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[Edward Pearson]

When he's not out sailing he's in that workshop building scale models!




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[Edward Pearson]

Its mostly float planes in the Maldives. Incredible views flying over the reefs. I think they’re Canadian supplied.

[Edward Pearson]

Iain always refined his boats as the years went by, i think there was an earlier more V bottom narrower waterline wider beam (5’4”) and narrower beam...

[Edward Pearson]

Buy them from Iain. Man's gotta eat.

There's various (3 to 4) beam and bilge profile Arctic Tern's by the way. The earlier 'Jeanie' J2 is...

[Edward Pearson]

You must have your threads ordered by whats new? The bilge threads will drown out everything else. Click the menu icon then click forums. Then it puts...

[Edward Pearson]

If anybody wants ceramic Shapton’s at less than half the cost, Rutlands in the UK started selling a pack of three, ‘own branded’ a 400 a 2000 and...

[Edward Pearson]

I forgot to mention...back in the day...cabinet makers faced with swirling figured grain they’d sometimes struggle with tear out. Now there’s ways...

[Edward Pearson]

This is going to be a bit of a ramble: I've found advantages and dissadvantages with different sharpening methods I've tried.

Keep hold of...

[Edward Pearson]

I think he had a bad affect on British society. The way he works and what he encouraged over many decades. There aren’t many in his category, especially...

[Edward Pearson]

Get some air dried Wych Elm, used to be available in Scotland and a wall paper stripper connected to a waste pipe just big enough.

Failing...

[Edward Pearson]

Objectively...in the European orbit, I'd have to say France would be a pretty good place to choose. There's still cheap fixer upper housing. You can position...

[Edward Pearson]

When Ukraine joins the EU, the Ukranian's will take advantage of free movement of goods and people. Polish grain will be undercut, Polish workers will...

[Edward Pearson]

I got a set about 20 years ago from Axminster - a rip and crosscut and a flush cut.

The flush cut (no kerf and can be bent to be flush to...

[Edward Pearson]

Depending on age they go from early split nuts to rivets. If it comes to drilling them out and replacing them Flinn will sell you a pack of traditional...

[Edward Pearson]

Luban are own brand Quangsheng (chinese). Made in consultation with Woodriver, as somewhat similar to Lie Nielsen, but without the final spit and polish...

[Edward Pearson]

Apparently the Ukranians are finding the mine density drops though. Because they aren’t charging through Russia has time to just build new lines. But...

[Edward Pearson]

A classic Disston (and Sorby Kangaroo, Groves, Sandvik or Spear and Jackson) had taper ground saw plates: they get thinner towards the tip and top. The...

[Edward Pearson]

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[Edward Pearson]

I need a 100 tooth gear wheel for my lathe to do some metric threads…an old cast iron/steel one going rate is £50, but a 3d printed delrin one for...

[Edward Pearson]

There’s a ropey but (relatively) cheap Lotus Europa on ebay at the minute…got the Lotus engine in it rather than the Renault version. Engines worth...