English Cutter Half Hull by Don Farr

HI MIKE, RIGHT NOW I AM GOING TO TRY A DIFFERENT TECHNIC THAT I USED IN THE PAST I AM GOING TO USE A PIECE OF EXOTIC WOOD ABOUT 3/32 INCH THICK FORMING A RABBIT JOINT AND MAKING A FINSH PIECE, WILL TRY AND SEE IF IT WORKS WILL BE POSTING SOME DRY FITS ON THE KEEL AND I WILL TRY TO SHOW YOU WHAT I MEAN, BRAIN HEMORAGE TODAY. GOD BLESS STAY SAFE YOU AND YOURS DON
 
SLOW BUT GETTING THERE HAVE UPPER AND LOWER KEEL DONE DID IT IN ONE PIECE GOT SOME OF THE STEM FITTED STILL NEEDS WORK ON IT ALSO KEEL NOTCHES NEED SOME MORE WORK WORKING TO THE LINE, I STILL AM DRY FITTING THE RABBIT/FINISH PICE JUST A SAMPLE USING SOME 3/32 INCH WALNUT LAYING AROUND HAVE TO MAKE SURE I LEAVE 1/16 INCH FOR PLANKING TO FIT, JUST A THOUGHT IF YOU USE CLINKER PLANKING HOW DOES IT FIT INTO A RABBITT AT STEM AND STERN, JUST A THOUGHT. GOD BLESS STAY SAFE ALL DON20210310_000133.jpg


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Looks good Don, as long as you dry fit everything you shouldn’t have any problems, well maybe one or two lol.
 
THANK YOU KEN YOUR PLANS WERE FANTATIC TO WORK WITH LOVE IT SO FAR, PLANKING WILL DETERMINE IF GOOD OR NOT, MORE IN THE WORKS I HOPE. GOD BLESS STAY SAFE YOU AND YOURS DON
 
ok here is the dry fit of the first critcal part the second is the planking WHAT I AM SHOWING IS HOW I AM DOING THE RABBITT AND THE FINISH MATERIAL ON THE STEM POST, KEEL, STERN POST, I HAVE DONE THIS ONCE BEFORE AND I WORKED OUT OK, I NEED OPIONS PLEASE BEFORE I START TO GLUE UP ITEMS, TYPE OF WOOD NOT SURE YET, HAVE SOME BOXWOOD, PADUCK, YELLOW HEART ALL 1/16, GOING FOR A DIFFERENT WOOD FOR PLANKING MONKEY WOOD FROM OCOOCH HARDWOODS, RESOPOND PLEASE. GOD BLESS STAY SAFE ALL DON20210316_205020.jpg

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not sure if I can help, I was just going to use some white walnut for all the keel parts and probably bas wood for the planks when I get started. I may try to rip some white oak, but that may not go well.. :) good luck
 
OK WAS GOING TO USE 1/16 INCH PADAUK FOR KEEL ASSY. AND YELLOW HEART FOR PLANKING BUT NIGEL BROOK WAS SO RIGHT PADUAK CAN NOT HAVE AN OILED OR POLY FINISH IT WOULD BE MESS, SO PLANE NO 2 USING WENGE FOR KEEL ASS., AND YELLOW HEART FOR PLANKING THE WENGE LOOKS LIKE EBONY WHEN OILED HERE IS SAMPLE OF FINISH COMMENTS PLEASE. GOD BLESS STAY SAFE YOU AND YOURS DON20210317_024847.jpg20210317_025005.jpg
 
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Looks good so far, I guess you are making another keel 1/16” thick to cover the first keel to form your rabbit. Are you going to use different woods above and below the waterline?
 
NO I AM GOING TO USE WENGE FOR KEEL ASSEMBLY AND YELLOW HEART FOR PLANKING SEE ABOVE YOUR OPION MIKE MY ONLY PROBLEM IS HOW TO GET IT MORE SHINEY I WONDER IF THERE IS A PASTE WAX OF SOME KIND TO USE OR OTHER METHOD. GOD BLESS STAY SAFE YOU AND YOURS DON
 

Hi Don, you could try Rust-Oleum Acrylic Lacquer Spray Paint - Gloss Clear, it would give the wood a high shine without changing the color.​




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THANKS MIKE, THAT IS GREAT WILL PICK IT UP ON SATURDAY WHEN GOING OUT SHOPPING FIRST TIME IN 11MOS, THANK YOU GREATLY BTW HAVE YOU STARTED ANY PLANKING OR DEVLOPING METHODS YET, LOOKS LIKE I WILL BE GLUEING UP THIS WEEKEND ONE MORE DRY FIT AND CHECK AND IT IS READY. GOD BLESS STAY SAFE YOU AND YOURS DON
 
Hi Don, my daughter brought over a model I built a few years back. One of her cats pushed it off a bookshelf and asked me to fix it, I will not be planking for a while.IMG_3356.jpgIMG_3357.jpgIMG_3358.jpg
 
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GOTCA IT LOOKS LIKE MOST OF THE DAMAGE IS TO THE MASTS AND RIGGING LUCKEY A BEAUTY OF A MODEL MOKE, JUST LOVELY. GOD BLESS STAY SAFE YOU AND YOURS DON
 
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