DIY Sailboat From Scraps

Got scraps?

I do!  Scraps of wood.  I piled some up and started building sailboats.

Not the kind you can sail away on.  But sailboats you can make simply and display.

This is the second DIY Sailboat from scraps.  I used a piece of 2 by 4 for the boat and a spindle for the mast.  Tip: use small clamps to hold small boards still while drilling a hole for the mast.

Another tip:  eyeball the size of bit along the widest edge of the spindle “mast”.  I was more concerned about getting a picture than eyeballing the correct size and my hole was too big.  Had to fill in with sawdust to get the mast to stand straight.  Again another tip!

I had a strip of mattress ticking for sails.  Cut from one long corner across to the other corner.

On the tops and the outer corners of the sails, I added a small grommet.

Using a bit of string I hoisted the mast, heh, heh!

You’ll also notice the spindle was distressed and covered with brown glaze to age it and the 2 by 4 boat got a fresh coat of creamy white paint.

Here you can read and see the DIY Sailboat number 1.