Tugboats for Christmas


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image.thumb.jpeg.465a45454b16dbfd88c89bcimage.thumb.jpeg.110858645e1515d25022bfdII'm starting Christmas presents before 12/23.  This is a new record for me.  

Latter making roughly 10 grasshoppers last year, I've moved on to the next project in the Heirloom Toys book - a tugboat.  This one is much easier as there are no moving parts.  

I'll be making a bunch so I made a rather durable jig for routing out the hull.  It cradles the stock, which works out well.  I'm trying to get in the habit of making more jigs in my woodworking.  There's something very satisfying about the problem solving aspect of it all.  

 

 

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I'm going to start blaming you guys for all my 'project creep' issues. Next thing you'll recommend is a VHF band emergency radio.

      You must have been a young man from the East coast, my friend!  Seems that the gentle folks that hug either coast tend to think everyone else is to fault for their lack of completion!   But I've met you, and you seem like a go getter, so get that fleet in the water.. you can do it!

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Glued up 3 redwood sandwiches in one clip. MDF, wax paper, and a piece of tile make for a nice caul. 13434cf08f88d15af0ddaaaea9b152aa.jpg804f9ee68f60123827d81b038c42237e.jpg26ac565bcfd589dac98bcdaf866ca69a.jpg Why do I need I need 10 clamps for this glue up? Because 11 clamps won't fit. 994d3ef5b712cf1ccbe00d7307e2d45d.jpg My sandwiches came out pretty tasty 6c7a06736efa9229c7865d740f1ee986.jpg Friction fit right back in my jig - ready to route the hull. 5450a1451e1bfcaa1d2df9cda281c064.jpg Lots of routing ....10333654673fd872d4378615e525858f.jpg Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

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Most of my prior experiences with rubber cement mainly involved sniffing it. Elmers makes it. It's a weird snotty glue that you apply with a brush attached to the metal lid. It holds tight, peels off easily (even easier with a little heat), and unlike spray 3m adhesive, you can apply it anywhere (without weaponized aerosol turning your shop into flypaper). Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

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