Build a lapstrake canoe with ShopBot
Introduction and basics
An introduction to the QuickLap method
A brief history of boatbuilding
Traditional Boatbuilding
New Materials
Modern boatbuilding methods
Materials, tools, and supplies you'll need
ShopBot setup
The cutting files
Truing your table top
Calibration
Zeroing the axis'
Finally cutting
Notes on using 1/8" luaun plywood
Using tools
Epoxy and painting supplies
Boatbuilding Safety
Epoxy
Epoxy Safety
Working with epoxy
Some new words ( maybe )
Nautical names
Boatbuilding terms
Assembling the scarfs
Preliminaries
Joining Plywood and the Stepped Scarf
Gluing scarfs
Preparing to glue
The saturation coat
Applying the gluing mixture
Gluing the matching scarfs
Aligning the panels
Assembling the matching plank
Clamping the top panel scarf
Clamping the bottom panel scarf
Cleaning up the assembled planks
Final trimming and drilling
Planing the keel chamfer
Riveting the hull together
Riveting and stitching
Starting to rivet
The first plank
Adding planks
Riveting the second half
Stitching the two halves together
Stems
Clamping the stems
The second stem and the stretcher
Checking the stem alignment
Filleting the inside laps
Neatness counts!
Sealing the inside lap edges and choosing a filleting method
The caulking tube method
The syringe method
Pouring the stem plug
Cutting the ties and checking the fillets
The outside laps
Taping the rivet holes
Filling the laps with epoxy
Filleting the outside laps
Sanding and fairing fillets
Fiberglassing the garboard and stems
Glassing the garboards pt1
Glassing the garboards pt2
Glassing the outside of the stems
Glassing the inside keel joint
Fairing and a note on Quality
Painting and finishing
Wooden trim parts
Using your boat
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