The Point Comfort 18 skiff kit arrived yesterday. I unpacked the box last night. Already at day 2. The clock ticks. All looked well, but I have to say that the box was most unimpressive. Hard to believe there's an 18 foot skiff hiding in there. I was glad that I had the kit shipped to Woods Hole, where I had access to a fork lift. All told it was probably a month to six weeks from the time I called Doug Hylan and made the order to the time it showed up.
Ordered a new Lie Neilson block plane. Treating myself. The kit itself has more cutting than I expected. It is like those rubber band airplanes where you have to separate the pieces from the sheet of balsa. Sorta, kinda. I foresee a lot of clean up of edges after they've been freed with a quick jigsaw cut.
Serious work begins this weekend. The name 'Sloppy Copy' comes from my 13 year old, who was taught to prepare his homework by quickly making a first draft and then updating. So we will make every effort to not let perfection get in the way of completion.
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