This request came in from a client in Massachusetts and it is sailing away to its home port. The idea was started during a vacation last summer for the client and she thought it would be the perfect Christmas gift for her husband.
I was given a photo with very general specifications and asked "Can you create something like this?" How can I say no to a challenge like that?
After narrowing down the type of sailboat; International One Design, I created the shape design and I was off.
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| Finished side view |
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| Finished top view |
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The boat measures in at 20 inches long 5 1/2 inches at the widest point and 2 1/2 inches deep. The main deck is Dark Walnut and the two bottom layers are birch.
As you can see from the photos below, they were shaped, then glued together..then shaped further as was necessary.
This project was a really fun one to plan out and create. I think it turned out very well.
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| Top view first coat hand rubbed poly. |
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| Side view first coat hand rubbed poly. |
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| cleaning excess glue off of sides. |
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| Close up of glue up |
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| In glue up |
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| Getting ready to be glued up. |
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| Three section this will be made of. |
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| design I created in CoralDraw. |
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| Drawing used for outline of this project. |
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| This is the photo provided by the client to create this custom cribbage board. |
Stay tuned for more updates soon......:-) ****************************************************************
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