by Paul | Aug 26, 2021 | Boat Building, Sailing & Cruising
In Part 3 of this series, I apply “aircraft” paint stripper and then sand down the spars to remove the mast and boom coatings down to bare metal. I then prime and paint the spars, getting them ready to re-install hardware. Part 2 dealt with cutting down the mast and...
by Paul | Aug 26, 2021 | Farm & Homestead, Furniture Designs
Women for Healthy Rural Living ( https://www.whrl.org ) is a local non-profit organization I frequently volunteer my time for. Recently, they asked me to put a steel file cabinet together that was shipped to them for use in their office. It has arrived completely...
by Paul | Aug 19, 2021 | Building Projects, Fabrication, Farm & Homestead, Furniture Designs
I purchased a small, inexpensive media blast cabinet from Harbor Freight Tools and it is designed to sit on a bench. My needs require the cabinet to be at a comfortable height for me, and it has to moveable (mobile) around the shop. This video records my...
by Paul | Aug 19, 2021 | Boat Building, Sailing & Cruising
The latest addition to the Shoestring Shipyard Fleet! This is a Mirage 5.5 sailboat, designed to IOR racing rules, built in Florida. It is 20 feet in length and has a swing keel. This was posted on the Facebook Marketplace late Monday afternoon (8/16/3032) for free...
by Paul | Aug 13, 2021 | Fabrication, Tools & Equipment
I made around 75 key fobs from mahogany for a local non-profit and I applied a clear spray lacquer for a finish. In order to apply each uniform coat of lacquer (3 coats), I quickly put together a simple rack from which to hang the key fobs, using scrap material I had...
by Paul | Aug 13, 2021 | Boat Building, Fabrication, Sailing & Cruising
I posted Part 1 of this series back in the beginning of March (2021). IN that video, I stripped all the hardware from the mast and boom to prepare them for stripping to bare metal and inspection. This part deals with cutting down the mast and boom to the proper...
by Paul | Aug 5, 2021 | Fabrication, Farm & Homestead, Tools & Equipment
If you live in a rural area and keep small critters or have a garden, chances are pretty good you will have a need to for small fencing of the type where those portable green fence posts or stakes are used. Driving them in with a hammer, when necessary, in clay or...
by Paul | Aug 5, 2021 | Boat Building, Fabrication, Sailing & Cruising
In Part 4 of this series, I apply 12oz fiberglass tape around all the edges of the ballast keel molds. Once the epoxy has cured, I sand down all the high spots and rough edges, plus I go over the entire ballast keel molds with 80 grit sandpaper using an orbital palm...
by Paul | Jul 29, 2021 | Boat Building, Fabrication, Sailing & Cruising
In Part 3 of this series, I finish grinding and sanding the trim wood around the outer edges of the ballast keel molds and fill any imperfections and screw holes with putty. I then coat the outer ballast keel wood surfaces with epoxy resin, then lay out fiberglass...
by Paul | Jul 28, 2021 | Boat Building, Fabrication, Farm & Homestead
Oh no! My beard is gone! But, why? I have to wear a respirator in order to transfer Cab-O-Sil powder from a large bag into a smaller container and the powder is so fine, a regular dust mask just won’t cut the mustard! Here’s the video:
