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Friday, June 18, 2010

My New Shuttle!! new to me ;)

I've been hunting on ebay for a boat shuttle for what seems to be evvvvvveeeeeerrrr! And of course I won't pay absurd shipping costs or pay new prices for a used item for that I'll just buy from the supplier direct IMHO (yeah, I'm cheap that way, but I have a budget I can't go over and I'm disciplining myself to be frugal and get a good deal for my money). My persistence and constant checking on line finally paid off. When I came back from lunch this was waiting for me at my desk, ain't she a beauty. It's a Harrisville Design 11" boat shuttle closed bottom with a 4" wooden bobbin. She has a strong odor, but the guys in production said it's not chemical, I'll air her out and see. I'm so excited, she needs a bit of sanding to smooth some wear, some oil and guess what; her maiden voyage will be on my new project hopefully the smell will be gone by then.

4 comments:

Judy said...

Nice shuttle

Delighted Hands said...

Beautiful! So happy for you!

Vee said...

Love the honey colour of the wood. Hope the odor goes away so that you can put it to work.

Benita said...

I love Harrisville's boat shuttles! I have several. They have a good heft to them and can just sail across the shed quickly. Congrats on getting one.