Cuting out panels
I started yesterday evening and continued today - cutting boat parts from plywood panels. I admire ingenuity in squeezing so many parts on each panel, to utilize expensive material to maximum.
Luckily the weather is beautiful so I can work outside - no space constraints and infinite number of mosquitos!
I take my time and work slowly. It is a pleasure after all. Each panel marked according to documentation before I start cutting - there are many parts and it would not be fun to wonder later: what the hell is this thing for??
Using just Japanese saw and block plane - silent and clean. I could have used jigsaw and empty these panels in shorter time but then I would need to clean each plank with a spokeshave since electric tool is so fast that I would not dare cutting “on a line”, leaving much excess material to be trimmed later. And that would take long time.
Japanese saw is very well suited for such jobs - being very thin and elastic it cuts plywood like a butter and blade can be formed around curves, to cut exactly on the line. No trimming needed after the cut - just a touch with sanding paper.
All construction-grade panels are already emptied - these parts will form a jig. Cutting marine plywood takes a bit longer as I am extra careful. It’s damn expensive to cut too much!
Still many panels to do but mosquitos finally won - I escape home.
Next step, after all parts are cut, is to make a router jig. I’ll use this method to cut scarfs.