Thank you for a quick reply, I did try one strand at a time but within three strand bundles...still it was a bit of a wrestle. I got a dental bone thing off ebay- it is great to use as a fid- it is stainless and very strong. I bent a couple of my other fids.
I made my own vise. I tried to copy all kinds of them and then finally I made my own, it works better than anything else I tried. I bought the z vise thing and it just didn't do what I needed, I suppose my wrists are just not that strong ... yet. I even had a bunch of vises used for making layers of stuff like veneer and such and I made some crazy three point vise and finally I threw it in the corner and made one that is easy for me.
The plans call for a turnbuckle just under the bowsprit then it goes to the stem fitting.. but when I got the boat the turnbuckle was at the stem fitting. I would love to put a picture up but I do not have a web page, I am not sure how to attach a picture here.
I am glad you agree that 1 x 19 is doable, I hate those nicks and cuts from the meat hooks.
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01-02-2011, 09:15 PM
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