Hey guys. I am working on a couple of scratch builds and wanted to ask some of the more experienced wood builders a question. For my ribs and subdeck, I cut 1/4" notches so that the pieces can interlock. The notches are not hard to do, but they are super tedious. Does anyone have a good way to cut them out? I was thinking maybe the 1/4" scroll saw sander that Olsen makes might work? This is the most annoying part of the build, so any suggestions would be great. :-D Thanks!
Unfortunately, unless you have a CNC or other plywood cutter, yes, they are tedious. It's par for the course with scratchbuilding.
I find the process of cutting notches (or just about any woodworking aspect of building) to be quite relaxing. That's one of the appeals of wood over fiberglass/3dp/laser/etc.
Cutting out all the little notches and such on my wooden bart definitely got tedious but in a way was kinda therapeutic. I've never just butt-glued a hull together without notches, but the strength of the wooden Bart hull with all the interlocking notches and such was undeniable.
I'd try drilling them out and then squaring them up with a jig saw and a file or template routing them.
Thanks guys. Yeah, I have done several hulls this way, but I never really had an efficient method for doing the notches and just wondered if there was some magic to making it easier.
