Showing posts with label REFITTING OF THE BOAT. Show all posts
Showing posts with label REFITTING OF THE BOAT. Show all posts

Friday, July 8, 2011

Varnished and done

You remember that thing Alex was building? It has now got two coats of clear wood sealer and six coats of Goldspar Satin varnish. The opening is now rounded to perfection and all the edges are excellently matched sanded to fit the place where it now should get mounted. Soon it's in place. More pics coming soon. /T

Tuesday, June 21, 2011

The work of a perfectionist

So here it is, the new instrument panel in mahogany. Isn't it beautiful? I don't think you can see it fully through this image, but this is like a piece of art. Created from a raw mahogany plank. If you look closely you'd be able to see the fine sharp cuts, the handmade curves, the fine fine corners, all cut and sawed and carved millimeter by millimeter to fit in the corner of the chart table, close to the hull where nothing is symmetrical. Alex is so incredibly detail-oriented and he can work for hours with one line, one cut - just to make it looking as perfect as possible. He's with fine wood and musical productions what I am with my photography. Trying to find the ultimate perfection in every little detail and he's never fully satisfied, because he believes there could have been something made just a little bit better. A little bit finer. I can't wait for the day when he's given the challenge to build our own little land based home on some beautiful island, somewhere in the world. It will obviously be made with utter perfection.

This beautiful mahogany thing isn't finished yet as you might understand, I will show you the final product when it is completed, varnished and mounted. All to fit the original wood of the boats interior. /T