My Cats would bring me gifts, like dead mice they caught outside and brought into the House. With Fish the reverse would happen, lol. A set like this could double as a decorative piece, and you could go crazy with the finish to create whatever look you wanted.
Haha Im sure your cat loved that!
Thanks for the comment, i might get creative woth the finish when i have some time.
Im going to make another one of these soon, I will make it turn out better.
Well there is no right or wrong. You can spend weeks on achieving a finish worthy of a Ferrari, but for something potentially rattling around in a box during transport an oil finish or something more rustic would be more practical and have a character all it's own. As a boat builder there was always the discussion on how much time to spend on paint; the first docking mishap will alter the look of your boat for you, like it or not.
Aha very true a good finish is easy to match and layer for repairs especially for boats. If i paint this set with oil it will last a long time, maybe in a lake even. Sweet job by the way, Ive always dreamed of building a wood boat, bending beams etc, im guessing it means alot of welding ,bolt grinding, and fiberglass fumes with modern commercial vessels, have you ever worked on a wood boat?
Yes. I have built a few wooden boats ranging from 14 to 70 Feet. I never bothered with clinker planking but used strip building, plywood, tortured plywood, and carvel planking once. For modern Hull shapes, strip building in a half mold is probably the most efficient way to get any shape you want without wasting time and energy on steam bending. I've used strip building for hulls ranging from a Canoe to a 32 ft Ian Farrier Trimaran.