Construction of Lynx

Construction Photo Gallery

		Signing the keel				The steam box
		Bow to stern				Driving in the shutter plank
		Swinging the frames				Setting the frame

"Wooden boats combined extraordinary craftsmanship with centuries of wisdom about how to keep pieces of wood together at sea. . . these boats are invariably beautiful to behold; the science and beauty were inextricably linked, perhaps the same thing."

		Positioning a plank				Plumbob on keel
		Working on the frames				Bilge and stringers
		The ceiling				Mounting nameboard on transom

"If you neglect wood, the wood resents it. Fiberglass couldn't care less. Wood is humanities and art, fiberglass is science. Wood is emotion, fiberglass is reason."

		Precision work				Preparing mast step
		Sampson posts				Bending in a plank
		Positioning the keel				Constructing the rudder

"A boat is comprised mainly of curves. . . Those curves draw you in, tantalize you because they don't end; there's always a little more curve just out of view that keeps it interesting forever. They define the boat's art and grace."

		Planking				Bilge stringers
		Sanding the hull				Laying the deck
		Rolling oakum				Mounting the wheel

Lynx is among "the largest plank-on-frame wooden schooners privately built since the beginning of World War II."

		Painting blocks				Sail handwork
		Stitching sails				Moving out

Quotes from "Wooden Boats" by Michael Ruhlman