Currachs and Currach Building
A slideshow showing the various stages of currachbuilding
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The people
- Colm, finally stopping organising the course and actually making something
- A currachbuilders yard
- Crabclaws on the grass
- The first finished boat
- The frenchmen planing oars
- The full group, almost
- Group at finished currach
- Martin Murrihy & Johnjoe Ryan on bow gunwhale duty
- Martin Shanahan on stanchion duty
- Michael Faulsey singing
- Michael Galvin preparing holes for the ribs
- A toast
The plans
- plan_Materials_list
- plan_dimension_of_bulls
- plan_dimensions_bow_stanchions
- plan_dimensions_cleats
- plan_dimensions_for_all_timber-02
- plan_dimensions_for_all_timber
- plan_dimensions_for_ribs_stanchions_thwarts
- plan_dimensions_holes_for_ribs
- plan_dimensions_joining_gunwales
- plan_list_of_jobs
- plan_main_gunwale_transom_end
- plan_transom
- plan_transom_gunwale_hole
- plandimensions_for_gunwales
- materials_chandlery
- materials_copper_nails
- materials_tar
The main gunwhales
- main_gunwales_stanchion_closeup
- main_gunwales_cutting_stanchions
- main_gunwale_sarah_at_stanchions
- main_gunwales_seting_out
- main_gunwale_fitting_second_seat
- main_gunwale_stanchions_in_place
- transom_mark_centre_line
- transom_center_lining_from_transom
- transom_center_lining_to_seat
- transom_fitting_top_of_main_gunwale
- main_gunwales_fiting_upper_gunwale
- transom_mail_gunwale_wedged
- main_gunwale_wedging_stanchions
- main_gunwales_elbow_preparation
- main_gunwale_finished_elbows
- main_gunwale_nailing_elbows
The bow gunwhales
- bow_gunwale_cutting_out_gunwale_kieran_patrick
- box_gunwale_first_steps
- bow_gunwale_center_lining
- bow_gunwale_clairin_pice_in_place
- bow_gunwales_bow_stanchions
- bow_gunwales_drilling_stanchion_holes
- bow_gunwales_wedge_stanchions
- bow_gunwales_contemplatenailing
- bow_gunwales_finished
The ribs
- ribs_bending_the_bow_rib
- ribs_connection_to_steam_tube
- ribs_filling_steamer
- ribs_shaving_ribs_in_bow
- ribs_steam_tube
- ribs_the_steamer
- ribs_transferring_centre_mark_to_rib
The laths
- laths_first_one_to_clairin_pice
- laths_finishing_ribs_with_first_lath
- laths_center_line_for_first
- laths_nail_first_to_transom
- laths_nailing_the_10th_rib
- laths_12_laths_done
- laths_detail_after_16_ribs
- laths_last_one_transition_o_bow
- laths_first_few_on_transom
- laths_final%20shaping_of_transom
- laths_last_stops_short_of_the_transom
- laths_first_boat_nearly_finished
- laths_clench_across_the_grain
- main_gunwal_shape_the_lower_gunwale
- laths_all_timberwork_finished
- ribs_wedges_to_the_front_of_aft_ribs
The canvas
- canvas_marking_out
- canvas_John_Green_ans_his_sewing_machine
- canvas_stitching_note_double_line
- canvas_a_tack_to_hold_a_fold
- canvas_apply_outside_coat_of_tar
- canvas_apply_outside_coat_of_tar_more
- canvas_fold_back_aft_section_of_canvas
- canvas_folding_back_tarred_front_half
- canvas_marked_and_stitched
- canvas_more_tacks
- canvas_nail_to_top_gunwale_all_round
- canvas_put_on_enough_so_that_it_shines
- canvas_refitting
- canvas_stretching_tarred_front
- canvas_stretching_towards_bow
- canvas_tacks_in_front
- canvas_tar_in_the_fold_before_closing
- canvas_tar_underside_and_replace
- canvas_tarring_finished
- canvas_tarring_inside_of_front_half
- canvas_tarring_transom
- canvas_trim_waste
The oars
The launch
- launch_leaving_Spanish_Point
- launch_blessing
- launch_presentations
- launch_one_boat_out
- launch_thesmall_cox
- launch_two_boats_out
- launch_3man_walkabout
Some others
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