When you're planking a lapstrake boat, this type of clamp can be very handy. 

It's lightweight and has a deep jaw, which makes it ideal for holding two overlapping planks together while riveting or c...

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This video is an excerpt from the Small Boat School online course on Building the Fiddlehead Canoe.

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In this video, I will show you how to scarf two pieces of wood together. 

Scarfing is a techniqu...

When you decide you want to build a wooden boat, you will need a workshop and some tools. And of cou...

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In this video, I will take you through the core tools you will need for building small woo...

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In this video, I'll go through the basic features and functionalities you will want in a w...

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This video outlines the process of building a wooden lapstrake (a.k.a. clinker) double paddle canoe.

The boa...

Yesterday, we did the first sea trials (or perhaps rather "pond trials") with the new Fiddlehead can...

Building a double paddle is one of my all-time favorite woodworking projects. 

The double paddle...