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July 24
Windvane
Windvane by John Mikolich While winterizing his sailboat, John Mikolich accidentally crushed a plastic windvane with an 80-pound outboard. Over breakfast, he spotted a cereal box and used it to trace and cut a replacement, then saturated it with WEST SYSTEM® Epoxy. By dinnertime, he had a durable, colorful new part—better than the original.
July 24
Leveling Feet
Leveling Feet by Daryl Brunette After moving into a new house, my workbench wobbled on the sloped garage floor, and I didn’t want winter water puddling around the shimmed wooden legs. As a longtime WEST SYSTEM® user, I knew epoxy could help, but encapsulating the feet with thickened epoxy felt too complicated. Instead, I poured […]
July 24
Canoe
Canoe By Otto Glass When Otto’s wife turned out to be allergic to cedar, he got creative and used untreated 2×6 framing lumber to build their canoe. He milled the boards into strips himself and constructed a 14′ long, 40″ wide, 16″ deep custom canoe. Despite having no prior experience with canoe building or fiberglass, […]
July 24
Casting
Casting by Lou Yelgin To restore a vintage wooden screw for a bench vise, Lou needed a custom nut with a rare 3½ TPI thread. Since machining wasn’t an option, he used the screw itself to mold the threads by coating it in petroleum jelly and casting WEST SYSTEM® Epoxy around it. The result was […]
July 24
Moonpie
Over the last off-season, Robert Petersen converted the bare aluminum hull of his RIB dinghy into a hybrid plywood/aluminum hull using 1/4″ ply and WEST SYSTEM® products. Robert looks forward to using her as a dinghy for his 1971 Jim Brown 37′ Searunner as he sails the United States Virgin Islands in St. Thomas.
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Wood Dinghy
Wood Dinghy by Robert Hale This design is Nick Schade’s “Coot” plan. It was built by Robert Hale using clear old growth red cedar 1/4″ x 3/4″.He tried to orient as many strips fore and aft as possible, but the last eight strips went in straight, and he tapered the ends. These were edge glued […]
July 24
Boat Planters
Boat Planters by Ed Maurer Yard Yachts are small, boat-like planters and displays for use in homes, gardens and businesses. Working from his shop in Dunedin, FL, Ed Maurer builds these 3′-8′ yachts. He chooses to use interior grade plywood (for its flexibility and affordability) in addition to various types of lumber. To ensure the […]
July 24
Condo Bench
Condo Bench by Paul Hayes Reader Paul Hayes recently donated this bench to his condo association so residents would have a nice location near the mailboxes to sit and read their mail. This teak bench had spent some time outside and therefore had become discolored. He sanded the bench on his dry, enclosed porch and […]
July 24
Knife
Knife by Matthew Gregory This neo-Japanese style fighting knife, with composite construction handle, was made by Matthew Gregory. The 6″ long blade is made of a Crucible Steel laminate of CPM-154 stainless cladding over a core of high wear resistance tool steel Crucible CPM-10v. The handle consists of a G10 and carbon fiber frame, with […]
July 24
10′ Kayak
By Ray McCarthy. My son’s high school graduation present in 1998, I built this 10′ Kayak. The kayak was built with WEST SYSTEM® Epoxy, okume plywood, and 4 oz. fiberglass cloth. I used the “tortured plywood” or stitch and glue technique. The hard chines make it very stable. 26 years later, my son still fishes […]
July 24
12′ Canoe & 13′ Kayak
Jon Bauer built two boats with WEST SYSTEM® Epoxy. He says, “I found this product very easy to use and it resulted in a professional finish.”First up is his stunning lapstrake craft 12′ canoe, which was completed back in 2016. In 2022 he completed his last boat, a 13′ kayak.
July 24
14′ Seneca Pacific Power Dory
Micheal Stendzis built this Camilla C, a 14′ Seneca Pacific Power Dory from plans. The boat is a plywood on frame design, wrapped in fiberglass/epoxy and paint. Michael Stendzis confessed to using “copious amounts of WEST SYSTEM® Epoxy.” As his largest woodworking project to date, he said, “the process was incredibly fun, with lots of […]
July 24
14′ Teardrop Camper
After building a canoe and paddle board, Rich Amy of Eden Prairie, Minnesota needed a new challenge. He built this 14′ teardrop camper in his garage. The outer skin is redwood and Baltic birch with fiberglass and WEST SYSTEM Epoxy.
July 24
1932 Ford
Larry Andersen carved this full size 1932 ford 31 years ago and his product has NEVER failed. NOT one piece of wood has ever come apart.
July 24
A cross-country bike truck
Doug Finkbeiner of Saginaw, Michigan built this weatherproof carbon fiber and epoxy bike truck to store his camping equipment. The trunk weighed 38 lbs. loaded with all of his gear. Pedaling his handcycle with his arms, he traveled across Michigan from Saginaw, then took the SS Badger ferry across Lake Michigan into Wisconsin. He then […]
July 24
A whale of a wheelchair
This group of students built a costume for a child in a wheelchair for the non-profit organization Magic Wheelchair. The design was inspired by his favorite book, The Adventures of Beekle: The Unimaginary Friend by Dan Santat.
July 24
Art Casting with Epoxy
“I’ve been making art castings with your epoxy. The first batch sold out in 24 hours. Loving this resin!” —Tia Severeno
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