Planking and Fastening

This work contains all the information needed by wooden boatbuilders. It describes preparing to plank, clamping the planks in place, fastening the planks to the structure and finishing off. The advice is based on actual projects. Planking methods include carvel lapstrake, ultralight plywood, stitch and glue, wedge-seam, cold moulded, diagonal and strip. Other topics include jigs, clamps, scarfing planks, butt blocks, plank fastenings, clench nailings, riveting, making and placing bungs.