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The first true look – fitting together the skin-on-frame outrigger canoe

Tim Shaw — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 01:20:16 +0000

It was a nice day, I had the whole morning, and, frankly, it was time. Today I put the skin-on-frame outrigger canoe together for the first time: wa’a, iakos, and ama – the whole shebang.

My assessment is that things fit pretty well, though I need to sand down the pegs at the end of the iakos. [...] Related posts:

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Nice piece from NPR: “Adirondack Waters Welcome Paddlers Back”

Tim Shaw — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 00:38:04 +0000

Good use of 3 minutes. Trust me.

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New from Gary Dierking – a junk rig on an outrigger canoe

Tim Shaw — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 02:09:53 +0000

Gary Dierking down in New Zealand has been trying a junk rig on one of his tacking outriggers. There is a nice post, with video, of it up now.

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Design idea – Maine lobsterboat meets Indian canoe

Tim Shaw — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 01:58:40 +0000

At one point I came across a picture of a dugout canoe from India with these amazing, carved stemheads, not unlike this one. I am not sure why, when I started playing around with how these might get used in other contexts that I thought to do a Maine lobsterboat with them (plus a rounder stern). [...] Related posts:

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Design idea – a jukung-junk-schooner

Tim Shaw — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 01:44:48 +0000

I had this idea of taking the characteristic bow of an Indonesian jukung, which I LOVE, and marrying it to a very different hull form. In this case, what came out was a jukung bow on a pinky schooler stern with a junk rig. And I do think it has some potential.

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Design idea – ~30′-ish canoe yawl

Tim Shaw — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 01:27:29 +0000

I doodle in meetings. A lot. Occasionally, I’ll get inspired and an interesting boat idea emerges. As is my way, I am typically trying to blend traditional design characteristics in some sort of fusion. I have a few saved on scraps of paper, and its high time I started sharing them. Comments are, of course, welcome. [...] Related posts:

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We weathered the storm – the Del Ray microburst of 2010

Tim Shaw — Sat, 07 Aug 2010 02:22:57 +0000

We got a good scare yesterday here in the Del Ray neighborhood of Alexandria, VA. A front was coming through and we were expecting our usual summer thunderstorms. Instead, we now have firsthand knowledge of what a microburst is (sudden series of very strong gusts downward from a storm and then, at ground level, outward). The [...] Related posts:

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Check out Kiva and help boat-related businesses

Tim Shaw — Sun, 01 Aug 2010 16:28:37 +0000

We just went back to the microlending site Kiva for the first time in a bit. There were a couple of good maritime businesses we supported.

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Sad loss: RIP Mau Piailug

Tim Shaw — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 01:54:38 +0000

I don’t generally go to the Washington Post’s obituaries section to find blog post ideas, but lo and behold I was struck the other day to read about the life of Mau Piailug of Satawal in Micronesia. Mr. Piailug was one of the last master navigators of the Pacific, knowledgeable of the art of wayfaring using [...] No related posts. Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.

Update on the skin-on-frame outrigger canoe project – structure coming along nicely

Tim Shaw — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 00:45:35 +0000

Once again vacation (kayaking, windsurfing, and sailing at Cuttyhunk Island), our building project, and, alas, life have overtaken blogging. Well, Chine bLog is back. The good news is that the design and building project – the skin-on-frame outrigger canoe – is progressing well.

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The skin-on-frame outrigger canoe gets her ribs!

Tim Shaw — Thu, 27 May 2010 03:41:46 +0000

We took the deep plunge into the world of steam-bending and came out of it… with ribs! Ribs that look pretty good! Ribs that seem to be pretty fair! Woot!

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Comedy + canoe building: actor Nick Offerman talks strip-building with comedian Adam Carolla

Tim Shaw — Tue, 18 May 2010 01:41:18 +0000

Thanks to colleague @cvonspiegelfeld for the heads up on this: actor Nick Offerman (currently of NBC’s Parks & Recreation) was on comedian Adam Carolla’s podcast talking about woodworking in general and, in particular, Nick’s recent canoe-building projects. Warning – it’s for mature audiences only. Actually, Carolla seems to be a bit of an arse and [...] Related posts:

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More from the boat design collection of Klaus Schmitt

Tim Shaw — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 02:10:12 +0000

After our prior post showing off the designs of Klaus Schmitt we got some more to add to the collection. We continue to love what Klaus’ eye and style. Take this launch, which Klaus calls “Pidgeon 21.” Great lines and so much classier for cruising the lake on a nice day.

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Milestone reached on the skin-on-frame outrigger canoe – outwales on!

Tim Shaw — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 01:51:30 +0000

Great news out of our little boatyard here at Chine bLog headquarters: the main hull – wa’a – of the skin-on-frame outrigger canoe now has outwales and thus shows her shape. There is still a little to do in the stern with the port outwale needing a little more coaxing to get into shape. The bow [...] Related posts:

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Significant progress on skin-on-frame outrigger canoe project – the pieces are coming together

Tim Shaw — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 01:55:00 +0000

The skin-on-frame outrigger canoe has been coming together in the last week or so. The pieces I formed over the winter months were ready for the keel, which got all its rib mortises. With a first coat of linseed oil on, I began tying the major structural elements together. The arrival of spring is clearly another [...] Related posts:

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Proudly presenting the traditional boat designs of Klaus Schmitt

Tim Shaw — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 01:12:13 +0000

We at Chine bLog were humbled recently by an unsolicited request to post a set of traditional boat design sketches. It wasn’t clear what the requester meant, but he was speaking our language, so we asked for more details. What came back is what we expect to the tip of a lovely iceberg. The designer is [...] Related posts:

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Skin-on-frame outrigger frames, take 2: I am proud of these

Tim Shaw — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 02:05:47 +0000

Thanks to the help of a friend in the neighborhood (he owns a nice table-saw), I was able to mill some much better stock for laminating the frames. You may recall I had taken a whack and not been happy with the results. Well, better stock and a little practice brought great results the second time [...] Related posts:

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Need some advice – managing a wide board

Tim Shaw — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 18:36:55 +0000

Friends, I need a bit of quick advice. I bought a nice Spanish Cedar board for the skin-on-frame outrigger canoe, but it is about 10″ wide and seems like it is cleaned-up flitch-sawn – the grain runs in a nice wide arc through it. I have two pieces that will come out of it that are [...] No related posts. Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.

The skin-on-frame outrigger comes along, as best it can, indoors

Tim Shaw — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 13:37:29 +0000

I believe I have mentioned that I work in sub-optimal conditions for a boat-builder, even one focusing on small craft. Our house is modest and my workshop is in the basement, overrun by stuff in storage. I count on being able to work outside, but this gloriously snowy winter (yes, I said “gloriously” – snow is [...] Related posts:

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Heads-up Aussies – Melbourne Wooden Boat Festival is coming up

Tim Shaw — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 14:37:10 +0000

No, no one has invited to fly me down under to report (though I am still willing to negotiate!), but, since I know folks from the South-side check in, I wanted to make sure folks knew about this cool-sounding event: the Wooden Boat Festival, held this year in Melbourne, Australia on February 20-21. According [...] No related posts. Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.

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