essequamvideri 0 Report post Posted April 4, 2014 It has been requested to show pictures of our other passions. Mine is building Kayaks and canoes out of wood. To answer many of the questions that have been asked on another thread. I have a small business that I build these. I start with pencil and paper with the customer. From that point it takes about 300 hours to deliver the boat. Many people have said that they would be scared to put it in the water for fear of scratching it. I say if you purchase one, you can hang it in your living room. Personally I would rather see it on the water. As you can see from the last photos, Someone clipped it while it was on my truck. It is completely repaired and is ready for the water again this year. I charge $4500 for a kayak and $3500 for a canoe. The smaller kayaks in the pictures are 11 feet long and finished at 29lbs. The larger one is just under 18" long, it has two hatch covers with two bulkheads inside. Last winter I played in a pool for over an hours doing self rescues, I had less than a cup of water inside the hatches when I took it out of the pool. This one finished at 46lbs. I thing this answers many of the questions, however feel free to ask anything else. I really am curious what others do. Michael Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spanky29ca 0 Report post Posted April 4, 2014 Wow those are beautiful, you are a fine craftsman. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mikechell 0 Report post Posted April 4, 2014 Thank you, Michael. Truly beautiful craftsmanship. I am amazed at the inlay and curved wood patterns. Amazed. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kudu 0 Report post Posted April 4, 2014 Wow. If I owned one it would be in the house with a high voltage electric fence around it. I have always loved wooden canoes and your watercraft are my new favorites. I love them! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
atxdiscgolfer 0 Report post Posted April 4, 2014 Nice!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fshrmanms 0 Report post Posted April 4, 2014 beautiful work!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Crackaig 0 Report post Posted April 4, 2014 Thank you for sharing, those are beautiful boats. Cheers, C. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shoebop 0 Report post Posted April 4, 2014 Gorgeous! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
essequamvideri 0 Report post Posted April 4, 2014 I do that everyone for your compliments. They are appreciated. I was not trying to make this about me, I would really like to see and learn about what everyone else does. Any takers? One other think I have been doing this last year for Christmas gifts was these. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
essequamvideri 0 Report post Posted April 4, 2014 I was rying to add these two pictures to this last post. For some reason they did not make it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Crackaig 0 Report post Posted April 4, 2014 I'd love to take you up on the challenge to show you what else I do, Michael, but its not something I can show easily here. My "side line" is as a magician specialising in close up magic. Not really something I can post photos of. Cheers, C. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
essequamvideri 0 Report post Posted April 4, 2014 Crackaig, Any chance you can post a video or a link to a video? IMO there is nothing more impressive than close up magic! I really anjoy seeing someone do a mind blowing trick that leaves you scratching your head and trying to figure it out for days, even weeks, until you just give up and say I don't get it. Michael Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Crackaig 0 Report post Posted April 4, 2014 Unfortunately I don't have one any more. I'll have to see what I can come up with. Cheers, C. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mikechell 0 Report post Posted April 5, 2014 I do that everyone for your compliments. They are appreciated. I was not trying to make this about me, I would really like to see and learn about what everyone else does. Any takers? One other think I have been doing this last year for Christmas gifts was these. Oh ... the other thread that "started" this one is kind of .... never mind. When you started this one, it IS about you and the beautiful wood work you do. But I do have to ask ... what are those things. Without scale, they could be Bongo drums, trash cans, vases, or hash pipes before adding a stem. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fisherboy0301 0 Report post Posted April 5, 2014 But I do have to ask ... what are those things. Without scale, they could be Bongo drums, trash cans, vases, or hash pipes before adding a stem. Correct me if I am wrong, but they look like hair stackers! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites