"When I think of all the fools I've been, it's a wonder that I've sailed this many miles." -Guy Clark

Monday, January 10, 2022

time for new leather on the gaff jaws


I had plenty of leather from the last time I redid the jaws,
the difficult part is tracking down the brass tacks.




 

4 comments:

Enrico said...

Do you also glue the leather to the wood?

Steve said...

Yes. Are is a link to a John Welsford article describing the technique. https://www.duckworksmagazine.com/05/columns/welsford/1/free.htm. Steve

Bobby Asher said...

Where did you finally find the brass tacks to buy?

Steve said...

I struggled to find them because I was looking for "brass tacks." Once I found them, kind of hidden at Lowe's, I saw they are called copper cut tacks. I see they are available under that name at amazon. https://www.amazon.com/Hillman-Group-532695-Copper-Number/dp/B001F9N6T2/ref=asc_df_B001F9N6T2/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=168556243666&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=13801466391230757013&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9008492&hvtargid=pla-304992875999&psc=1