Deck work

Truing

A layer of wood is worn away with a broach and hammer, so that the bracket seen on the right then fits in exactly.

An angle measure rests on the bracket, used in order to achieve exact right-angled corners and edges.

Fits in

Often the measurement must be taken a dozen times until the bracket fits perfectly into the gap.

Here the boat builder marks with a pencil another spot that he would like to optimise.

6 brackets a day

As it is very time consuming to fit perfect sized parts, a boat builder manages about 6 brackets in one work day.

Such manual effort for the perfect look and optimal hold explains why it takes so long to restore an old yacht.