I've begun to polish the bronze castings I received from Central Foundry and I've combined some footage of this with footage from earlier in the year when I made the patterns for the castings. Any traditional boat like this one needs bronze fittings. Many parts are available off the shelf, as we've seen with the portholes (Episode 15) and the seacocks (Episode 16), but many need to be custom made. if you do the pattern making and polishing yourself this can be relatively cheap. Here's how I did it. https://youtu.be/zv4movx_roU
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AuthorIan Smith, Boatbuilder (ret'd) Archives
January 2024
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