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Re: Off Topic: Mermaid Figurehead?
By:garland reese
Date: 9/19/2000, 9:12 pm
In Response To: Off Topic: Mermaid Figurehead? (Charlie Lesh)

Why not do something that could be fashioned into a grab handle or something that could have a hole through which to tie you bowline........just a thought......then you could just tell themHEY!!!!.....it's supposed to be there!

: Hi all: I know this is a little off topic for this discussion group, but I
: was thinking of putting a figurehead on my kayak (Great Auk, stripping
: will be completed in the next day or so). I found a couple nice pictures
: of mermaid figureheads that I liked. Has anyone done this? I know it's a
: little goofy, but I want to give it a shot and see how it looks.

: Also, I am not very good at carving...has anyone ever tried sculpting
: something from clay, then epoxying it? I guess I have some experimentation
: to do...

: -Charlie

Messages In This Thread

Off Topic: Mermaid Figurehead?
Charlie Lesh -- 9/19/2000, 8:56 pm
Mermaid Figurehead? A dog? *Pic*
Bill Price -- 9/20/2000, 3:33 pm
Re: Off Topic: Mermaid Figurehead?
Tony -- 9/20/2000, 12:08 pm
Re: Off Topic: Mermaid Figurehead?
garland reese -- 9/19/2000, 9:12 pm
Re: Off Topic: Mermaid Figurehead?
Paul G. Jacobson -- 9/19/2000, 10:55 pm