Woodworking for beginners; a manual for amateurs by Wheeler Charles Gardner 1855-

Author:Wheeler, Charles Gardner, 1855- [from old catalog]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Carpentry, Woodwork
Publisher: New York and London, G. P. Putnam's sons
Published: 1900-03-25T05:00:00+00:00

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Boat-Building for Beginners

tes or boxes, or even with one end on Ihe floor and the otl 1 by a box, and, spreading the sides in the middle as Linay be necessary, push the middle board up into place, it exactly opposite centre lines previously marked o s and so that the botiom edge of the board is just even inner edge of the bottom of the sides. This piece can n< ^nailed in place by three nails at each end.

a looking at the ends where the sides are screwed, yi

at spreading the sides has caused the joinis (purposel

Bt loose) to open slightly at the inside, and that the ends requii

k be slightly bevelled or trimmed to make a close joint. Un*

V one end, do the necessary trimming wiih the plane, replace

I piece, and screw it into position again, driving Ihe screws

and adding one or two nails. Do the same with the other

d and Ihe boat will be ready for the botti

edges of ihe s

It before the bottom is nailed on, the Ion 1st be bevelled with the plane, ^

to the sides flaring out S"

The degree of bevelling a lircd can be determined by toy- gr % a. board across (Fig. 415), At

I it will only touch the outer angles of the edges, and the plai must be continued until it bears flat on the entire edge. Now get out of J' stock the bottom boards, the edges of whicl luld be carefully jointed 10 fit together .is tightly as possible, e boards should be thoroughly nailed to the sides of the boi l^h 2^' or 7\' nails, care being taken not to nail too near idgcs of the boards, lest they split. As the sides are only tthick you will have to be careful in driving the nails or they I split the sides. Before you finish nailing the first bottoit) birds, test the symmetry of the frame by measuring the dia| These should be equal. If not, you can easily make thi prith your hands, and tack a couple of strips diagonally across tl kwoles to keep the frame in position until the botli

Alio sight across the guuwalcs to see that the frame is tni

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