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RickR replied to the thread Too cold to paint, so....Patrick, my experience with acid stain has only been with the traditional combination of water, nitric acid and iron. I’ve used it on... -
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RickR replied to the thread Too cold to paint, so....Beautiful work on the paddle and also on restoring the Stanley plane. Well done! Earlier in the thread when I saw you building with...
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Update: I finished the paddle; my first curly maple. I'm very happy with the weight and feel, though undecided about the grip. I...
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I met up with ArtD a couple of weeks ago and the topic of weather came up and I shared something he had never heard before so thought...
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Too cold to paint my w/c project, so I'll make the first paddle with the new (1952 vintage- same as me) bandsaw added to the shop. I'm...
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Made a removable portage yoke. Have a September trip to the BWCA planned, figured I better be able to portage the boat.
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RickR replied to the thread Do you roll, fold or stuff your tent?.We fold and roll our tent, stakes and poles at center of roll. The unroll to pitch is quick and everything needed is right there.
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RickR reacted to Cruiser's post in the thread Budget Stripper or Wood/Canvas Builds: How to Save Costs with
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My first cedar (WRC) came from a specialty supplier near me, it was beautiful, clear and quite expensive, even then that was $140 ... -
RickR reacted to Alan Gage's post in the thread Budget Stripper or Wood/Canvas Builds: How to Save Costs with Like.
Buying cedar can be frustrating. In our small town we're fortunate to have a good lumber yard. They don't carry any cedar suitable for...
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RickR reacted to Cruiser's post in the thread Budget Stripper or Wood/Canvas Builds: How to Save Costs with Like.
"I don't want to spend the money on expensive or hard-to-find cedar/ash/mahogany/brass/copper/canvas/filler/whatever." One of the...
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RickR replied to the thread Budget Stripper or Wood/Canvas Builds: How to Save Costs.Disclaimer: I've built one stripper and took 3 and a half years to complete it. That being said, building a canoe was probably the most...
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RickR reacted to Bob B.'s post in the thread Florida day tripping with Jake and my Wife … with Like.
Hey Glen. That stretch of water is a little off shoot on Rainbow Springs. It is very easy to miss, a bit of a tunnel in the bush that...
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RickR replied to the thread A Raven for Christmas.Beautiful canoe! I bet you smile every time you look at it. I know I would. I like how you're willing to experiment and explore new...
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The inside is finished. I've got another coat of varnish to put on the exterior, and it'll be done. I milked this build out for...
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RickR reacted to MrPoling's post in the thread Fixing bulkheads and replacing gunwales on '93 kevlar malecite with Like.
I have a fiberglass Explorer that had similar problems. Mad River must have thought it was okay, and maybe it was for the first 10...
