In October I finally had some time to concentrate on the
Melonseed project and I went ahead and purchased the necessary plywood to build
the station molds. From the model I determined that I would need 10 sheets of ¾
inch plywood for the molds. I decided that I would make the molds from imported
birch veneered plywood. This plywood has very few if any voids and the veneered
face is great to draw on. Well, when I went to order the plywood I found out
that it came from Peru and the plant that manufactured this plywood had a fire
and shipments would be delayed for who knew how long. My supplier had 14 sheets
in stock and I decide to buy all of them thinking that I could use the extra
sheets for other parts of the boat. I
also ordered 4 pieces of S/P/F lumber @ 2x6x16 for the mold’s ladder back. The
total cost was $513 delivered.
