If youve read this blog a while youll know that I dont do wood.
Well, look at this, Ive successfully made something out of wood!
What is it?
Its one of these:-
On a woody theme. The other day I got the dressing ferrels for the mushroom vents . Here they are all varnished up and ready to fit.
Other jobs done today. Another coat of paint in the water tank, permanent fixing of the domestic battery to inverter isolator, made a start on re-routing the generator exhaust (2m of 40mm wet exhaust at the local marina with discount £65.00 + £5.00 on fuel for the round trip. On line, £25 delivered tomorrow!) I can wait a day. Ive also re-plumbed the water inlet for the generator.
Of course, a show schedule is never etched in stone; and its probable that someone will invite us to a show too good to pass up or someone will invite us to do a book signing. But its unlikely that well end up more than a few hundred miles from home this late in the year. Not that we dont love the atmosphere of shows and the many friends that we only see on the road, but weve spent quite a few hot days in our tent this year and our home is the Chesapeake Bay. Its a really beautiful place in the autumn. 
As much as I love to write, model making is the first order of business here. Weve got some great customers who have been very patient as we endeavor to make each of their boats into something worth the time that they have endured. Our current projects represent just about any kind of boat you can imagine. As we make each one we work to learn more so that we can make the next one better. Of the things that Ive learned over 50 years of model making, I think that this is one of the more important ones. 
On Saturday, October 6th we will be signing books and answering your questions about model making at the Calvert Marine Museum in Solomons, Maryland during Patuxent River Appreciation Days. We will be there from 2-4 pm. Come get a personally signed copy of “Fundamentals of Model Boat Building” for yourself, or a loved one. When you get to the museum, find the Schiffer Publishing tent, where we will be among a lot of really great books. For more about the festival go to http://pradinc.org
We will be at “The Waterfowl Festival” in Easton, Maryland from Friday, November 9ththru Sunday November 11th at the Emporium, located at the Easton Middle School in Easton Maryland. If you dont know about “The Waterfowl Festival”, lets just say that not only does anybody who is anybody in the region that is in the waterfowl art business come to this show, but youll even find some who come from other continents to be in this show. We will have our full display, offering our models, demonstrating model making techniques and signing our book “Fundamentals of Model Boat Building” http://www.waterfowlfestival.org
On Black Friday, November 23rd(The day after Thanksgiving) and Saturday November 24th, we will be at one of our favorite shows, The Deborah Foundation Decoy and Art Festival in Chincoteague, Virginia. While not a huge show, the sixty, or so, Carvers, Artists, Photographers, Model makers and other artisans represent some of the most creative and talented people that I know. Chincoteague has long been recognized as a center for fine wildlife art and artisanry, especially when it comes to “bird carving”. We wont be the only Schiffer authors there; Bill Veasey, the famous waterfowl carver and teacher will be there. Others may come, as well. One of the great secrets, in this land of “Mistie of Chincoteague” is that during the show, the Assoteague Wildife Refuge opens seven miles of road that is closed to the public the rest of the year, where you will see things you didnt know existed. Find out more here: http://www.chincoteaguechamber.com
