10 tips to building an amazing wooden boat Wooden boats are still in use and many people prefer a wooden boat to any other metal or glass boat. So if you are summoned to build an amazing wooden boat, don’t panic, just follow the 10 simple tips and you have the most amazing wooden boat you ever would have thought of. First of all to build a wooden boat you need to choose the right planks. Then you will have to choose the dimension of each plank. You will need eight or six or three different dimensional planks for building a single boat depending on the type of wood you use. You can build a boat either with cypress using eight planks, oak using six planks or pine wood using just three planks for perfect results. The most important part of a wooden boat is the stem. No matter what material you use for the other parts of the boat you surely need the stem to be strong and hence it should be white oak of high quality. The stem serves as the heart of the boat. If you are building a simple fishing boat then you could choose the flat bottom model. There are two types, the flat bottom and the ‘V’ shaped bottom. The flat bottom is meant for shallow waters and slow speed whereas the ‘V’ shaped model is meant for rough waters and greater speed. The next step is putting all these planks together. This is very easy, all you need to do is make a mould and keep it aside. Then fasten up the side boards to the stem in a double row. Then set the moulds to lie perpendicular to the boat’s centre. Lastly fasten up the moulds and pothole using galvanized nails. The next is the bottom to be fixed. For doing this you need to turn the structure upside down and then fasten the bottom making sure the entire boat is fastened firmly. You could use cypress wood for seats as they would provide the comfort you need. The keel is the last to be fitted and by now you are almost through with building your amazing boat. Then you need to build a cockpit like structure for navigation. The final process is the painting. You could use thick canvas paint for the bottom and this could be the final structure of the boat. But wait, the oars have to be fitted in because without the oars no boat can move in the water. Fix the oars firmly onto the boat and there it is ready, the most amazing wooden boat built exclusively by you. Isn’t it a thrilling experience?