The winter weather is majestic, crystal clear skies and although the nights are frosty the days are warm and good for working on Paradox. Once the firewood and laundry are sorted, I'm pretty well free (most days) to devote to my build.
Over the last couple of days I've been making wooden bollards. From a cardboard template I cut out the shape with a sabre saw and then routed a 3/8" (plus or minus), radius around the edge. Then the fun bit, sanding it all down, fun because the end result is quite beautiful. Add varnish and it just gets better.
There is a useful article in volume 25 of Messing About in Boats emagazine (which is issued as a free on their website), but the process is all pretty logical.
So take up a spare piece of timber, make a template and go for it. If that's not good enough for you, these bollards are natural, homemade, recyclable and unique to you and your boat ... and they're NOT PLASTIC!
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