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Paul Le Wol

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  1. Paul Le Wol
    Hi Mike, the build board was made using extruded aluminum t-slot tracks screwed to a pine project board. I bought the tracks at Lee Valley because they’re handy to where I live. They are surface-mounted because I don’t have a router to cut slots to flush mount them. The two outer tracks have an area to accept self adhesive measuring tape. I bought Starret measuring tape from Amazon. It comes in metric or imperial. The t-bolts come in 1/4 or 5/16 inch sizes and the plastic knobs have an embedded nut in them. They have different types of knobs depending on your needs. I used 2 inch aluminum square tube screwed under the board to to keep the board honest and to make it possible to clamp to the board. The square tube was bought ar Aircraft Spruce in Brantford Ontario also because they are handy to where I live. The board is a few.years old and so far has remained straight. I hope this answers your question.
  2. Paul Le Wol
    Peter, I am looking forward to the continuation of your new build log. What a great start!
  3. Paul Le Wol
    Peter, these pictures and your build log are a beautiful gift that you have given us. Thank you!
  4. Paul Le Wol
    Hi Chris, I think you will find that Chuck’s guides and techniques will work with any kit or scratch built model that you choose to build. Cheerful is a kit. I have used Chuck’s planking techniques on my pinky build which is a Model Shipways kit. In my opinion, planking is planking. Have a look at some of the Winchelsea builds. They all use the same techniques and I don’t think that you will find better planking anywhere.
  5. Paul Le Wol
    Hi Robert, thank you for correcting the url. My apologies to anyone inconvenienced by my mistake. I will edit my post right away.
  6. Paul Le Wol
    You can also go to syrenshipmodel.com and download Chuck’s Revenue Cutter Cheerful monograph. Chapters 3, 4, and 5 deal with planking. Of course this is after you pop over to the new members forum and introduce yourself 😀
  7. Paul Le Wol
    Peter, congratulations on finishing this wonderful ship. Your build log has brought me much pleasure. Thank you!
  8. Paul Le Wol
    Hi Jacques, everything is looking great. Can’t say why, but I like the five and three placement of the frames.
  9. Paul Le Wol
    Hi Jacques, that’s a nice bit of engineering.
  10. Paul Le Wol
    Bob, congratulations on completing Nina. The entire fleet looks fantastic. Well done!
  11. Paul Le Wol
    Hi Peter, beautiful craftsmanship here!
  12. Paul Le Wol
    Dennis, congratulations on finishing Speedy. I think that your “diversions” have made this one of the finest examples out there. The copper looks great against the wood of the hull and the action shots of the deck are top notch!
  13. Paul Le Wol
    Hi Jacques, this is a very interesting project that you have started. Last November OldSaltf started a topic called “Contemporary Fishing Vessels “. During the discussion links were provided to plans of boats used in different parts of the world. There may be something there that will be helpful to you. Good luck with your build
  14. Paul Le Wol
    Chris,congratulations on finishing Fly. She looks perfect!
  15. Paul Le Wol
    Jacques, congratulations on finishing this fine model. Well done!
  16. Paul Le Wol
    Very nice planking Patrick. Your happiness is well deserved!
  17. Paul Le Wol
    Mark, congratulations on finishing this fine ship. It is beautiful!
  18. Paul Le Wol
    John Wayne and Lana Turner! This Pilgrims in for the long haul. Great subject Nils.
  19. Paul Le Wol
    Bob, congratulations to you and the 1st Mate on completing this beautiful boat!
  20. Paul Le Wol
    Bob, your hull turned out beautifully. Well done!
  21. Paul Le Wol
    Gary, this is a great start to a very interesting looking project. I am all signed up and ready to follow.
  22. Paul Le Wol
    Peter, in every square millimeter of your Xebec there is something to marvel at. Outstanding!
  23. Paul Le Wol
    Hi Wookie, my bad. I should have said ‘that I’m building a model of a 44 foot North Carolina Oyster Sharpie. It’s my understanding that the earlier sharpies were smaller with free standing masts. As they got bigger then stays were added. As to whether they had deadeyes, shackles or turnbuckles not sure. There’s probably someone here that knows a heck of a lot more about sharpies than I do. Maybe they can chime in.
  24. Paul Le Wol
    Hi Wookie, this first picture is an excerpt from The Sharpie Book where the author is describing how to attach a chainplate if you were making a sharpie today. The second picture is taken from the plans of the 44 foot sharpie I am building. It looks like either way the chainplate passes behind the rub rail. Perhaps you could add a fake piece below the rub rail instead of doing any wood surgery. Sorry about bunging up your log with photos
  25. Paul Le Wol
    Hi Bruce, Sunwward Hobbies in Toronto Ontario has a good selection of AK products. Don’t know about 3rd Gen. They ship to USA. I have bought from them before and was always a good experience.

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