Coopered Pocket

[Bob Smalser]

An easy extension of the Bird’s Mouth Spar technique:

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[Bob Smalser]

Items for boats are finished different from items of furniture…besides the exterior finishes….this is 50-50 Daly’s Teak Oil and BLO wet-sanded into the mahogany followed by 6 coats of Epiphanes spar varnish…there can be no crisp edges because crisp edges won’t hold varnish very long in sun, sea and sand.

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[Marc Hills]

Beautiful, Bob.

Is that some sort of brass winch handle?

And this is the second reference to Daly's teak oil you've mentioned since I started paying attention. Did you say it darkens the wood less than BLO but isn't as expensive as other oils?

[John Keeling]

What do you use to cut the birds mouth Bob? I hear this term used on WBF but haven't had use for it yet. Maybe I have a use now that i've seen it used for something other than masts and spars... Hmmm, thinking about curved cabinet fronts and pillar like details in my kitchen...

Thanks

John

PS how did that chart case come out that you were working on a couple of days ago??

[Bob Smalser]

It's the handle for a small bronze Wilcox-Crit winch.

The birdsmouths are done on TS, router or shaper. I used the TS.

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Daly's is a petroleum based polymerizing oil that soaks in deep and sets up fast. The dried linseed particles left in the wood pores really sparkle in the sunlight. Mixing it with Daly's just makes it all faster...you can varnish the next day as opposed to several days.

[Bob Smalser]

Here's another small epiphany....

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For boats with no electrics liable to be caught out after dark in the ferry lanes.

The mount is a stock, bronze flagpole socket salvaged from an old boat and the lamp is a high-quality reproduction of a turn-of-the-century anchor lamp. I'll add a safety lanyard later.

It all comes apart for storage in the boat until needed.

[Glenn Clabo]

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