Making Crow Quill Avon floats

Having run out of 5BB

floats I decided to make 

some of my own.

I got the the balsa bodies 

from ebay,

the Crow Quills from Eastville Park

crows

and the rest from stock I already had.

Left to right

Crow Quill dressed

Crow Quill undressed.

Balsa body, I'll will make my own during the winter.

Balsa body glued to undressed Quill

Paint pot, Daglo paint and 

Rod eye whipping cotton.

Final product.

After all the Crow Quills had

been undressed

and had their bodies glued on.

Part 2 to follow soon.