April 29, I added the 4th coat of varnish on both boat and oars. She is now complete!!
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Wheelbarrow Boat – Sanding and Varnishing
April 28, today I built the set of oars. After building them, I completely sanded the interior of the boat and varnished her. I also varnished the oars.
Wheelbarrow Boat – Clear Vertical Grain Fir Oars
April 27, yesterday I disassembled and reassembled the entire inside of the vessel with epoxy. Today, I started the process of building a set of clear vertical grain fir oars. I first ripped them and then ran them through the table saw turning the shaft into an octagon, then put them on the lathe and…
Wheelbarrow Boat – Inwales & Interior
April 24, Happy Easter He has risen indeed! Today my wife and kids were in Texas for a wedding. I got to stay home and finished the interior of this little vessel. As you can see, it’s a little different than Harry’s. I installed inwales because I build oarlock mounts out of scraps of hard…
Wheelbarrow Boat – Wheel Housing
April 23, I probably took 3-4 hours sanding to get most of the epoxy off and the wood fair for sealing and varnishing. It best to sand when the inside of your hull is bare, no obstructions! Then I put together the wheel housing and installed the wheel. I also built the 4 knees and…
Wheelbarrow Boat – Hurry Up and Wait
April 22, today’s another hurry up and wait kinda day. I cut the gunwales and mixed up some epoxy and wood flour to a honey consistency and clamped them into place. Then I mixed some more epoxy and wood flour and filled all the gaps in the interior of the boat. This is very important…
Wheelbarrow Boat – Upright
April 21, after adding another coat of varnish and one more coat of white top coat, I removed the boat from the mold and set it upright on 3 sawhorses. At this point we will begin building the insides.
Wheelbarrow Boat – Green Trim
April 20, today I did some spot sanding and a little masking tape work. Then, I painted the dark green trim and added a second coat of varnish to the bright work. Next post we add a third coat to the bright work and mask off the green and add a coat to the white.
Wheelbarrow Boat – Varnish Tape Line
April 16, later this same day I removed the masking tape when the white paint was set up. Then I varnished the tape line.
Wheelbarrow Boat – Petitt 3175
April 16, I sanded the fairing compound with 80 grit and sanded the cedar with 120 grit. Then I masked it off and went about rolling the Petitt 3175 white on with a small foam roller. This makes for a water tight encapsulated very strong bottom. Once that was compete I brushed a coat of…