many sizes, large and small, but all incredible efficient at crossing water, catching fish or just being a ferry to get from ship to shore
YOU should be proud you even know how to buildone, I hope you havent just let it sit there, a boat like a coracle should be used and enjoyed
Derrick