Island dwellers attend Swap Meet

[petehoovie]

Originally Posted by GB SISSON

Remember that thread about steel channel used in car frames to support a large historic wood carving? I was asked to preserve this figurehead from a clipper ship built in Quincy Mass in 1874. The Model A wheel is for rotating the rotisserie I fabbed up for the restoration...Oh, and I followed one 'barners advice and used two 10' rails of 1/8" wall 2x4 steel tube. Now I gotta find the pics on the rotisserie...

[petehoovie]

Originally Posted by GB SISSON

Here's a couple pics of 'the Lady' on the rotisserie. I have treated the piece, which was carved from a single white pine log, with a combination of borate products to inhibit further rot, marine epoxy, polyurethane adhesives such as 3m's 5200 and sikaflex and all manner of steel pipe, perforated to carry these products where needed. The steel pipe remained in place, giving added structural reinforcement. The last phase will be a display stand of welded steel mostly encased in wood, such that she will once again be upright as on the ship 'America' which went aground here in the San Juan Islands in 1914.
https://r.search.yahoo.com/_ylt=Awr9...9_TMrJJB86kbU-

[GB SISSON]

Thanks Pete! You're a gentleman and a scholar.

[cas3]

Yup, could be episode #23 on season one of "adventures on MT Pickett". Kinda a cross between this old house, and the Waltons. At least the old woman had some clothes on, unlike Jeff Bezos new yacht.

[51504bat]

Looks like they picked the right man to handle the restoration. Looking forward to see the finished product.

[GB SISSON]

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The owner will be coming from the mainland next week to make decisions on how far to go from here. The steel will be wrapped with wood, perhaps simulating the stem of the ship. The steel framework has also been pre-cut below the neck and I inserted a maple 2x4 to sleeve the cut parts together during restoration, and the lower steel will remain along with the base plate which will be welded to a sturdy display stand to be determined at our meeting next week.