Caulking

Ball of tarred hemp (rotor) in diameter 2mm, 1 thread. Main use for seams caulking. 

Ball of 1kg, approximately 150m. 

Ball of tarred hemp (luzin) in diameter 4mm, 2 threads. Main use for seams caulking. 

Ball of 1kg, approximately 90m. 

Ball of tarred hemp (merlin) in diameter 4mm, 3 threads. Main use for seams caulking. 

Ball of 1kg, approximately 65m. 

Ball of tarred hemp (merlin) in diameter 4mm, 3 threads. Main use for seams caulking. 

Ball of 1kg, approximately 65m. 

Ball of culking cotton in diameter 6mm, colour light beige . Main use for seams caulking. 

Ball of 1kg, approximately 130m. 

Ball of tarred, oiled, ventilated oakum in very good quality. Main use for caulking below the waterline due to its high durability.

For a clean surface before painting we recommend to apply a layer of pin pitch or windows mastic.

Sold per 4kg or 12kg. 

Caulking mallet in azobé wood to insert the tow between the planks, with the ends circled.

It is recommended to regularly put the mallet in the water so that the head does not dry out and the rings do not come loose.

Mailloche à fourrer en frène, à sillon longeant la partie supérieur, permettant de garnir de bitord un cordage en tournant autour de manière très serrée, afin de le protéger.

Flat caulking iron without groove with straight blade, option to open 1mm thick, or to strike, 2 and 4 mm thick.

It is machine-made industrially.

Caulking iron handcrafted in France for boatbuilder with 1 groove ranging 2/3mm to inserted between timberheads hemp, cotton or oakum. Bent form for working on plank seams in hard-to-reach areas like keel and stem.

It is forged of hardened carbon steel, which gives it better resistance.

Small variations in dimensions may occur as a result of the manufacturing process.

Caulking iron for boatbuilder with 1 groove ranging from 2 to 7mm, in forged steel and handcrafted in France.

It is made of hardened carbon steel which gives it better resistance.

It allows the hemp, cotton or oakum to be inserted between plank seams to seal it.

Small variations in dimensions may occur as a result of the manufacturing process.

Caulking iron for boatbuilder to open in forged steel and handcrafted in France.

It is made of hardened carbon steel which gives it better resistance.

It allows the hemp, cotton or oakum to be inserted between plank seams to seal it.

Small variations in dimensions may occur as a result of the manufacturing process.

Tallow is a residual product of animals melted fat. Main use for greasing wood or leather (examples : sliding a boat on the slipway, screwing bronze-screws into wood).

Sold per 500g or 5kg.

Solid pine pitch, traditionnaly used for seams and deck culking. This is a mixture of oxidised bitumen and asphalt to guarantee waterproofness. 

Sold in a can of 12,5kg or 25kg. 

Instruction manual :

You first have to break the pitch in several little pieces and warm them up to soften it (not more than 200°). The area to be treated must be clean and degreased to guarantee the best adhesiveness.