Wed Apr 21 10:00:00 EDT 2010, Cajaíba, Baia de Camamu, Brazil
Hammering the nails into the frames. The nails are about 50cm (18") long, of galvanized steel, and are covered with an oil before use. I understand the oil (I couldn't understand the answer of what kind of oil it is) is for preserving the wood, but probably also makes it easier to drive the nail in.
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Tue Apr 20 10:00:00 EDT 2010, Cajaíba, Baia de Camamu, Brazil
On the left of the picture, behind the men, are some completed frames. The pieces of wood that make up the frames are nailed together. It takes two men to hold the drill to bore the holes for the nails, which is what they are doing in this picture.
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Mon Apr 19 10:00:00 EDT 2010, Cajaíba, Baia de Camamu, Brazil
Notching the frames of a small boat using a hacksaw (not in this picture) and chisel.
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Sun Apr 18 10:00:00 EDT 2010, Cajaíba, Baia de Camamu, Brazil
Shaping the edge of a (upside-down) schooner transom (the back of the boat).
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Sat Apr 17 10:00:00 EDT 2010, Cajaíba, Baia de Camamu, Brazil
This is a typical Brazilian tourist schooner, about to be worked on.
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Fri Apr 16 10:00:00 EDT 2010, Cajaiba, Baia de Camamu, Brazil
To make more useful sizes of boards from the big pieces of timber that are delivered, workers take a chainsaw to the timber to cut boards from it. Getting a long cut, straight enough to be used for making a board, requires a lot of practice.
Note the complete lack of eye and foot protection. No one I saw wore eye protection in the boatyards, and the only workers not wearing flip-flops are the ones in bare feet.
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Thu Apr 15 10:00:00 EDT 2010, Cajaíba, Baia de Camamu, Brazil
Unloading lumber off a truck to where I believe a boat will be built. The stakes in the water keep the wood from floating away. Note how thick some of the lumber is. I'll explain why tomorrow.
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Tue Apr 13 19:59:31 EDT 2010, Cajaíba, Baia de Camamu, Bahia, Brazil
Glug, glug, glug.
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Mon Apr 12 19:58:24 EDT 2010, Cajaíba, Baia de Camamu, Bahia, Brazil
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I hope your taking notes. you have got the material for an article for Wooden Boat magazine.
- George
Sun Apr 11 19:55:19 EDT 2010, Cajaíba, Baia de Camamu, Bahia, Brazil
Sorting thru the wood.
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