In my humidity bubble getting ready to do battle with the fumes from sealant. I am very happy with the way the planks swelled right back where they were when i originally put them on the boat. This bubble will also double as my "dust free" area for varnishing. 

Its crunch time now for the Chris Craft.  Varnish, motor, hardware, wiring, trailer, lots of loose ends to wrap up. that's good because varnish takes a long time to dry.

on another front the Dodge is being slowly dismantled and painstakingly cataloged.  ordered lumber for the bottom framing today. she is slowly coming back together.

tape holding the broken parts together and clamps keeping it all from breaking in half. so much fun.

one other thing, i have a couple of goalie masks going right now one is a custom and the other is just custom paint. the custom paint is just a mask for me while i repaint the mask i really like to use. the white one is the custom build. I am holding a paper cut out of a maple leaf because the client is from Canada and is thinking of it as a design. i start with just fiberglass cloth and epoxy resin.

today was just one of those days when you struggle all day. i found orbital swirls in a finished deck plank and i just could not leave them.  sanded down 2 layers of sealer and stain, sanded out swirls and re-stained   then the other boat project is a pain because its so brittle literally falling apart.  i have to be very very careful i brace three parts so i can take one off.. just a long day.

This is a great page. check it out enjoy the talent.
 http://www.cammcleodphotography.com/

P.S. Cam is my brother.

I spent part of the day taking bottom planks off my next restoration project.  Its falling apart in my hands. If it wasn't such a rare boat i wouldn't be doing it. How rare? Well, one of three known to have survived.  Its a  1929 20' Dodge run about. Its slow going right now because the hull is so out of shape and rotten that i have to straighten, brace and remove parts carefully so it wont crumble into dust. 

There are some interesting things about the fasteners on this boat. The screws holding the bottom planks on are not countersunk. They are driven just below the surface. The filler that remains is soft almost waxy. It cleans out of the screw heads easily.  Much nicer then other boats i have done where getting to the screw head is only the beginning of the arduous process of removal.

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Its time to stop all the messing around and get down to it.  I have made random web sites and profiles and ebay accounts and blogs all trying to market the many things that i do but i never have found a name or idea that could capture what its about. Until now. its about me and what i do and what i love doing. Its about my business ventures and my recreational pass times. Its half marketing and half insanity... its boats, goalie masks, hot rods, and any other custom project, mostly its me, its Nate and its Innate.