Aha very true a good finish is easy to match and layer for repairs especially for boats. If i paint this set with oil it will last a long time, maybe in a lake even. Sweet job by the way, Ive always dreamed of building a wood boat, bending beams etc, im guessing it means alot of welding ,bolt grinding, and fiberglass fumes with modern commercial vessels, have you ever worked on a wood boat?
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Yes. I have built a few wooden boats ranging from 14 to 70 Feet. I never bothered with clinker planking but used strip building, plywood, tortured plywood, and carvel planking once. For modern Hull shapes, strip building in a half mold is probably the most efficient way to get any shape you want without wasting time and energy on steam bending. I've used strip building for hulls ranging from a Canoe to a 32 ft Ian Farrier Trimaran.