Port Townsend Wooden Boat Festival 2024

Carl will demonstrate and discuss his invention that guides a skillsaw along the curve of a batten and allows the user to change the angle of cut along the way. This creates perfectly fair plank shapes that fit tight without “ Windows “. In addition Carl will demonstrate and discuss the entire plank process showing many little known skills for developing the plank shape and installing the plank to improve longevity.
Skills and steps : Dubbing vs Backing out, finding plank bevels, creating the pattern vs spilling. Cutting fair plank shapes. Specialty planes for fairing plank edges, Repair work and fitting a shutter, Fasteners and preventing water intrusion.