Hollow Wooden Surfboard.

I thought this would show the board better than two pictures.lol

 

Pintail Finished

I finished the Duckboat a while back but I just have written about it. It was a fairly easy boat to build and excellent first boat to build. I think it was a bit overbuilt, That seems to be a trait among the boats that were drawn by William Jackson. But then, they were mostly working boats built by working men. I chose this boat for stability not for speed. And that is what I got. I intended to use it for photography. And it is excellent for that.

I painted the outside with Rustoleum oil based paint. I only primed the inside. I didn't paint it. I did that to allow the wood to breath. In case the wood does absorb water from a scratch in the outside paint I didn't want it to be trapped by being encased in paint. This is my own opinion and I could be totally wrong but after 15 years of working on boats and wood homes I have seen a lot of rot caused by water getting into wood and not having a way out. This is part of the reason why I didn't fiberglass the hull or encapsulate the thing in epoxy. Eventually, water will find a way in. If it doesn't find it's way back out, rot will happen.

New work on RedBubble

http://www.redbubble.com/people/gregallore/portfolio

I have been posting some new photography work on RedBubble.com  A POD or Print on Demand website. I hope you take a look and if you see something you like you can purchase it straight from the site. They do very nice work. I have ordered several prints from them and they look even better than they do on screen!

I'm Building a boat!!

It's a 10' long Duckboat design called Pintail. It was drawn in the 40's by a guy named William D. Jackson for a book called "Boat Builders Handbook". You can follow my progress Here on the website Instructables.com.

Just a little Sneak Peek

Here are a couple of shots of what I am currently working on. More later.

WELCOME

Welcome friends to the online home of ArtisanEclectic. This is where I will post about things I sell on various websites, including Etsy.com and RedBubble.com. 
I am still setting things up here so have a look around and check the link to the left to see what I currently have for sale on Etsy .com. 
I hope you will subscribe so that you can be notified first when I offer new items. In the next few days and weeks I will be posting many new items. Photo prints, HandMade wood items and even some lapidary cabochons are planned for the future. 
If you have any questions or requests Please feel free to leave a comment below or you can click the Convo button on etsy.com. Thanks. Greg