LINDEN STRIPS 2 X 2 X 1000 MM BY 10

Linden strips 2x2x1000 mm

The package contains ten strips of square section 2x2 mm and one meter long. This is the smallest structural profile commonly used on a ship model: from a 2x2 mm strip come stanchions, crosspieces, braces and all the small things the material in a kit box never stretches to. Linden is a light, even and softer wood that cuts and sands willingly and takes stain well if you want a different tone.

Use on a model

• railing stanchions, crosspieces and superstructure frames
• woven gratings and the lattice of deck skylights
• spars, whips and small round stock once the edges are rounded off
• braces, stops and auxiliary supports while building the hull
• auxiliary templates and jigs that come away once the work is done

Working with the wood

With a small profile it is the sharp tool that decides. A blunt scalpel crushes soft linden rather than cutting it, so change the blade more often than you would think. Cut repeated pieces of the same length against a stop, otherwise a railing loses its rhythm after a few stanchions. The corners of a strip can be taken off with fine paper to get approximate round stock for a spar; make the last passes with abrasive paper wrapped around the strip and turn the part, not the paper. It is bonded with PVA wood glue, and on small joints a drop of cyanoacrylate will serve. Apply the glue sparingly, because soft wood soaks it up and a dried patch shows up under stain as a light spot.

Who the strips are for

For builders of wooden ship models who make railings, gratings and superstructure detail, and for anyone building to their own plan, because a small square profile is the most universal material in the drawer.

The strips are supplied in their natural state, unworked and with no surface finish. Glue, abrasives and stain are not included.