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Paul Le Wol

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  1. Paul Le Wol
    Hi Dave, you have gotten a lot of very good advice. Like you, I am also using darkened annealed wire to make rings and eyebolts although not at such a small scale. I’ve been getting away without soldering or gluing because nothing I’ve done is under tension. (Cannon rigging) The nice thing about annealed wire is that you can burn off the coating with a micro torch if it becomes scratched while working it and you end up with a dark grey flat finish. I belong to the group that believes you should do as little as possible to get the results that you are happy with 😀
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    Mike, the way you display your models takes them from amazing to incredible. Beautiful work!
  3. Paul Le Wol
    Very nice Eric, we used to grow climbing beans on a similar structure. They were finished producing just when you wanted to have the sun warming you up again. Of course our climates might be a little different.
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    Hi Panteg, I think there should be a strip of Obechi 3 x 8 x 300mm included in the kit that is probably cut in half to use for the stand. Good luck with your build
  5. Paul Le Wol
    Hi nemosdogs1, welcome to the forum. Make sure you head on over to the new members thread and introduce yourself. The numbers inside the circles on the drawing you are showing will also be on another drawing showing the sails and rigging. I think Billings calls this drawing “General Arrangements”. The corresponding number inside a circle will be pointing at the rigging that attaches to the pin or cleat shown on your drawing. Sometimes they are printed very lightly and are hard to see. Good luck with your build.
  6. Paul Le Wol
    Hi Bob, hi Dave. Thank you for your comments. You are both very kind
  7. Paul Le Wol
    Hi Joe, welcome to the forum. Your Dory and Pram look exceptional. Hopefully one day you’ll be able to post some pictures of your RC aircraft.
  8. Paul Le Wol
    Steve, congratulations on finishing this boat. She is perfect!
  9. Paul Le Wol
    Hey Eric, hey Bob, thanks very much for your support and for joining me on this journey
  10. Paul Le Wol
    Thanks Chris and thanks also for marking it as finished. Thanks Ian. I’m not sure what’s next. I do have a Vanguard 22’ yawl that needs doing while thinking about it.
  11. Paul Le Wol
    Hi Everyone, hope you are all well. Thank you for all of the likes and comments. This is the last update for this log. The Pinky is Finished! The pump handles are stowed in the pump the way they are in the Schooner Prophet video. I guess just to keep them out of the way The anchors are mounted. The plans call for .051” anchor rope but I used .047”. I think it looks heavy enough. The jib club isn’t being used right now so the jib club topping lift is being used as an anchor tackle. It has a fish hook attached to it which is hooked to the starboard anchor. The foot ropes had to be remade longer because the were not attached to the correct points on the bowsprit. And now just some pictures of the finished boat. My apologies for some of the fuzzy pics. Thank you everyone for your generous support during this build. It is greatly appreciated.
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    Steve, that is one incredibly good looking boat!
  13. Paul Le Wol
    Hi Wookie, if you search for “The Project Ebook of the Migration of an American Boat Type “ it should give you an idea of what type of gear might be found on sharpies. Your sharpie is looking great.
  14. Paul Le Wol
    I’m the same way Vladimir, I like to find a home for things that I’ve made. But it’s nice to have one model around that you can look at every day. I hope you keep your Glory. ( at least until you build something that will take its place.)
  15. Paul Le Wol
    Hi Vladimir, if this were my Glory, I would sit there half the day every day just looking at her. Such a beautiful ship.
  16. Paul Le Wol
    I agree. That was a good decision Dave. One heck of a difference isn’t there.
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    Bob, congratulations! That is a mighty fine job.
  18. Paul Le Wol
    Bob, thank you so much!
  19. Paul Le Wol
    Thank you Bob, you are very kind.
  20. Paul Le Wol
    Thanks very much Fred. The bowsprit was a challenging part of this model.
  21. Paul Le Wol
    Thank you Vladimir, I appreciate your words very much.
  22. Paul Le Wol
    Hi Everyone, hope you are all well. Thank you very much for dropping by and for the Likes. A bunch of little things were cleaned up this week. The stove pipe was made with 5mm aluminum tubing. A 4mm dowel was pushed into it and glued with CA. A pin was inserted into each end of the dowel for pinning to the deck and for attaching the T-piece at the top of the pipe. Stocks were made for the cast anchors. The anchor section in Chapelle’s American Fishing Schooners shows an anchor from a large schooner so I used some of those details when attaching the stock to the shank. The dreaded ( for me ) rope coils were next. Cotton thread was used to tie the top of the coil through the loop and the free ends at the bottom of the coil Drill bits were used to weigh them down while they had diluted PVA brushed on them. Three coats were applied over the course of a day They still need a bit of shaping. Then the stack was glued to the deck. Belaying points were finished up and the firkin was lashed down Foot ropes were added to the bowsprit. The gaskets are still being coated with PVA to convince them to hang a little nicer. Now it’s time to start on the port side. Take care and hope to see you soon.
  23. Paul Le Wol
    A lot of your books come with plans and/ or CDs. I’m assuming that they would not be eligible to be produced as e-books.
  24. Paul Le Wol
    Bob, congratulations on finishing your Pinta. You did a beautiful job.
  25. Paul Le Wol
    Hi Everyone, hope you are all well. Thank you for your Likes. They are very appreciated. I’ve been working on booms, gaffs, deck furnishings and rigging. So a bit of everything. I have been watching an excellent YouTube video made by Outlandish Marine called “ The Schooner Prophet: Camden to Rockland “. It has shots of many interesting details so I’m taking cues from some of them. First up is the binnacle. Next came the pumps. Once they were mounted the booms were finished being rigged as much as possible and then mounted. The main boom’s clapper is pinned to the end of the boom with #22 wire. A piece of insulation is between the clapper and the boom let’s the boom flex a bit if needed Then the fore boom was mounted and rigged. The supplied water barrels were too big for where they were to be mounted so a new one was made. This is what I was going for. There was a lot of scrap left over from the mast hoops. Nine of the plywood disks were glued together and covered with 1/16” strips of AYC. The back corners of the strips were relieved to let them fit together more closely. The hoops are made with art tape. Gave it a test fit on deck. Not sure if there’ll be one made for starboard. The gaffs where mounted in the same manner as the booms. Getting close to completion. Just have anchors, stove pipe and a bit of rigging to finish. Hope to see you next time.

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