Bob Stay and Whisker Stays

[April]

sure, the boat is still inside she is very pretty! I am supposed to take pictures for S and S and also for a few magazines. I want to wait for the before and after affect. Just looking back on the pictures I have makes me grab for Advil.

Well I made a ton of 1 x 19 strops! LOL... well it is the best way to learn I suppose! They will make great ring toss pieces! There is no way 1 x 19 likes to be crunched and turned like that. I had never tried so I just didn't know. I now understand why small diameter strops are made with 7 x 19. I was so proud of myself for laying out 50 ft lengths in my house and taking each piece out so I could then weave them one at a time.... I couldn't stop. My hands are black.

The stiff circles are pretty much worthless.... Oh I could use them to stiffen up some cloth bucket I suppose. This was a very good learning exercise. 1 x 19 is fine for large soft eyes and it is so smooth and shiny but for a strop it is ridiculous. I can use small diameter wire if the strop is large enough but since I have to cover it I might as well just get 7x19.

This project has been tuition in many ways! .