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Sanding back will only part fix the problem the real problem most likely is that the nail heads are still rusty. Try brushing some oxalic acid over the top of the nail heads and leave for a while bef…

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The Very First Wooden Boat Builders
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Interested in hearing from people who have ideas about how long ago and actually how ? people first got involved in Wooden Boat Building. As a form of transport there is no doubt that boats preceded…

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Started this discussion. Last reply by Joseph Podesta Sep. 1, 2009.

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john meynell commented on Mike Vandepeer's blog post 'The Ten Most Important Questions That YOU Must Answer Before Starting Your Wooden Boat Building Project'

hi there mate ive read all of the questions about boat building, very helpful but ive already started.. you said next time you be looking at different methods of boat building, well as i can see most people building boats just use plywood and glue,…

October 28, 2009

Joseph Podesta replied to Mike Vandepeer's discussion 'The Very First Wooden Boat Builders'

I dont think science has a real good answer for that. Recently I read an article about a group skulls found in Brazil that were clearly not meso american, but rather from the same group of early humans that colonized Australia and parts of the indo…

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The Ten Most Important Questions That YOU Must Answer Before Starting Youw Wooden Boat Building Project

Well! Wooden Boat Building has gotten us all fired up. You've just been to the boat show and seen the price of some of the more affordable glass-fibre or aluminium boats and you just happened to know that you can build a wooden boat for far less th…

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About Me:

Surfer, Professional diver / fisherman for 30 years. Wooden boat lover and sometime builder. Nothing beats mucking about in the water.

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http://www.woodenboatbuilding.net/

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The Ten Most Important Questions That YOU Must Answer Before Starting Your Wooden Boat Building Project

Well! Wooden Boat Building has gotten us all fired up.

You've just been to the boat show and seen the price of some of the more affordable glass-fibre or aluminium boats and you just happened to know that you can build a wooden boat for far less than those things cost.

You've been down to the port or harbour and seen the wonderful timber boats being used by all sorts of people; maybe you've even seen a report on the TV about a Family Boat Building day held in some city where "families b… Continue

Posted on August 31, 2009 at 2:30am — 1 Comment