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Yup! The she-bitch is trying to start a civil war. The sad thing is, I think Americans are too fat and lazy to challenge it. :evil:

Howdy, Casey! What part of Texas do you call home? I'm in Spring, a 'burb on the North side of Houston. Mike

Here ya go, Jack! Abenaki

WOW! Great build report. Thanks for sharing. Mike

I suspected as much, but just wanted to verify. That's why I said "appear". Thanks! Mike

Why do they appear to have burn marks on the cutting edge?

I have a Model 60 I used to carry in my boot for backup when I was assigned to patrol duties. Nice little gun. Now it mostly gathers dust in the gun safe. Mike

Thanks for the report and pics, Joey! Cool looking boat. Mike

Just pullin' your leg, Joey. I'm really interested in how this works out. Mike

Find the focal point and you could use it and the sun to start fires. I'll bet you could also use it for a solar oven. :mrgreen: Mike

Lookin' good, Joey! I've been thinking throughout this build how easy it would be to punch a hole in that thin aluminum. I wonder if adding an inside layer of aluminum on the sides would be a good idea? I know it could hold moisture and cause rot problems, but sinking because of a hole would...

Another thought would be to use silicon aquarium sealant between the aluminum and wood. It should bond with both. Mike

I hope it does too, Joey. I know I've tried to paint Aluminum before and roughing it up helped a lot. Best of luck! Mike

Do an experiment on some scrap. Clean the aluminum, then rough it up with some coarse sand paper. The roughness gives the epoxy something to grip. May or may not work, but it is worth trying on some scrap. I have everything here except the epoxy, or I'd try it myself.... Mike

Try roughing up the aluminum with some coarse sandpaper, give the epoxy something to bond to. Mike

Spam is made from pork, the same commodity that is predicted to be in short supply.... Mike

Ahemm......... Lookie Here :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: Mike

Or, make it out of Plastic Bottles. Mike

Here ya go - PVC Kayak and video of the above, sort of...... There are lots more on the 'net. Mike

I spent two summers working at a Boy Scout camp. Our waterfront was a large bow in a fair sized stream called the Glover River. While there, I spent many of my off hours fly fishing from an aluminum canoe. When not fishing, I was probably just having a good time with a canoe, rocking it...