Something for you Sailors

[Kent Cori]

Here is a wooden model of a sail boat that I finished a few weeks ago. The original idea came from something similar I saw while on vacation in Hawaii. They wanted $2300 for their version. I figured I could take a crack at it and save a few bucks. ;)

The boat is about 21" stem-to-stern and about the same tall. It is made of a plethora of woods including mahogony, bloodwood, purpleheart, maple, Brazilian cherry and walnut. The finish is several coats of Lee Valley polymerized tung oil.

Thanks for taking a peak.

[Greg Heppeard]

So, when do we set sail to Hawaii? Nice job!!

[Jeff Skory]

Very nice! I like it a lot. Did you freehand the roundover on the front sail or did you use a router to do that?

[Dick Parr]

Very Nice Kent!

[Mark Hulette]

Beautiful job! Thanks for sharing...

[Ken Fitzgerald]

Great job! I really like the contrasting woods!

[Tyler Howell]

Nice Kent,
Looks real sea worthy. Good sail trim;)

[Tony Falotico]

Nice model Kent, simple and elegant allowing the natural beauty of the contrasting woods to dominate.

BTW, where do sail in Gainesville?

[Kent Cori]

Thanks folks. This was something different than most of my woodworking projects.

Jeff, I used a 1" radius roundover bit from MLCS on the front edge of the front sail. This allowed me to leave a sharp edge on the rear side. The hull was freehanded using a band saw followed by belt sander but there was no way I thought I could put the right contour on the sail edge.

Tony, the only sailing around here is in 6' deep lakes full of gators. :eek:

[Stan Smith]

Nice artistry, Kent.

Stan