A white single scull with outriggers floats calmly on a glassy lake, oars resting, beneath a sunlit distant shore with calm reflections, while two birds skim the water nearby.

Reader’s Projects

Readers’ Projects – Issue 51

By: Epoxyworks Community

Fall 2020

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Cambridge Racer rowing shell

Single light-blue rowing shell in the center, rower facing forward using two oars; the oars sweep outward, sending curved sprays of water into the dark surrounding water. — Bob Cole built this Colin Angus Cambridge Racer recreational rowing shell using WEST SYSTEM Epoxy. The shell is 23’3″ long and weighs 39 lbs. The hull and deck are Okoume.

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 traveled through Iowa, Illinois, Indiana and back into Michigan. His self-supported 46-day trip totaled 1,480 miles. He plans to build a two-wheeled handcycle next.