Well, actually, since you ask, or not, we are very close. The biggest excitement was the recent purchase of the equipment to spray the beast: welcome, Edward the Compressor!
We also bought all sorts of tools to attach to Edward, none of which are a great deal of use, since we've done most of the manufacture anyway.
The last few months have mainly involved a great deal of sanding: we both understand that the quality of our preparation will be the determinant of the final finish and have slipped into an uncharacteristic detail consciousness. Well, sort of...
A few bits are still in production: components that will be fitted after the varnishing. We are tremendously pleased with our mahogany and oak breasthook (see earlier blogs) and this led to a decision to try to repeat the pattern on the yoke for the rudder.
Here's the rudder, before and after a coating of shiny stuff. We chose to make it from ply and deliberately to show off that fact with the 'natural' pattern formed by feathering it to shape. Perhaps a matter of taste, but we like it:
The yoke will sit horizontally at the top of the rudder, once finished and shaped: here it is in production:
Watch this space for more exciting pictures as this takes shape.
