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Good morning, Dave~ Glad you solved the mystery! Of course, Aldo Leopold - in Sand County Almanac - anticipated such events: “To keep every cog and wheel is the first precaution of intelligent tinkering.” It also reminds me of a friend's sailing tactics - of dubious ethics - when racing...

Good morning, Tony~ Great tale - well-told - albeit of a less-than-ideal experience for you and the kids. I imagine many of us have encountered similar happenings over the years. Mild weather and the ever-increasing "innocence" of society about hunting certainly has made such encounters more...

Good morning, SJ~ Truly wonderful work - congratulations once again! Here is one more idea for you. In my Dad's Great South Bay Scooter - built by Benjamin Hallock, probably in the 1920s - the backrest doubles as a rowing bench. The bench gets you up about 5 inches off the floorboards AND -...

RM and Tom~ My apparent opposite response was based on the order of the coatings. As I read it, the sequence would be: stain - spar varnish - epoxy. I was going to hold forth on using the epoxy under the varnish - as is done on many boats and other out-in-the-weather objects. So: stain -...

YES! No need or benefit to top coating with epoxy. Save that for your boats and decoys. The spar varnish will provide ample protection in any covered setting. Unlike epoxy, varnishes are like paint in that they allow water vapor to escape. And, they are formulated to be easily maintained...

Anthony~ I have kept beeswax in my shop for a long time - for a variety of lubrication purposes - including many in the NDR category... Most recently, my neighbor made (forged) us a pair of extra-long towel bars. He suggested beeswax as a finish. I left the bars - and the beeswax - in the...

SJ~ Whilst you were answering, I was searching through my photos on "floorboards" and "turnbuttons". One thing I have done with springy floorboards is to hold them down amidships with turnbuttons. I typically use Locust - but I have also seen some very nice ones cast from bronze. (Brass...

Anthony~ As you know, I am juggling lots of competing demands of late. I probably cannot make the call - go, no go, 1-day only (as visitor, not vendor) until the middle of next week. Nevertheless, I will be prepared with a vessel and some gunning stool IF I make it to the Garden State. All...

Bob~ I have used Strapworks. Good selection of colors. I have used both Khaki (lighter) and Tan (darker). I buy a big roll - which hangs on the wall on a single nail. https://www.strapworks.com/catalogsearch/result/?q=polypropylene+webbing I'm thinking of using it to replace of couple of...

Ed~ Glad this helps! Here are the dimensions from that early blind: All the best, SJS

Good morning, All~ Member Ed L. is contemplating a sit-up blind for one of his gunning vessels - and asked me for some details. I cannot recall how much of the process I posted here previously - I did the work in late-2022 - but a search revealed just snippets. So, rather than a true...