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Back Under the Boat

April 27, 2016by tsunamiChris 1 Comment

Today I am back under the boat, working on removing the old wheel carriages. My first discovery was that the 14 foot donut on the back side of the boat is impaled […]

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failure, Metal, Video

Video: Terrific Video from My Friend at Faircompanies

September 29, 2014by tsunamiChris Leave a comment

Click here for the video. Many thanks to Kirsten Dirksen for her time and interest. I think initially, Kirsten was interested in the tsunamiball because it could be made into a small […]

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Video

Video: September Update and Steam Bending Basics

September 16, 2014by tsunamiChris 3 Comments

In general I try to start and finish one phase of building before I move onto the next. This summer, however, I have let things stray a bit. Some of […]

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interior, jigs, steam bending, Uncategorized, Video
Photo from Wired Magazine Article

Wired Magazine: This Guy’s Building a Tsunami-Proof Pod in His Silicon Valley Backyard

July 31, 2014by tsunamiChris 2 Comments

Old news for some, but…Chris Robinson has never built a boat or even sailed, and he admits that a tidal wave is unlikely to hit Silicon Valley. But in his […]

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news, Video

If A Tsunami Hits California, This Dad Is Ready

May 10, 2014by tsunamiChris 1 Comment

By Jess Baker Published: Mar 27, 2014, 1:18 PM EDT weather.com Chris Robinson is building a boat in the backyard of his Palo Alto, Calif. home. This web designer is not much […]

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news, Video

Tsunamiball talk at Ignite

August 21, 2013by tsunamiChris Leave a comment

Tsunamiball talk at Ignite …in case you missed it.

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Video

Last touch-ups on layer two

July 8, 2013by tsunamiChris Leave a comment

Tracing/cutting/filling the last bits from my second hull layer of 1/4 inch ply. I’m looking forward to taking a break from epoxy for a while. 🙂

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stripping, Video

Video from my Ignite talk

April 26, 2013by tsunamiChris Leave a comment

I was honored to be asked to give a talk at Ignite San Francisco in December. It was the first time I had “come out” about the building of this […]

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Video

Video: Gluing Up with Dad

February 4, 2013by tsunamiChris Leave a comment

On his first few days of his visit, I enlisted the help of my Father to get some of the last frame elements glued up and put on the boat. […]

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Video

Finished Routing the last Verticals. Awesome!!!!

January 20, 2013by tsunamiChris Leave a comment

Wow. This is a milestone! Now I can put away all of my templates and routing jigs. Just assembly now to finish off the frame. This is great!

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framing, Video

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