by Paul | May 5, 2021 | Boat Building, Building Projects, Farm & Homestead, Tools & Equipment
In order to lift my new sailboat off the strongback and turn the hull right side up, I must build a couple of Gantry lifts using repurposed used 4 x 4 posts that were given to me. I specifically called them “Gantry Lifts” rather than “Gantry Cranes” because these...
by Paul | Apr 30, 2021 | Boat Building, Building Projects, Fabrication, Tools & Equipment
In order to lift my new sailboat off the strongback and turn the hull right side up, I must build a couple of Gantry lifts using repurposed used 4 x 4 posts that were given to me. I specifically called them “Gantry Lifts” rather than “Gantry Cranes” because these...
by Paul | Mar 10, 2021 | Building Projects, Farm & Homestead, Furniture Designs
“Waste not, want not!” We always try to Re-use, re-purpose, re-claim, and/or recycle whatever we have after it is no longer needed. We save quite a bit of money this way. I built this headboard around 40 years ago and re-purposed it for use as storage over my craft...
by Paul | Mar 4, 2021 | Building Projects, Fabrication, Farm & Homestead, On My Mind
Update (March 5th, 2021) for Downeast Thunder Creations and Shoestring Shipyard: It is still pretty darn cold here in Downeast Maine, and we still have an abundance of ice and snow. This video will bring you up to speed with what is going on around here in “real...
by Paul | Feb 25, 2021 | Boat Building, Building Projects, Promotions
Bruce Andersen of Long Island, NY is a Shoestring Shipyard & Downeast Thunder Creations subscriber and is building my Bootstrap Dinghy design from the free plans download video I posted several months ago. He also made a net from my net making video and then...
by Paul | Feb 10, 2021 | Building Projects, Farm & Homestead
Several years ago, we decided to add a flock of laying hens to our farm & homestead here in Downeast Maine. The chickens needed a home, so I designed the chicken coop you see here. It has a footprint of 4 feet by 8 feet, so a standard sized sheet of plywood makes...
