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Congrats on the PR.

Finished this project today. Full details and walk around video at http://www.farback.ca/index.php/boat-shop/21-carving-bench

It clamps the work with foot pressure for carving, easy and quick to reposition, ergonomic position for working.

Working on the paddle shaving horse. Build log: http://farback.ca/index.php/boat-shop/21-carving-bench

updated kayak build log http://www.farback.ca/index.php/boat-shop/20-kayak-eight-kudzu-tadpole-sof-tuckers-second-kayak

All the bits are starting to look like a boat. I'm also building a shaving horse for carving paddles. It will look similar to this one. .

Been busy. Vacation, work, shop. Updates on build logs: http://farback.ca/index.php/boat-shop/20-kayak-eight-kudzu-tadpole-sof-tuckers-second-kayak http://farback.ca/index.php/boat-shop/19-greenland-kayak-paddles Tucker and I just got commissioned to build another of these for his new sister Olive, six months old now. I…

Scuba dive at 09:00, 80 feet for 20 minutes, lots of reef life, then relaxing on the beach with my baby.

Next adventure in Buhka's Buddhist Boat Shop Tucker and I are building a kayak together. He's out-grown his old one. We got started yesterday. Details at: farback.ca/index.php/boat-shop/20-kayak-eight-kudzu-tadpole-sof-tuckers-second-kayak

Tonight's program, build part 2 of the alarm record mail box, One of the other guys is going to paint it. The large panel prevents prying eyes from looking through the wall slot, Put lettering on granddaughter Theo's toy box. Safety hinges still back-ordered. %&*#. And finally, reassembled and put second finish coat on the…

That's a hoot. Although my sensitive firefighter ears were shocked.

It will be older than kerosene, but younger than me. Got the first coat of finish on tonight. it's looking good. Working on a project for the firehall. We need to have security on records, so I'm building a wall pass-thru and box for alarm reports so they can be slid through into the chief's office. Got the wall part made…

Yeah, it wasn't anything special when we got it back in the early 80's, but SWMBO likes it. I'll see if I can find a before picture to go with the finished one. It stained up really nice once I sanded the layers of Scandihoovian finish off.

Not yet, just ordered last night. Naturally I'm in the middle of sanding down and re-finishing an old Ikea table. I have a small cheap sander I'll try tonight, but I might kill it with actual work.

That was great stuff. 'Canada's greatest aluminum crimefighter'

28 February 2017 Completed and fits perfectly Easily carried by some random geezer.

How bout dat ash

27 February 2017 test fit of assembly Wedge pieces added to bring angles together between clamp pieces and yoke crossbar. fit on both sides is good. Inner radius of clamps matches cockpit rim radius at station 9. Top view of assembly Bottom view of assembly 5/16 bolts with nyloncore locking nuts, countersunk at top and…

Kayak Carry Yoke Project I have several portages to do in my back-country trip in June, so I decided to make a canoe style carry yoke for my kayak. I designed it Friday night 24Feb17, and started building on Saturday 25Feb17. I verified the position of the center of gravity, i.e. the balance point to be 1" forward of form…

Designed a removable carry yoke for the kayak portages. I'll start building it out of ash tomorrow. The two side parts fit under the skirt rim. It should be compact enough to fit through a hatch into the cargo areas.

I used to make those using dryer lint and parafin for camping. They'll use it to light wood stoves at home. Both my son and oldest daughter's families use wood heat. The middle girl and her man don't as yet.

Man-cold therapy Couple hours in the shop, dry fit test on bunk bed project. My co-builder has a basketball game tonight and a weekend tournament so this project will be waiting till our next play date. Did the first shaping on my spare paddle with the spoke-shave. Waiting on the part to make it a two piece paddle to serve…

thanks Bbee. back to work today. Feeling poorly but the starship won't fly itself.

Under 194, three weeks till Jamaica. This is me without the scuba gear.

New toy for the boat shop. This replaces the old router that tried to kill me. And just for AnnPT77...

Full on man-cold. Spent yesterday doing nothing productive ( holiday here). I went into work this morning to do the pay entry for my shop and my environmental supervisor's shop ( day off for him). I stayed to chair the Emergency Planning meeting, the turned the OHS meeting over to my co-chair to run, and took my cold home.

Thanks for the comments. I remember that 'dumb Barbie' scandal. We raised two strong, independant minded daughters. They'd have had nothing to do with that sort of thing, and god help anyone who tried to treat them as second class citizens.

Ten hour day in the boat shop My little buddy couldn't make it today, so I worked on a few other projects. Our doll bunk bed and paddle carving will wait for the next time we're working together. I did all the detailed layout on both our paddles for the spokeshave work. Lots of finicky measurement and close tolerance…