I am trying something new on the website today. I am adding Snap link previews. Now you can hover over a link and see a preview of the page that the link links to. There are a couple options, I basically turned it “all on”. I can have the little icon appear or not appear, …
Monthly Archives: March 2007
Half the frame – unfolded
Here is a top view of what I have done so far. I must say, i am really enjoying this DIY boat building experience. I never thought that an hour a night would see the boat coming along so fast. Granted, none of the pieces are finished. I will have a lot of work to …
The extra holes are to cut weight, right?
I got half of the frame assembled tonight. It was getting dark, and I was trying to hurry, and I couldn’t figure out why this thing wasn’t folding very well. I put it down, and the problem jumped right out at me. I drilled one of the aluminum braces incorrectly. I was trying to get this …
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Cutting Corners…
Because I am making this boat low budget, no space, and to have something to do, I am using a lot more hand tools then other people might. To round the corners of the stringers and braces, I am using a blockplane. The blockplane works really well for beveling the edges, but it doesn’t like …
2 weeks notice.
So, 2 weeks ago today, I gave my 2 weeks notice at work. My last day is April 15th (so the 13th really). Confused Yet? From the announcement email that went out to staff from the CEO. It is with a sense of deep regret that I have accepted effective April 15th, 2007 the resignation …