January 2, 2009

Happy Yew Near, offsets & more buying

First and foremost- Happy New Year!

Today I took my first baby step at getting Paige's kayak started. I took the offsets for the Sea Flea, laid them out in table-form and converted them from feet to inches and millimeters (we'll see which I find more useful). My hope was to take advantage of a quiet workplace and layout the actual cross sections on foam board- but so far, that hasn't happened.

Yesterday also yielded another trip to Lowes for a home/bedroom remodeling project. While there, I took advantage of it and picked up a couple more supplies:

Category Item Price
(See entire list.)
Supplies 8" Cable Ties (100 pack) $4.88
Supplies Fine cut/Metal Jig Saw Blades (3 pack) $4.97
Tools Sanding Block $2.28
Misc. Fees Tax (from Lowes) $0.73
Lowes Total: $12.86
Project Total: $113.87

Truth be told, the cost of tools has added up more quickly than I expected. But, my goal is to build myself a kayak - if that happens, then it'll all be worth it. If not, well- I hope I enjoy this build.

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