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Re: [Homestead] Routasigner

From: Don Bowen <don.bowen AT earthlink.net>
To: WarrenSmith AT PalmettoBuilders.net, homestead AT lists.ibiblio.org
Subject: Re: [Homestead] Routasigner
Date: Fri, 12 Jan 2007 10:29:31 -0800

At 1/12/2007, you wrote:

I think cypress and cedar signs made to order could be a simple source
of homestead income.

And it is easy to travel with.

This is what I have:
http://braingarage.com/Dons/Travels/journal/images/kit.jpg

This is how it clamps to the wood surface. You can see how the templates are held in place and how a template is shaped.
http://braingarage.com/Dons/Travels/journal/images/set.jpg

Here is a letter. I am in a hurry and did not get a decent image but you can get the idea. They are plastic.
http://braingarage.com/Dons/Travels/journal/images/letter.jpg

These guides mount to the base plate of the router and ride inside the letter template. They are for an older Craftsman router and do not fit my Porter Cable.
http://braingarage.com/Dons/Travels/journal/images/guides.jpg

Don Bowen Awl Knotted Up KI6DIU
http://www.braingarage.com
My travel journal
http://www.braingarage.com/Dons/Travels/journal/Journal.html

I am omnivagant.

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At 1/12/2007, you wrote:

but Ron is taking measurements in hopes of one
day building kayaks for the growing outdoor rec crowd.

There are tons of books with lines for canoes and kayaks, no need to take lines yourself unless it is a particularly fine example. Books cover canvas, strip, tortured plywood, lap strake, etc. That is one of the first things I am going to do when I get a shop set up again.

Don Bowen Awl Knotted Up KI6DIU
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My travel journal
http://www.braingarage.com/Dons/Travels/journal/Journal.html

I am omnivagant.

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Don Bowen wrote:

At 1/12/2007, you wrote:

but Ron is taking measurements in hopes of one
day building kayaks for the growing outdoor rec crowd.

There are tons of books with lines for canoes and kayaks, no need to take lines yourself unless it is a particularly fine example. Books cover canvas, strip, tortured plywood, lap strake, etc. That is one of the first things I am going to do when I get a shop set up again.

Yeah, he has several books on it already. I swear all he thinks about are canoes and kayaks..lol

Bev

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Bevanron of EarthNSky Farm Sleep well tonight, for somewhere in the ocean's depths, MY son is protecting YOUR freedom.

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