A LOOK AT SOME FINISHED BOATS OUT THE CLASS ROOM WINDOW

AFTER GLUING THE CENTERBOARD TRUNK TO THE KEEL, WE PLACED IT BACK IN THE MOLD

WHAT WELL BEHAVED STUDENTS AS WE HEAD TO A CHAUFFEURED FIELD TRIP TO SYDNEY B.C. TO VISIT SOME WOODEN BOAT BUILDING SHOPS AS WELL AS WESTWIND HARDWOOD INC. THE BOAT BUILDING SHOPS INCLUDED ABERNETHY AND GAUDIN BOATBUILDERS LTD. , PAUL GARTSIDE LTD. AND JESPERSEN BOAT BUILDERS LTD.

MORE PICTURES . NOT VERY MANY TURNED OUT BECAUSE OF A WRONG BUTTON PUSHED PROBLEM

THE CUSTOMER WE ARE BUILDING THE BOAT FOR HAPPENS TO OWN WESTWIND HARDWOOD INC. SO WE FIND OURSELVES USING VERY FINE WOOD MATERIALS SUCH AS THIS 13 X 2 INCH PIECE OF HONDURAN MAHOGANY . WE USED 8 FEET OF IT PREVIOUSLY FOR OTHER PARTS BUT WERE STILL LEFT WITH THIS 6 FOOT PIECE. WE DECIDED TO RE-SAW IT SO WE COULD MAKE OUR RUDDER OUT OF ONE PIECE OF WOOD BUT REALIZED THAT OUR BAND SAW WAS TO SMALL FOR IT TO FIT ! WE DECIDED TO GRIND IT OUT BY HAND. WE USED THE TABLE SAW AS MUCH AS IT WOULD GO ON BOTH SIDES AND USED THAT AS A GUIDE. 3 HOURS LATER, SUCCESS!!

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