Clockmaker
Brons
Petty Officer 2nd Class · 185 pt
MACCLESFIELD, United Kingdom
Lid sinds mei 2026
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I am a working Clockmaker it pays for my many hobbies and interests
Clockmaker’s haven
4 bootsFooty Bob A Bout
I thought this would be an easy build but I almost gave up it was only Firefighters build blog that kept me…
Fast Patrol Launch
This building this boat at the moment
WeeNip
This yacht is only fun when there is plenty of wind so I only sail it in a good blow
Footy Yacht
I love this little sail boat it turns on a pin and needs only the slightest breeze to sail well, while DF65…
Clockmaker’s bouwlogs
2 blogsBrando Cat Boat Footy
Bought the plans off the Wooden Boat Store they are quite strange to work to hand drawn and often contradictory first problem is printing…
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I am struggling with my latest build
I am struggling with my latest build it is footie and I have tried two sets of sails the first following the plan exactly and the second …
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Re: Just a QuestionTable tennis balls work well I am told by the Buxton model boat club I bought a box of 50 for very little money and glue them in with a hot glue gun.♥ 2 likesRe: Random Problems Loading Pictures?I have problems as well pictures are missed or repeated and you have to mess about with them to get them sorted and I am using windows and .JPG♥ 1 likeComing on slowlyBeen busy with other projects mainly customer clock servicing as this is my third boat build this Summer other work has suffered.
+2♥ 11 likesRe: Setting up your workshop tools@ColRay It is my latest footy Brando build from a very confusing and contradictory set of plans I have started build blog for it but i have not updated for a few days so I will have to do an update♥ 11 likesSetting up your workshop toolsHalf the fun of modelling is setting up your workshop at least it is for me, I have all my mini woodworking tools on a board ready to use mostly Minicraft, Proxxon and Minitool all useful but the little minicr…
♥ 11 likes16 repliesRe: build blog@chugalone100 Excellent love your work very inspiring♥ 1 likeBrando Cat Boat FootySealed the inside the hull with Rustins Gloss Yacht Varnish, glued in a couple of ping pong balls into the space at the front and wanted to do same for rear but the lowered deck got in the way. Fitting the dec…
♥ 11 likesRe: build blog@Clockmaker Thanks everybody it seems as I suspected that waterproofing the inside is the thing to do as this is a Footy I am a bit wary of resin I want keep it light, so I will give it three coats of Rustin's…♥ 2 likesShould I waterproof the inside before I add the deckI wanted to know if I should use yacht varnish on the inside before it is hidden by the deck, I know the first coat should be a thinned 2 parts varnish to 1 part thinners
+1♥ 11 likesRe: build blog@Ronald Hi for this build mostly thin Cyno and Epoxy for other builds of larger craft all of the glues in the picture
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+2♥ 11 likesRe: Setting up your workshop tools@ColRay It is my latest footy Brando build from a very confusing and contradictory set of plans I have started build blog for it but i have not updated for a few days so I will have to do an update♥ 11 likesSetting up your workshop toolsHalf the fun of modelling is setting up your workshop at least it is for me, I have all my mini woodworking tools on a board ready to use mostly Minicraft, Proxxon and Minitool all useful but the little minicr…♥ 11 likes16 repliesRe: build blog@chugalone100 Excellent love your work very inspiring♥ 1 likeBrando Cat Boat FootySealed the inside the hull with Rustins Gloss Yacht Varnish, glued in a couple of ping pong balls into the space at the front and wanted to do same for rear but the lowered deck got in the way. Fitting the dec…♥ 11 likesRe: build blog@Clockmaker Thanks everybody it seems as I suspected that waterproofing the inside is the thing to do as this is a Footy I am a bit wary of resin I want keep it light, so I will give it three coats of Rustin's…♥ 2 likesShould I waterproof the inside before I add the deckI wanted to know if I should use yacht varnish on the inside before it is hidden by the deck, I know the first coat should be a thinned 2 parts varnish to 1 part thinners+1♥ 11 likesRe: build blog@Ronald Hi for this build mostly thin Cyno and Epoxy for other builds of larger craft all of the glues in the picture♥ 2 likes