2002 Fall Workshop #3

Saturday November 16, 2002

The third workshop was held at Tom Shannor's garage. Attendees to the workshop were Scott Becker, Doug Chassee, Tom Englart, Blaine Koehler, Art Lowrie, Alex Miklos, Bob Miklos, Chuck Miklos, Erik Miklos, Frank Miklos, Paul Miklos, Chuck Niceley, John Patrick, Lynn Robinson, Tom Shannor & Kickstart.
Photographs by John Patrick.

We set up a steam box to steam a lower transom frame for blaine Koehler's 1957 Chris Craft Continental.

Bob Miklos, Erik Miklos and Art Lowrie working hard.

Chuck Niceley, Chuck Miklos & Doug Chassee setting up the bending jig for the transom frame.

Lynn Robinson, Bob Miklos & Frank Miklos keeping an eye on the steaming operation. Water had to be added regularly.

Doug Chassee, Erik Miklos & Kickstart taking the hot, steemed piece of white oak, to be formed to shape.

The clamps are used initally to quickly hold the wood.

The above five photos are installing the steamed wood into the frame jig.

The board in the jig with the temporary clamps removed.

Chuck Niceley & Tom Englart, block sanding the floorboards for Tom Shannor's 1952 Century Sportsman, as Lynn Robinson, and Art Lowrie watch.

Tom Shannor Sanding the floorboards for his boat.