Hobbies
02-16-2014 | 03:10 PM
#121
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From: Canton, MA
Here are a few shots of the furniture refinishing project. These are the before photos of the women's dresser:
Here are after photos of the men's dresser.
I'll try to take some after shots of the women's dresser and post them later.
Here are after photos of the men's dresser.
I'll try to take some after shots of the women's dresser and post them later.
02-16-2014 | 03:21 PM
#122
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From: Mish-she-gan
Thought I'd try my hand at linking some photos to show off some of my hobbies. The first some practical art. I wanted something big for the office area of my Cape house and I wanted it to be related to boating and fishing. So I bought some nautical charts of my area, got some poster board from some old trial exhibits that were going to be thrown out, bought some 3-M spray adhesive and some frame stock at Home Depot. First I dry mounted the charts, and then I had to learn how to make a frame. I think my joinery needs some work, but they came out well enough for my purposes. Here are some photos of them hung in the office area.
There is no glass over the charts. I may mark them with points of interest or fishing history.
The chart to the right of my desk shows Nantucket Sound featuring Nantucket on the
right and the eastern half of Martha's Vineyard on the left. It also shows the southern coast of Cape Cod.
The chart in the corner of the room to the left of the desk shows Vineyard Sound and the southern portion of
Buzzard's Bay. It shows the western side of the Vineyard and the Elizabeth Islands
out to the eastern edge of Block Island shown on the far left edge of the chart.
The chart that is mounted vertically shows the same area of the Vineyard and the Elizabeths, but includes the northern
portion of Buzzard's Bay right up into Cape Cod canal.
There is no glass over the charts. I may mark them with points of interest or fishing history.
The chart to the right of my desk shows Nantucket Sound featuring Nantucket on the
right and the eastern half of Martha's Vineyard on the left. It also shows the southern coast of Cape Cod.
The chart in the corner of the room to the left of the desk shows Vineyard Sound and the southern portion of
Buzzard's Bay. It shows the western side of the Vineyard and the Elizabeth Islands
out to the eastern edge of Block Island shown on the far left edge of the chart.
The chart that is mounted vertically shows the same area of the Vineyard and the Elizabeths, but includes the northern
portion of Buzzard's Bay right up into Cape Cod canal.
02-16-2014 | 04:45 PM
#123
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From: Canton, MA
Thanks Dave. I'm still trying to figure out how I want to mark fish on these charts. Will I write notes directly on the surface? Keep separate notes tied to small numbers on the chart? Stick colored pins in it? Right now, I'm thinking numbered removable stickers.
02-16-2014 | 06:11 PM
#125
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From: Mish-she-gan
The map I'm familiar with did it based on the creators fishing experience using a simple X. Where fishing success was more abundant there might be two XX or three XXX. As I recall it is a US Corp of Engineers map and it is based on their samplings.
02-20-2014 | 01:23 AM
#126
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From: Arlington, VA
Nice charts, LB! The +1 has a map of Florida that is framed above our computer desk. The title is "Florida - from the Latest Authorities" by T. Jeffreys, Geographer, to His Majesty - 1768. It was given to him by the captain of HMS Vanguard (submarine) for an exercise he participated in with the Royal Navy. As an aside, he told me they served Beef Wellington and wine for dinner! Our Navy is not allowed to have alcohol aboard ship and the food isn't that fancy, either.
02-20-2014 | 05:08 AM
#127
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From: Canton, MA
Please ask Vito if he has ever read the Patrick O'Brien Aubrey/Maturin novels. The first was titled Master and Commander and they made a move of the same name with Russel Crowe. The are an in-depth look at life aboard a British Man O' War in the early 1800s. Fantastic stuff.
11-27-2017 | 09:20 AM
#128
Joined: Oct 2002
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From: Canton, MA
Bill - Do you have any recommendations for a good spinning reel? I need one for the new seven foot, light action, traveling spinning rod I bought. I'll be using six pound test, and it'll be used primarily for freshwater. Also, I want to keep the price under $200.
I'm not familiar with some of the newer - to me - manufacturers. My favorite spinning reel many years ago was my trusty Garcia Mitchell 300, just to give you an idea of how long it's been since I've bought fishing equipment other that my fly fishing stuff.
Also, back in the good old days, monofilament was used on spinning reels and braided line was used on bait casting reels. I see that there are braided lines available for spinning reels as well. Have you used them? And what's your opinion of them?
I'm not familiar with some of the newer - to me - manufacturers. My favorite spinning reel many years ago was my trusty Garcia Mitchell 300, just to give you an idea of how long it's been since I've bought fishing equipment other that my fly fishing stuff.
Also, back in the good old days, monofilament was used on spinning reels and braided line was used on bait casting reels. I see that there are braided lines available for spinning reels as well. Have you used them? And what's your opinion of them?
I recently inherited a box of old, run-down fishing reels from a friend who is dealing with his deceased uncle's estate. None of the heirs were interested so he asked if I would take them. Two of the reels are Garcia Mitchell 300s as mentioned by dean in this thread from 2013. As soon as I saw them I thought of dean.
I spent part of the long Thanksgiving weekend tearing them both down, cleaning off decades of old grease and gunk, and rebuilding them. The whole time I thought of dean and his hopes to take up fishing in retirement. If he knew how little time he had left when he wrote this, he didn't let on.
Both reels work well now. I wish dean was still with us so I could send him one.
This got me thinking of the other members that we have lost over the years. I hope all my Vintage friends are doing well this holiday season. Please hang in there!
