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See the link in post #12 ;-)

What about...
http://www.clcboats.com/shop/products/boat-gear/rowing-gear-accessories/edson-oar-loc.html

Many contemporary science "journalists" report on subjects they know nothing about; this reminds me of articles I've seen numerous times through the (internet) years describing how we could see a...

Duckworks bbs also carries it; I bought a "leathering kit" from them several years ago which included the Oarsman tallow. I figure (at now 77 yrs old) that little tin of tallow will last me the rest...

And yet more people chose Epifanes than any other one, by a considerable margin... ;-)

You probably can't do your final rigging till you've seen how it looks underway; there are lots of modifications and adjustments you may want to make along the way...

Here's howI did mine; used strips screwed to the "frame" to clamp in the sandpaper. The screws don't contact the workpiece.
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"I'm thinking, though, that I might need about three or four of different radii to accommodate the taper."

Not really, the radius of the plane iron (or a radiused card scraper as I used) just has...

Epifanes "Turkish Blue" on an Oughtred designed PennyFee...
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Why not just a couple of half hitches? Easy to tie, secure, and easy to spill... ??

BTW, regarding terminology, many builders/designers use the term "hog" and "keelson" interchangeably; e.g. Ian Oughtred does both in the plans he draws and in his "Clinker Plywood Boatbuilding...

This thread reminds me of a piece in a Herb Caen column in the SF Chronicle 50+ years ago when "vanity" license plates were first becoming available. Of course the California DMV tried to screen...

Agreed...

Looks like a fun build and a beautiful boat. Oughtred's plans are a pleasure to work from.
Have fun!

Perhaps you already know this; West System epoxy has different recommended working temps depending on which hardener is used. I don't remember exactly, but I think 105 resin with 205 fast hardener is...

The proper term is "priest" ;)

An interesting book that was given to me recently called "The Nature of Boats (insights and esoterica for the nautically obsessed)" by Dave Gerr has at least one whole chapter on "stability." Lots of...

... and Epifanes yacht enamel...

I believe it's unavailable now lots of places like California due to voc regs...

Looks like sugar pine to me; I've used lots of it, but not on boats...

I've been using 2 of these- one for a 14" Delta bandsaw, and one for a 10" Powermatic open stand table saw- for 20+ years. They've been a godsend in my small shop. They're very stable set up this...

I assumed this was a tongue-in-cheek allusion to Ian Fleming's most famous character... ;-)

What's this stuff in my tool cabinet says "rubber cement?" Here's another says it's "Duco cement?"

The trouble with pedantry is that it contributes nothing to the discussion...

I believe this is exactly what Joel White did with an Asa Thompson skiff/tender to come up with the Yankee Tender, the plans for which are available from our host's Wooden Boat Store. I committed the...

I don't need lectures on politics or authoritarianism; but I do know a disrespectful, rude, self-aggrandizing SOB when I encounter one...

I don't know what "lie" you're referring to, but you've got a lot of goddamned gall calling someone you don't know and no nothing about a liar. I offered the anecdote- 100% true by the way- to inject...

60 some years ago, we were watching what was probably the 1st televised presidential debate (Nixon-Kennedy??) when my father walked through the room and jokingly (but astutely) summed up the entire...

BTW, I had McBeath's in SF ship 5 sheets of 9mm meranti to my local lumber store in Healdsburg (who very graciously accepted delivery for me). Cost $75 which is a bargain considering driving to SF or...

Oughtred also calls them "bilge keels" in his "Boatbuilding Manual" (see the Glossary). In the Penny Fee plans he refers to them as "bilge keels or bilge runners."
"A rose by any other name..." :d

OP said it's a 2:1 mix; that's not West. West does give mix ratios by volume and by weight; I would expect other brands do too...
Fer crissakes read the instructions; it's well worth the time...

Yes, I forgot to mention Sailrite also recommends the use of and includes in the kit the basting tape Todd mentioned...

The instructions that came with my Sailrite kit said for most seams to use 2 rows of zig-zag or 3 straight stitch; this for dacron sails...

Why a "flatbed"? Why not just a 2x6 or 2x8 in the middle to support the keel; and bunks to keep it upright? (and obviously tie downs, winch strap etc) I assume the flatbed provides other benefits?...

Thanks for the replies; I’m starting with a Karavan trailer so I think modifications like these should be pretty straightforward.
More ideas are of course welcome BY:D
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I'm almost done building my Oughtred Penny Fee which is the big sister (16'LOA x 5'3"B) of the Tammie Norrie. The TN is quite popular here and I'm looking for suggestions on how to set up the...

I use waterstones and keep them flat with 220 wet/dry on a granite plate I got from Woodcraft many years ago. A little trick I learned about flattening stones is to draw criss-cross pencil lines over...

A good friend and boatbuilding mentor has told me more than once, " there's only one guy you have to please..."

They still are by ATMs (amateur telescope makers)...

Duckworks has them...

I just put a shim in to fill the 1/32" gap where the inwale meets (or should have met) the quarter knee; both are mahogany. It' s visible but unobtrusive; I don't believe "perfection" is terribly...

I dry-clamp pretty much everything before glue-up just so I know the location and sequence of all clamps and any other stuff I might need like clamp pads, wedges etc.
Your build looks great.

Yes, tapering the staves before glue-up is necessary to keep the wall thickness uniform; otherwise the walls become thinner the more you taper. But as I mentioned, I only taper the plugged ends-...

I also left the individual strips straight along the top and bottom for about the length of the plugs; this way the plugs don't need to be tapered- which would be a bit more difficult than a simple...

Yes, thanks for elucidating... ;-)
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https://www.duckworksmagazine.com/10/howto/birdsmouth/
Be sure to use the formulas for how you cut the bird's mouth (centered on the edge, not offset). Take some time studying this stuff; there's a...

Me neither; can you show more how your set-up works?
thanks
pvg

https://www.homedepot.com/p/Klean-Strip-1-qt-SLX-Denatured-Alcohol-QSL26/100118908

Yup, I live in Calif and buy denatured alcohol at the local lumber/hardware store...

I recently did a birds mouth mast glue up for the Oughtred Penny Fee by myself; not by choice but because of the corona virus stuff. I made 6 "cradles" that were not sized or shaped except to be...