EW Issue 15 "Michael Turkoc of Artisans in Wood and Design, a cabinet maker from Rockport, Massachusetts, constructed this mahogany entertainment center using WEST SYSTEM® epoxy. This piece was based on a 15th century carved mantelpiece on display in the Gloucester home where the entertainment center now sits. The 8-foot long entertainment center was constructed in separate sections for easy transport. Michael works alone and uses WEST SYSTEM because the handling characteristics make large component joinery possible and because of the "structural integrity the products bring to the table"...or cabinet." EW Issue 15 "Jon D. Bauer of Lansing, Michigan, built this John Hartsock designed 14' Cosine Wherry rowing boat. The hull is strip built western red cedar with spruce and mahogany for the seats and trim. Jon used the book Rip, Strip & Row (and accompanying plans) by J.D. Brown. The boat was finished with Z-Spar Captains Varnish(tm) and Pettit's Easypoxy(tm) below the waterline. Jon finished the project this past March after three and a half years of work." EW Issue 15 "Jack Morris of Fort Wayne, Indiana, built this 16'-5" strip canoe using WEST SYSTEM products. For his next project Jack would like to build a Lake Erie cabin cruiser." EW Issue 15 "David Thomson of Overland Park, Kansas, built these radio controlled jet airplanes. The planes are scratch built, using WEST SYSTEM® epoxy, fiberglass cloth, carbon fiber, foam and balsa. David says the white plane is a "simple" fixed gear plane that he uses for practice. The fuselage is ply/foam with a molded front end and fan shroud. The wings are vacuum bagged 4 oz. cloth over foam. Radio control operates the ailerons, flaps, elevators, rudder, nosegear steering, throttle and mixture. The plane in the foreground is a 1/5th scale model of the plane flown by the Canadian Air Force demonstration team, the Snowbirds. It's capable of flying 180 mph and has the same radio control features as the other plane with the added control of a retractable landing gear. It was built using fourteen molds. The wing tips, elevators and flaps were vacuum bagged. David says it flies very scale like and will soon have a smoke system to add to the realism. He hopes to put on a demonstration for the real Snowbirds sometime this year." EW Issue 15 "Scott Fischer of East Jordan, Michigan, built this 16' White Water canoe for the Michigan Industrial/Technology Education Society (MITES) Craftsmanship Fair and won the Grand Award at both the Regional and State competitions. Congratulations Scott!" EW Issue 15 "Ross Enterprises of Hollywood, Florida, use WEST SYSTEM epoxy in custom floor designs. After carving the design in the marble floor, they erect a tent over the site to keep it dust free. The epoxy, with a coloring agent added, is poured into the carving. They then pass a torch over the epoxy to release any bubbles on the surface. They specialize in etching glass. www.glassetchingbyross.com " EW Issue 16 "Michael MacFarland, using WEST SYSTEM® epoxy, restored this 1947 Crosely, inboard, 48 cubic inch, three point hydro. The boat was raced in Y-class in Toronto, Canada until the 1960’s. She’s been renamed “Miss Vandercook” for the lake she’ll be tearing up at her new home in Jackson, Michigan." EW Issue 16 "Riddle Boatworks specializes in custom built wood/epoxy boats. This is a modern reproduction of a 1959, 27' Cris Craft they recently built for a client. It utilizes the best features of the traditional Cris Craft such as large cockpit and an open cabin area. But its durable cold molded wood/epoxy hull, 6'-1" headroom and other modifications make her a unique design. Riddle Boatworks is located in Lorain, Ohio, 440-949-2999." EW Issue 16 "Eric Molsted of Sisters, Oregon recently completed and launched this 26' cruiser. The hull is strip-planked 1" x 7/16" hemlock, fiberglassed inside and out. Eric used WEST SYSTEM epoxy throughout. With a 25 hp outboard, the boat will do 14 knots. He hopes to scale the boat up to 31' or 36' with an inboard engine someday." EW Issue 16 "Jack Hillyer of Seattle, Washington inherited this wicker “lotus chair”. While the steel frame was in good shape, the wicker was broken in places and too brittle and fragile to use. He replaced the broken wicker with new and coated the entire chair with WEST SYSTEM epoxy—leftover from a previous project. He applied the epoxy with a brush, then used a heat gun to warm the epoxy. He reports, “The epoxy thinned out perfectly and soaked into the wicker.” He then applied three coats of urethane varnish for UV protection. Jack says he’s sure he destroyed the chair’s “antique” value, but it is now extremely strong and looks great. He’s still looking for information on its age and origin. " EW Issue 16 "Saginaw Valley State University engineering students’ Cardinal Racing group (www.svsu.edu/fsae) collectively built an SAE (Society of Automotive Engineers) Formula car. This type of car races the clock on a chicane course. These young engineers made many of the parts using composite technology. The epoxy/carbon fiber intake manifold, for example, was molded over a wax form that represented the desired interior shape for optimum plenum condition. After the laminate cured, the wax was melted away—a pretty cleaver approach. To find out more about these cars, check out www.sae.org/students. " EW Issue 16 "The SVSU engineering team is also involved with SAE Supermilage™. This vehicle was designed and built by a mix of grad and undergrad students. Supermilage vehicles are set up with a 5 hp Briggs and Straten engine as a standard power plant which can be modified (except for bore and stroke). These high mileage vehicles are typically a tricycle configuration using bicycle components for chassis and running gear. With its aerodynamic epoxy/glass body, you’re looking at about 700–1000 mpg. The body was molded over a carved foam shape. Polyethylene plastic was used to release the laminate from the mold. The laminate is only a layer of woven 12 oz and a layer of 4 oz fiberglass fabric. The body is only exposed to about 50 mph forces and its all curved shape is stiff enough. Carbon fiber was considered, but the cost justification couldn't support it. When SVSU showed up for the competition, their glass body was just as light as carbon versions, so they were able to spend their money on other details. " EW Issue 16 "One vehicle more efficient than that is Damon Rinard’s carbon fiber bicycle built with WEST SYSTEM® epoxy. Damon’s website, www.damonrinard.com, describes in excellent detail his innovative construction methods, how he tested components and then modified the prototype to produce a successful project. His text is not a how-to; it is how he did it. Damon’s construction approach utilized an airfoil-carved foam to laminate his carbon reinforcing fibers. To compact the laminate, he wrapped the wet lay-up with electricians tape. That’s a good practical approach. Critical composite to metal joints are nicely described." EW Issue 17 "This 28' sportfisherman was designed and built by partners Damon Coe and Jim Luxton of C&L Boatworks in Meherrin, Virginia. She is powered by a Volvo diesel and has a top speed of 40 mph. The bottom and transom are marine plywood. The sides are laminated balsa. The hull is covered inside with 14 oz cloth and outside with 18 oz cloth. WEST SYSTEM epoxy was used for bonding and fiberglass application. C&L Boatworks custom builds 25' to 61' sportfishermen, 434-223-2114." EW Issue 17 "Robert Dalley, fishing the Little Tennessee River in North Carolina. Designed for maneuverability and stability in whitewater, these dories float high in the water providing bottom clearance and an elevated casting platform. They are built using stitch and glue construction with a Kevlar™/graphite bottom. For information on building these dories or driftboat fishing excursions in the Great Smokey Mountains, call 828-452-1384. http://community.webtv.net/Driftboats" EW Issue 17 "This 17' Redbird canoe is Woodrow Smith's third WEST SYSTEM epoxy project. He and Bob McDowell (kneeling) of Rogers, Arkansas built it of white cedar with mahogany trim." EW Issue 17 "This is a 45', shallow draft camp barge used for housing, supporting and transporting survey crews along remote portions of the Yukon River and tributaries. The hull is a trimaran, made from six separate hulls constructed of Siberian birch plywood with fir frames and WEST SYSTEM epoxy. The decks and upper framing are extruded aluminum. Four surveyors without previous boatbuilding or boat design experience built the entire vessel in 60 days. The vessel is completely self contained to support two survey crews, a cook, field manager and chopper pilot for four months of wilderness living. It is equipped with sleeping rooms for nine people, showers, washing machine, and a water filtration system. And there is an auxiliary fuel tank to supply a small helicopter that often accompanies the barge. The barge is powered by twin Honda 130 HP outboards, with a draft of less than two feet. During the first summer of use, the barge logged over 2,500 miles of wilderness river travel. Submitted by: Eric Stahlke, Survey Manager, Tanana Chiefs Conference, Inc., Fairbanks, Alaska. " EW Issue 17 "Dennis Palin of Houston, Texas built two boats with WEST SYSTEM epoxy. The canoe (above) is a 13½' Wee Lassie Two inspired by Mac McCarthy's Featherweight Boatbuilding. The 30 lb double paddle stripper is built with western red cedar with mahogany seat, rails and thwart. The 18 Square Meter catamaran (right) was built of 3mm marine plywood, epoxy and carbon fiber using Jon Lindahl's plans as a guide. The 18' long by 12' wide cat weighs 290 lb. The hulls and dagger boards are skinned with carbon fiber and the mast and crossbeams are built of carbon fiber. " EW Issue 17 "Paul Schreiter of Appleton, Wisconsin found the plans for this boat in an old library book. The design is a 1936 inboard racer, but powered by a 120 hp Mercruiser™ and says Paul, “it will go as fast as you want.”" EW Issue 17 Brue Alpart built this cedar strip canoe from trees harvested on his own property. He followed the plans for a 16' Laker in Gil Gilpatrick's Building a Strip Canoe. EW Issue 18 "David Holmes of Ocean Shores, Australia sent this photo of his son's steam launch, Kelly Jean. He and his son built the hull of three layers of 2 mm plywood laminated with epoxy. Since it was launched in 1986, David reports it has been everywhere up and down the East coast of Australia." EW Issue 18 "This game table was built by Dana Hart of Hart Custom Cabinet and Furniture of Winston-Salem, North Carolina (336-788-5725). 105/207 was used for the joining and to cast the top. Root beer bottle caps are used to complement the checkerboard and tic-tac-toe boards." EW Issue 18 "Tom Downs of Bushnell, Illinois built this 16' canoe using WEST SYSTEM epoxy. He used western red cedar for the wood-strip hull and ash, native walnut and cherry for the trim." EW Issue 18 "Carl Fexix of Beaver Island, Michigan calls this the ultimate Scandinavian cremation urn. He crafts these 36" Viking longships of black walnut and cherry. Viking Ships, Box 93 Beaver Island, MI 49782. " EW Issue 18 "Eighty-five of these 31-10 Pacific Class mahogany sailboats were built by George Kettenburg in San Diego, California between 1930 and 1946. San Diego residents Bud Caldwell, John Sutphen and others have been working to find and restore these beautiful boats. After a three-month dry out, they use WEST SYSTEM® epoxy to repair frames, glue the seams, and coat and fair the hull. Between their group and Kohler Boatyard, they have rescued twenty-two of them over the last twenty to twenty-five years. They report great success and are pleased that a fleet of sixteen now sail out of San Diego. " EW Issue 18 "This is one of the canoes built by students at Richford High School in Vermont. Students have built a canoe a year for the last eight years. With a waiting list of three years, they plan on building two canoes next year. Each canoe is built by 6–15 students in class or as volunteers in a club. This canoe, number 7, is paddled by its owners, Louis and Kathryn Dandurand. Submitted by science teacher, John Little. " EW Issue 18 "Members of the Saginaw Valley State University Cardinal Racing team show off the SAE (Society of Automotive Engineers) Formula car they designed and built for the 2001 season. They competed against teams from 123 schools in North America to score points for cost, presentation, design, acceleration, handling and endurance. The body was built of carbon fiber, foam and epoxy. Shown here are Jeremy McClean, George Coppens, Dan Denessen and faculty advisor, Dr. Brooks Byam. " EW Issue 18 "This Contender class single-handed racing dinghy was built in Italy by Bonezzi in 1994. Joachim Rosler of New Canaan, Connecticut owns and races the dinghy. He finished the boat with WEST SYSTEM epoxy and has built his own carbon fiber foils. " EW Issue 18 "Lake Erie Lady—that’s the title of this public art installation sculpture by Erie, Pennsylvania artist Mary Pat Lynch. Lynch used WEST SYSTEM® epoxy to apply layers of designer fabrics to the fiberglass fish. The project was sealed with epoxy and then coated with an anti-graffiti lacquer. The “GoFish!©”art project took place in the summer of 2001 in Erie, Pennsylvania. Over 75 fiberglass fish were displayed downtown after their transformation by local and regional artists. Find out more about the GoFish project at www.gofisherie.com. " EW Issue 19 "This 14' cedar strip canoe is a scaled down version of the 16' Laker in Gil Gilpatrick's Building a Strip Canoe. Fred and Juanita Pople of Cato, New York built it over the winter. They've incorporated walnut, cherry and white wood in the design. This is their third strip canoe and they plan to use it fishing for largemouth on their favorite upstate New York lake. "