I have been working on old pond boots for a while now. my work is to preserve as close to original as I can. boats pre ww2 tended to use cotton, lineal.silk, flax or wire. a good supply for these natural lines is fishing lines. I have been buying a stocking my shop with it for years. ebay is a good source. Etsy and google search will lead you to some. if the boat is old and unrestored I will darken the new looking line with shoe polish or wood stain to make them look old. here is a link of a book I scanned with all pages to build a marblehead yacht but could be scaled down for a starter build. https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=347828308200014&set=pcb.347828588199986
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I have been working on old pond boots for a while now. my work is to preserve as close to original as I can. boats pre ww2 tended to use cotton, lineal.silk, flax or wire. a good supply for these natural lines is fishing lines. I have been buying a stocking my shop with it for years. ebay is a good source. Etsy and google search will lead you to some. if the boat is old and unrestored I will darken the new looking line with shoe polish or wood stain to make them look old. here is a link of a book I scanned with all pages to build a marblehead yacht but could be scaled down for a starter build. https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=347828308200014&set=pcb.347828588199986