[Alberg30] teak on stern

[John Birch]

Alan,

I agree, I feel it doesn't take that much longer to get accurate measurements with good tools and to use hand tools for all but the original cut which should be targeted to be as close as is possible after accounting for finishing work. One of my favourite tools is a Japanese Dozuki hand saw which cuts on the pull and has teeth only kerfed in one direction. Narrow blade, it is prefect for fine cabinetry. Bought it from Lee Valley Tools. And s.s. flexible notched rulers which eliminate parallax errors - same source.

Cheers,

John

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Alan P. Kefauver 
  To: public-list at alberg30.org 
  Sent: Wednesday, February 07, 2001 4:01 PM
  Subject: Re: [Alberg30] teak on stern


  A belt sander is the one tool I would never let near my boat. Try an orbital sander like the DeWalt 6".
  As a serious wood worker, I think handheld beltsanders and power planers should be banned from the earth. I have repaired more damage for other people caused by those two tools than nearly any other cause.
  Just a word to the wise.

  ps; I fit the wood parts to my boat with hand planes.
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  On 2/7/2001 at 3:37 PM Gord Laco wrote:

      I agree - a fine boatbuilder once told me "Make it too big & sand it down.  That's what God gave us belt sanders for."
    He really said that.  
    Gord KC426 Surprise
      ----- Original Message ----- 
      From: Alan P. Kefauver 
      To: public-list at alberg30.org 
      Sent: Wednesday, February 07, 2001 3:23 PM
      Subject: Re: [Alberg30] teak on stern


      Cut it oversize. mount it. jigsaw it to close tolerance. sand to final tolerance. use a router with a roundover bit to contour the edges. remove it and bed it with 4200 and reinstall.
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      On 2/7/2001 at 11:37 AM Lorelei23 at aol.com wrote: 
        Dear Bill. 

        The piece of teak I have is shaped like a milled piece of lumber.  It's 2" x 
        16".  The former owner gave me the wood as he was planning to replace the 
        stern piece himself; he just never got around to it.  He actually had a 
        cardboard pattern tacked to the wood, but the guy who is refinishing all my 
        deck wood is hestitant to have it cut by that pattern  because it has many 
        odd markings on it, i.e. up arrows, down arrows, etc.  We don't want to cut 
        the wood and find that it doesn't fit.   

        Some of the other information I have received from other owners includes: 

        Dwalker at cemcocpa.com (Dan Walker) :  the stern piece is actually three 
        layers, one on top of the other mitered and fit together.  I  saw a "younger" 
        boat and its stern piece had spacers between the deck and the top piece which 
        was cheaper and allowed for water drainage off the stern.  This would be 
        cheaper but not as nice to look at. 

        I have no idea that this will be helpful information, but it's all I have.   
        Any thoughts you might have on replacement would be appreciated.  I wish I 
        had the old teak the former owner took off the boat so I would not be at such 
        a disadvantage in replacing it.   

        Sincerely,    Lorelei
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