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Crandall Flyer
2016 - October through December
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October 25, 2016 - Milling Lumber for the Jig
November 1, 2016 - Building the Flyer Jig
November 8, 2016 - Frame Construction
November 15, 2016 - Cutting Frame Pieces
November 29, 2016 - Working with Patterns
December 6, 2016 - Assembling a Frame
December 13, 2016 - Keels and Stringers
December 27, 2016 - Bending the Wood
2017 - January through March
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January 10 - 24 - Continuing with Frames
February 14-15, 2017 - Keels and Beams
February 21, 2017 - Attaching Beams to Frames
March 7, 2017 - Gluing Up
March 14, 2017 - Gluing Frames to Keels and Keelsons
March 21, 2017 - Attaching Laminated Battens
2017 - April through June
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April 6, 2017 - Scarfing Battens
April 13, 2017 - Preparing the Long Stringers
April 20, 2017 - More Grooves and Port Long Stringer
April 27, 2017 - Points at both ends
May 4, 2017 - Reinforcement for the engine compartment
May 11, 2017 - Port Stringer and Forward Battens
June 1, 2017 - Flipping the Boat
June 22, 2017 - Uprighting the Flyer
2017 - July through September
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July 1 - 15, 2017 - Finishing the Frame
July 20 - 27, 2017 - Veneering the Flyer
August 31, 2017 - Adding a Second Layer
September 7, 2017 - Starboard Second Layer
September 14, 2017 - Port Side Second Layer
September 21, 2017 - Adding a Third Layer
September 28, 2017 - Adding a Third Layer (continued)
2017 - October through December
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October 5, 2017 - Uprighting the Flyer
October 31, 2017 - Moving Indoors
November 16, 2017 - Priming
2018 - January - March
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January 9, 2018 - Laying up the Topsides
January 25, 2018 - Two Weeks of Working on the Topside
February 6-15, 2018 - Veneering the Topside (cont)
February 22, 2018 - A third Layer of Veneer on the Sides
March 1, 2018 - Adding the Final Layer on the Port Side
March 8-30, 2018 - Finishing the Sides
2018 - April through June
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April 1-10, 2018 - Priming the Underside
April 15, 2018 - The Engine Arrives
April 22, 2018 - Fitting The Engine Compartment Hatch
May 17, 2018 - Developing the Cockpit
June 14, 2018 - Adding to the Final Layer
June 22, 2018 - Continuing the Final Layer
June 29, 2018 - Drive Components
2018 - July through August
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July 12, 2018 - Final Strips on the Topside
July 19, 2018 - Seat Construction and Sanding the Final Layer
July 26, 2018 - Many Things
August 2, 2018 - Details
August 16, 2018 - Finishing the Dash
August 23, 2018 - Trimming the Cockpit
2019 - February through March
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February 1, 2019
February 27, 2019
March 9, 2019 - Exhaust and Steering
March 30, 2019
2019 - April through June
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May 21, 2019 - Progress
2019-July through September
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August 1, 2019 - The Trailer
September 1, 2019 - Launch Test
2019-October through December
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October 20, 2019 - Open Water
2020 - January through March
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January 1, 2020
Today was interrupted by one of Colorado's spring storms. We had to pull the tarp back on sooner than expected but still managed to fit the longest laminated stringers to the stern.
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Home
About
Galleries
Crandall Flyer
2016 - October through December
>
October 25, 2016 - Milling Lumber for the Jig
November 1, 2016 - Building the Flyer Jig
November 8, 2016 - Frame Construction
November 15, 2016 - Cutting Frame Pieces
November 29, 2016 - Working with Patterns
December 6, 2016 - Assembling a Frame
December 13, 2016 - Keels and Stringers
December 27, 2016 - Bending the Wood
2017 - January through March
>
January 10 - 24 - Continuing with Frames
February 14-15, 2017 - Keels and Beams
February 21, 2017 - Attaching Beams to Frames
March 7, 2017 - Gluing Up
March 14, 2017 - Gluing Frames to Keels and Keelsons
March 21, 2017 - Attaching Laminated Battens
2017 - April through June
>
April 6, 2017 - Scarfing Battens
April 13, 2017 - Preparing the Long Stringers
April 20, 2017 - More Grooves and Port Long Stringer
April 27, 2017 - Points at both ends
May 4, 2017 - Reinforcement for the engine compartment
May 11, 2017 - Port Stringer and Forward Battens
June 1, 2017 - Flipping the Boat
June 22, 2017 - Uprighting the Flyer
2017 - July through September
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July 1 - 15, 2017 - Finishing the Frame
July 20 - 27, 2017 - Veneering the Flyer
August 31, 2017 - Adding a Second Layer
September 7, 2017 - Starboard Second Layer
September 14, 2017 - Port Side Second Layer
September 21, 2017 - Adding a Third Layer
September 28, 2017 - Adding a Third Layer (continued)
2017 - October through December
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October 5, 2017 - Uprighting the Flyer
October 31, 2017 - Moving Indoors
November 16, 2017 - Priming
2018 - January - March
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January 9, 2018 - Laying up the Topsides
January 25, 2018 - Two Weeks of Working on the Topside
February 6-15, 2018 - Veneering the Topside (cont)
February 22, 2018 - A third Layer of Veneer on the Sides
March 1, 2018 - Adding the Final Layer on the Port Side
March 8-30, 2018 - Finishing the Sides
2018 - April through June
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April 1-10, 2018 - Priming the Underside
April 15, 2018 - The Engine Arrives
April 22, 2018 - Fitting The Engine Compartment Hatch
May 17, 2018 - Developing the Cockpit
June 14, 2018 - Adding to the Final Layer
June 22, 2018 - Continuing the Final Layer
June 29, 2018 - Drive Components
2018 - July through August
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July 12, 2018 - Final Strips on the Topside
July 19, 2018 - Seat Construction and Sanding the Final Layer
July 26, 2018 - Many Things
August 2, 2018 - Details
August 16, 2018 - Finishing the Dash
August 23, 2018 - Trimming the Cockpit
2019 - February through March
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February 1, 2019
February 27, 2019
March 9, 2019 - Exhaust and Steering
March 30, 2019
2019 - April through June
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May 21, 2019 - Progress
2019-July through September
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August 1, 2019 - The Trailer
September 1, 2019 - Launch Test
2019-October through December
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October 20, 2019 - Open Water
2020 - January through March
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January 1, 2020