Three fiddy

 Working it out..  

It will be way shorter than the kayak project but its wide and flat so hopefully its stable.

The width of the individual beams was predetermined by the size of the found boards.. So to get the boat reasonably harmonic they will be placed sort of uneven along the keelstrip..

Im not sure about the stern piece, might look for a wider piece of wood to give it a stumpier look..

This might not make sense now, but it might eventually..

Ply

Beginning my winter project..

Some sort of boat thingy. Im doing the skin on frame method but this will be more like a skiff/dinghy than a kayak..

And per usual its going to be built with found/scarfed materials..

I found some sheets of really nice ply so those will be the ribs for the hull

Not that i need another boat, but the ply/material was there so Yeah..

 

Teaser

 

Pack re-works..

 The leather/antler chest strap works great.

I refined the chest strap design with some lengths of thin rope to prevent it from sliding down the shoulder straps..

The straps on the Exped Thunder are kinda skinny and tend to roll/fold so I added some old felt pads from a old Haglöfs kids backpack.. If it works I'll out a stitch in it to make it a "permanent fix"

Love this pack, great for +15-20 kg loads..

21.6 kg..

Sort of finished..

Added a steel ball for grip/counter weight..

I might take of some more of the OG pink paint to give it more character, after all its on display in my living room all the time so it might aswell look interesting..

Its also the most dangerous training implement in my collection so far..

 

Been a minute..

 

Got this miniscule piece of crap..

Absolutley a game changer..

Songs and lyrics

New seat configuration.. Trying to lower my COG as much as possible to feel more stable 

So i installed a bew foam seat, a smidge lower than the old plastic one. 

The old plastic bucket, wich ride about 2 inches above the bottom of the boat..

I tried to lower it by cutting of some excess plastic but it didnt do the trick..

I like doing the thing but also everything about the thing..

The smell of bird shit,rotten fish,and tar from the boats in the marina.

The smell of neopren gear drying in the wind 

The sound of gulls and sea birds.. 

The burning sun on my arms or the driving rain in my face

The water that changes colours and mood at any moment..

I feel rich..

 

Doinker

I keep forgetting to post stuff, alot if the things I do dont end up here..

Anyways the pink piggy 20kg/45lbs Gada/Mace got done..

The "process"

My shitty welder.. 

"Yeah those cheap welders last a couple of years, tops" To quote some dudes on a bike related forum. And here we are, 15 years later still glueing metal..

   So why does my welds still look like snot? Well i never bought a welding mask..

I have been safety squinting for all that time 

Back on my..

  ..Multi material bullshit again..

Front rack made of hazel/pine/Juniper / artificial sinew / scrap metal / leather / birch bark and bailing wire. 

The idea is to prevent my 

Swiss M90 surplus backpack repurposed as a bar bag or whatever from dragning on the front tyre.. 

Spot the small bit of birch bark, thats attention to detail for you..

And its asymmetric, of center, uneven etc but thats how i like my stuff.. Perfect stuff fucking suck..

 

Modern Warfare

 Tools of the trade..

I forgot about these.. sort of a slow burn project.. I made a bunch of junk shanks a long time ago so this is sort of a part two..

The narrative is some sort of WW2 commando/SOE type weaponry..

Handles are from a old draw knife.

The blade is from a old novelty type sword i found in the woods 25 years ago..

The finger guard (yet to be welded on) is from a old hammer .

I love how all these pieces just floats around and come together and stars to tell these wild stories..

More Maces

Found another one of those gas cans..

This one is perfect for a Gada/mace

They are dead easy to empty, just tap that round disc seal thingy and your done.

 

The handle are just four tiny spot welds so a hammer/chisel combo sorts them out .

Hack saw the nozzle neck of

Then you just poke a hole in it with your trustly drill..

Next: some concrete and a piece of pipe for the handle..

 

Upgrades

Paddle holders for the Gravel truck..

Hot Stuff

 It got plates so hopefully its some ones daily..

Pink mist..

Safety gear..

The most likely procedure (at my current skill level) in the event of a "wet exit" when kayaking is swimming me and the boat to shore..

Got some static 6mm sheet rope

That came in a mesh bag, shortened the bag it a bit to use as on deck storage. 

And then two pink 'biners.. one locking/one not.. The locking one might go on the boat end, haven't decided yet..🤷

 

Dead horse

So I keep on going on about junk wood/metal/parts but its such a useful method of doing stuff..and cheap..

This is the third time I change the length of this bike trailer and so far i haven't spent any money doing it.. 

Is that important? I dont know..

But it feels great going through bins and boxes and finding all the bits needed to do build or fix something.. 

 

 Is it a beautifuly crafted piece of kit..

Nope, but it will do the job..

It feels good to be resourceful..

It makes me feel safe..