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Thank y'all .. I like both .. but since we are a frugal lot, the "roller coaster" approach keeps us from one more trip to the store :)

Somewhat wooden boat related .. I have a wooden boat and am repairing a wooden dock; specifically the bumpers. Previous bumpers were that traditional plastic stuff you see on small docks. Problems...

Building a bow shed over Thanksgiving weekend .. only need it till Spring (late March or early April 2012) .. then it will come down. So, do I need the more expensive "greenhouse plastic" or would...

For what it's worth, I'd look at several things: Quality of schools (regardless of your decision to use public system or not); availability of well respecetd medical facilities; current mil levy...

Thanks, Guys

Intened application is for abrasion protection only .. strength not an issue in this case.

Jim

Current edition of WB has an article writen by Bill Schwicker in which he details building a sharpie and covering bottom with a material called Vectra .. I looked it up on web and sounds superior to...

Thanks, guys. I will go ahead with sail modifications and , since my shop s equipted w/ welding capabilities, I will do modifications as suggested.

Todd .. I bought my Skimmer for $150 two springs...

See her tethered to any life lines in these pictures? I'm gonna call her mom!

I have a little Skimmer; a great little toy made of tubular steel, three runners, a canvas sling seat and an old un-battened sail of questionable origin. . For those of you who have never sailed hard...

Vinny, thanks for asking. Was hoping some forumite had a "secret" method to quickly complete this task, but none seemed to emerge so I cut / planed mock-ups this weekend. Works, just a little too...

Hi Will .. pushing wood lengthwise thru table saw with fence at an angle to the blade will allow you to cut the cove very easily .. just raise blade ever so slightly with each pass and soon you have...

Not really boat related yet, although I can see possible applications later ... but here goes. I have had good success steaming and bending woods for cowlings, mast hoops and a lot of other...

I have seen local (Lincoln, Nebraska) windsurfers out until ice keeps them from launching. Same folks who venture onto ice with their Skimmers long before I do

1421, The Year China Discovered The World by Gavin Menzies. An interesting version of history as told by a retied British naval officer. According to Menzies the Chinese built and sailed some of the...

Actually my first boat was was built in basement in southern New Jersey when I was 11 ( a very very long time ago). Boys Life (a magazine) had a picture of a model boat Boy Scouts could make. I...

try this link .. a simple explanation for the process

http://facstaff.colstate.edu/linton_ronald/default.htm

Thanks, folks. My suspecions have been validated. First clue was lack of "stickiness"; second was almost absence of fragrance

Jim

A question forBob ...

Have used search engine and get a skil-zillion threads, but none seem to answer question,so thought I'd impose on your wood knowledge one more time


A number of years...

I concure with latter posts.. a cyclone system is logial solution for a pro or active amateur, but not very practical for a part time hobbist.

I have a 1.5 stall garage shop with an 8" jointer,...

I'm 62, and like you a lifetime of running, swimming and biking .. am suprised yoga did not help, especially three times per week.

Two questions ... First, was the yoga an aggressive power yoga...

Like Peter, I have a top line older Craftsman .. perhaps 15 years old. Has taken lot sof abuse and still functions like the day I bought it .. and it is overloaded with heavy stuff.

As others have said ... lots of eletrical power. When I rebuilt my small shop, I positioned a 110 outlet on it's own circuit every 6 feet on two walls .. and a dual every six feet on the workbench...

Chuck .. do not let cold weather stop you from running .. buy some good quality poly pro tops and bottoms and keep going ... DO NOT wear sweats under any conditions. I run outside year round in...

I built one in 1999 .. a fun project...not too complicated .. probably a very good first boat. I do remember some difficulty joining plywood and stem .. but nothing insurmountable.

If you build...

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I have the Long Range III. PSI is a wholesaler .. am sure they can direct you to a retail outlet in your area

I have a generic remote on/off switch for dust collector .. I suppose it would work for any tool drawing 15 amps or less. Dust collector plugs into remote apparatus which then plugs into outlet....

Across the top of the map, think about Little Big Horn, Carzy Horse and Mt Rushmore monuments ... all three quite interesting if you appreciate history and tenacity ... Little Big Horn being the...

nothing ever worked for me till my doc prescribed patches ... for me they are the miracle cure ... whether halibut fishing in choppy Alaskan waters or upside down on a roller coaster at Cedar Point,...

Lew .. Like you, my shop is in town with houses very close together. A big cyclone like my friend has in his furniture shop in the country would be great, but that was not feasable for me. I bought...

Just a short thank-you for suggestions. Space and budget constraints led me to an oversized air cleaner in the ceiling (recycles shop air every 10-12 minutes) and a slightly undersized (based upon...

Thanks, folks

I'll buy some next week and run some tests .. will let you know how it works.

By the way, Bob, do you think Kentucky coffee lumber would lend itself to steam bending?

Thank you, Bob

Did the search thing and was unable to fine any comments re: wood of the Kentucky coffee tree. Local sawyer has a supply and indicates it is as rot resistant as osage orange or some of the other...

Just curious ... do many of you have a dust collection system installed in your shops? I'm not talking about a "shop-vac" but a true single or double stage dust collector like those offered by Jet,...

and thank you, Bob

Spring is supposed to come to the heartlands tomorrow ... temps supposed to be back up in double digits again .. can start thinking of boat proects again

thank you, David

Bob ... how do you define tight knots, as used in your quote above? "Otherwise you can't go wrong with WRC heartwood, either clear or with tight knots in 3/4" or 7/8" for dory planking."

thanks...

Tom Friedman, in his recent book .. "The World is Flat" .. makes an interesting observation: The INTERNET has made the small large, the weak powerful. He's right. Folks submit comments on forums (not...

Brian

Went to the country and measured my sculling oar for the bobcat .. it is just a tad over 8 ft long with a rather thin blade. My oar lock is right of center over transom ... if you can find...

See John Gardners' Dory Book , chapter 21 for a discussion of batten seam construction. Also see WB # 163 for Ed Davis' article on building his Chamberlain surf dory usung seam batten construction .....

Lots of appications for a router in a shop The Porter 690 fixed base is a good basic router .. I believe you can buy a plunge base as an accesory so you get two routers in one. Put the fixed based in...

I came across two terms I am not sure of ... slack bilge and firm bilge. Given the context, I assumed the former was a narrow bilge and the latter was a wide bilge .. am I correct?

Do you have a tent design unique to the boat, or will an off-the-rack work? And by the way, in Nebraska it is against the law to have a shop that clean ...

Glad BC's service was as promoted. I keep the 1/2" 3tpi skip on my band saw most of the time . Cuts thru oak, ash and osage orange like nobody's business ... change only when I need tighter turning...

Oar lock is on starboard side .. convenient for me because I am right handed. Boat (w/oar) is in a barn south of town. I will measure it this weekend and send you the dimensions

Brian .. consider sculling your little Bobcat .. stand in the stern, sing some Italian melodies and , as bob's your uncle , off you'll go. That's the way I get around on mine when the wind dies down...

I agree ... the customer is not always right, and anyone who holds himself out as a professional (expert or not) is obligated to tell the customer when he (the customer) is wrong .. even if it means...

hansp77 ... like you, I would prefer a "green solution, and an old wood stove would be perfect solution, if I had (a) floor space and (b) wall clearance. A gas fired furnace hung from ceiling would...

Last winter my small kerosene heater did not keep shop warm enough to do any real work. A wood stove would be ideal, but space is limited, so that option is probably out. Two thoughts have come to...