Carvel Planking Ep25: What's in a Name? Name Reveal and How I Carved It

I've almost finished building my 24-foot Ranger class gaff-rigged sloop and it's time I revealed the name. I chose the name years ago and I explain why I did, with a discussion on how important it is to choose a name that has some significance for you. The name is revealed at a party at our place with the other owners of Ranger class boats and my wooden boatbuilding mates who have worked on the fleet over the years with guest of honour Bill Gale aged 98 whose father Cliff designed the boat in 1933. The second half of the video shows how I carved the name on the transom, progressing through lots of practice carving then finally to carving the lettering into the Huon Pine transom.