What else I do?

[essequamvideri 0]

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

[Spanky29ca 0]

Wow those are beautiful, you are a fine craftsman.

[mikechell 0]

Thank you, Michael.

 

Truly beautiful craftsmanship. I am amazed at the inlay and curved wood patterns.

 

Amazed.

[Kudu 0]

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!

[atxdiscgolfer 0]

Nice!!

[fshrmanms 0]

beautiful work!!

[Crackaig 0]

Thank you for sharing, those are beautiful boats.

 

Cheers,

C.

[shoebop 0]

Gorgeous!

[essequamvideri 0]

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.

[essequamvideri 0]

I was rying to add these two pictures to this last post. For some reason they did not make it.

[Crackaig 0]

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.

[essequamvideri 0]

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

[Crackaig 0]

Unfortunately I don't have one any more. I'll have to see what I can come up with.

Cheers,

C.

[mikechell 0]

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.

[Fisherboy0301 0]

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!