Re: A New Build Begins
Posted by Charlie43 on
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Day 4: Layout Work
"Figured" Khaya is generally “fuzzy” Khaya, where the interlocked grain has resisted being planed to a smooth surface. At CrossCuts, I was selecting for boards offering long runs of straight grain, minimal fuzziness, and not trying to capture figure.
But figure is what's needed in prominent pieces like bow and transom crowns. So I made a cutout and tried to find the most attractive fits among my five boards. Then, on a lark, I nested the two silhouettes and discovered that they could be cut from the same board if it were 7-1/2” wide, which was the width of the piece I had set aside to cut the thwart from. So, I had a choice: cut one thwart from the wide board and set aside the other half for another thwart later on, or cut the crowns and thwart now and try to find another thwart board later on.
Immediate material efficiency won the vote.
Note: The as-drawn handholds are overly large and will be reduced in depth and width.
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Day 4: Layout Work
"Figured" Khaya is generally “fuzzy” Khaya, where the interlocked grain has resisted being planed to a smooth surface. At CrossCuts, I was selecting for boards offering long runs of straight grain, minimal fuzziness, and not trying to capture figure.
But figure is what's needed in prominent pieces like bow and transom crowns. So I made a cutout and tried to find the most attractive fits among my five boards. Then, on a lark, I nested the two silhouettes and discovered that they could be cut from the same board if it were 7-1/2” wide, which was the width of the piece I had set aside to cut the thwart from. So, I had a choice: cut one thwart from the wide board and set aside the other half for another thwart later on, or cut the crowns and thwart now and try to find another thwart board later on.
Immediate material efficiency won the vote.
Note: The as-drawn handholds are overly large and will be reduced in depth and width.
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