Wood Burning

Sometimes when a sailor gets time on his hands he takes to doing things that reminds him of sailing. Practicing knots, whipping ends, splicing lines, or reading a book or two about sailing.  Last winter I borrowed my daughter's (Nasty Nate) wood burning set.  I did a couple of sketches of the Christopher-Jin on paper and then picked out the one I liked the best and re-sketched it on a block of wood I had sitting around the shop.  I then set to work burning the sketch into the block.  Finally I gave the finished burning a coat of varnish.  Every season it get a little darker and richer looking.