No dope on that skin YET, but the scheme is for jet black hull and cutwaters with pearlwhite decks. I have plumbago for mixing into the dope for the hull, and the few experiments I've done with it, looks awesome. The pearl looks a little offwhite but does show the mica flake. It may not … Continue reading 2020 too starts well, for now
Last post of 2020 Won.
Something to think about as we roll into the New Year. Not wanting to be full of negative, but I read this, and having witnessed the outside of the Fall of Soviet Russia (the Generals met in a forest somewhere and traded the uniforms for suits and rank for political appointments, be certain of … Continue reading Last post of 2020 Won.
Year end Wrap-up (all over the place post)
(Little sumpin different today: drabs of thinking as I go about me ways) It’s early morning, a morning I don’t ‘need’ to be up since our workload is non-existent right now, but I am up in the wee dark hours anyway. Thinking how fast this year has come and gone. An annual get-together of friends … Continue reading Year end Wrap-up (all over the place post)
Another one bites the dust
Not enough, not fast enough IMO. Stinky Reid no longer a member of the Puppet show. https://youtu.be/rY0WxgSXdEE Of course the lefties are all in tears over a loss of their own, Not that they actually care: it just means the spoils are divided a little less amongst the living, and for that they silently cheer. … Continue reading Another one bites the dust
thinkin outside the box
Comments section has been alive with the conversation of me building a new bass. Something mentioned brought back a memory or two about my touring days and some of the regional sound I used to do. I was doing some festival on the Newport Levee (sorry many many moons back, and they all kind … Continue reading thinkin outside the box
Still in build mode
Have a few posts in process, building links and what not, but nothing ready for prime time just yet. Fran has a hella post up Y'all need to get on, one I stand behind 1000%. As for my build, I have no idea why I havent used this fabric before. Stretches easy, shrinks easy, forms … Continue reading Still in build mode
Selkies Corset
Like everything else about my skin boats, there is a blend of old and new. That thread is 65#test braided fishing line, doubled for sewing. Tough stuff. There is a piece of antler in the pic; thats what I use to really crank on the tension of that thread. Using bare fingers, I'd be cut … Continue reading Selkies Corset
