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02-17-2005, 08:08 PM
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| Pipe Rudder Planning:  From John Gardner's The Dory Book  Layout:  [b]Cutting and Fitting:[/]  Turning, Threading and Milling:  Fitting Drifts:  Pouring Lead:  Rudder blade shaped, sanded and strengthened with 4oz fiberglass cloth set in epoxy:  Continued….
__________________ “...And I will tell you that there are still some honest men who are not scared to use hand tools, who can sharpen a saw, plane, or adze: there are still some who know that a little healthy exercise will not do them any lasting harm. To be sure, most of these honest men live and work in rather out of the way places... where nothing but the occasional honk of a wild goose will distract them from their work.” - L. Francis Herreshoff  |
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02-17-2005, 08:09 PM
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| Laminated tiller yoke laid out and mounting hardware installed:  Rudder thwart and rudder stock installed:  Rudder housing and shaft brazed:  Hardware bedded in epoxy and wood finished with varnish over epoxy:  Rudder assembled and tested for fit and function:    Then it all comes apart for final fit and finish waiting completion of the remainder of the boat.
__________________ “...And I will tell you that there are still some honest men who are not scared to use hand tools, who can sharpen a saw, plane, or adze: there are still some who know that a little healthy exercise will not do them any lasting harm. To be sure, most of these honest men live and work in rather out of the way places... where nothing but the occasional honk of a wild goose will distract them from their work.” - L. Francis Herreshoff |
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02-17-2005, 10:04 PM
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| I always enjoy your posts Bob thanks for sharing this. Gary 
__________________ "The hand feeds the mind." Weston Farmer |
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02-18-2005, 03:01 AM
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| Bob, Looks really cool. Hope I'll be able to post something similar some day!
__________________ Dutch Peter “The opinion of the majority is not necessarily correct” – Yi Qing Cui |
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