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Stu Fyfe
04-08-2009, 08:40 PM
As some of you may know, my Doug Hylan Beach Pea was destroyed by a falling oak tree some years ago.http://lh3.ggpht.com/_SHBgt6toQvQ/R6JSS3_FNjI/AAAAAAAAAJQ/rZgW93h0OGA/is_00097.jpg

Inspired by Doug's wonderful design and The Expectant Father's Cradle Boat Book by Peter Spectre and Buckley Smith, I just finished a Beach Pea Baby Cradle for my new grandson Owen James Fyfe.
http://lh5.ggpht.com/_SHBgt6toQvQ/Sd0Xkf5ywRI/AAAAAAAAC1w/Llh7kTZZomg/s720/DSC01029.JPG

She's built with 1/4" mahogany ply and doug fir. The rockers are ash. The picture above was taken at the Brewster Flats this afternoon, the same place I used to use the original boat.
http://lh6.ggpht.com/_SHBgt6toQvQ/Sd0Xe16F4dI/AAAAAAAAC0E/NKUF8ZAZ358/s720/DSC01016.JPG
Maggie and Fiona can give you an idea of the scale. It's pretty big for a cradle, but it'll also make a great place to store stuffed animals.
http://lh4.ggpht.com/_SHBgt6toQvQ/Sd0XjlVE4GI/AAAAAAAAC1g/_I39mEvBATY/s720/DSC01027.JPG
All in all, a real fun project that took me nine weeks of occasional evening work.
goodbasil
04-08-2009, 08:48 PM
That is art.
adampet
04-09-2009, 09:00 PM
Very Nice Stu!,
and congratulations on being a Grampa...

Now is a warm up for a full sized build?

Adam
erster
04-09-2009, 09:23 PM
Very nice indeed!!! Congrats on the kidlet too!
Bob Cleek
04-09-2009, 09:46 PM
Man, that's really a beautiful job! But... do you really think a kid small enough to fit in that boat is going to be old enough to learn how to row before he outgrows it? LOL
Stu Fyfe
04-10-2009, 12:32 AM
Thanks everybody. I promised my kids (four of them) that they'd get a cradle when they give me grandchildren. And if the grandkids want one, I'll make em a real boat. Guess I'm gonna be busy from here on!
PeterSibley
04-10-2009, 04:04 AM
Lovely Stu ! The 15 foot version looks good .
2MeterTroll
04-10-2009, 04:09 AM
http://lh6.ggpht.com/_SHBgt6toQvQ/Sd0Xe16F4dI/AAAAAAAAC0E/NKUF8ZAZ358/s720/DSC01016.JPG
Maggie and Fiona can give you an idea of the scale. It's pretty big for a cradle, but it'll also make a great place to store stuffed animals.
so those have been lately fed huh? well i guess storing them in a boat works :)
Tom Robb
04-10-2009, 04:19 PM
Really nice job.
Long is good. The kids grew out of the two I built in a matter of very few months.
Nanoose
04-10-2009, 04:51 PM
Beautiful! Well done, grampee. :)
StevenBauer
04-10-2009, 06:18 PM
Beautiful job, Stu. She's a stunner.


Steven
htom
04-10-2009, 06:28 PM
Beauty.
bamamick
04-10-2009, 06:34 PM
That is so very, very cool.

Mickey Lake
boylesboats
04-11-2009, 04:15 PM
awwwwww.. that is cute.... beautiful craftmanship too..