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Like all dories, it is built upside down. FIrst step is to wax the formers so the glue (hopefully) doesn't stick. Then they are glued to the building board.

 

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A little sanding to bevel the stem, transom, and bottom so the sides can lay on a flat surface.

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Trim the first side, and add the other side, remove from building jig and sand to final shape.

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Now for the thole pins. I'm making them from .020 brass rod. First, I cut them long and install them through the caprail.

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Next step is to trim them to length. I'm using a 1/16" x 1/8" scrap of wood as the guide.

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And here's the trimmed thole pins.

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Did I say they are delicate? While sanding them, two handles broke off. This leads me to several choices:

 

1- get more lasered oars (advantage of working here)

2- only show 2 oars on the boat

3-get creative and find a way to hide the error

 

I'm deciding on #3. I think it will work.

 

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Actually, there is a 4th option - re-cut the handles. But being so delicate, I didn't want to risk it. So my option #3 is to put the end of the oars somewhere where it is not easy to see that the handles are missing, like under a thwart.

 

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