Building a Set of Oars

Building a Set of Oars

Building a Simple Pair of 7′ Oars
By Bob Smalser, June 18, 2004
These are for the wedding-gift sailboat to the oldest son, so the family consensus is that store-bought oars or my cruder, painted workboat oars won´t do … I´ll have to bite the bullet and finish something in … ugh … brightwork. The [...]

May 28th, 2009 by admin 

Scarfing Rubrails

Scarfing Rubrails

The Weekender is simple to build. In the basic plans, the only essential tools you need are a circular saw, jig saw, power screwdriver and a few miscellaneous hand tools. No difficult, exotic or fancy woodworking skills required. That’s a good thing!
That being said, several builders have found it [...]

May 20th, 2009 by admin