What are you doing today ?

Our local town hasn't been able to put on much of an after dark show for a few years, so we're giving it a skip. Today has been a 3rd weekend day to try to get things done. Tomorrow I hope to get a gearbox in the Volvo Grape.
 
Well the previous owner liked metallic purple. I call it that when ever people say, " Why not keep the color? "

It could be table grape not fermenting grape.
 
JohnW63 said:
Well the previous owner liked metallic purple. I call it that when ever people say, " Why not keep the color? "

It could be table grape not fermenting grape.
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Surely that depends on the year ! 🤔
 
Had a good day on the water yesterday . 😊
 

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Rayk said:
Had a good day on the water yesterday . 😊
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Kayaks are great ! My 15 year old son is the Sea Kayak champion of Spain and the Canary Islands ( In his age category that is ) It’s a race with the first leg out to sea and the second returning surfing the waves. The kayaks are basically carbon fiber knives . It’s his passion and when I see my children have a passion I worry about what will become of them in this life a lot less.🥰
 
Today, after sanding the wooden chair with 220 grit sandpaper to smooth the surface, I noticed that support struts running from leg to leg that I had re-glued into position had loosened, so I decided to re-attach them with no.6 wood screws.
I purchased a 3/32" bit, some no.6x 1-3/4" screws, drilled and counter-sunk holes, re-seated the struts in their respective holes using a rubber mallet, and tightly screwed the assembly together.
Then some additional coats of paint to cover the bare wood re-exposed by the sanding.
Just one decision left to make.
Do I apply a clear coat of lacquer to protect the finish, or leave it as is?

By way of full disclosure, if I could start again from scratch, I would simply sand the chair and otherwise leave it in the raw, weathered condition I found it, and apply a clear coat to seal it.
Live and learn.
RBSinTo
 
RBSinTo said:
Today, after sanding the wooden chair with 220 grit sandpaper to smooth the surface, I noticed that support struts running from leg to leg that I had re-glued into position had loosened, so I decided to re-attach them with no.6 wood screws.
I purchased a 3/32" bit, some no.6x 1-3/4" screws, drilled and counter-sunk holes, re-seated the struts in their respective holes using a rubber mallet, and tightly screwed the assembly together.
Then some additional coats of paint to cover the bare wood re-exposed by the sanding.
Just one decision left to make.
Do I apply a clear coat of lacquer to protect the finish, or leave it as is?
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NCL will make it sound better as it ages.
 
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