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5200 in this case because that's what the owner wants. I've done epoxy bottoms in the past, in fact I prefer them. I don't use West System epoxy...
Small block Chevy, new but in todays world still kinda old school. Got a Borg Warner 72C on the back of it. [ATTACH] Mill isn't a Bridgeport but...
1937 Gar Wood. Is complete minus the engine/transmission. The pictures make the wood look a lot better than it really is, it will all be...
Thanks! The owner is more into useing than showing, so probably not.
This is from a 1937 wood boat I'm building, I want to move the steering wheel from the right to the left and need the mirror image of this...
[ATTACH] The only Jeep I've ever owned, a collection of early to mid seventies CJ5 parts. Had to sell it when we moved south. Moving again, still...
Thanks everyone for the nice comments, much appreciated! This truck was built with the intention of it being used and I expect that it will. I...
I'm done! Drove it over to the guy that sprayed the clear on the wood for me, he's going to buff the hood and front fenders. Also had the top...
Between the planks is a caulk that I got from Mcmaster Carr, it had the physical properties I wanted and a color that was good enough. The planks...
Getting very close to the end, still have one window to install and a few interior panels. Have to get the top upholstered and reinstall the rear...
The heavy sanding is finally done, the last batch of parts might even be out of the spray booth by now. Got a start on the assembly, pretty good...
Sanding, and lots of it.....Worked a few other details in for an occasional break. Installed electric wiper motors, reworked the trans tunnel,...
This is it. https://www.fleetfarm.com/detail/concentric-international-black-universal-tractor-seat-w-adjustable-suspension/0000000000497?Ntt=seat
Dates are correct. A lot of minor changes were made along the way, but an easy way to tell an 8n from the earlier two is that the 8n had a four...
It is pretty comfy, waaaaayyyy better than the original equipment. Got it from Fleet Farm over in Wisconsin. That was in 04 or 05 though so don't...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] I read somewhere in this thread that 42 models might be OK?
My 1941 9n that I used to cut my yard with. Moved and had to sell it, now just looking for an excuse to get another one. One of those things that...
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I still have a couple panels to veneer and some final fitting before it comes apart for finish sanding and varnish. Gonna get cluttered around...
Thanks. I do make a lot of patterns, but not for every piece. Some pieces are simple enough to make just using measurements, a two dimentional...
West of Birmingham, just past Hueytown.
Tailgate wood work is about done, still have some hardware to sort out. Finishing up some of the interior trim and panels. Getting down to the...
I've built several Mahogany Chris Crafts. My next big project after this truck is going to be a 1937 Gar Wood.
It had a body on it when I got it but it was not the original one. The only parts in the new body from the old one are the window regulators. The...
I have never considered myself to be exceptionally talented. I know that not everybody can do this kind of work, but I think a lot more can than...
The doors are all done, got the spart tire mount finished and am on to the tailgate.[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]...
A 1951 Chris Craft Riviera. Before and after, and my wife and I out for a ride on Lake Geneva 2001.[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Forgot to answer your question.... I use epoxy for the finger joints and for most other things too including veneering the panels when I get...
Yacht carpenter? Ever heard of a wood sportfish called a Rybovich? That's where I got started in custom woodworking. This one is 48', finished it...
Guitars aren't something I make a habbit of, but got roped into this little repair on my brother inlaws Les Paul.[ATTACH]
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