Tuesday, February 28, 2012

Manufacturing! An inside look into the making of a Quidditch jersey.

Carleton Quidditch is unleashing the Raven and I'm happy to help them do it.

Sunday, February 26, 2012

There is a whole other world out there on the water...


 I'm working hard to meet all my deadlines and get those web orders out the door, but I slipped in a quick dye-sublimation experiment today.   Guess what happens when you print black on top of flourescent?  Pure nerdy coolness.  Can't wait to do some more!  

Sunday, February 19, 2012

Shawnigan head race - prelaunch

Early morning from the deck of the Shawnigan boathouse

Tuesday, February 7, 2012

Manufacturing Materials

Ideally I'd like to post a tour of my workshop on this blog but it's really too messy right now.  Instead, I'm posting  some images of the nooks of my workspace.
 This is the storage shelf for vinyl.   The long rolls are for decals - applications include lettering for vehicles or boats, decals for any smooth surface.   They work well for blade striping or adding a team logo to paddles and oar blades.  UVic Men use them on their oars.
These are some of my zippers for jackets and vests.   I use YKK zippers these days , after some bad trials with lesser brands.   It's pricey ordering hundreds of zippers at a time!   Right now I'm thinking about some cool jacket/zipper colour contrasts I saw at Mt Washington ski resort.

Saturday, February 4, 2012

Weekend Indoor Regatta

Heading to Monster Erg at UVic tomorrow morning with some VCRC and VRC deliveries and existing stock.  I think I'll have a unisuit sale - try to clear out last years unis and make room for some fun ones this spring/summer.