Wood shell turning blocks

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markwesti
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Wood shell turning blocks

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I think they would look good on most plastic classics . Back in the late 90's I tried to make a business out of it , I sold some at a loss and then it ended when someone else that was making them had a failure and a customer lost a very expensive rig . So anyhow I folded my machine shop 10 yrs. ago . So there is no way I could produce them for production . Funny thing , I put together some packets of drawings on how to make them for a Westsail gathering . I was trying to hand them out (free) nobody was interested . Here are some pics of the ones I had for sale back in the 90's . Actually these ones were prototypes and had mistakes and reworks so they went on my boat .
Some singles .
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Single with becket and cleat .

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That's pretty!
With enough wood around it, like your boat, they sure do look at home, no problem there.
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Agreed - very nice! Seems like that would be a specialty item that there would be a demand for in the right market. Reaching those people - like Simpson Boat Co? - would be the only challenge...
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I love the way those things look. However, after fighting the sun in the South on the rest of my exposed teak I cringe at the thought of keeping them looking that good. What type of finish did you use on those? I actually have access to about 8 wooden blocks that are for sale at the yard. I would love to have them on my boat, keeping them looking "bright" scares me off.
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Thanks for the like "rescue" , well they do require maintenance but it's not a big deal . And I use Cetol lite . One thing that really helps is a holding fixture to hold them for drying . Also when i'm painting them I use one of tangs to hold it and then attach that to the holding fixture . The ones that you are interested in are they the ABI ones ? If they are the key to getting them apart is unscrew the screws and then with needelnose pliers unscrew the side plate . If you or anybody out there would like to make these I can assist . It's not that big a deal , get the sheaves here .
http://www.duckworksbbs.com/product-p/rl-e-5-8.htm
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