CategoryCutters
Wood cutter
use this to cut the wood in a perfect 90 degrees angle
Big cutter
Use it for almost any wood cutting
Small cutter
Use for cutting smaller pieces
Scalpel with various tips
It is the perfect tool for making the finishing of the
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holes in the keel or deck.
Wire cutters
used for the metal wires and also
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for cutting the ropes.
CategoryAdhesives
PVG glue for wood
It is the glue you use for the surfaces you need to take pressure next, or where you need to have strength,
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like the strips at the keel.
Cyanoacrylic glue
Use for glue almost everything
CategoryDrill
Hand drill with small tips
Very useful for opening small holes for various objects
This drill and tips are good for small holes ,
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and in places that if you use a power drill you will damage the model.
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It's better to use hand drill when ever you can, it is more secure.
Power drill
The most useful tool,you need it to open holes ,form masts etc
Drill tips from cobalt
they are harder than the normal tips
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and they make a better "rounder" hole.
CategoryWood treatment
Sandpaper
Without it you cannot build a wooden model
Best to use the 600 degrees type.
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You can see here the sanded deck after the use of the 600 degrees paper.
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The medium type, it is good for everything.
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Also it is good to use it in the wood strips before you cut them into size.
Small plane
Very useful for the planking
the most useful tool for the making of the hull.
Small saw
used especially for the cutting of the masts.
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Also good for cutting metal.
Soldering iron
You must have one to be able to bend the wood strips.
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It must have a round tip and it must be approximately 40watts.
Small bowl
You use this one to moisture the wood
Wood putty
For closing up all the gaps
CategoryMisc
Pins various sizes
Their only job is to keep a strip into place until it's glued.
Springs various sizes
used only in some cases that you need
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to keep a wood in a certain place
Pencil
use only pencils to mark anything on the wood strips.
It's very easy to erase, just sand it down.
Small vice
use this for keeping the soldering iron into place so you can bent the wood strips.
Small screwdriver with normal tip
It is also good for making wood marks. You can make the marks without cutting the wood.
Pliers with smooth surface
they are the perfect tools for bending metal objects or wires.
Tweezers
You have a use for almost everything
Small metal axis
It is very useful when you need to hammer down a nail
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and the hammer is to big to do it.
Small hammer
To hammer nails
Needle
you will use it at the end to place the sails in place.
The needle is needed for the sails ,but the needle threader is needed for passing ropes through many pieces.
Small files
Good for metallic pieces
Protection gloves
you will need these when you sand down the keel. The heat will rise up quickly
Ruler
you will need this to measure everything
CategoryBrushes
Cleaning brush
Very useful for cleaning surfaces
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from the saw dust.
Paint brushes
To paint surfaces