Comments for Bischoff Boatworks http://bischoffboatworks.com We make boats, not money Sat, 18 Feb 2012 06:52:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ Comment on Bish… the build by thegumbos http://bischoffboatworks.com/bish-the-build/#comment-628 Sat, 18 Feb 2012 06:52:01 +0000 http://bischoffboatworks.wordpress.com/#comment-628 friggin’ beautiful!!

]]> Comment on Bish… the build by Karl Bischoff http://bischoffboatworks.com/bish-the-build/#comment-588 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 04:33:10 +0000 http://bischoffboatworks.wordpress.com/#comment-588 Gone quite a long time due to holidays and skiing in Idaho. Now about to head to NYC for a week to see Jherek (nephew) perform his orchestral pieces with David Byrne. But I have managed to finally get the transom frame built and mounted. It took quite a while… first a lot of head scratching, then some mulling, then pondering, then laminating, then routing, lots of planing. I needed to use my hoist and some scaffolding to lift it up high enough to attach. At least I can start with my ribbands now… and shaping some floors.

Transom frame

Transom frame

]]> Comment on Welcome aboard. by Wayne http://bischoffboatworks.com/2010/02/25/hello-world/#comment-495 Sat, 24 Dec 2011 04:44:22 +0000 #comment-495 Of course Mexico…….now hurry up and get it done!

]]> Comment on Bish… the build by leslie phinney http://bischoffboatworks.com/bish-the-build/#comment-494 Sat, 24 Dec 2011 04:30:19 +0000 http://bischoffboatworks.wordpress.com/#comment-494 this is quite impressive karl….not many people can make something that will live on through so many generations after they are gone, your dad would be proud for sure .

]]> Comment on Bish… the build by mhk http://bischoffboatworks.com/bish-the-build/#comment-486 Wed, 21 Dec 2011 05:37:55 +0000 http://bischoffboatworks.wordpress.com/#comment-486 Yo Captn
Nice to see thar ribs-yar be float’n her be open’n day! Light the fire in yer steamer!! Looking very seaworthy KB!

]]> Comment on Bish… the build by Wayne http://bischoffboatworks.com/bish-the-build/#comment-485 Tue, 20 Dec 2011 16:14:05 +0000 http://bischoffboatworks.wordpress.com/#comment-485 Bro, All I can say is WOW! Moving along a lot faster than I ever imagined….keep the pics and updates coming.

]]> Comment on Bish… the build by Karl Bischoff http://bischoffboatworks.com/bish-the-build/#comment-484 Tue, 20 Dec 2011 01:02:07 +0000 http://bischoffboatworks.wordpress.com/#comment-484 Hi Sara. I haven’t been able to use much of your tree wood yet as it has another 2 years to air-dry properly. However… the ribbands need to bend quite a bit and be the length of the boat, so the fact that it is still green, and long, is perfect. Thanks again.

]]> Comment on Bish… the build by sara http://bischoffboatworks.com/bish-the-build/#comment-483 Tue, 20 Dec 2011 00:51:57 +0000 http://bischoffboatworks.wordpress.com/#comment-483 Karl, I just got caught up on your blog. You are doing such amazing work–I’m totally impressed with you and this project! I never knew if you ended up being able to mill the trees from our property, and think it is so cool that our trees will live on in the Bish! I’m looking forward to more updates.

]]> Comment on Bish… the build by Karl Bischoff http://bischoffboatworks.com/bish-the-build/#comment-482 Mon, 19 Dec 2011 23:53:41 +0000 http://bischoffboatworks.wordpress.com/#comment-482 Gee. A lot of time has gone by since an update. A complete house redo took away from this project, but I am back at it. Since the last update, I have stood the backbone up, attached some blank oak pieces that will become floors, attached the lead ballast keel (have you ever tried to maneuver a 4500 lb. chunk of lead around accurately?), started to design and build the transom frame, and put on most of the moulds.

Things are lining up pretty well. I next have to align all the moulds in all dimensions and stabilize them. I need to bevel all the moulds as well as the transom frame. Then finish cutting the rabbet now that I am assisted by the moulds showing me the angles… and cutting the frame sockets. Then I finally get to use some of Korum’s doug fir to mill all the ribbands to line off the hull to prepare for planking. Timing should be good as it takes one year per inch for the Port Orford Cedar to air dry… the planks are 5/4 so they will be ready late summer. At my current rate that should be about right.

I’ll be ordering the clear green white-oak for the frames from Eden Saw in Port Townsend so it will bend easily out of the steam box (oh yeah… I have to build an extension onto my steam box for the longer planks and frames on this boat).

moulds

mould 2

]]> Comment on Boat Shop by Karl Bischoff http://bischoffboatworks.com/boat-shop/#comment-240 Sat, 15 Oct 2011 20:06:28 +0000 http://bischoffboatworks.wordpress.com/?page_id=7#comment-240 Check out the section call Bish: The Build. It is fairly uptodate. I am about to attach the lead ballast keel. I will get a shot of it next week.

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