Ladies Gentlemen We Have A Winner!

Nothing too fancy here today other then a quick, not so well shot, video I took of my hand on the Bosch, making it glide oh-so- smoothly.
Im again blogging from my phone, so while Ill be keeping it brief, I do want to thank Rob from Woodwerks Supply. After posting my photo of the saw on twitter, Rob & I got into a conversation about it. He was nice enough to test out their in-store model against the Festool Kapex and post about it in the woodtalkonline.com forums. Though the Kapex won in dust collection, they seemed evenly matched on all other terms. As the Bosch requires 2" less space behind the fence, accepts standard 12" bladed (I love the Forrest ChopMaster) and is $500.00 cheaper it has won my heart and I placed an order for one yesterday. Once I get it Ill share my review and thoughts on the new cross cutting king.
Until then, how do you cross cut?

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Jacking Her Up To Paint The Bottom

We spent a lot of time this week . . . working on Gypsy Rose.She is getting prettier every day.

Today I built these wooden boxes and reinforced beamsso we could jack her up off the trailer.

I wanted to get her jacked up enough to attach a new cable to her keel,but we couldnt jack her up quite high enough and still feel safe.So, Im going through the cabin to attach it. 

We did get started coloring the bottom.After scraping the keel to remove barnacles and rust, from her days in salt water.  

Well, it doesnt look like well have her in the water by the first of June . . .but we are still optimistic about sailing before the end of the month.  For all my followers that are watching her progress,I just want to say thank you.It is nice being able to share this project with you,and I enjoy reading your comments.Have a great weekend . . .I think that we are going to check out the new Star Trek Movie.Ive been a Star Trek fan since the first TV shows.My sister and I used to watch then together as kids :)

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And The Winner Is!

Before I announce the winner, Ill explain the reason I have wood-putty on my fingers.

 Still working on the hatch cover.

No matter how tight the pieces fit together there are alchoices spots to putty in.

Lots of sanding on this boat project but it will all be worth it when we are done.

All the names of everyone who participated are going into my old beat up cowboy hat.

And now for the lucky winner!

Congratulations to Donna Wilkes!  The Rust Goddess wins our $25. Amazon gift card!!Thanks so much to everybody who participated in our drawing.  We will be having at least one more before Gypsy Rose is finished. Have a great day and smooth sailing.Steve

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