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Old 09-01-25, 04:07 PM
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Originally Posted by David C View Post
Until I started work on my Woody I would also have thought a boat builder would have been a good pace to start but having dug into the subject a bit deeper I think there are more subtleties than it would first appear. I have mentioned before that some parts can be regarded more as a mechanism than a structure.
If making small repairs a competent joiner should be fine but a large repair where exact details of the original are not clear then I would suggest getting help from an experienced coachbuilder such as Clanfield Coachbuilding.
Thanks for the suggestion David. I've found a local man, experienced in woodframing work and aluminium panelling who comes recommended to me by someone I trust. He has taken a look at it and is confident he can do it, so I will be taking the car over to him at the end of the month.
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