June 28, 2015 Hours spent building to date: 1,175 When you are getting close to a year into a project, there’s nothing like a little inspiration to get through the really boring parts (like bonding) and I found it in two places: The WoodenBoat Show at Mystic Seaport is an annual Mecca-Hermitage-ComicCon for wooden boat
Deadhead with Huge Spike Syndrome
June 21, 2015 Hours spent building to date: 1,144 I’m into the phase of the build where parts of the plans become more generalized, with a fair number of options on layout, equipment, and details based on how the Tardis will be used. So I spent an inordinate amount of time pondering how to approach a small
Rollover Redux
June 14, 2015 Hours spent building to date: 1,116 Since bonding makes for very unexciting photography (epoxy, tape, more tape, more epoxy), I want to share some great pictures I just received from my friend Bob Scott. When Bob wasn’t pushing and tugging on the boat, he was taking stills, while Molly handled the video. I
Cooking Right Along
June 7, 2015 Hours spent building to date: 1,095 With all the cookie sheets, broiler liners and pasta pans I’ve been hauling into the shop, my neighbors must think I’ve turned the Tardis Project into a catering establishment. But they are simply tools in my quest to find a fast, smooth way to create the
Still Slogging
June 1, 2015 Hours spent building to date: 1,072 Summer activities, jobs at the Connecticut River Museum, and the cold that won’t go away limited shop time to only 12 hours last week, a record low. And there were two days spent cooking a multi-course Austro-Hungarian dinner for friends and neighbors. Maybe this should count