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Canoe Update
Jul. 15th, 2011 06:53 amMoxie is nearly done.
Varnish Coats
seat 2
thwarts 2
hull outside 2
hull inside 1
Yes, that's right. One more coat of varnish on the inside and it will be time to take a deep breath and drill the holes to mount the seat. Then I fasten the seat and thwarts in place with brass screws . And then it's time to put her in the water and see how she handles.
Part of me would like to mark this moment with laurels and parades and choirs of flower-decked children and part of me would like to sneak quietly off and have it be a private moment, just Moxie and me.
I started drawing the designs in February, and got the form built by the end of that month; in March I planked to the centerline and by the middle of April I had the whiskey plank in, and by the end of April had fiberglassed the outside, and by the end of May had fiberglassed the inside. By the middle of June I had the gunwales made and on, and by the end of June the decks were made and in and I was starting on the seat. One week into July I had the seat constructed and painted with epoxy and the thwarts made and fitted and painted with epoxy, and I guess I'm a bit behind in canoe-posting because I got the seat varnished and the cane arrived and I caned it Wednesday and yesterday. I also have the seat rails made and epoxied in and, as above, need one more coat of varnish on the inside of the boat before I'm ready to install the seat.
Which is great because Alice is visiting this weekend and hopefully we'll be able to take Moxie and Constance out canoeing.
I also spent some time yesterday cleaning the windblown leaves and spiderwebs out of Constance and Patience, and scrubbing them gently with a soft brush and some water with dishsoap in. Because, you know, OMG I have a guest coming; I must mop the canoes.
I hope your week has gone as well as mine has.
Varnish Coats
seat 2
thwarts 2
hull outside 2
hull inside 1
Yes, that's right. One more coat of varnish on the inside and it will be time to take a deep breath and drill the holes to mount the seat. Then I fasten the seat and thwarts in place with brass screws . And then it's time to put her in the water and see how she handles.
Part of me would like to mark this moment with laurels and parades and choirs of flower-decked children and part of me would like to sneak quietly off and have it be a private moment, just Moxie and me.
I started drawing the designs in February, and got the form built by the end of that month; in March I planked to the centerline and by the middle of April I had the whiskey plank in, and by the end of April had fiberglassed the outside, and by the end of May had fiberglassed the inside. By the middle of June I had the gunwales made and on, and by the end of June the decks were made and in and I was starting on the seat. One week into July I had the seat constructed and painted with epoxy and the thwarts made and fitted and painted with epoxy, and I guess I'm a bit behind in canoe-posting because I got the seat varnished and the cane arrived and I caned it Wednesday and yesterday. I also have the seat rails made and epoxied in and, as above, need one more coat of varnish on the inside of the boat before I'm ready to install the seat.
Which is great because Alice is visiting this weekend and hopefully we'll be able to take Moxie and Constance out canoeing.
I also spent some time yesterday cleaning the windblown leaves and spiderwebs out of Constance and Patience, and scrubbing them gently with a soft brush and some water with dishsoap in. Because, you know, OMG I have a guest coming; I must mop the canoes.
I hope your week has gone as well as mine has.
