This last weekend was a busy one, I took “Rachel” out with a friend and we caught two spring salmon – 1) 30 pounder and 1) 8 pounder and 1) 10 pound Steelhead. The best part, it was sunny and beautiful out on the Lower Columbia river. There’s lots of run off this year, the…
Current Projects
Building Your Own Set of Rowing Oars
Building your own set of oars is simple. This is like anything else – one step at a time. You start out with a nice, fairly clear but it really doesn’t need to be totally clear, 10 foot 2×6. Rip two 1 1/2″ x 1 1/2″ pieces from the 2×6 to the length of the…
Wheelbarrow Boat – Finished!
April 29, I added the 4th coat of varnish on both boat and oars. She is now complete!!
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.