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Solent area preferred.
Achilles Heel
Achilles Heel
wrr
Active member
Why not DIY? It is a relatively easy task that will be a source of pride and pleasure.
1. Buy MDF sheet, draw out shape.
2. Screw on blocks of wood to anchor clamps.
3. Beg/borrow G clamps
4. Build up in alternating layers of pine and mahogany using resorcinol glue.
5. Round off edges and hand grip.
6. Varnish x5.
7. Apply Turk's Head knotting to grip.
8. Feel glow of pride.
1. Buy MDF sheet, draw out shape.
2. Screw on blocks of wood to anchor clamps.
3. Beg/borrow G clamps
4. Build up in alternating layers of pine and mahogany using resorcinol glue.
5. Round off edges and hand grip.
6. Varnish x5.
7. Apply Turk's Head knotting to grip.
8. Feel glow of pride.
castaway
New member
Im with WRR. Its a very easy and satisfying little DIY job. Takes an afternoon and lasts for ever. I was looking for a laminated job at Boat Jumbles but gave up in the end. I have since made a couple. The first I made as an experiment and used a sheet of 3 or 4 mm ply which I had lying around. I cut it down to strips approx 2-3 ins wide and more or less did as WRR suggests except I just used a common or garden semi waterproof adhesive.
The great thing about using ply was that it was very easy to bend to shape. It looks great and is still going strong 10 years later, cost me about £3:00 and looks as good as any bought job. I you want any further info send a PM. Regds Nick
The great thing about using ply was that it was very easy to bend to shape. It looks great and is still going strong 10 years later, cost me about £3:00 and looks as good as any bought job. I you want any further info send a PM. Regds Nick
Strathglass
New member
Why not look at http://www.diy-boat.com
go into DIY PROJECTS and find laminating Techniques..Build a tiller. Seems to cover what you want. I have made many but am too far away.
Iain
go into DIY PROJECTS and find laminating Techniques..Build a tiller. Seems to cover what you want. I have made many but am too far away.
Iain
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Guest
Guest
Many thanks for your responses. I consider myself to be a fairly competent DIYer but the thought of laminating myself had never occurred to me. I have looked at the diy-boat site. It seems very comprehensive and informative but I couldn't find anything on laminating techniques. Thanks to your prompting, I intend to give it a try.
Achilles Heel
Achilles Heel
Strathglass
New member
Try going back to diy-boat site. You should be able to find the article. I was looking at it today. They recomend epoxy as the adhesive and have a two page article on laminating a tiller.
Iain
Iain
oldharry
Well-known member
As WRR says, its a reasonably straightforward job - the art being to get the glue joins to a uniform thickness down the entire lebgth of the tiller. Pure aesthetics, as the strngth will be unnafected as long as there are no gaps anywhere. Its well worth practising with some scrap first.
If after having a go you are not satisfied with the end result (and its not actually all that difficult ) you could try Rod Wilson at Wyche Marine in Dell Quay near Chichester. He will make you a first class laminated tiller without charging you the earth.
If after having a go you are not satisfied with the end result (and its not actually all that difficult ) you could try Rod Wilson at Wyche Marine in Dell Quay near Chichester. He will make you a first class laminated tiller without charging you the earth.
mark_turner
New member
Just to agree with what has already been said really. I decided to have a go at making my own and was amazed at:
1) How easy it was
2) How satisfying it was to make
3) The number of favourable comments I've received
4) How well it works and
5) How well it has stood up to use.
I used beech rather than pine (as I think someone else has suggested) for the light coloured laminations and epoxy resin with filler powder for gluing it all together.
Also I found that it was worth cutting out a 'blank' using a bit of old ply or MDF to check that the length and curve of the tiller are going to be appropriate.
Good luck
1) How easy it was
2) How satisfying it was to make
3) The number of favourable comments I've received
4) How well it works and
5) How well it has stood up to use.
I used beech rather than pine (as I think someone else has suggested) for the light coloured laminations and epoxy resin with filler powder for gluing it all together.
Also I found that it was worth cutting out a 'blank' using a bit of old ply or MDF to check that the length and curve of the tiller are going to be appropriate.
Good luck
