Beautiful. Craftsmanship is far from dead as long as a few souls are willing to take this much care... and you can never have enough (small) clamps ;)
Mark
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- Tue Jul 16, 2013 5:47 pm
- Forum: Builders' Forum
- Topic: New (old) Project
- Replies: 50
- Views: 27411
- Mon Apr 22, 2013 10:20 am
- Forum: Builders' Forum
- Topic: Redbird finished
- Replies: 7
- Views: 4277
Re: Redbird finished
Beauty!
- Sat Jan 05, 2013 6:56 pm
- Forum: Builders' Forum
- Topic: I think I'm finished !
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2250
Re: I think I'm finished !
You are probably the only one who will see those dust particles. With six coats, you might think about leaving it for a while to really harden up so that a fine abrasive will be less likely to get gummed up. Maybe here's better expertise out there than mine, but with six coats, after testing on an i...
- Thu Sep 20, 2012 12:16 pm
- Forum: Builders' Forum
- Topic: River canoe : wich model ?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2865
Re: River canoe : wich model ?
An extra layer of glass below the water line (extra weight) and/or a layer of epoxy/graphite. A keel.
Mark.
Mark.
- Fri Aug 31, 2012 6:22 pm
- Forum: Project Directories
- Topic: 16' 0" Prospector
- Replies: 92
- Views: 336825
Re: 16' 0" Prospector
Reducing a Prospector from 16' to 12' proportionately doesn't make much sense agreed, but the Chemaunis 12' from Carrying Place in Kleinberg Ontario has enough of the Prospector 'look' for the possible project. They also provide plans for a 14' stripper which, for a smaller, albeit beamy, version of...
- Thu Aug 30, 2012 3:55 pm
- Forum: Project Directories
- Topic: 16' 0" Prospector
- Replies: 92
- Views: 336825
Re: 16' 0" Prospector
Thanks. Your comments very much appreciated. The dark trim is Peruvian Walnut with integrated pin striping of basswood and WRC.
Mark
Mark
- Mon Aug 27, 2012 6:54 pm
- Forum: Project Directories
- Topic: 16' 0" Prospector
- Replies: 92
- Views: 336825
Re: Another Prospector done and dunked.
Well, after a year including much invaluable advice and feedback from you gentlemen, she had her first spin last weekend and she loved it. As I've read somewhere, she needs a little ballast to show her true colors, so I loaded her up with a son and grandson and she seemed to love it even more. Quite...
- Sat Aug 04, 2012 6:28 pm
- Forum: Boat-Building Tips & Techniques
- Topic: Poorman's Stapless Method
- Replies: 7
- Views: 16336
Re: Poorman's Stapless Method
I had reasonable success with cheap 1" luggage straps, with the quick release cam fasteners, over each form using pine wedges about 3/8" wide, 3" long, tapered from 3/8" to zero) under them to keep the strips snug with the forms and the previous strips (someone else might have us...
- Fri Jul 27, 2012 1:48 pm
- Forum: Builders' Forum
- Topic: Removing Fiberglass - Cabinet Scraper?
- Replies: 11
- Views: 8617
Re: Removing Fiberglass - Cabinet Scraper?
Cabinet scrapers are for wood. You'll find that scraping glass will require frequent sharpening/burnishing. If you want to scrape the only thing that might work is a tungsten carbide scraper but it will be messy and you risk digging into the wood occasionally. I've removed glass from wood (not on a ...
- Sun Jul 01, 2012 8:33 am
- Forum: Builders' Forum
- Topic: Sanding/Varnishing
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1808
Re: Sanding/Varnishing
Found the link to the varnish comparison test and other useful input from last March on this forum. Not likely that much has changed since then. Looks like Epifanes has a few fans; will check it out.
- Sat Jun 30, 2012 4:47 pm
- Forum: Builders' Forum
- Topic: Sanding/Varnishing
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1808
Sanding/Varnishing
I have 2 coats of 105/207 on the interior for a non-slip glass weave texture. Will apply 3+ coats of semi-gloss varnish. Planning a light wet and dry prep with a 150/180 grit with a weak detergent solution followed by a thorough rinse (have the feeling that Sedges would recommend an ammonia solution...
- Thu May 31, 2012 7:20 pm
- Forum: Builders' Forum
- Topic: bowline hole
- Replies: 9
- Views: 5236
Re: bowline hole
Gotcha. Good point from Patrick's Dad. Not really intending to treat this first effort to the rigors of whitewater. It's just an alternative, and prettier to my eye, attachment point than the brass stem band loop projection on the foredeck. If the kids want more action for the rapids, I can always g...
- Thu May 31, 2012 5:08 pm
- Forum: Builders' Forum
- Topic: bowline hole
- Replies: 9
- Views: 5236
Re: bowline hole
I'm going to put them on my Prospector. They're machined from 3/4" bronze rod with a 3/8" hole and a lip which will sit on the outer hull (they look like little 'topless' top hats)' One will be epoxied in from each side at each end, so I need four in all. I epoxied small cedar blocks which...
- Fri May 25, 2012 4:25 pm
- Forum: Builders' Forum
- Topic: so far so good
- Replies: 12
- Views: 7881
Re: so far so good
I have a feeling that this is more appropriate for 'Tips and Techniques' but the interest seems to be here for the time being. I found that pouring the resin in a wide 'S' pattern (using 10 to 12 pump batches) then rolling out vertically, horizontally, diagonally and horizontally again got an area c...
- Wed May 23, 2012 8:33 am
- Forum: Builders' Forum
- Topic: so far so good
- Replies: 12
- Views: 7881
Re: so far so good
Stay away from the kitchen towels. They can be flimsy and often have a pattern which imprints on the layup which can be difficult to eradicate while tipping off. The blue workshop towels have no surface texture to speak of and act like a thin absorbent blanket for a better ability to soak up surplus...