tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14474631.post2971694883016616029..comments2023-10-19T05:40:59.162-04:00Comments on Sippican Cottage: Brothers From Other MothersSippicanCottagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14940797380578921776noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14474631.post-60467764183551567972012-08-30T22:45:42.817-04:002012-08-30T22:45:42.817-04:00Dat's a real nice sturdy lookin sawhorse. Who...Dat's a real nice sturdy lookin sawhorse. Who is Martin Monroe?<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14474631.post-53408985235200525612012-08-25T01:19:33.408-04:002012-08-25T01:19:33.408-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Lesliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02284936021406079076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14474631.post-31332078113939457382012-08-24T18:04:34.608-04:002012-08-24T18:04:34.608-04:00For now, you can see the video of the Georgetown, ...For now, you can see the video of the Georgetown, SC Wooden Boat Show here:http://www.woodenboatshow.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=31&Itemid=33<br /><br />Three parts of the competition: Time to complete: Quality/conformance to plans: time to row the boat you built across the Georgetown Harbor and bact twice, relay-style. Fun.<br /><br />Note that each two-person team is confined to a 10' x 20' corral under the tent, with people watching and commenting. No stress.<br /><br />TomLeatherneckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00737350717312065042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14474631.post-64026258185628583302012-08-24T17:38:47.141-04:002012-08-24T17:38:47.141-04:00Sipp,
SUCCESS! FedEx did their job, and we just op...Sipp,<br />SUCCESS! FedEx did their job, and we just opened the package out here in the shop for happy hour. What a nice table! The first thing I noticed was the smell: I love oil finish for just that. Then we checked the details and hefted it, etc. Nice job, friend. Nice job. I'm thinking there was an hour or so labor just in wrapping it. Again, success: it arrived unscathed, even though the outer cardboard showed a few dings in transit. The table was untouched by the ruffians enroute.<br /><br />So: success all around, right? you sold a few tables, we're happy as I'm sure your other customers are, and the transportation industry got a little revenue as well. It's friday night after a not-particularly thrilling week for me, and I unilaterally declare success.<br /><br />Cheers<br />Tom<br />PS: I'll send you pics of the boat contest if you'll give me an email--hounders at comcast dot net.Leatherneckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00737350717312065042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14474631.post-18698275394972441902012-08-24T15:19:18.373-04:002012-08-24T15:19:18.373-04:00Hi mgenrich- I generally deserve cursing, so that&...Hi mgenrich- I generally deserve cursing, so that's the way I'd go.<br /><br />Hi Deborah- A redwood sawhorse would last forever. I bet someone is still horsing around with them. I think all the marks and other evidence of the work performed on them are like a testament to the men that owned them. <br /><br />Hi 60#- Boats are kinda insane to make. No right angles. <br /><br />Thud! The outfeed table on my table saw used to be the framing on a dreadful closet/vanity arrangement the former owners of my house had built, and I demolished. I love it because it's the opposite of waste. <br /><br />We are brothers from other mothers.<br /><br />Leatherneck- I'd love to see a picture of your boat. Send it along. <br /><br />Our boat has been a kind of running gag in my family since I bought the plans twenty years ago. The longer it goes unlaunched, the funnier it seems. <br /><br />Thanks for your table order. Everyone that ordered one from my Ready to Ship page this week is receiving them today, excepting one going to Arizona which will be delivered tomorrow. Enjoy!SippicanCottagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14940797380578921776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14474631.post-31187178335076333412012-08-24T11:51:05.429-04:002012-08-24T11:51:05.429-04:00How interesting. Right now in my shop down on the ...How interesting. Right now in my shop down on the river is a 12-foot rowboat that my son and I made in a contest. It took us 2 hours and 43 minutes, and we were the third team to finish. The boat sits on a pair of those sawhorses.<br />Tom<br />PS: the internet informs me that our new table is enroute from Gaithersburg for delivery today!Leatherneckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00737350717312065042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14474631.post-87838899743516911542012-08-24T02:12:38.326-04:002012-08-24T02:12:38.326-04:00Building a sawhorse or a bench from scrapwood is a...Building a sawhorse or a bench from scrapwood is always a pleasure, saving money and usefulness is a great combo.Thudhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18320037763190473684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14474631.post-61797786972628061912012-08-23T22:11:37.614-04:002012-08-23T22:11:37.614-04:00I moved my saw horses today, had occasion to look ...I moved my saw horses today, had occasion to look at how I built them - compound angles where the legs meet the body, cross brace that runs between each pair of legs snugged up tight to the body board. I made them back in the '90s, and they wear many stories on their surface.<br /><br />Then I look at how a boat is built and realize you can't row a sawhorse.The Dudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05354536924604187137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14474631.post-11549121478905756172012-08-23T15:55:13.810-04:002012-08-23T15:55:13.810-04:00One of the saddest events in my life was moving aw...One of the saddest events in my life was moving away from my "home" and leaving my father's sawhorses behind. They looked just like the ones you have, and he let me play with them and use them for anything I wanted. <br /><br />But he died, and my mother needed to refocus her life, which meant going back to college. I guess she thought we would return to the family home (which she rented out for the next twenty years), but she never did.<br /><br />But I bet some kid is still fooling with those sawhorses. They were made out of redwood, scrapped from old oilfield tanks.Deborahnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14474631.post-87645729868614704342012-08-23T12:48:13.904-04:002012-08-23T12:48:13.904-04:00Sippican,
I'm not sure whether to thank or cu...Sippican,<br /><br />I'm not sure whether to thank or curse you for reawakening my dormant desire to build a boat. Thanks for shining a light on Arch -- his stuff looks great.<br /><br />-mgAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com