Just got 4 more done, , , , 1. SOLD. 9 3/4 inch Bing Noserider style with a 6 1/2 inch base. Sunrise glue-up of Cherry and Oak. The oak is from the 19th Century. The board was rough mill cut from a old bridge timber and was labeled "Lincoln". I asked and was told that it came from the original "Lincoln Memorial Bridge", where ever that might have been. Clear light green bead is filled with chopped gun roving. Glassed with 2 layers of 6 ounce E glass. $70 plus any mailing. 2. SOLD. 9 3/4 inch Bing Noserider style with a 6 1/2 inch base. Sunrise glue-up of Fir and Aspen. Clear light blue/green bead is filled with chopped gun roving. Glassed with 2 layers of 6 ounce E glass. $70 plus any mailing. 3. SOLD 9 1/4 inch Heritage type with a 6 1/2 inch base. Sunrise glue-up of Cedar and Aspen. Blue/green bead is filled with cut strand for strength and visual effect. Glassed with 2 layers of 6 ounce E glass. $70 plus any mailing. 4. SOLD 9 1/2 inch Spoon style fin with an 8 1/2 inch base. Sunrise glue-up of Cherry and Aspen. Transparent green bead is filled with chopped gun roving. Glassed with 2 layers of 6 ounce E glass. $70 plus any mailing.
Number 4 might be the purtiest of them all. Someone buy this and keep my fin collection from spreading like weed(s).
all gone, , , , , , , , , , , but I've got a bunch more in the works with Koa, Wiliwili, Lace, Padauk, Mahogany, et., , , , , ,
I'm not happy with how the "sealing" coat went off on most of them, some of these woods have chemistries that just hate, hate, hate, poly resin. The padauk is THE WORST, the poly just sat there in its liquid state for a couple days! It gets sanded off prior to foiling but I have to seal the wood from the pigments in the bead casting/molding step. Anyway, there are a few that I will post pics of and let you Eager Beavers pick what color beads you want.
