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Anchor Pulpit Construction
Did I specify, I would reccomend a 1 7/8 finished thickness, a little
thicker in the channel area if you choose that option. Scotty |
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It was suggested to me originally to use stainless steel wood screws
countersunk into the strips to fasten them together. Is there a benefit to using the hardwood dowels over screws? If screwing it up was viable, I could use the dowelling technique for the most outside pieces to give a finished look without plugs. For the dowelling, how deep would you suggest I drill the holes for the dowels if I am using 4/4 thickness strips? Also, what thickness dowel would be appropriate given these dimensions. 2 inch thick finished piece is about what I was shooting for. For the wiring, I was hoping to run it inside the piece to avoid it being visible from the outside. What I had in mind was routing a channel on the opposing faces of 2 strips before laying them up together. Each channel could be 1/8". when glued together, a 1/4 inch channel exists down the center, with minimal cuts in any one piece. If it is a structurally a concern, I could make the channel towards the edge and then drill a hole accross very close to the front of the piece. That way I would avoid the bulk of it. I hope this makes sense. This is what it would look like from the back with the channel going up the left side. _________________________________________ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___| top view showiung the path of the wiring channel inside the center of the piece: ___________________________________ / \ / __ \ / light: / \ \ | --------------\__/ | | | -------------- | | || | | || | | || | | || | | || | | || | | || | Thanks Again for all the advice! This is extremely helpfull! Scotty says: First off let me state, I have never built such a structure, and do not have any bigger boats, so take my advice for what you pay... I'd cross-bolt the assembly with bronze or stainless threaded rod. It'll help with the glue-up, too. I dunno, never liked that idea. Always felt I would need to make the whole part thicker to make up for the hole running all the way through. The beauty of such a lay-up it the longitudal (sp?) strength and a hole all the way through puts a lot of hurt to that aspect of the structure. I like to use staggered dowel pins. (This all assumes correst application and preparation for/with epoxy. If other adhesive is to be used, disregard anything I say here.) I tend to over engineer everything (you should see my picnic tables) but I would get a cheap dowling jig or use a drill press and set a pattern of alternating pins. I would start with the end piece and drill three holes on the inside. Next piece would get three holes facing the first, and four on the other side. The piece facing that would get 4 and three, alternating so as to take up the structural deficiencies of the dowels. I would use pre-made and scored hardwood dowels. I don't think you need a shaft all the way through if you use epoxy. If he is worried he could always key in a cross support across the bottom. For a part this size, I would want a finished part of 7/4. He may run a router up the bottom and lay in a conduit for wiring, and shape the part any way he pleases after it is cured. A few more staggered thoughts. In the ascii I "drew" below, the pieces seem wider than tall, this is not going to be the case of course. I would suggest 4/4 thickness planks, cut into 2 inch strips... Mostly aesthetics here, I used to make furniture so take my word for it. Also, when applying the clamps, stagger them too, one on top, one on the bottom and so on, or you will have a smiley part when you are done. I don't see why you could not run a 1/4 inch deep channel with a router under the part for wires, no deeper unless you run it near the edge. If I were going to run it up the middle, I might cut three of my strips 1/4 inch thicker and leave the extra on the bottom. After cutting in the channel, round the edges in a smooth curve to match the bottom. Aft of the area where the part meets the boat, you could just flatten it out and drill a hole in any direction to route the wires out of there. I will try again with that ascii, here is how the part will look from the front: ____________________________________________ | | |______________ ___ _____________| \_____|000|_____/ Scotty Backyard Renegade wrote: (orbital) wrote in message . com... I want to build an anchor platform that bolts to the bow and extends off about 2 - 3 feet for safely deploying the anchor from. Usually there is a roller installed through or on them. Here is a company that is selling something similar to what I want to build myself: http://www.butlermarine.com/anchor%2...eakpulpit.html They are usually constructed of layed up strips of teak. Thanks! Rob Ahhh, I get it. Before I built boats, I built butcherblock dining sets, counters, desks, etc, so this is right down my alley. I would start by getting some 4 or 5 quarter (finished) material. Get planks that are a little more than multiples of the thickness you want plus saw curf, plus another 1/8 to leave room for finishing the top and bottom later. For instance if wanted a 5 quarter finished product you would look for boards where the width was a little more than a multiple of 1 1/2 inches. Take your planks and cut out the 1 1/2 inch strips and lay them out with the end grains direction turned opposite each piece so the finished part will not warp in one direction or another like this picture of the end grains of a correctly made butcher block type table |////|\\\\|////| if that makes any sense. Anyway, you may want to peg the parts to keep them from moving in the clamps, these pegs are just for that and not necessarily structure so use them sparingly timewise... When you have all the parts cut and ready, get some epoxy and some cheap (relatively) pony type bar clamps, available at home depot, get enough so you can put a clamp at least every 9" to one foot. Using throw away brushes, slosh the part faces with glue, and knock them together. When you have laid as many as you wish or all, put some wax paper on the edges and some good thick, straight planks on the outsides of the part and clamp it up. If you don't use strong backing planks, use more clamps. Again, you may make the part all at once, or break it up. The epoxy if used properly will hold fine, especially if you peg it. As to the railing, either steel which Glenn can address, or steam bent wood. For a first timer, I might suggest looking at steel as there is some learning curve in steambending wood, and we don't want to learn the hard way with such an application. I am in the middle of fighting a leak in the basement wall so I gotta go, Scotty from SmallBoats.com To be more specific, I am looking for the proper technique for laying up strips of teak in a way that will produce the strength required for a pulpit. I have been suggested that it is sufficient to just epoxy and clamp the strips. I have also been told that I should screw and epox the strips together. Additionally, I would like to put a channel in the pulipit for wiring in order to put the nav lights on it. Well, it will not be the first time I sounded dumb, but what exactly do you mean by "pulpit"? Scotty (orbital) wrote in message . com... Hello, I am looking into the option of custom building a teak anchor pulpit for my 28 Cape Dory power boat. I was wondering if anyone could help me with some insight into the proper technique for doing this. Any help would be appreciated! Thanks in advance. Rob |
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Jumping in here ...
If you recall, Scotty was the guy suggesting pegs. He also suggested using epoxy. So, I want to say a couple of things before people get too far off track: - The pegs are for alignment. You only need a couple per side of strip. If the pulpit is long and the strips non-flat, then go with three so you can get better alignment while gluing. Once glued, the pegs don't add much if anything to the structure. - If you're going to seal the pulpit up, and it's not hard if you use an integral anchor roller that takes the anchor abuse instead of the pulpit itself (see any commercial version), then epoxy is fine. If the wood is going to be exposed and stay that way, then I'd consider using a different solution (resorcinol glued teak? through-bolted teak? I don't know ..I'd use epoxy as described). Brian -- My boat project: http://www.advantagecomposites.com/tongass "Maynard G. Krebbs" wrote in message ... On 17 Dec 2003 19:53:52 -0800, (orbital) wrote: Scotty, Thanks! snip Can you elaborate on the idea of pegging? I have an idea what you mean, but am not sure exactly how this works. Do I make pegs from dowel and drill corresponding sized holes into the strips? Is there a technique for making sure they line up on the 2 strips? How many pegs per strip should I use if the pulpit is to be 3 feet long? How deep into the strips should I drill for the pegs? snip Rob snip My nephew is a cabinet maker and he uses a strip of peg-board as a jig with a depth-stop collar on the drill bit. He just marks the holes he wants to use on the jig. Small strips of wood on one side and both ends are for alignment. In your project you could lay the guide strips at the front and top edges of your pulpit pieces. Drill, and on to the next piece of teak. (If you did all the right sides first then flip the pieces and drill the left sides, you won't have to flip the jig between work pieces.) Mark E. Williams |
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PS: You can use a doweling jig that you buy from any wood worker's catalog.
They are not super cheap, but they do give good straight-in alignment and you'll need that if you use pegs. A router and slotting bit can easily be used to create short slots so you can use short splines for the same purpose. In this case, make the splines 'barely fit' so they'll align the wood. You'll have to experiment a little. "Maynard G. Krebbs" wrote in message ... On 17 Dec 2003 19:53:52 -0800, (orbital) wrote: Scotty, Thanks! snip Can you elaborate on the idea of pegging? I have an idea what you mean, but am not sure exactly how this works. Do I make pegs from dowel and drill corresponding sized holes into the strips? Is there a technique for making sure they line up on the 2 strips? How many pegs per strip should I use if the pulpit is to be 3 feet long? How deep into the strips should I drill for the pegs? snip Rob snip My nephew is a cabinet maker and he uses a strip of peg-board as a jig with a depth-stop collar on the drill bit. He just marks the holes he wants to use on the jig. Small strips of wood on one side and both ends are for alignment. In your project you could lay the guide strips at the front and top edges of your pulpit pieces. Drill, and on to the next piece of teak. (If you did all the right sides first then flip the pieces and drill the left sides, you won't have to flip the jig between work pieces.) Mark E. Williams |
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PPS: Personally, I'd skip dowels and splines. Just buy a nice flat MDF board, put it on a level table, and glue up your strips. Clamp a stiff (not MDF) board over the top of the strips to hold them flat. In strip-built boards, always expect to do some clean up and a little planing afterwards. I've done this by hand with a sharp low-angle block plane, followed by a 220-grit sanding with a good random orbital sander, and it works fine ....very easy. Brian -- My boat project: http://www.advantagecomposites.com/tongass "Maynard G. Krebbs" wrote in message ... On 17 Dec 2003 19:53:52 -0800, (orbital) wrote: Scotty, Thanks! snip Can you elaborate on the idea of pegging? I have an idea what you mean, but am not sure exactly how this works. Do I make pegs from dowel and drill corresponding sized holes into the strips? Is there a technique for making sure they line up on the 2 strips? How many pegs per strip should I use if the pulpit is to be 3 feet long? How deep into the strips should I drill for the pegs? snip Rob snip My nephew is a cabinet maker and he uses a strip of peg-board as a jig with a depth-stop collar on the drill bit. He just marks the holes he wants to use on the jig. Small strips of wood on one side and both ends are for alignment. In your project you could lay the guide strips at the front and top edges of your pulpit pieces. Drill, and on to the next piece of teak. (If you did all the right sides first then flip the pieces and drill the left sides, you won't have to flip the jig between work pieces.) Mark E. Williams |
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"Brian D" wrote in message news:jSEEb.401321$Dw6.1249548@attbi_s02...
Jumping in here ... If you recall, Scotty was the guy suggesting pegs. He also suggested using epoxy. So, I want to say a couple of things before people get too far off track: - The pegs are for alignment. You only need a couple per side of strip. If the pulpit is long and the strips non-flat, then go with three so you can get better alignment while gluing. Once glued, the pegs don't add much if anything to the structure. This is correct and I do suggest a cheap dowling jig from Sears or such, this will allow you to use line things up much easier but like brian said, they are not there for structure. Use them sparingly as I noted in an earlier post, to save time. Scotty |
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