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Thanks for the reply.
I inadvertantly answered my own question when I left the piece outside on the table saw for about 30 minutes.

The small project I'm currently doing is my first one using purple heart, and as I saw/sand the wood, it loses its "purple-ness" and turns a basic brown color.

Question: Will the color come back...

Hey all,

Guess what? A non-political but still off-topic thread for you guys. :cool:

I'm not working on a boat at the current time, but I've really gotten the itch to build an indoor...

Not that it matters much, but it's the family agcreage - not a farm. But the sentiments are entirely the same.

The papers get signed next month, and then they probably have 18 months or so to...

I knew the day would come someday, but didn't know when. This past weekend, my parents approached us and said they'd been offered a large amount of money for the 30-odd acres of farm/scrub land that...

John,

Maybe I mis-stated it. "30 degrees into the wind" means thirty degrees upwind from a beam reach.

It will point as high as 45 in bigger wind if I'm not singlehanding it, but 30 degrees up...

It's interesting that such a boat design would generate so many strong opinions.

I built my Vacationer in '99. I Did it all in one year. 11 1/2 months to be exact. (Many hours crammed in...

I can't speak for others, but I'm on my third season with my own rigging. I did it with the cheap 20 dollar tool. Definately more time consuming, but WAY cheaper than the 250 dollar bolt cutter...

Not that this is the prettiest thing on the water, but it came to mind...

http://www.stevproj.com/Kayak2.jpg

http://www.stevproj.com/SpecPurp.html

What's the name of that eccentric guy who does the woodworking show on PBS? Not "This Old House" or such. This guy I'm thinking of builds all his stuff with hand tools, from the 19th century era. ...