If your looking for the ultimate full body workout just sand the bottom of your boat to the gel coat! It’s a humbling job which hopefully will pay off for many more years of sailing adventures! I knew it had to be done given our survey and I’m happy it’s a one time job at least for this vessel! After the bottom is stripped to the gel coat I’ll put three coats of epoxy barrier coats and a few coats of anti fouling paint. Well it’s back to grinding more to come.

Here are some new black walnut cheese boards coming to life. I just finished sanding and now oiling the pieces with raw linseed oil. Later to finish with a natural linseed oil wax. These pieces are very unique and make a great presentation for your favorite appetizers! Available at my Etsy shop NaturalEdgeTables

I originally started using Deks Olje oil varnish last year on our front porch railing. The railing still looks like the day I did them. The front of our house faces due west strong DC sun most of the day. I thought this would be a good test area and I’m very pleased with the results and it’s true this varnish does not peal or crack like the standard film forming varnishes. The boats that I’ve done last year still look great with no sign of wear! Paired with cleaning with my Linseed oil soap once in a while makes a great routine for your brightwork!

Here are a few short clips showing how easy it is to use this soap. This soap works great to clean all your varnished wood especially your boats teak!!

Here I go with the carbide removing the bottom paint on Russlynn. Worked well with virtually no dust, big plus. Still labor intensive though a little less than the sander! Quite the work out as my buddy Hank puts it “strong like bull”Good times!!

The cold whether is a great time to tackle some of the boat work your looking to get done. Give me a call to set a plan in motion.

We just put our S2 11 meter on the hard ready for new hull paint and a new bottom down to the gel coat.  I’m first going to remove the layers of bottom paint down to the gel coat.  This process should take a few days of diligent work with the help of my good friend Hank!  Once the gel coat is exposed I’ll let it dry out over a few months then apply three barrier coats followed by a few coats of long lasting bottom paint.  While the bottom is drying out I’ll proceed to sand and repaint the hull and cleanup all the metal underneath and painting.

If you are looking to have similar work done I would be happy to meet with you and discuss.  With low overhead I’m quite affordable producing high quality results with high quality products.

I changed the packaging for my organic linseed oil soap.  Now it comes in a eight ounce clear bottle with a hand pump!  Eight ounces of this soap goes a long way with all of its uses.  Now available at my Etsy page;  Organic Linseed Oil Soap  Great soap for the Boat especially the teak!  All natural, very water salable, versatile cleaning abilities,  could be the only soap you need for your yacht.

Please keep checking out my blog as i’ll be posting short “how to clips” on the soap’s uses.

I just completed these great live edge cheese boards made from a vertical cut piece of black walnut.  The tree was over 150 years old!  The feet are made from corks, cheers!  The pieces are finished with raw linseed oil and a linseed oil wax which brings out the amazing grain!  Safe for food and long lasting!  Available now on Etsy at: Live Edge Cheese Boards

They make a great gift!

I’m excited to announce that my handmade, organic linseed oil soap is now available at Greenstreet Gardens in Lothian, Maryland.

After many compliments from people who have tried my soap, it’s great to have it available for more people. You’ll find it in the men’s section, but my wife loves it to shave with as much as I do.

A friend from Herrington Harbour is using it on his wood floors, another dock mate loves how easily it cleans his teak. The perfect stocking stuffer!