To build a cold-molded boat you need a lot of veneer. usually people doing cold molding look for sawn veneers, not rotary-shaved veneers (as would be used for cabinetry). problem is that sawn veneers are not easy to find and super expensive.. Home boat design forums > construction > boatbuilding > wooden boat building and restoration > applying mahogany veneer to deck discussion in ' wooden boat building and restoration ' started by porkchunker , jun 8, 2006 .. Boat building requires enough space, under cover, so that the builder can easily move around the hull during construction, or the boat can be built on a trailer so the hull can be moved out of the shelter for construction sessions..
I begin laying down the veneer on my mini (micro) boat. laying down veneer was a big deal for me, i had spent weeks working up to it and i was nervous on the day to actually try it for myself.. For years cold-molded wood construction has been used successfully in building small sailing dinghies, competitive rowing shells, cruising sailboats, rugged multi-hulls, and swift powerboats. the technique involves laminating together layers of wood veneers or very thin planks to create a hull that is watertight, extremely strong, and lightweight.. Edensaw woods is a supplier of marine plywood and boat building lumber in seattle. we also have high quality exotic lumber and woodworking tools ..
