Help me choose

fergal.b

I picked up my mahogany for the deck today so now I have to pick what way to finnish it, I have narrowed it down to these so what do you think.

HeidiHeidi

Black boarder with white chalking

fergal.b wrote: »

I picked up my mahogany for the deck today so now I have to pick what way to finnish it, I have narrowed it down to these so what do you think.

Links please

Also pics of the rest of the hull if you have them. I love choosing things for other people!

fergal.b

Black boarder with white chalking

HeidiHeidi wrote: »

Links please

Also pics of the rest of the hull if you have them. I love choosing things for other people!

The hull is bright finished

HeidiHeidi

Black boarder with white chalking

For me, pic no. 2 no contest (I hope I've voted correctly in the poll!). Very, very classy looking!

At a push no. 1.

The black surround doesn't do it for me at all I'm afraid.

ETA - what a shine! I'm well impressed!!!

Conchir

Black boarder with black chalking

Number 1 for me. Yours is looking great already btw

fergal.b

Black boarder with white chalking

If I was to go with the black it would not be a solid black more like an ebony and you would still see the wood grain if that's any help.

Who would have thought you could get 16 foot lengths of timber in a car

I was praying no one would run into the back of me on the drive back from Wicklow as it would cost more to replace the mahogany than the back of the car

breghall

Natural wood with black chalking

gotta be no1 for me .....

moonshadow

Natural wood with black chalking

No 1 ... its not the caulk.... totally, but the shading on the king and sides does it for me .

fergal.b

Black boarder with white chalking

Thats very like what I have on Sean-nós.

moonshadow

Natural wood with black chalking

The wee 30 mm black on mahogany side with darker king plank and similiar planking....when are we varnishing..

davlacey

Black boarder with black chalking

no 3 for me with white seats . where in wicklow did u get your wood?

fergal.b

Black boarder with white chalking

I got it from Brendan Lawless in Kilmacanogue http://brendanlawlessfurniture.com/boat-builders-chair/attachment/brendan068/ He builds a lovely 1800's Boatbuilders chair

Stheno

First option looks great to me

HeidiHeidi

Black boarder with white chalking

fergal.b wrote: »

I got it from Brendan Lawless in Kilmacanogue http://brendanlawlessfurniture.com/boat-builders-chair/attachment/brendan068/ He builds a lovely 1800's Boatbuilders chair

What a gorgeous chair!

endacl

Black boarder with white chalking

Stheno wrote: »

First option looks great to me

They all look good! Well, No.3 with the black boarder looks a bit like a victorian aquabatmobile. No.2 is the best of the bunch IMHO.

fergal.b

Black boarder with white chalking

HeidiHeidi wrote: »

For me, pic no. 2 no contest (I hope I've voted correctly in the poll!). Very, very classy looking!

At a push no. 1.

The black surround doesn't do it for me at all I'm afraid.

ETA - what a shine! I'm well impressed!!!

Not so shinny now.
There were a few places that I wasn't happy with so today I started stripping off all the fiberglass with a heat gun and scrapper, not a nice job

Steve

Natural wood with black chalking

White looks best as long as it'll be as shiny as the pic - slippery as hell though when wet I reckon

PMU

fergal.b wrote: »

Thats very like what I have on Sean-nós.

whats your plan for sean-nos when the new one is finished.will she be for sale

thereitisgone

Black boarder with white chalking

Both the first two are very good, i prefer the black chalking slightly more than the white, and as you have white in your current boat black chalking is a must, or the white chalking could become your trademark, now my head hurts.

Daibheid

Black boarder with white chalking

I plunked for #2 but the black bordered with the grain showing through could look great too. Forget the white caulking - too Mediterranean looking.

Any option though is going to look stunning all glossed up!

I hope you took sharp turns in town carefully with that rear overhang, maybe check for blood in case you scythed any pedestrians off at the knees. You'd want to scrub it in case it stained the wood.

pedroeibar1

Natural wood with black chalking

I vote for No 1. - my other choices are the same order as the order posted. No.s 3 and 4 look like something a Miami rapper/drugdealer would have.

fergal.b

Black boarder with white chalking

Right number 2 it is here we go, thanks for your help If it turns out crap I can always blame you lot :pac:

Conchir

Black boarder with black chalking

I just realised I said no1 was my favourite but I accidentally voted for no3.


Hope this doesn't mess up your decision too much.


:pac:

pedroeibar1

Natural wood with black chalking

fergal.b wrote: »

Right number 2 it is here we go, thanks for your help If it turns out crap I can always blame you lot :pac:

Not me, I voted for #1.:P She has beautiful lines, so they will overcome what I regarded as my second choice! Looking forward to seeing the completion photos.

JustAThought

Black boarder with white chalking

pedroeibar1 wrote: »

Not me, I voted for #1.:P She has beautiful lines, so they will overcome what I regarded as my second choice! Looking forward to seeing the completion photos.

Me too! What an amazing inspiring project!!! She's going to be beautiful.

IreJohn

Fergal if you ever want the use of a good trailer, let me know, on here or the other site ;o)

fergal.b

Black boarder with white chalking

Thanks for the offer IreJohn very kind, I have rebuilt a trailer for her in matching colours there is a link to the rebuild here http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056492267

IreJohn wrote: »

Fergal if you ever want the use of a good trailer, let me know, on here or the other site ;o)

Conchir

Black boarder with black chalking

That's a beautiful looking trailer Fergal :O

IreJohn

fergal.b wrote: »

Thanks for the offer IreJohn very kind, I have rebuilt a trailer for her in matching colours there is a link to the rebuild here http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056492267

Ha I meant for collecting your timber etc, see it sticking out of the
back of the car:D