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Paul Le Wol

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  1. Paul Le Wol
    Hi Cisco, I forgot to mention the binder clamps. I glued two strips of wood together at the ends on both sides of the clamp. They weren’t very effective clamping this 1/16” cedar so I just use them for light duty holding.
  2. Paul Le Wol
    Hi Ian, thank you very much
  3. Paul Le Wol
    Hi Cisco, I‘be been using the small quick clamps. I only have three of them so I should get another pair. Probably should get a pair of Dewalts and a pair of the American Tools clamps which are smaller and get into tighter places. Used white pva where the garboard entered the rabbet. After that I used white pva to edge glue the planks and CA to glue the planks to the bulkheads. Also use CA where the planks enter the rabbet at the stem and the stern post. I‘ve been gluing three or four bulkheads at a time and clamping for ten minutes until the CA sets up. Here’s a couple of photos. Just finished Belt B today. I’ll post some “action “ shots when I start Belt A.
  4. Paul Le Wol
    Hi mnl, you are correct, I made too many assumptions.
  5. Paul Le Wol
    Hi Dsmith, your pinky is looking great. I just started my pinky journey but when I get to the metalwork I think I’m going to try that low temperature soldering paste. Seen lots of people use it and like it
  6. Paul Le Wol
    hamilton, you built a beautiful Pinky. I’ll be referencing your build log often
  7. Paul Le Wol
    Hi hamilton, thank you. I agree, the planking expansion is a very nice feature to have. The rest of the plans and documentation are very thorough. Actually the whole kit is very nicely made
  8. Paul Le Wol
    Hi Everyone, The Pinky is ready to plank.The planking will be 1/16” x 1/4”. The directions suggest that you can make the wide section of the garboard and the steeler out of one piece of sheet so that’s what I did. Laid a strip of wood along the hull where the broad strake would sit in order to get an idea of how far forward the garboard would run and to get some dimensions. This is where my first oops occurs. I sanded the garboard so that it sat in the rabbet at the stern post and along the keel. I took measurements at the stern post and at bulkhead number 7. Joined the two points with a straight line and cut. This is what I ended up with. Both sides are the same so I it wasn’t a sanding error. Should have taken measurements at each bulkhead. The next strake needed some finessing to fill the gap. Been gluing scraps of wood to the backside of planks at the stern where the planks twist to keep them on the same plane. The planking looks like it’s back on track so I lined off the hull where belt C ends and used tick strips to measure the remaining two strakes in that belt. Belt C is finished so I lined off the hull for Belts B and A That is where the build is at as of today. See you next time.
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    Hello Everyone, I’ve been working on this build for a couple of weeks now. The plan was that if the first bit of planking went well I would start a log. After an oops or two it seems to be on track so here we go. The model is going to be of a working boat so the deck layout will be different from Glad Tidings’. I got along fairly well using Chuck’s planking tutorials and his monograph for Cheerful so I thought that I would give it another go with this build. Replaced the kit supplied wood with Alaskan Yellow Cedar from Modelers Sawmill. The basswood that came with the kit was very nice but I think the AYC is easier to work with. Glued the two halves of the bulkhead former together which ends up being 1/4” thick. Glued a strip of 1/16” x 1/8” basswood to the center of the former leaving 1/16” on either side. Then tapered from the bearding line to the basswood strip. Cut new stem, keel, and stern post from a 1/4” sheet of cedar using the kit parts as a template. Attached them to the former and then planed and sanded them to the correct profile. There are a lot of bulkheads in this kit. They are less than an inch apart. Started at the bow and cut spacer blocks as I went. Roughed in the subfloor and walls of the footwell. Because the deck layout is different, I’m not installing the deck beams and carlings as shown in the drawings. The Keel Klamper won’t fit between the bulkheads so I attached two plywood tab for it to clamp to. Going to end this post here and restart in a little while with the planking
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    Hi Jeff, congratulations on finishing your Lackawanna. Superb job.
  11. Paul Le Wol
    Hi Mark, your question got me curious so I measured some drill bits that were bought online from a Canadian hobby shop. They are made by Excel. I used digital calipers. #71 measured to be .64mm/ .025”. Charts indicate they should be .66mm/ .026” #72 measured to be .61mm/ .024”. Charts indicate they should be. .635mm/ .025” So I guess we have to measure them no matter who makes them
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    Jonathon, congratulations on finishing your Nisha. It looks fantastic.
  13. Paul Le Wol
    Hi Rod, great job on the planking. I have the feeling that there’ll be a few more Seguin builds coming up after people see how you accomplished this. Very nice.
  14. Paul Le Wol
    Frank, your Armed Longboat is coming along great. Looking forward to seeing your progress.
  15. Paul Le Wol
    Hi Andrew, the PT 109 is $165 on the Dumas website.
  16. Paul Le Wol
    Nils, congratulations on finishing your #5 Elbe. She is beautiful!
  17. Paul Le Wol
    They had a big sale recently. There’ll be more. Just have to keep an eye out. Good luck with your search
  18. Paul Le Wol
    Hi Andrew, further to what Roger suggested with the PT Boat, Dumas makes a nice looking PT109. There is a build log by “popeye the sailor “ on this site. It looks really nice. Probably get it for under 200USD if Model Expo has a sale
  19. Paul Le Wol
    Hi Nils, all of the action onboard makes your #5 Elbe even more beautiful. Glad you are feeling better.
  20. Paul Le Wol
    Fred, your Cheerful is looking great. It will look really nice in boxwood.
  21. Paul Le Wol
    Thank you Ian, Baker, and Bob for your comments. And thanks to everyone who Liked. Your support makes a huge difference in whether or not a project gets completed. This is such a great community!
  22. Paul Le Wol
    Thank you Todd, Dave, and Chris for your Comments. Thank you baskerbosse and Ryland for your Likes. Everyone’s support has been great to have. Took some more pictures trying to get some different angles for the Gallery.
  23. Paul Le Wol
    Hello Everyone, thank you all for the Comments, Likes, and for dropping by. The rigging didn’t take as long as I thought it would. Basically it’s mostly a bunch of rope laying around waiting for the sail to get back from the cleaners. I am declaring that the Nordland Boat is finished. Here are some photos. Thanks to everyone for their support and for joining me with this build. It was a lot of fun. See you on the next one.
  24. Paul Le Wol
    Thank you so much Bob and and thanks to everyone for their likes
  25. Paul Le Wol
    Thanks very much Dave.

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