Kathy Wise's Sailboat

[tgiro01]

This is the one from her book.

As I was putting it on the backboard, something slipped. As I went to glue the last piece in place, I had a 1/8-inch gap. I knew the piece was cut correctly. When I put it on the pattern, it was absolutely correct. So, somehow, in the final assembly. something got moved. Since all the other pieces were glued, I couldn't wiggle things around to get the correct fit. I had to cut a new piece and shape it.

But, it all came out OK.

Sails are poplar with Spectraply. The boat is yellow pine, holly and western cedar. The water is Blue Pine. The backboard is 1/8 " BB ply laminated to 1/8" masonite to keep it from warping.

[Misouri Wayne]

Nice project. Never forget that s**t happens!
Thanks for sharing.


"Time to give back."

[will8989]

Very pretty. I need to do intarsia.

[NC Scroller]

Very pretty. I need to do intarsia.

Careful it could be a road of no return.

[NC Scroller]

Tony great save on a beautiful piece.

[meflick]

Nice work Tony. Thanks for showing.

[Rolf]

Great job Tony. And thank you for shaping the foresail correctly.(a pet peeve) I like this design and the spectra ply adds an interesting touch of color.

[Sandy Oaks]

A work of art. Do you like working with Spectraply?

[Hobbyhorse]

Very nice indeed. Which book was it in?

[tgiro01]

A work of art. Do you like working with Spectraply?

I use a lot of it - more on lathe turned items than intarsia. But, every now and then I get an opportunity to use it in a carving.

The thing to remember about it is that they use water based dyes to stain the wood. So, finishing should be strictly oil or alcohol based. Even runny Titebond glue can cause problems.

[tgiro01]

Very nice indeed. Which book was it in?

Intarsia Wood Working Projects, by Kathy Wise -- https://foxchapelpublishing.com/inta...-projects.html

[Hobbyhorse]

Thanks for that Tony. The book for me and the sailboat for my son ..... Christmas sorted!

[allengohl]

How did you do the windows on the body of the sailboat? Did you do them as inlay with the table tilted, or did you just cut very carefully and get a perfect fit that way?