April 5, 2018
I ran out during lunch to select the material to be used for the new inboard and outboard rails for the Dhows. I selected white oak for the durability since the dinghies will be gifts to my younger brother and his family - the lakes on their northern Michigan land will provide an exceptionally beautiful venue to be introduced to sailing...and to introduce sailing to their little one, Michael.
I spent a fair amount of time culling through a bin of quarter-sawn white oak, and finally selected a couple boards of tight grain, mostly clean boards. I had them placed in the truck, and after securing the boards I set off for home.
I placed the boards in the shop, and over the coming week will be jointing and plaining the boards prior to ripping to lengths.
I will be steam-bending the boards to then be secured onto the dinghies...
Total Time Today: 1 hr
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