I can’t remember how it came to me – perhaps Ed Bachmann is the man to blame (thanks Ed) – but Frayedknowarts.com has a splendid page about making a tugboat bow fender. Reading it I learned two salty words that were completely new to me,’thrums’ and ‘fagging out’ – follow the link to discover their wholly boat-related meanings.
For earlier intheboatshed.net posts about making fenders, puddings and moustaches, click here, and don’t forget to click on the ‘older posts’ link at the bottom, as it takes you to earlier posts that you might otherwise miss.