Still working on details and storage in the front half of the boat. I am working on full length book shelves in the vee berth. Due to the angle of the bow, it was able to accommodate some pretty deep shelves (9.5" or 24 cm) without compromising comfort in the berth. I'm keeping the same design as all the shelving; plywood bottom with the black walnut face.
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| Fitting the plywood base for the shelves on the port side. |
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| Fitting the shelf on the starboard side. |
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| Near completed shelf in the vee berth on the port side. Starboard side is identical. The shelves are pretty strong as is but I'm going to add a small spindle support that will attach to the beam attached to the frame. |
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| My spindle design for above. I'll use the black walnut. |
Although I have used my lathe a bit here and there mostly for making tools and simple things, I have never attempted to make a decorative spindle. Looks easy. My first attempt was a serious failure. Mostly because I've neglected my tools. A few hours of sharpening and I tried again. I still managed to screw it up. The third and fourth attempts were much better and a bit of sanding got to a nice finish.
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| About a day's worth of work in the end to make and install these spindles. Yeah, I know. Some square stock would have worked just as well. This is the port side of the Vee berth. |
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| And the starboard side. |
I will get some more practice in. I want to make spindles for the gunwale rails. Those will be much larger and easier to make.
