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Erica Klein: The Whimsical World of Hot Fluff

There’s something instantly disarming about Erica Klein’s work—an unexpected collision of craftsmanship and whimsy that leaves you smiling before you even realize what you're looking at. Through her brand Hot Fluff,...

Lukas Hart: Ambitious Student Boat Builder

Meet Lukas Hart: varsity athlete, marching band captain, student government leader—and boat builder. A driven high school student with a love for hands-on learning and creative problem solving, Lukas took...

Evan's Workshop: Junior Woodworker | Maker | Philanthropist

At just 16 years old, Evan from Evan’s Workshop is proving that passion, dedication, and a strong work ethic can take you far—no matter your age. Hailing from Toronto, Canada,...

Paul: The Creative Mind and Hands Behind Copper Pig Woodworking

Welcome to another edition of TotalBoat's Ambassador Spotlight! In these articles we shine a spotlight on talented artisans and craftsmen who are doing amazing things in the maker community and...

Andrew Szeto: Skateboarder, Storyteller, Maker Extraordinaire

For Andrew Szeto, creativity has always been about pushing boundaries—whether it's perfecting a skateboard trick, capturing the perfect shot through a camera lens, or turning discarded skateboards into stunning woodworking...

Hannah Goldberg: Young Sailor Living out her Dream

This month, we are taking our Customer Spotlight over to the sea as we interview Hannah Goldberg, a young sailor who's become a huge TikTok sensation sharing her journey with...

Rodak Garage: Enchanting and Unique Hand Crafted Shift Knobs

Rodak Garage is a labor of love, passion, and creativity, founded by Dave Rodak in 2021 with the support of his wife, Donielle. Based in Rochester, New York, Dave turned...

Meghan Miller: La Marée Art

Meet Meghan, the visionary behind La Marée Art, who merges the rugged charm of Maine’s coastline with the tranquil allure of the Mediterranean in her stunning epoxy-resin creations. Her...

Kris Crawford: A Multifaceted Maker and Motorcycle Builder

Meet Kris Crawford, a passionate woodworker and motorcycle enthusiast from Edmonton, Alberta, Canada! Kris is the creative force behind the YouTube channel Further North Fabrication, where he shares his...

Ben from Woby Design in his workshop making art with recycled skateboards

Ben Paik, aka Woby Design, Self-Taught Woodworker & Recycled Skateboard Art

Meet Ben from Woby Design, a remarkable maker and woodworker who has carved out a niche by creating stunning pieces using recycled skateboards. Unlike traditional woodworking, Ben's craft does...

Leigh Northrup: Maker Space Coordinator and Passionate Builder

At TotalBoat, we celebrate the passion, creativity, and dedication of our community of makers. In our Ambassador Spotlight series, we shine a light on individuals who not only excel...

Char Miller-King: The Determined and Inspiring Wooden Maven

Embarking on the woodworking journey that would define her career and passion, Char Miller-King, known as Wooden Maven, traces the roots of her remarkable story to the quest for a...

Lisa Duncan: Large Scale Crystal Epoxy Artist

Join us as we dive into the captivating world of resin artistry with the remarkable Lisa Duncan, affectionately known as LD Resinista! Nestled in Northeastern North Carolina, Lisa, a devoted...

Jenni Chapman: Ethereal Epoxy 'Water' Artist

In this Ambassador Spotlight edition, we delve into the mesmerizing world of epoxy art with the incredibly talented Jennifer Chapman, known to her admirers as @createdbyjenni on Instagram. Jennifer's artistic...

Paul Jackman: A Creator of Serious and Satirical Builds Aimed to Inspire Others

Above: Giant Articulated Hands (carved from wood) - Featuring Thixo Epoxy Adhesive (fast cure), and Halcyon Marine Varnish Meet Paul Jackman, a multi-talented artist, woodworker, and video creator...

Pine Barren Pallet Works: Woodworking Power Duo in South Jersey

Today we’re stepping into the world of Pine Barren Pallet Works, a dynamic small business rooted in the heart of South Jersey and fueled by the passion of two self-taught...

Jason Hibbs: Passionate Woodworker, Compassionate Human

Welcome to another exciting edition of TotalBoat's Customer Spotlight! In these articles we shine a spotlight on talented artisans and craftsman who harness the power of TotalBoat products to bring...

Jenny Shlemon: Self-Made Artist and Entrepreneur

Meet Jenny Shlemon of artworkbyjennyshlemon, a remarkable Assyrian artist and entrepreneur who has forged her path in the world of art and business through a journey of self-discovery and unwavering...

Brittney Carbone: Lifetime Artist and Teacher

Welcome to another exciting edition of TotalBoat's Customer Spotlight! In these articles we shine a spotlight on talented artisans and craftsmen who harness the power of TotalBoat products to bring...

Acorn to Arabella: The Captivating Journey of a Wooden Sailboat

Apr 23, 2016: ‘We are building a 38 foot wooden sailboat from scratch in our backyard. It's going to be one heck of an adventure and we would love...

Ryan Solins: Perfecting Clear Casting

Longtime skateboarder Ryan Solins has been working in IT for the past 20 years, but his hobby with epoxy only came about more recently. In the past 5-10 years, Solins...

Ella Huang: Making Molds for Resin Art

With the success of her resin and mold making business, you'd think Ella Huang (@ellafuldeco) would be taking it slow. Instead, she’s only just getting started. Huang never took any...

Matt and Jessica Johnson: Building their Dream Sailboat

Matt and Jessica Johnson were living the American dream until they started chasing a new dream exploring the world on a sailboat. Their new adventure is building a 42-ft. Catamaran.

Jonny Lambert: Building a YouTube Channel With Epoxy

Jonny Lambert, better known as Jonny Builds, has a YouTube channel based around woodworking with epoxy. Unlike most makers, Lambert had never taken a woodworking or shop class in high...

Emily Hutchinson: The Artist at Ej.Artistry

Emily Hutchinson never dreamed of being an artist. In fact, while growing up, she only took art classes because she knew they would come in handy when doing medical diagrams...

Lindsay Zeulich: Making Magic with Her Hands

Lindsay Zuelich doesn’t like to define herself as one thing. Instead, she proudly states she’s a magician, making magic with her hands. Raised by a single father who had a...

Jon Peters: Simplifying Fine Woodworking

When Jon Peters first started woodworking in the 80s, he never dreamed he’d be teaching over 600,000 people to build furniture years later. Peters did a work-study program in high...

Justin Mosley: KAOTIC Creator and King of the Block

Justin Mosley of Kaotic Artworks has taken epoxy art to another level with his unique color separation and patterns that have captivated audiences across social media. KAOTIC has even become...

Tina Lewis: Functional Epoxy Art for Fly Fishermen

Tina Lewis always wanted to start her own business, she just never expected it would be all her life experiences culminating in creating gorgeous, unique fly fishing nets. In 2018,...

Richard Honan: And the Build Goes On – 15 Boats and Counting

Richard Honan may have officially retired 20 years ago, but between the time he spends boatbuilding and his active community involvement, he keeps himself busy enough for a 60-hour work...

Caleb Harris: This Army Vet & Law School Graduate Has A New Calling

Caleb Harris is a U.S. Army Veteran, law school graduate, father of two, business owner, furniture maker, and content creator, with more than 135K subscribers on YouTube. The crazy part?...

Dre Fandetti: Mixed Media Artist

Andrea “Dre” Fandetti was halfway through getting her masters in occupational therapy when the COVID-19 pandemic hit, and, like a lot of people, she found herself with a lot of...

Scott Seaman: Building a Homegrown Canoe

Scott Seaman truly put the ‘home’ in homemade with his recent DIY wooden canoe build. Using local woods, even at the cost of ease, was well worth it to him....

Annalee Stevens: Woodworking Wunderkind

At the age of eleven, when other girls typically dream of what they’ll get for Christmas, Annalee Stevens was imagining what she could give. She found a picture on Pinterest...

Ashley Steller is Making Waves with Her Epoxy Art

Ashley Steller’s transition from bartender at Tommy Bahama to renowned epoxy artist happened within one night. She was inspired by beautiful images of epoxy art by @themermaidtrash, which her husband...

Stevie Hull’s Journey from NFL Wide Receiver to Pro Woodworker

Seven years ago, as a wide receiver for the New Orleans Saints, Stevie Hull was catching passes from Drew Brees. Today, you’ll find him in his workshop using epoxy and...

Boat Building with Pops

TotalBoat Ambassador, Richard Honan, has been sending us updates of his most recent boat building project, a 13′ Peapod. Richard is a talented (and award-winning) artist, woodworker, and retired signmaker...

Lorrie Nowlan: Winner of the Epoxy Artist’s Challenge

Lorrie Nowlan started Wood Design by Lorrie 2 years ago when she started working with live edge wood and epoxy resin creating functional art and small tables. She needed a...

2019 Winter Workshop Photo Contest Submissions Album

In our post a few Fridays ago, we shared our Photo Contest winners with you. And with a resounding “WHY???” you asked, must we post the photo album on our Facebook Page....

2019 Winter Workshop Boat Photo Contest Winners Announced

Congratulations to 2 young customers who are on a mission. Glenn Sawyer, Jr. (age 14) and Matthew Strauss (15) are both winners of our 2019 Winter Photo Contest. Both teens have taken...

Organizations We Support: Youth Summer Boatbuilding School

For over 40 years, Jamestown Distributors has been helping people love their boats more. Whether it’s about helping the handy DIY owner tackle a tough project – or if it’s...

Jimmy Diresta Makes Canoe Paddles Using TotalBoat Epoxy & Varnish

YouTube superstar, Jimmy DiResta, is no stranger to “making” things by hand. He would never order a pair of paddles for the canoe he’s building when he can order some fancy,...

2018 Concours d’Elegance Wooden Boat Show Award

A favorite JD customer of ours was recently awarded the 2018 Wooden Boat Show Concours de Elegance-Professionally Built- Human Powered– Best in Show award. We were at the show and found...

2018 Summer Customer Boat Project Photo Contest Winners

BEST PHOTO Montgomery Bauman Montgomery Bauman’s Chris Craft Commercial runabout in Ohio — in Thornport, Ohio. We again had to choose more than one customer photo to win our Summer...

Jamestown Distributors Summer Boat Photo Contest 2018

Our JD Summer Photo Contest submission date has come and gone. We thought you might like to see all of the amazing entries we received when we asked you, our...

Epoxy in the Workshop: Building an Arctic Resin Table

Peter Brown, the YouTube superstar videographer and Shop Time Channel creator, was seeking out an epoxy to help him complete his “Arctic Resin Table,” and we were hopeful that he would...

Boat Building with the Neighbors

TotalBoat Ambassador Richard Honan recently emailed us to share the news of his latest self-built boat, once again completed in his basement. Richard shares some photos and his story of...

How Grain Makes Wooden Surfboards

The Grain Surfboards team have been great customers of ours, buying epoxy and many consumables from JD to help with their surfboard building program. You can order yourself a ready to ride a surfboard, or get...

Jamestown Distributors 2nd Annual Customer Boat Show

Last April, prior to our Annual Tent Sale, we had the thought that our customers would enjoy seeing the fruits of each other’s labors by inviting local boatbuilding customers to our...

Winter Workshop Photo Contest Winners!

Once again we refuse to pick just one winner, thanks to all of you and your inspiring submissions of your busy winter boat workshops. We found three winners that we...

Behind the Scenes in Your Busy Winter Workshops

When we asked our customers to submit photos to our Workshop Photo Contest, we knew we would see all sorts of excellent projects being worked on over the New England...

Winter Workshop Photo Contest: What Are You Working On?

What Are You Working On This Winter? Share your winter project photos and tell us about it for a chance to win a $50 JD credit! In the workshop or...

TotalBoat Customer Builds a Work Skiff Just Like Lou!

When boatbuilder, Louis Sauzedde, was beginning the build of the TotalBoat Work Skiff, he hoped for an audience who would follow along and eventually, hopefully, build their own skiff. This could...

Peter Brown Shows Love For TotalBoat Epoxy Products

Peter Brown is a confessed woodworking crazyman. According to his own description his work and videos on his YouTube Channel are “one part woodworking and one part crazy. I‘ll try...

Meet The Winners of the TotalBoat Summer Photo Contest

Congratulations to the following winners of our Summer Photo Contest showcasing your projects that used our TotalBoat products. Again, it was difficult to choose only one of your submissions –...

Building Boats and Community with Hands On Deck

We are thrilled to introduce you to another TotalBoat Brand Ambassador doing amazing work with boats and boatbuilding and with our favorite audience – kids! Hands On Deck is based...

TotalBoat Photo Contest – Submit Your Boat Projects!

We love seeing your projects and how you have used TotalBoat products. Send us your best photos of your projects and be entered for a chance to win a $50...

Supporting Joe Youcha and the Teaching With Small Boats Alliance (TWSBA)

The March 2017 JD Catalog featured a boatbuilding legend worth sharing again (and in more depth) here on the blog roll. Joe Youcha has spread the art & enjoyment of boatbuilding to...

2017 TotalBoat Winter Workshop Boat Photo Contest Winners

When you see these two projects, you’ll understand how they HAD to be a tie for best winter boat project. Bruce Hays from Annapolis has a story about his winter...

Customer Scott Roberts Home-Built Candlefish 13 Boat

Customer Scott Roberts’ Home-Built Candlefish 13 Scott Roberts Location: Houston, TX (and Harpswell, ME) JD customer since: 2013 Summer 2016 TotalBoat Photo Contest Winner and March 2017 JD Catalog featured...

Photo Contest – Winter Boating Projects From Your Workshop

Thanks to all of you hard working boat lovers who sent us your great winter boating projects going on inside your workshops. We have received many awesome submissions and want...

Nick Dana: Record Rocking TotalBoat Ambassador

TotalBoat Ambassador, Nick Dana, can proudly say his name is on the books for setting some serious yacht racing records: Namely the transatlantic monohull sailing record, the Sydney Hobart Race...

Quinn Connell’s Custom Carbon Kayak

In the back of his mind, Quinn Connell had been dreaming up the ultimate whitewater kayak for as long as he can remember. While finishing his engineering degree at Dartmouth...

Waterlust Builds Sailing Canoe With Chesapeake Light Craft Boat Kits

We have been big fans of Waterlust since we discovered their epic filmmaking with a purpose. This team of water lovers has been on a mission to “produce films and...

Send Us Pics of Your Boat Projects & What TotalBoat Products You Used!

Our customers are both commercial and DIY boaters and as such, both offer really cool insight into how TotalBoat is used and what people think. We want honest feedback...

Joel Hanneman’s Total Restoration of a Steiger 25

Joel Hanneman found an engine in great shape that was ready for many more years of boating. But it was attached to a hull that needed lots of help. He purchased the...

Richard Honan’s Boat Building Project: An Adirondack Guide Boat

When the 2015 Wooden Boat Show rolled into downtown Mystic, CT in late June, Richard Honan and his newest boat building accomplishment were there, front and center. After winning the...

Michael P. Smith – Building Rooster Class Sailboats

Michael P. Smith, Commander, United States Navy (retired) designed and built boats all of his life, from boats on the Clinton River in Michigan to prams and skiffs on Narragansett...

Donna Lange Prepares For Her Second Solo Circumnavigation

Donna Lange is no stranger to solo circumnavigation. She successfully completed her first solo rounding in 2007 aboard the same Southern Cross 28, Inspired Insanity, that she refit this past...