Woodworking for beginners; a manual for amateurs (1900)
Wheeler, Charles G. (Charles Gardner), 1855-1946 · New York and London, G. P. Putnam's sons · leaf 248
Extreme care is required in hollowing the inside. It is bestnot to attempt to make the sides thinner than one fourth of aninch, unless you are a pretty good workman with a fair degree ofpatience, for it is hard to repair the damage if you cut too deeply.Templates can be made for the inside. You can… … Fig. 358. weaken the boat, but leave a sufficient body of solid wood.Smooth the inside neatly with a flatter gouge (if you have it)than that with which you removed the bulk of the wood. Next, with a thin strip or batten, mark the line for the sheer ofthe deck by the saw-kerfs already made and…
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