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Re: Great Bulletin Board
By:Andy Miller
Date: 5/7/2001, 11:27 pm
In Response To: Great Bulletin Board (Chuck Birch)

Chuck,

I got the bug last summer and started planning to build right away. Got some plans, made my forms and a strongback by the new year. Then I started stripping.

January and Febuary were pretty tough -- all those pictures of masterpieces and me with gaps and glue drips and a lot of head scratch'n. At times it was a real downer. But now that the weather has warmed up (in MN), damn it, I want to paddle this thing!

So it took me a few months to realize that gaps can be filled, or maybe left as is look'n like some sort of fancy glass bottom boat windows. What the hell. The important thing to me is that when I look at *this*boat*I*am*building* I get to smiling and laughing and goosebumping. This is great!

No matter what she looks like when done I will post a picture for every one to see and if I'm in a good mood I might even post a close up of one of those "windows."

Andy.

Messages In This Thread

Great Bulletin Board
Chuck Birch -- 5/2/2001, 8:58 am
Re: Great Bulletin Board
Andy Miller -- 5/7/2001, 11:27 pm
I ain't no stripper...
Mark -- 5/3/2001, 6:15 am
Re: Great Bulletin Board
Rehd -- 5/2/2001, 11:22 pm
It's a trap
Dave Seales -- 5/2/2001, 11:04 pm
Re: It's a trap
RM Dalton -- 5/2/2001, 11:10 pm
Re: I'm not addicted :O
Roger Nuffer -- 5/3/2001, 9:04 pm
Re: I'm not addicted :O
John Monfoe -- 5/10/2001, 7:24 am
Only regret is not starting sooner
Bruce -- 5/2/2001, 7:07 pm
Re: Only regret is not starting sooner
Chuck Birch -- 5/2/2001, 7:36 pm
Re: Great Bulletin Board
David -- 5/2/2001, 6:02 pm
Re: The trick is...
Don Beale -- 5/2/2001, 5:28 pm
Re: Great Bulletin Board
Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 5/2/2001, 4:50 pm
Re: Great Bulletin Board
daniel -- 5/9/2001, 11:34 am
Re: Great Bulletin Board
dick kirschbaum -- 5/3/2001, 3:57 pm
Re: Great Bulletin Board
Lee Gardner -- 5/3/2001, 5:09 pm
Re: Temptation
Shawn Baker -- 5/2/2001, 4:58 pm
Or as nice as Shawn's *NM*
Dale Frolander -- 5/2/2001, 9:32 pm
Where are you located -- we'll send help :)
Paul G. Jacobson -- 5/2/2001, 3:20 pm
Re: Where are you located -- we'll send help :)
Chuck Birch -- 5/2/2001, 4:00 pm
Building it cheaper.
John Monfoe -- 5/3/2001, 7:11 am
Re: Counsellor nearby
Ross Leidy -- 5/3/2001, 12:42 am
Re: Counsellor nearby...Oh no :)
Ben Staley -- 5/3/2001, 12:51 am
Re: Where are you located -- we'll send help :)
Dale Frolander -- 5/2/2001, 9:29 pm
Re: Encouragement
Shawn Baker -- 5/2/2001, 5:20 pm
Re: Encouragement
Mike Hanks -- 5/2/2001, 5:55 pm
Re: Money Money Money
Roger Nuffer -- 5/2/2001, 10:11 pm
What tools?
Paul G. Jacobson -- 5/3/2001, 2:40 am
They would, except...
Julie Kanarr -- 5/3/2001, 11:06 am
Tools?!! You have Tools?
James Neely -- 5/3/2001, 12:05 pm
Blasphemy!!
Byron -- 5/3/2001, 10:20 am
Re: Blasphemy!!
Rick M -- 5/3/2001, 8:46 pm
Why wait! :D
Steve -- 5/2/2001, 9:07 am
Re: Why wait! Steve is right.
Tony -- 5/2/2001, 12:03 pm