I have a new lathe! In this previous post about woodturning, I was using an older Craftsman lathe that a friend had given me. That lathe was a lot of fun and showed me that I really enjoyed woodturning but I could see that I was pretty limited with it. Recently, I spotted an old… [Read More]
Chainsaw Review: Sportsman 20 in. 52cc
I’m doing a lot of woodturning these days – bowls and such and that means I’m messing with a lot of timber/logs so I found myself in need of a chainsaw for preparing logs. Being a “bargain hunter”, I looked for a less expensive option than the name brand saws. At the time, Tractor Supply… [Read More]
Wood Turning on a Lathe
For as long as I can remember, I’ve been fascinated by woodworking and certainly turning wood on a lathe. I’ve used a metal lathe a fair bit over the years but not wood. That has now changed! Thanks to a friend who gave me an older 12″ Craftsman wood lathe, I’ve finally started playing with… [Read More]
Finishing the Kayak
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After the do-over (here), we were back on track to get this boat finished! Of course, lots of things seemed to get in the way but there was progress. Applying several coats of varnish was the next step. The fiberglass provides strength and waterproof-ness but needs protection from the sun (UV) – that is the… [Read More]
Making a Mess
Well… I goofed up and made a mess of the kayak. It seems that when I applied the final layer of fiberglass to the bottom and sides of the kayak, it was either too cold, too moist, or I messed up the epoxy mix – or all of the above. The epoxy was very slow… [Read More]
Kayak Part Line
As you may recall, we last completed fiberglassing the inner part line of the kayak. Now time to work on the outside. Ideally, this line would be intirely invisible after the kayak is complete. Something told me that I probably wasn’t going to achieve that. Still… we try. This all starts with a bunch of… [Read More]
The Two Shall Become One
After all the progress in the previous post, it was time to join the two halves of the kayak together!! This process is a bit tedious – especially for a beginner like me!! A number of little mistakes kind of came to a head at this point. Getting the two halves to line up “perfectly”… [Read More]
More Kayak Bits
There sure are a lot of bits for such a simple boat!!! 🙂 If you remember, we last worked on all these bits and now we have more. Specifically, the skeg control box or “enclosure” and the hatch for the rear of the boat. It seems that I forgot to take photos while constructing the… [Read More]
Kayak Coaming and other bits
Last time (here), we added a layer of fiberglass to the exterior of the kayak. Before doing the same to the interior, we have some tasks to complete – specifically the coaming. The coaming is the riser and lip around the cockpit. It provides a good bit of strength around the opening but also creates… [Read More]
Chunky Queen Bed Frame DIY
In Missy, I constructed a built in bed frame. When I moved into the house, I moved the queen sized mattress but I needed a frame. So… I went to work building one. For reasons that are beyond my limited mental capacity, I’m kinda into the rustic look these days. I started looking around the… [Read More]