Nothing much to say other than to point out the use of larch for the steamed timbers, rather than oak which I find has a tendency to go brittle and break over the years. Never found that with larch which steams well and is more predictable.
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The blog will now be devoted not to boat building but to my 82-year-old Vertue, Sally II, now undergoing a well needed refit at Johnson & Loftus in Ullapool (and gliding...)
Thursday 14 April 2016
Progress
Getting there, in a rather desultory way, but the pace quickens and a deadline is looming.
Nothing much to say other than to point out the use of larch for the steamed timbers, rather than oak which I find has a tendency to go brittle and break over the years. Never found that with larch which steams well and is more predictable.
Nothing much to say other than to point out the use of larch for the steamed timbers, rather than oak which I find has a tendency to go brittle and break over the years. Never found that with larch which steams well and is more predictable.
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