October 28, 20187 yr Popular Post I am having a lot of fun with this site so I decided to share two of my completed projects. The first is an old boot box that I picked up for $10. I cleaned the wood, sanded, stained and finished it off with spar varnish. I fabricated the cushion to fit the top of the box and now we have a nice window seat. The second is a handmade mahogany and brass fishing reel from the 1800's. When I received the reel it was cracked, stained and the brass was covered with a thick coat of verdigris. Some of the wood was dry rotted so I had to stabilize the wood to make it as strong as the surrounding wood. I used git-rot to fix the problem. I fixed the crack in the wood with gorilla wood glue and after a long cure I cleaned the wood with a mix of BLO and pure turpentine. I use this mix because it does not harm the old wood fibers. When all was said and done I put the reel on an old restored rod and made her ready to fish.
October 28, 20187 yr The re-furbed boot box is great. The fishing reel is is over the top fantastic. Thaks for posting. Also got a look at your Profile project pictures; OUTSTANDING work. You should probably check the lathe and BS for rust...Sorry but I drooled over them...
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