OK, so I've been working on my Eastport Pram for a year or so & am close to finishing. Sometimes, when I go to my workshop I have a hard time moving beyond just looking at her & often get stuck just admiring the visual beauty of the unfinished boat. I "commune" with her for a while & walk around just running my finger tips along the smoothness of the wood. Usually after a bit I just smile, then sigh, & head back to the house.
I will get through this phase & finish her this summer, & I know that she'll be even more lovely when I'm done. Just thought I'd share this personal experience.
Frank
Thanks Michael,
A Buxom Lass, she is! :-) . . .
Take care,
Frank
Aye, she's a buxom lass, she is. <;-) I wish you all joy of finishing her so the guys with metal-flake bassboats can start admiring her, too.
.....Michael
You aren't alone.
I'm building a NED in my basement.
Granted, it is covered in 3 layers of epoxy now and waiting for me to break out the sander again, but I do the same thing.
There is just something about getting your hands on something big, beautiful and functional that you built from a pile of wood.
I imagine that I'll still do the same thing once I'm done sanding, priming, painting and varnishing. (and probably in between all those steps too)