Re: [bolger] Re: birdsmouth and oars?

In a message dated 02/15/2001 8:<BR50:<BR09 AM
Eastern Standard ,pvanderw@...writes:> It was one of two issues
that arrived in the mail yesterday: 2/1 or

> 2/15. - PHV

Thanks,

Can you tell me the width and thickness of the staves? Does it use an
inserted balde?

Cheers/Don Carron

It was one of two issues that arrived in the mail yesterday: 2/1 or
2/15. - PHV

--- In bolger@y..., StepHydro@a... wrote:
> pvanderw@o... wrote:
> > > I find it interesting that the term 'birdsmouth' has become the
> > > standard terminology for this mast construction. (Also, oar
loom
> > > construction as per MAIB)
>
> Well, this got my attention.
>
> I just got the first of a pair of oars glued up using the
Culler/Michalak
> system. Still, I'd like to see how birdsmouths apply to oar looms.
I zipped
> over to MAIB and found no reference...plus the Search feature seems
to be
> down.
>
> Can you give a reference to the article, or is it in print only???
>
> Cheers/Carron

Just looked it up in the past issues and found a complete mathematical
description of the process. It written by Ernest Murphy, and it's called
"Mast making mathematics". Its in July 1, 1994, Vol 12, no 4. He calls the
construction method "Swallow tailed mast building.) This article came out
long before the one in Wooden Boat appeared. Don

----- Original Message -----
From: <StepHydro@...>
To: <bolger@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Wednesday, February 14, 2001 6:54 PM
Subject: Re: [bolger] Re: birdsmouth and oars?


> pvanderw@o... wrote:
> > > I find it interesting that the term 'birdsmouth' has become the
> > > standard terminology for this mast construction. (Also, oar loom
> > > construction as per MAIB)
>
> Well, this got my attention.
>
> I just got the first of a pair of oars glued up using the Culler/Michalak
> system. Still, I'd like to see how birdsmouths apply to oar looms. I
zipped
> over to MAIB and found no reference...plus the Search feature seems to be
> down.
>
> Can you give a reference to the article, or is it in print only???
>
> Cheers/Carron
>
>
> Bolger rules!!!
> - no cursing, flaming, trolling, or spamming
> - no flogging dead horses
> - add something: take "thanks!" and "ditto!" posts off-list.
> - stay on topic and punctuate
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>
>

Carron. the latest issue of MAIB (Feb, 15) has an article on the birdmouth
as applied to making oars. It's titled Hollow shaft spoon blade oars, by
Joel Herzel. Don

----- Original Message -----
From: <StepHydro@...>
To: <bolger@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Wednesday, February 14, 2001 6:54 PM
Subject: Re: [bolger] Re: birdsmouth and oars?


> pvanderw@o... wrote:
> > > I find it interesting that the term 'birdsmouth' has become the
> > > standard terminology for this mast construction. (Also, oar loom
> > > construction as per MAIB)
>
> Well, this got my attention.
>
> I just got the first of a pair of oars glued up using the Culler/Michalak
> system. Still, I'd like to see how birdsmouths apply to oar looms. I
zipped
> over to MAIB and found no reference...plus the Search feature seems to be
> down.
>
> Can you give a reference to the article, or is it in print only???
>
> Cheers/Carron
>
>
> Bolger rules!!!
> - no cursing, flaming, trolling, or spamming
> - no flogging dead horses
> - add something: take "thanks!" and "ditto!" posts off-list.
> - stay on topic and punctuate
> - add your comments at the TOP and SIGN your posts
>
>

pvanderw@o... wrote:

> > I find it interesting that the term 'birdsmouth' has become the
> > standard terminology for this mast construction. (Also, oar loom
> > construction as per MAIB)

Well, this got my attention.

I just got the first of a pair of oars glued up using the Culler/Michalak
system. Still, I'd like to see how birdsmouths apply to oar looms. I zipped
over to MAIB and found no reference...plus the Search feature seems to be
down.

Can you give a reference to the article, or is it in print only???

Cheers/Carron