Building Allie Kat
A Somes Sound 12 1/2
Tools:
Hand tools, power tools and stationary power tools that I have found useful are listed here.
Very sharp Scratch Awl
Planes
- No. 4 Smoothing Plane
- Small Block Plane
- Rabbet (aka Rebate) Plane
- Spokeshave
Assorted wood Chisels
Veritas Sharpening System
9" Shinto Saw Rasp
Japanese Ryoba Pull Saw 7 Inch
Bubble Level
T-Bevel Gauge
Metric Tape
Oscillating Saw with Japanese style wood cutting blades
Powered Handheld Planer
Belt sander and Random Orbital sander
Jig saw
Cordless Drill / Screw Driver
- Frearson Power Bit #2 and #3
- Tapered drill bits with countersink
Router
- Double Flute Straight Bit with 1/2" Shank
- Flush Trim 1/2-Inch Diameter by 1-Inch
- Slot 1/4-Inch Height X 3/8-Inch Depth
Router Table
Table saw (mine is a small "job site" saw)
Band saw (mine is small and only good for small pieces of wood)
Thickness planer
Stationary Belt Sander
Self Leveling Line Laser
Supplies:
Books and other References:
Essential:
How To Build Glued-Lapstrake Wooden Boats, John Brooks and Ruth Ann Hill, 2004. Instructions for building a 12 foot sailing dinghy
Helpful:
Building Small Boats, Greg Rossel, 1998. Clear instructions, helpful hints and plenty of good drawings.
Clinker Plywood Boatbuilding Manual, Iain Oughtred, 1988, Step-by-step instructions from planning to fitting out.
Wooden Boat Magazine (Also very helpful):
Issues 128, 129, 130. Building Grey Seal by Jim Wagnor
Issues 156, 157, 158. Building Ellen by John Brooks and Ruth Ann Hill
Issue 191. How To Tape A Lapstrake Waterline by Ruth Ann Hill
Issue 194. Now You See It, Now You Don't: Perfect Long Edge Joints by Ruth Ann Hill and John Brooks
Issue 217. The Somes Sound 12 1/2 by Mike O'Brien
Issue 220, 221. Apprentice's Workbench: Molds and Setup by Greg Rossel
Issue 256. Marine Plywood: A Consumer's Guide by John C. Harris
Issue 281. Thoughts on Lapstrake Planking - A magnetic lap-planing guide by Harry Bryan
Internet:
Brooks Photo Slide Shows:
Tips from a Shipwright with Master Shipwright Louis Sauzedde