Sentisah's Novelty Boats!

 When it rains it pours. It started thundering yesterday and I just got done adding tape and glue to attach the fronds used for closing the gaps. Having no shelter to work under can be a real disadvantage at times.

Once I collect more tall fronds, they will be used to make the fronds at both ends of the boat sit straight up next to each other and give the boat a more uniform shape. It would be great if I can get all the fronds the same length, but it's going to require me to really get creative to get the bow and stern to terminate the way I'm hoping they will.

Since the weather was agreeable, I was able to attach more fronds to the the bow of the hull.

I was finally able to work on the boat after having days of rain. I'm really making a lot of progress. I'm using wood glue to attach thin fronds to fill in gaps that's between the thick fronds. I was thinking how it's a work of art but it also have to float, inorder to be a functional work of art. I'm still waiting to buy the heavy duty glue to use as a strengthener. I still have to add more fronds to both sides of the boat, which is the bow (front) and the stern. (back)

I found some brackets that I was able to put on a wheel that belonged to a fan that's been modified to have ceiling fan blades attached to them. I just knew my odds and ends would come in handy one day.

I wasn't going to work on the boat today but felt very driven to work on her. I did some cutting, sawing and some nailing. I am working on filling the gaps between the  thick fronds! The plan is to glue fronds on the bow and stern of the hull. It seem I may have to use a wood filler along with using glue. I haven't bought the glue yet. I'm trying hard not to take short cuts from feeling impatient about where things are!

I wasn't sure if I was going to leave the fronds sticking out of both sides of the boat. I felt I could turn the boat over better if the fronds didn't stick out so I cut them up to the sides of the boat. The protruding fronds was very fragile and easy to break if any pressure was applied on them unintentionally.

I did quite a bit of hammering today. Soft hammering just won't cut it when the wood you're working with is really hard. Building the boat backwards isn't a good technique to use when needing a hard surface to work on either.

I been doing a lot of engineering to see how I was going to attach the  fronds on the bottom of the hull. The best method was to make metal joiners. I was able to connect the fronds with these homemade joiners. I finished one section and have to do some brainstorming for the next section I'm going to work on.

Ole saying if you're making too many mistakes, then it's time to stop. Between me being tired and the bugs bitting didn't help either. We had two days of rain so I wasn't able to work on the boat! If it stays dry tomorrow, I'll finish nailing on the fronds on the bow end of the hull.

I placed more fronds on the bow and stern of the hull to see how I'm going to attach them. I decided that nailing the fronds to the hull is the only option I have to attach the fronds securely to the hull.