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[dualikey]

hi guys! uhhhh i hope i'm doing this right

my name's sora and some friends and me are trying to build a boat!


we finished a raft first cause it was easier, but i've only seen hand tools laying around so getting the wood and shaping it and stuff sure is taking awhile. we've made a couple before so even though we don't have anything fancy it'll probably just take a few days, but it'd sure go a lot faster with help.

and maybe sandpaper, i only found a little bit.

anyway, is anyone else used to building stuff?
even if you just wanna help out that'd be great! i guess i don't really have a way to pay you or anything, but i'll let you name the boat! that's fair, right? or if we get lots of help we could probably make more than one.

a skiff should be just enough to get around and i figure to hold 2 people it'd have to be like..... 8 feet long, and for 3 maybe at least 12. it's gonna take awhile though! even with my dad and all his stuff back home it was almost 3 whole weeks. i kinda figured if we got lots of hands that we could make up for not having any of the special gadgets. like i heard you can sand wood down by just using rocks inside a shirt! i already have lots of blisters


oh! and riku said it'd be cool to see if anybody knows how to uhhh what was it

make a lens? so we could use
a torch as a spotlight?

i think that part'll be a little further off


[local islander seeks diy enthusiasts and carpenters of dubious skills to build boat and possibly create tiny fleet. he also enjoys long walks on the beach and cakes with fruit inside, not to be confused with fruitcake.]

Comments

[originallutece]

Not particularly a boat, but I built all my machines in my laboratory. If it's substitute tools you're looking for, I may be able to help you there.

[dualikey]

whoa! really?!

i didn't see a whole lot of tools so we'd probably need some extra hand saws, hammers, and a drill would be great. it takes forever to make the holes with just a little knife

i guess we'll end up running out of nails and screws after awhile though

[originallutece]

A drill may be a pipe dream for now, but saws and hammers are doable. Especially the latter.

Nails and screws . . . I suppose we can ask Rastus.

Now. If I help you with this . . . I'd appreciate a bit of help in return, when the time comes.

@silent

[callada]

Building a boat? Good on you. I'm no shipwright but if you need basic labor I can help so long as I get a turn sailing it.

[dualikey]

well i wouldn't just not share...

but i kinda thought if we got a lot of hands we could make way more than one

[callada]

Even better. I'd love to learn! And the more boats we have, the sooner we can explore this lake fully.

@missprincessmary; voice

[withsadness]

I can, um...

[She Cannot build things.]

I can paint the boat!

[dualikey]

oh no!!! i didn't even think of that!

good think you're here, they'd all be kinda ugly without your help

[withsadness]

[Once again, the day is saved, thanks to a little girl with colors!]

Yay! I'll make the boats so pretty that they'll be defended against all the bad things!

text; @shadow

[itsaname]

i can help. i'm not bad at woodworking, but i've never made a boat before.

[dualikey]

nah you just mean that you haven't made a boat YET

it's just like woodworking except a little bigger!

[itsaname]

[ Who knew that text could be so enthusiastic? Shadow sure didn't. He can't help smiling, just a little. ]

that's a good way to look at it.

i can help carry supplies, too. i'm a big guy.

@replica

[replicates]

we'd need to find glass to make the lens
it'll need to be big enough for it to reflect the torchlight

[dualikey]

mmmmn

kinda like a big flashlight?

[replicates]

yeah
we're going to have to figure out a way to mount it too
but actually building the boat comes first
we can worry about all that later

@d.grayson

[identifier]

how many are you building?

[dualikey]

it's just the one right now cause there's only a few of us

but we could probably make a more if we get some extra hands and some more tools.

i guess if we work in shifts then it'd take maybe... 10 days? though the first couple'll be a little slower till everybody turns into a pro. mostly it's lots of heavy lifting and getting blisters and having a sore back

that probably doesn't make it sound more convincing though does it

[identifier]

not really, no.

but you could use oars, rope, and some life preservers. do you know how to make those?

@hicks;

[preseance]

( all y'all using text are the bane of his existence. an' this one's so long he nearly skips it entirely, save that he thinks its long-windedness may be some sign of its importance.

... turns out it's a lot of ramblin' off some soul that sounds fair young, but. it reminds him of robbie, almost, an' that's why he volunteers: )

I'm a fair hand at carpentry and I don't mind lending a hand.

[dualikey]

[Kudos to Hicks for the first tl;dr moment in the afterlife.

In his defense, Sora isn't and never has been very good at this kind of computer thing- he'd only just figured out texting before coming here. Besides, it's not like he designed the apps. Blame the guy who opened up the whole voice to text interface.]


really? that'd be awesome!

what kinda stuff have you built before?

[preseance]

( the boy's enthusiasm sets a smile into the corner of his mouth. )

Furniture, mostly. Some sectional add-ons to a few houses here and there.

But I think our best bet might actually be to use an older method, it'd be simpler by far so long as you don't mind something the size of a canoe at least to start. Folks used to put a log over a fire and let it burn out the insides, then scrape it down. Because it's one piece, you don't have to worry quite so much about leaks so long as you finish it properly. We have more than enough tools to manage that, maybe while we order more things in from Rastus. We'd need a sawmill if we wanted to plane boards with any skill.

[spitefullight]

I'm not really much of a builder but, I can definitely offer morale support!

Oh and fetching you guys supplies.

Ooooh, what if I draw you guys like an Emblem!?

[dualikey]

you could always start to learn now! we've got a lot of time on our hands

but what's an emblem?

(he hasn't checked his tablet in days...)

[equinoctials]

Sora, I ran into someone you should meet.
he was a commander from the marines in his world.
it sounds like he knows his way around a boat and offered to lend a hand.

and thanks for asking about the lens. it's not a priority for now but might be nice to have.

[dualikey]

yeah yeah but i know you'd still want me to ask

who is it anyway? the boat guy