Wild_Dingo Posted September 21, 2005 Posted September 21, 2005 So Im back!!! Plans for weekender arrived safe and sound this fine morning and after much ado during the day Ive spent the evening in quiet purusal Confused? Blood oath!! but happy as a cocky on a fence Ive sorted the ubeaut new tools out in the far humpy have shyteloads of timber {Malaysian Meranti Kapur and Sepeiture along with Jarrah Karri Wandoo and some Tuart) along with more than enough ply to hand {I finally found a salvage yard that has 1/4in and 1/2in ply at a better than brilliant for here price!:cool: ) and will start work on the keel (Malaysian Sepeiture) within the coming week... gotta put the kitchen back together lay a Jarrah floor refurbish the dunny shower an laundry and make an ensuite in the shower room all pretty straight forward and easy stuff... should get to the keel around Saturday - Sunday next week if all goes acording to plan Will be interesting jointing and thicknessing that Septeiture stuff as Ive never heard of it before and have no idea what it will finish up like as for weight well its in 6.5mtr lengths and as such is ruddy heavy and so will tell you when I cut it to length! Cheers and thanks to Oyster Mike Mike Stevenson Frank Hagen and all for the encouragement and support :cool: Builder #3115 has arrived! Quote
Dave R1 Posted September 21, 2005 Posted September 21, 2005 Good for you Shane. Remember, no pictures, it didn't happen. Keep us informed, mate. Dave Quote
Wild_Dingo Posted September 21, 2005 Author Posted September 21, 2005 Pics will start at layin of the keel :cool: Thats only cause I gotta get a picture program on this computer as the pics from the camera are comin in at over a meg!! gotta get paint shop pro or some such so I can shrink em!! But this will be done tootsweet! Quote
Dave R1 Posted September 21, 2005 Posted September 21, 2005 Shane, download Picasa. It's free and will let help you create smaller pictures. See this link for an example of what I do with it. http://hamiltonwoodworks.com/drichards/Ian%20David/New%20Pics%2009_18_05/Ian%20on%20the%20farm/ Quote
Guest Posted September 21, 2005 Posted September 21, 2005 Pics will start at layin of the keel What's your possumpoop gona say about this? 8) Quote
capt jake Posted September 21, 2005 Posted September 21, 2005 Pics will start at layin of the keel No way!! You're pullin' our communal legs. The Wild Dingo is actually gonna build a boat?????? Well good on you Shane; it's about durned time!!! :) Quote
capt jake Posted September 21, 2005 Posted September 21, 2005 Pics will start at layin of the keel No way!! You're pullin' our communal legs. The Wild Dingo is actually gonna build a boat?????? Well good on you Shane; it's about durned time!!! :) Quote
Wild_Dingo Posted September 22, 2005 Author Posted September 22, 2005 CRUEL!!! I mean thats flamin cruel fellas! :eek: I have always had every intention of building a boat.. aside from the legendary canoeythingy that is may she rest in fruit I just needed to get ready is all... takes time is all!!! I think it was bloody motivational having the flood I sorta realised that I was bein totally anul about getting everything in place every tool I would could or may want to use every peice and stick of wood it would take every plan set I could get my fingers on... the flood made me decide enough was enough intention is to get two sets of plans one "easy" short term other long term... but now I cant be bothered and will make the weekender and start enjoying gettin on the water if I build another yeeha if I dont who cares Im out there doin the oyster dance on the water in a boat I builded I am downloading that program Dave and if I can will upload a couple of shots of the new ubeaut humpy with tools an timber then maybe yous blokes will believe me!! :cool: mmmm seems not to want to install and setup? pay928.temp.exe loads up in the process area along with the setup program but nothing is happening? mmm will have another go at it tomorrow Quote
capt jake Posted September 22, 2005 Posted September 22, 2005 Dingo dude, I was just giving you a hard time. I know you have been pondering plans for quite some time. Just glad to see that you are starting! Certainly keep us informed of your progress! Quote
Wild_Dingo Posted September 22, 2005 Author Posted September 22, 2005 No worries Jake ol matey just havin a lend of yer is all As for the program something musta gone real screwy with the download from download.com as the thing wouldnt install and wound the comp down by loading up several times and loading up some temp exe thing made this brand spanking wizzbang speed of light comp go slow as heck :eek: Will install paint shop pro or something similar but thanks for the link mate :cool: Quote
capt jake Posted September 22, 2005 Posted September 22, 2005 A lot of cameras come with an operating disc which includes modest photo editing software. Just a thought, 'cause my wife always 'looses' those type of discs. :roll: Quote
Dave R1 Posted September 22, 2005 Posted September 22, 2005 Sorry about that Shane. I don't know why it would make your computer have fits. I've loaded it on three different computers without a hitch. Here's a link to another freeware thing. http://www.fookes.com/ezthumbs/ I've got this as well and it works slick for making smaller images from big ones. It is intended to create thumbnails but I use it for batch resizing to more manageable sizes for posting. The only drawback is it names the smaller images tm1, tm2, tm3, etc. No big deal but when you run the thing for the next batch it starts numbering from the beginning again. I either delete the smaller images or create a new folder for the next batch. Quote
P Doug (WA) Posted September 22, 2005 Posted September 22, 2005 Here is another one you might try: http://www.imageresizer.com/ I have used it for years. It is free and very easy to use. I've tried others, but keep coming back to this Mihov one. Probably just because I am use to it. Good luck on your boat and keep us posted. possumpoop? :shock: I love it! Quote
Wild_Dingo Posted September 22, 2005 Author Posted September 22, 2005 yep Jake my new ubeaut Fuji did too... but it sorta cracked itself somehow an possumpoop reckons our 3rd daughter down the list has the same camera as I have so now I gotta nick hers when I head up to Perth tomorrow (same camera) should be right then I reckon :cool: Possumpoop? whats she got to do with it???!!!... sure she has this massive huge list of things that just have to be done that just keeps growin... but heck!! shes gettin a new kitchen new laundry toilet bathroom and new floor in the bedroom along with all the new gear the insurance company has finally agreed to payout on beds dining stuff living room gear etc... {no where near what we lost but enough so we feel that life is heading back on an even keel}... so I reckon shes got the good end of the stick and if she can have all that then dahmnitallbubs I can have me wee boat!! Cant I?? mmm??? an I gots all this wood just beggin to be butchered into something that should float havent I?? an now with the plans in hand tools an timber to hand its time... isnt it? Quote
Wild_Dingo Posted September 22, 2005 Author Posted September 22, 2005 Thanks fellas!! Cheers :cool: For those who havent met me loverly other arf... the "Possumpoop" is actually Jody but shes tiny {like 4ft nothin tiny} sorta like a wee possum and well shes a bit of a ditzy blonde although increadibly intellectual compared to yours truely which of its ownself tends to give me the shytes cause I just cant understand how one so flamin blonde can be so flamin right all the ruddy time!... so shes possumpoop!.. cause shes cute and gives me the shytes! Love her beyond comprehension!! :cool: Of course havin been the mother of our 8 hoonberrys makes her a pretty special sorta sheila too Quote
Guest Posted September 22, 2005 Posted September 22, 2005 WOW, glad you explained that one to the masses. Maybe now I am not on some of the folks blacklist around here. Quote
Wild_Dingo Posted September 22, 2005 Author Posted September 22, 2005 Well Mike you know me mate Im not backward about comin forward and shes me bubs... a bloody bobby dazzler of a sheila... whos number 1 greatest achievement in life was marryin me!!! HA!! yeah yeah an pumpin out them 8 ratbags we call hoonberrys but thats the kinda guy I am eh? keep her happy barefoot an preggers in the kitchen kept her from buggin me to much! :cool: and Mike? cant see how a bloke like you could ever be in anyones black books mate always the gentleman an always ready and willin to help out where you can EXCELLENT!! That worked... both of them!!... cheers fellas!! :cool: Okay uploading some pics of the setup I will be working with... ie the "humpy" an tools being setup by my 2 eldest "boys" that is son Aaron and future son-in-law Daniel under the watchful eye of the stupidvisor ala me First the timbers... some in the raw ala trunks and some in planks With the 10 sheets each of 1/4in an 1/2in ply I scored for what is a song down here the boys putting the Incra fence on the new table saw To give some demension to the "humpy" From the other end... ahem I was standing on the roof of the F100 here while buggalugs Aaron was hangin a new "curtain" ala future weekender sail over the end Final one Well thats that... tools done timber done plans done... now to get stuck in an as Oyster says make some sawdust!! mmm the tools were the main hold up for me as I became rather anul about having the best and biggest I could afford so became stuck with saving and buying them... but theyre mighty sexy I can tell yer! :cool: Quote
MikeStevenson Posted October 7, 2005 Posted October 7, 2005 I'm glad I could help a little. Isn't a bit of chaos a great thing?!? I know what you mean about being blocked: I certainly was for the past fifteen years or more. Once one pushes the plunger and the dynamite lights, it's a whole new deal. Who knows what great hands one might get dealt... Best of luck on the new boat! Mike Quote
Greg Luckett Posted October 8, 2005 Posted October 8, 2005 I envy that great working shed/space. Quote
Wild_Dingo Posted October 9, 2005 Author Posted October 9, 2005 Cheers Mike! Ive spent the last few days pouring over them quite happily digesting every word... Ive actually started geting the Sepiature (sp?) timber ready for the keel and have created a couple of stands since Ive got wicked cruel knees just now that persist in clicking out every time I bend down... so Im in the processes of building a stand that is able to be raised and lowered so I dont have to do too much crouchin and bendin... will see eh? No worries Greg thats the humpy hoochy down the back it tends to leak a little so really should just be ideal for the timber storage area... theres also a 40ft sea tainer that once her highness moves her gunk out to wherever sheilas stuff such things will become my finishing room and within 4 - 5 weeks there should be a nice wee 6mtr x 9mtr shed nearer the house with power and everything!! Whaaahoo!! then I can actually use the ruddy tools without blowin the lights up at the house!! flamin things! But hey the main thing is Ive got it all sorted and will start in earnest soon enough I also very much appreciate how absolutely flamin lucky I am... remember here I was the poor dopey buggar that ended up cutting the canoe moulds out in the living room to the absolute disgust from her highness!! cause I didnt have anywhere else to do it!! So I really appreciate the space areas Ive got now weve moved too flamin right I do! Im prepared to sacrifice my time between the Weekender and the Valgerda an old norse design by Atkins... and have been absolutely roundly chastised by the hoonberrys for not doing their as promised several years ago canoes so they must be first... but I see no reason why they cant be done at the same time? I mean the table saws going woods nearby know which wood is to be used for which boat no dramas cutting the strips for the canoes at the same time as the stringers for the weekender eh? Amongst those tools are several Ive never used and some Ive never even turned on before in my life so have a major learning curve heading my way... Ive always wanted to use a lathe but never had the opportunity so thats one of the first Ive also never used a drawknife so thats another Im looking forward to having a go at... Hey! Mike Ive been wandering around your site again and fell over the old plans for the hydrofoil... mate!! I reckon that would be just the ducks knuts for those mad moments I tend to have to just let loose on the water!! Is that a difficult build? No worries we will see... chaos is our existance!! normalacy would be oooh so boring!! HA!! Cheers all Quote
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