English Cutter Half Hull by Don Farr

OK ALL, HAVE NOT BEEN SLACK JUST TAKING A LONG TIME TO GET THE JOINTS CORRECT ON THE FINISH/RABITT PIECEJUST NEED THE STEM PIECES TO FIT SHOULD BE GLUED BY TOMORROW, I SHOW FOR THOSE WHO ARE INTERESTED THE USE OF WENGE WHEN SANDED AS I SHOW AT THE STERN IT IS A MESS, BUT AFTER CLEANING WITH MINERAL SPIRTS IT IS A BEAUTIFUL FINISH WHEN OILED IT TURNS ALMOST COMPLETLY BLACK, ALSO SHOW GARBOARD PLANK DRY FITTED IT IS YELLOW HEART, PLEASE, PLEASE COMMENTS ARE REQUESTED. GOD BLESS STAY SAFE ALL DON20210419_021426.jpg20210419_021606.jpg20210419_021826.jpg20210419_021937.jpg
 
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HI MIKE I GOT MY YELLOW HEART FROM OCOOCH HARDWOODS, THEY DO NOT CUT STRIPS I NORMALLY ORDER MATERIALS LARGER THEN I NEED AND THICKNESS IT AND CUT MY STRIPS ON MY BAND SAW THAT WAY I CAN GET WHAT I NEED AT THE TIME THEY HAVE BEAUTIFULL MATERIAL BUT LIMITED TPPES BUT WHAT THEY OFFER IS SUPERB. GOD BLESS STAY SAFE YOU AND YOURS DON
 
OOPS AS TO THE HUE NOT SURE AS I HAVE VERY LITTLE ALSKAN YELLOW CEDAR ON OCOOH HARDWOOD SITE THEY SHOW SAMPLES AND WILL ANSWER YOUR QUESTIOND PROMTLY. GOD BLESS STAY SAFE YOU AND YOURS DON
 
OOPS AS TO THE HUE NOT SURE AS I HAVE VERY LITTLE ALSKAN YELLOW CEDAR ON OCOOH HARDWOOD SITE THEY SHOW SAMPLES AND WILL ANSWER YOUR QUESTIOND PROMTLY. GOD BLESS STAY SAFE YOU AND YOURS DON
Don, I did misspell the name of the tape. The correct spelling is TAMIYA and it is on Amazon under Tamiya America masking tape. Enjoy. Aloha, MikeJ
 
OK ALL, AFTER 10 DAYS OF KNEE PAIN BACK AT IT SLOWLY SOME PROGRESS, GARBOARD STRAKE INSTALLED, FIRST BROAD STRAKE DRY FITTED, WILL INSTALL ONE MORE BROAD STRAKE THEN SPILING PLANKS OH, OH.GOD BLESS STAY SAFE ALL DON
 

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Looks good Don! I am glad your knee is doing better.
 
YEA AFTER SOME PHYSICAL SET BACKS AT IT AGAIN, THE GARBOARD AND 2 BROAD STRAKES GLUED IN PLCE STARTING THE SPILE A TEST ONE, ALREADY HAVING TYPICAL PROBLEM TAPE I AM USING CAN NOT RIGHT VERY WELL ON IT, WILL MKE IT WORK FOLLOWING MIKE J SPILING HOPE MY TURNS OUT FAIR HOPEFULLY WILL SEE. GOD BLESS STAY SAFE ALL DON
 

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HI MIKE J, YEA HAD PHYSICAL SET BACK AS I AM NOW CONFINED TO A WHEEL CHAIR DUE TO EXTRME ARTHRITIS IN MY KNEES, NOT AS BAD AS IT SOUNDS, AS MY CHILDREN AND DRS HAVE SAID I AM EXCHANGING ONE CHAIR FOR ANOTHER, BUT IT DOES PRSENT SOME PROBLEMS AS I MODEL IN 2 SEPERATE ROOMS GETTING BACK IN FORTH IS A PIA SO INSTEAD OF DOING BUILDS LIKE I USED TO I NOW CONCENTRATE ON ONE, SO IT IS THE CUTTERS TURN TOMORROW AND I AM GOING TO NEED HELP WITH THE SPILING AS I HAVE TRIED THE SPILE WITH A COMPASS ON LOWER PLANK IT DID NOT COME OUT RIGHT AT ALL SO I AM GOING TO DO IT STEP BY STEPN SO NEED YOUR HELP ON IT. GOD BLESS STAY SAFE YOU AND YOURS DON
 
HI MIKE J, YEA HAD PHYSICAL SET BACK AS I AM NOW CONFINED TO A WHEEL CHAIR DUE TO EXTRME ARTHRITIS IN MY KNEES, NOT AS BAD AS IT SOUNDS, AS MY CHILDREN AND DRS HAVE SAID I AM EXCHANGING ONE CHAIR FOR ANOTHER, BUT IT DOES PRSENT SOME PROBLEMS AS I MODEL IN 2 SEPERATE ROOMS GETTING BACK IN FORTH IS A PIA SO INSTEAD OF DOING BUILDS LIKE I USED TO I NOW CONCENTRATE ON ONE, SO IT IS THE CUTTERS TURN TOMORROW AND I AM GOING TO NEED HELP WITH THE SPILING AS I HAVE TRIED THE SPILE WITH A COMPASS ON LOWER PLANK IT DID NOT COME OUT RIGHT AT ALL SO I AM GOING TO DO IT STEP BY STEPN SO NEED YOUR HELP ON IT. GOD BLESS STAY SAFE YOU AND YOURS DON
So sorry about your knees. No Problem with spiling. PM me anytime. MikeJ
 
OK ALL BACK AT THE HALF HULL/CUTTER, HERE ARE SOME PICTURES OF MY PROBLEMS 2 WITH EXTREMLY BAD RESULTS AND 2 USING A DIFFERENT TYPE TAPE HOPEFULLY I AM DOING THAT OK SO ALL MIKES PLEASE HELP GOD BLESS STAY SAFE ALL DON
 
Hi Don, it looks like you forgot to attach the photos.
 
OH CRAP DID IT AGAIN HERE THEY ARE. GOD BLESS YOU AND YOURS DON
 

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Don, I made a mistake a few months ago when I attached instructions to you on how to spile. This was the intellectual property of Tony Lavine and copyrighted and I shouldn't have posted it. I've taken it down and I want you to know not to use it or forward it without contacting Ms. Lavine for permission. MikeJ
 
HI MIKE I UNDERSTAND COMPLETLY HAVE NO PROBLEM WITH WHAT YOU ARE SAYING IT IS FOR MY PERSONAL USE ONLY, WILL STAY WITH ME ONLY YOU HAVE MY WORD ON THAT I WILL POST TO YOU BY PM MY PROGRESS I THINK I HAVE FOUND OUT WHY MY FIRST DISASTER IT WAS HOW I USED THE TAPE HAVE SWITCHED TO TAMYIA, GOD BLESS STAY SAFE YOU AND YOURS DON
 
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