Kayak Bytes

Cabinet doors

tony — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 01:18:44 +0000

I’m making a cabinet for my daughter’s house, it will go above the desk for book storage etc. During Hurricane Ike, a pecan tree died due to salt water flooding. I used the wood from that tree to make the panels for the door.

New Vanity

tony — Sun, 13 Jun 2010 13:25:58 +0000

While updating the bathroom, we looked for a new Vanity. none of them looked very good, either pressed board, or plastic angle joints, Just fast cheap crappy construction.
Solution? Build it yourself. This one is made of poplar with a tung oil finish.

plugs

tony — Sun, 13 Jun 2010 13:15:30 +0000

When cutting plugs for fill recessed screw holes, I put a piece of tape over them before cutting on my table saw.

Third hand

tony — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 23:08:59 +0000

Here’s a tip to help when changing blades in your band saw. Use a spring clamp to hold the blade on the upper wheel while threading the blade into the guides and lower wheel.

Raised panels

tony — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 19:56:26 +0000

here’s a jig I used to make raised panels for doors on cabinetry. I cut about 1/16th to 1/8th of an inch on each pass. Feed the board across the saw blade. When done, ROS to smooth the saw marks.

Finished panel:

Buffing with ROS

tony — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 19:37:34 +0000

I have been building cabinets and needed to buff the Tung oil finish. Here is a solution:
Tee shirt material, contact spray adhesive, and an old sanding disk. put about 3 layers on.

This works pretty nice, if the pad gets worn, just add another layer.

Just run out of tape

mike — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 01:39:34 +0000

The top deck is now taped and glued and we will have to remove it to tape the underside before fitting the deck perminatly.

The shape is relly looking good, and of course I am not bias at all.

We plan on fitting the hatch supports and some bracing to hold the deck shape when it is removed. We do plan to reattach it while it is still wet but not sure how that will go in reality.

Top on, no stopping us now

mike — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 07:34:16 +0000

There is such a big difference between how long building could take and does, work, faimily stuff just gets in the way……..

At long last we are back into it, the top deck has been prepaired and is now stitched in place, m3 zip ties rule!!!!!

I am undecided, I dont think we should take the top deck back off, even though it means painting, glueing and taping upside down inside?

Has anyone out there experance with stitch and glue Kayaks, will they warp after epoxy is applied to one side only? I expect my option is to glue and tape it then quicky remount it before the epoxy goes off.

I cant seam to get the photos to upload so go to http://members.optusnet.com.au/~michaeljsargent/Kayak.html for my latest pictures.

Stitched with cable ties

mike — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 06:27:14 +0000

This is the Kayak only held together with cable ties we have been amazed at how strong and rigid it feels, I was keen to get a weight on it, but there is no scales available in the work shop and my wife has banned me from taking anything from the kitchen or house.

So far very little epoxy has been applied, only enough to join the long sides together.

Smooth-Sailing, Successful Surface Modeling

anton — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 03:53:12 +0000

Rasmussen, too, emphasizes that the Flyak is a highly specialized racing vessel that requires a good deal of skill and endurance from the kayaker: “The total weight of the kayaker and hull dictate the area of the foil pair. Kayakers with a high level of fitness can use smaller foils, and thereby reach higher speeds,” he says. “You could say that the Flyak is like a Formula One car—fast, and just as practical.”

Smooth-Sailing, Successful Surface Modeling – PD & D.