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delliottg
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Initially Posted - 02/26/2014 :  16:51:40  Show Profile  Visit delliottg's Homepage
I posted a while back about the crappy tarp material my Lifesling II's cover was made from and thinking about making myself a new one. Well, an opportunity came along when the guy I bought my jib bag from saw one of the custom pens I make and asked if I could make him one. I replied that I'd be willing to trade him a pen for a new cover, and this is the result:

I asked him to preserve the instructions which were still in pretty good shape, so he enclosed them in clear vinyl where they'll be visible on the front side of the port cat-bird seat back:


He used the old bag as a pattern and created the new bag from it copying all the Velcro closures and adding a grommet for a drain in the bottom (can't see it in the photo):


Almost fully packed:


Done:


I'm very pleased with it, and he guarantees his work.
David
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csmcg
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Response Posted - 02/26/2014 :  17:00:37  Show Profile
Really nice. My cover is 5 years old and starting to dissolve. What a great idea.
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zeil
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Response Posted - 02/26/2014 :  17:05:55  Show Profile


Impressive bartering... thanks for sharing... hope you never have to use it!!
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delliottg
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Response Posted - 02/26/2014 :  18:32:42  Show Profile  Visit delliottg's Homepage
I'm quite pleased with it. I'm trading him some software in the near future to make a winch cover for my new-to-me winch:

He's going to make it with Sunbrella Sea Mark, which is waterproof to cover this:


I'm also going to ask him to make a tiller cover for me to cover my home made tiller & Power Tiller so I don't have to keep refinishing it every couple of years.

I also hope I never have to use the LifeSling!
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Ape-X
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Response Posted - 02/27/2014 :  04:15:24  Show Profile
Dave, you didn't show the pen that was bartered!
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delliottg
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Response Posted - 02/27/2014 :  09:10:54  Show Profile  Visit delliottg's Homepage
<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by Ape-X</i>
<br />Dave, you didn't show the pen that was bartered!

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Hah, nope, completely spaced that out. This is a piece of Black Locust Burl that came out of my brother's yard down near Medford, OR. The pen is called a "bolt-action", and it's in gun metal livery.
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Response Posted - 02/27/2014 :  12:34:00  Show Profile  Visit dasreboot's Homepage
I'll have to post some of mine! I mostly give them away. A freind bought one 2 weeks ago to give his wife for valentines day. my first pen sale!
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islander
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Response Posted - 02/27/2014 :  14:39:28  Show Profile
So exactly what does your pens do that a cheap Bic pen won't???
Only kidding you Dave. That is a piece of art, Beautiful!
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pastmember
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Response Posted - 02/27/2014 :  18:12:50  Show Profile
I like pool sticks. The wood for pens is often pieces that are too small for a pool stick. http://www.bellforestproducts.com/pen-blanks/
I love Ebony and Cocobolo, here some of of both.
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delliottg
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Response Posted - 02/27/2014 :  18:46:42  Show Profile  Visit delliottg's Homepage
Oh, those are pretty Frank. Do you make them?
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pastmember
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Response Posted - 02/27/2014 :  19:41:51  Show Profile
No, I just enjoy understanding how they are made. I have about 20 sticks and there is something about each one of them that I like.
It would be easy to buy some wood stock for pool cues and make nice trim out of it for a cabin.
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