Episode 18 of my series on Traditional Carvel Planking: Bronze Castings, Patterns to Polishing is now up on YouTube, on the newly re-named SMITHY’S BOATSHED Channel. Boats like the one I’m building need bronze fittings, and although many can be purchased off the shelf like portholes (Episode 15) and seacocks (Episode 16), many need to be custom-made. If you do the pattern making and polishing yourself these can be reasonably cheap.