Harbor History Museum Copper Riveting on a Lap Demo

Shipwrights use copper rivets because they are very secure and are less likely to snag on ropes, lines, or sailors.
Lead Shipwright Nate Slater and volunteers on the Shenandoah Restoration Project at the Harbor History Museum, Gig Harbor, WA demonstrate the copper riveting process used to build small wooden boats.
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[@indiomoustafa2047]

Nice! I miss working there with you guys, keep up the amazing work! I think about coming back to help you old farts carry stuff around again, maybe one day! 😉

[@stewkingjr]

Oh man, bucking those rivets must be painful. You need to cut out a half moon-ish shaped piece about 5" wide with a large hole-shaped recess in the convex side to hold the metal buck. That will fit right against the hip and make it so much easier to be the bucker. At least that's what my great grandfather, grandfather, father, and i used. Can't imagine there's any reason why it won't work now.