Water Cans and Handbowls

[Heartland 177]

I understand cabin blocks were also decorated.

[billybobbooth 78]

Yep most were

[dave moore 493]

Several years ago I did some painting for Rex Wain. He returned the favour by making me a lovely cabin block out of an elm offcut. It ended up in a corner shelf of my workshop, until I ran out of painting in the first lockdown. I dusted it off and set to work.....

 

 

[Ray T 1181]

2 hours ago, Heartland said:

I understand cabin blocks were also decorated.

 

[BEngo 382]

28 minutes ago, dave moore said:

Several years ago I did some painting for Rex Wain. He returned the favour by making me a lovely cabin block out of an elm offcut. It ended up in a corner shelf of my workshop, until I ran out of painting in the first lockdown. I dusted it off and set to work.....

 

 

That bridge only just teaches the other side!

[Kiwidad 63]

45 minutes ago, dave moore said:

Several years ago I did some painting for Rex Wain. He returned the favour by making me a lovely cabin block out of an elm offcut. It ended up in a corner shelf of my workshop, until I ran out of painting in the first lockdown. I dusted it off and set to work.....

 

 

That is fantastic

[matty40s 4023]

26 minutes ago, BEngo said:

That bridge only just teaches the other side!

Look at the shadow, it's a photoshop....🙂

 

 

 

Very good Dave, lovely.

[dave moore 493]

Oh no it isn’t....

[dave moore 493]

Here’s the other face....

 

 

And the bottom......

 

 

[Derek R. 213]

Very nice.

Did you seal the wood with something before painting Dave?

[dave moore 493]

Hi Derek

The painted faces had a few coats of primer first, followed by several undercoats in green and white. I prefer to add decoration to undercoat followed by varnish when dry....lots of coats, especially on the sides to bring out the end grain. Time wasn’t an issue here, of course. The finished block sits on the fridge in our kitchen.

[haggis 839]

I am showing my ignorance here, but what is a cabin block?  Whatever it is, it looks beautiful.

 

haggis

[Tracy D'arth 555]

Its the block under the stern end of the top plank.

[haggis 839]

25 minutes ago, Tracy D'arth said:

Its the block under the stern end of the top plank.

Thank you! That is my "something learned today" 🙂

 

haggis

[Rob-M 725]

41 minutes ago, haggis said:

I am showing my ignorance here, but what is a cabin block?  Whatever it is, it looks beautiful.

 

haggis

This shows the cabin block on Leo

 

 

 

[David Schweizer 898]

Who painted your Cabin Block Rob? The castle looks very much like those painted by Frank Nurser.

[Rob-M 725]

25 minutes ago, David Schweizer said:

Who painted your Cabin Block Rob? The castle looks very much like those painted by Frank Nurser.

I don't know, Phil Speight did some of the painting in the early days of the Heritage Working Boats but I'll see if anyone in the group knows.

[Ray T 1181]

56 minutes ago, haggis said:

Thank you! That is my "something learned today" 🙂

 

haggis

See also post No 429 of this thread.

 

[haggis 839]

4 minutes ago, Ray T said:

See also post No 429 of this thread.

 

Thank you. When it was explained what a cabin block was I looked back at these photos and saw them. 

[David Mack 1565]

17 hours ago, Ray T said:

 

 

Ray, Do you know the date of that picture and the identity of the motor, still in its GUCCC wartime livery, and still sporting it's original pigeon box?

[David Schweizer 898]

3 hours ago, Rob-M said:

I don't know, Phil Speight did some of the painting in the early days of the Heritage Working Boats but I'll see if anyone in the group knows.

Phil's castles are usually a lot more detailed and colourful but he has been known to copy other decorators work on occasions. Here is one of Phil's typical castles:-

 

 

And this is one he did copying Frank Nurser's work, similar to, but not the same as yours.

 

[Ray T 1181]

1 hour ago, David Mack said:

 

Ray, Do you know the date of that picture and the identity of the motor, still in its GUCCC wartime livery, and still sporting it's original pigeon box?

Got the information somewhere, will have to trawl my PC.

[Tam & Di 495]

20 hours ago, dave moore said:

 

 

Those towers have very surprised expressions Dave - one's even scowling  😀

 

Tam

[BWM 398]

21 hours ago, Ray T said:

 

Just noticed the bloke laying on the cabin top in the first picture, looks like he's had a busy day!

[Ray T 1181]

2 hours ago, BWM said:

Just noticed the bloke laying on the cabin top in the first picture, looks like he's had a busy day!

I like to think he's just finished painting the roof blue and realised it should have been red!! 

 

Edited November 28, 2020 by Ray T