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Foto Friday home made Firstly I must say that some of the pictures are of me working on the home made project, obviously not taken by me, I have included them to show part of the process. A few years back a friend and I built 2 canoes starting from a scrappy old mold. Now I can describe the process however I would rather share a story with you. Anyone who is familiar with fiberglass, resin and the catalyst will understand that there is a time span to work with before the resin starts to harden or go off as they call it. The mold was propped up on a couple of milk crates and we worked in unison as quickly as we could to roll out the resin through the fiberglass in the hull. I called “it’s starting to go off” we quickly finished the rolling out and immediately commenced the clean up of our tools before the resin set so hard that they became throw away items. Picture this: The mold was propped on milk crates, I have short arms and I was leaning into the mold. Can you imagine the shock I had when I realized that the now hardening resin had soaked through my shirt, bra and onto my skin. Its ok, I managed to strip off and have a quick acetone wash before I became permanently attached to my clothes… LOL 
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Yikes, Wonder...close call! Nice canoe. Thanks for sharing.
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Lol, is that where 'Wonder' bras came from? lol
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11/12/2010 7:29 am |
A beautiful result.
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11/12/2010 7:36 am |
Yikes is right!!! But on the other hand, you now have a gorgeous canoe for your use. A great collage....thanks for sharing, clothes and all   "Think Foto Friday -- it's good for what ails ya!" --- Unknown
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Great story! Yikes is a perfect word!
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Thanks for the comments and little quips...Katy..wonder bra..hahaha. Egor..not a fibreglass bra but a very stiff one..lol. There was a lot of work put into the making of those canoes but it was all great fun. We paddled the canoe in lakes, creeks and against the waves at Terrigal beach, got caught in a current at Swansea channel and didn't realise we were not moving despite our arms nearly falling off, luckily we made it to the sand bank and stepped out to drag it across the sand to the other side.
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Good work Wonder! Funny story. Thanks for sharing. Trust in dreams, for in them is hidden the gate to eternity.(Khalil Gibran)
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