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Paul Le Wol

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  1. Paul Le Wol
    Coming along very nicely Glenn. 👍
  2. Paul Le Wol
    Hi Wizard, your pram is looking really good. To cut the brass tube, try sliding a piece of 1/32” brass rod inside the 1/16” brass tube to keep it from crushing and use a razor knife to cut it. Roll the tube back and forth under the knife blade. Annealing will make it easier but you can try it without annealing. That’s a nice looking red. What color is that? Hey Bryan, we were answering at the same time. Good suggestion 😀
  3. Paul Le Wol
    Hi Patrick, these boats have got to be one of the most difficult things on a ship to build. Your launch is beautiful!
  4. Paul Le Wol
    Hi rudybob, as you approach the stem, the planks will become narrower. How much narrower depends on the vessel you are modeling. It doesn’t matter whether you have spiled the plank or whether you have tapered and edge bent the plank, its width will still have to change. So my answer to your question is no, that is not true.
  5. Paul Le Wol
    Hi dodgeyhack, your fairing looks very nice. You might want to do a little trimming and re-fairing where bulkheads 14 and 16 meet the bearding line. Good luck with your build!
  6. Paul Le Wol
    Hey Everyone, there’s been some planking questions come up lately so I thought I’d add this suggestion to this thread. Lots of people probably do this but it’s good to renew tips every once in a while. Instead of adding filler blocks or extra bulkheads I’ve been gluing small pieces of scrap wood to the previous plank in difficult areas like the bow or stern to keep the planks on the same plane. The next plank can be glued and clamped at this point effectively giving you an extra bulkhead. Also not a bad idea to add them in straight areas where the bulkheads may be over 2” apart. Should add though that the planks will still need to be tapered and bent first.
  7. Paul Le Wol
    Hi KH, if you go to the top of the page, there is a Create button beside your user name. Click it and you will get a drop down menu. Choose Gallery and follow the prompts.
  8. Paul Le Wol
    Vladimir, great comeback and beautiful pictures!
  9. Paul Le Wol
    Melissa, congratulations on finishing your journey. Your Statenjacht looks fantastic.
  10. Paul Le Wol
    Vladimir, sorry to see this happen. Won’t be long, she’ll be just like new.
  11. 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 😀
  12. Paul Le Wol
    Mike, the way you display your models takes them from amazing to incredible. Beautiful work!
  13. 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.
  14. Paul Le Wol
    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
  15. 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.
  16. Paul Le Wol
    Hi Bob, hi Dave. Thank you for your comments. You are both very kind
  17. 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.
  18. Paul Le Wol
    Steve, congratulations on finishing this boat. She is perfect!
  19. Paul Le Wol
    Hey Eric, hey Bob, thanks very much for your support and for joining me on this journey
  20. 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.
  21. 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.
  22. Paul Le Wol
    Steve, that is one incredibly good looking boat!
  23. 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.
  24. 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.)
  25. 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.

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