Construction of a carvel rowing boat #2: Interior joinery

Brian,

As someone who grew up around a seafaring tradition let me say thank you!

God Bless!

-- Chris

Very cool post.

Is this a group effort then?

-- -John "Do I have to keep typing a smiley? Just assume it's a joke." www.flickr.com/photos/gizmodyne

Enjoyed seeing your posting. Very interesting and beautiful work. Thanks for posting.

God Bless
tom

-- Mc Bridge Cabinets, Iowa

I suppose that boat will last many years in service. With all the effort that goes into building a boat like that, it would have to last more than one generation I suppose? Boat builders must have been revered in past cultures. I sure belong to those who know just enough to have the proper respect for such an effort. Thank you for sharing Brian.

-- Jim

Great work!

Thanks for the post

Callum

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Beautiful boat…excellent craftsmenship!

After I finish my kayak, that will be my next project (just don’t tell my wife)!

Mike

Brain, thanks so much for sharing this process. You’ve done a beautiful job….truly a functioning work of art.

I was wondering…do you have any idea how many manhours goes into this contruction process?

-- Martin, Kansas

Could you give us a brief run-down of the various woods used? I’ve loved the photo sequence! Are you all doing a lapstrake next?

Thanks!

-- There's no tool like an old tool...

A lot of man hours! I can’t give you a run down simply because we did not track the man hours, or at least I didn’t. Sorry.

The woods on this boat were as follows.
Backbone (stem post, stern post and keel) – Sapele
Frames – White Oak
Planks – Red Cedar
Interior – Sapele

-- Brian S. --- "A man without tools is just a monkey." -Bob Prothero

Hey Brian, one other question (I’ve narrowed it down to one): You have identified this as a “Davis 14.” Is that as in, Arch Davis? Just wondering who the designer is, as a student of yacht design.

-- There's no tool like an old tool...

Very cool. I’m starting on a strip Adirondack Guidboat in a few days.

-- Bruce from Central New York

Hey TexasGaloot, these boats were originally designed and built by the Davis family, 3 generations of boat builders, in South East Alaska. The Davis family were Tsimshian (pronounced more or less, shim shan) indians from Metlakatla Alaska. There is little information about this family, and less about their boats. What we know is that they built a 14’ which we pulled the lines from. They were based on whaling and ships boats that they observed from visiting lumber schooners and whaling ships. Recently a former student found a 12’ Davis boat and pulled the lines from it. They also produced a transom stern boat once the introduction of outboards made there way to Alaska. Hope this helps.

—Brian

-- Brian S. --- "A man without tools is just a monkey." -Bob Prothero