I come from an industry that definitely isn’t *precise* as boat building is.. and my tools are rough and produce rough cuts. I’m hoping to get A) a table saw and B) a Mitre Saw soon so that my cuts can be more precise and accurate.. my saw blades tend to drift off of their “compased devine” according to their own inspiration.
But, one thing that I’m happy about is that I have learned a thing or two about making a difference. In this, I’m refering to my new Nail Gun and how reviews of the machine said it gunned the nails in “proud.” PROUD refers to when something is supposed to be flush but.. it isn’t. As we see, at right, the board has PROUD nails sticking out. But that cool little tool beside the board is a Spring Loaded Nail tool.. point it at the nail, pull the other end back and let it SPROING and.. no more proud nail! It’s pretty cool.. and yeah, I’ve gone through a couple of them- that’s how many square feet of commercial painting I’ve done.
The “featured image” above is a shot of The Boatshed as it is today.. proud to say it’s a bit cleaned up and so is a bit easier to work in.. not massively easier but that’s for another day. The boat is, sadly, getting to be too long for the space so, I’m having to think long and hard about wheather to move her or not. Not sure. We’ll see.