Baby Tender II

Super cool … lucky Kid!

-- Jimmy

Finastkind. Very good Ben. The captain will enjoy that.

What did you use for the planking stock? I built a cradle boat for my son although to my own design. I planked it in 1/8” thick clear pine.

Ain’t peening rivets fun? At least on a small boat like this, I found it enjoyable.

-- Quantum materiae materietur marmota monax si marmota monax materiam possit materiari?

That is fantastic! This will undoubtedly be passed down for many generations. I can see it one day on the Antiques Roadshow.

-- Just another woodworker

Very nice piece…looks like a fun and challenging build. Thanks for sharing the gallery!

-- Patrick, Chicago, IL www.TenonAndSpline.com

A beautiful little boat, & well crafted.

I enjoyed your slide show, & thanks for sharing.

-- -** You are never to old to set another goal or to dream a new dream ****************** Dick, & Barb Cain, Hibbing, MN. http://www.woodcarvingillustrated.com/gallery/member.php?uid=3627&protype=1

Very cool piece. It is well designed and executed. Thanks for sharing.

-- My favorite piece is my last one, my best piece is my next one.

This is super cool! I’m envious because it looks like a great project to expand your skills. Nice photography too. Do you have your own seamless background?

-- Jeff, St. Paul, MN

Great project….congratulations!

-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"

What a beauty. Definitely a labor of love. Excellent craftsmanship. You created a true family heirloom

-- "Many years ago I chased a woman for almost two years, only to discover that her tastes were exactly like mine: we both were crazy about girls."

That is really cool. Nice work.

-- Doug, Cass City, Michigan

Dave – all the white wood is ash, the rest is walnut. Yes and no, peening is fun, but the whole first set of rivets were snipped way too long, so I spent a few hours with a dremel cleaning up the extra copper.

Jeff – I hired a pro. I just started the program at the Center for Furniture Craftsmanship this week (which was my deadline for finishing the cradle), and figured that this piece might be useful in the portfolio I intend to build here. The professional shoot only cost me $80 since it was pretty quick and easy.

OH YEAH…. I forgot about you starting the CFC classed. Jeez, another reason for me to be envious. Peter Korn’s book, Woodworking Basics, was the first woodworking book I ever bought. I hope you plan to blog on that experience. I know you will be quite busy but I for one would like the chance to live vicariously. Good luck with the course!

-- Jeff, St. Paul, MN

Ben, the ash was a nice choice. I hear you on the rivets. The first few I did were a bit long, too. It’s a good learning experience though. What did you use for a rove set? I drilled a hole in the end of a 5 or 6” long 5/8” bolt and loaded it with washers and a couple of nuts for mass. The end of the bolt—threaded end—was concave enough to fit the rove.

“Finastkind” is sort of an New England adjective used for boats that are really nice. The term sometimes gets applied to other things as well. It is read finest kind.

-- Quantum materiae materietur marmota monax si marmota monax materiam possit materiari?

Heheh. The rove set. I chuckle, because my rove set is “already featured” here at LJ. I took my scraper hooking jig, and drilled a hole in it, then countersunk a little bit to fit the roves. This was doubly foolish, because I had to cleanup my jig afterward. I just put another hammer head on the other side of it, which is both hard to handle with 1 person, AND makes for a poor backing weight. Next time, I’ll try your idea!

-b

Nice Project! Thanks for sharing

-- Michael, Fort Worth, TX. "I wood if I could!"

It was the idea of building a small boat that got me back into woodworking, so thanks for the bump. Great job and inspiration.

-- North Texas