Thread: Higgins and Gifford Banks Dory

Brass pinned and glued the stem and transom to the floor.

Mounted the assy to the jig

I will start planking garbord strakes next



Fix Stem.jpg

Fix Transom.jpg

Mount to strongback.jpg

So onto the strakes

I started this project to get some more insight into boat building as I want to build a full size wooden boat but I am not confident enough yet. Hope to learn some more from this exercise.

I read up a lot on the history of Dorys and it has been quite a learning curve.. The history alone is worth it.

So the first or garbord strake (plank) is fitted to the floor and fixed at the steam and transom.

Garbord plank 1.jpg

The same for the other side.

Garbord Plank 2.jpg

Now the tricky bit. The next strake has to be matching beveled to fit the garbords. This is a rolling bevel from amidships towards the ends. At each end a tapered rebate called the "gain or gerald) is cut so that the planks will appear to be smooth and flush down the stem and transom. If done properly the gain will be about 50% along each of the matching edges.

Stem Gerald 2.jpg

Had quite a few goes at this. Very hard to cut at this size - scale using small chisels files knifes etc. If I was working full size I think it would be much easier with a Rabbet Plane.

Transom Geralds.jpg

A drawing of the Geralds showing a tapered rabbet to a angled lap.

Gains Drawing.JPG
Fitted a red cedar false stem

Cutting false stem.jpg

And shaped to flush with sides

Cutting false stem 2.jpg

Boat's all done.

Finished1.jpg
Finished2.jpg

Finished3.jpg

I do not know why the pictures are rotated, they are ok here?
Anyway that's it...

Now a request for hardwood bedside units - 2 with 4 drawers - that's 16 drawer slides just for the hardware I can't come close costs compared to factory built stuff.

But son said then I wouldn't have a project would I?

Originally Posted by duke12

Now a request for hardwood bedside units - 2 with 4 drawers - that's 16 drawer slides just for the hardware I can't come close costs compared to factory built stuff.

First up, thank you for sharing the build and the photos - very impressive work!

In terms of the bedside units, looking at the awesome work you've done here, you won't come close to the quality of factory built stuff either - yours will be infinitely better, last a lot longer, and be way nicer.

Sometimes, it's not about cost, it's about value.

Nice work Duke, i've always wanted to do something similar. How many hours were in that?

Thanks for the nice comments.

The boat did not take very long about 20 hrs on and off. It was something to fiddle with and I enjoyed it immensely. It was interesting to find history and information on this well loved work boat.

I learned a lot in the process especially creating "the gains" - I had never heard the term before and now I look at clinker built boats and think "I know how they did that!"

I will post the bedside cabinets in a new thread. )

A full size boat is much easier except when you want to turn it over to fair it and fit the inside out, you’ll need help for that, either lots of muscle or a hydraulic arm on a truck. Good work though keep going.