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Master Shipwright’s Electric Plank BenderStop Fighting the Wood. Start Bending It to Your Will. If youve been building wooden ships for any length of time, you know the sound. Its that sharp CRACK that happens just as youre pinning a stubborn plank to the bow. Its the sound of an hour of soaking and a premium piece of walnut going to waste. The Model Shipways Master Shipwrights Electric Plank Bender is the professionals secret to perfect, permanent curves. By using targeted heat instead of
Stop Fighting the Wood. Start Bending It to Your Will. If you’ve been building wooden ships for any length of time, you know the sound. It’s that sharp CRACK that happens just as you’re pinning a stubborn plank to the bow. It’s the sound of an hour of soaking and a premium piece of walnut going to waste.
The Model Shipways Master Shipwright’s Electric Plank Bender is the professional’s secret to perfect, permanent curves. By using targeted heat instead of massive amounts of water, you’re not just bending wood—you’re "setting" it. This tool allows you to achieve museum-quality results without the warping, waiting, or wood-snapping frustration.
Why This Belongs on Your Workbench:
- Heat-Set Precision: Unlike traditional soaking which leaves wood fibers "mushy," our heated iron relaxes the lignin in the wood. Once it cools, the curve is locked in permanently. No spring-back. No stress on your glue joints.
- The 5-Minute Miracle: Stop waiting 24 hours for wet planks to dry. Give your wood a quick dampening, apply the heat, and you’re ready to glue in minutes.
- Contoured Wooden Jig Included: Comes with a specialized wooden forming block. Whether you’re working on a sharp bow or a gentle stern rake, the jig gives you the perfect surface to "iron" your curves.
- Tailored for Model Woods: From soft basswood to the most stubborn mahogany and walnut, this bender provides the consistent temperature needed to tame any grain.
What’s in the Kit?
- 110V Electric Bending Iron: Features a comfortable wooden handle and a specially shaped "roll-tip" head.
- Wooden Shaping Jig: Multi-contoured for various radii.
- Safety Stand: Because your blueprints (and your fingers) deserve to stay un-toasted.
The Shipwright’s Pro-Tip:
"The secret is a light touch. You aren't trying to melt the wood; you're just introducing enough heat to make the fibers cooperate. If you’re working with thick hull planks, a quick 3-minute soak followed by the bender will make that wood feel like wet noodles."
*Note: Use of this tool outside of the US will require applicable Voltage / Plug conversion adapters for your area / location.
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★★★★★ 1
Something's changed at Florsheim
Size: 11.5 Wide, Color: Black
I have a pair of size 11W Florsheim Palermo loafers that have lasted over 8 years and are still soft and exceptionally comfortable. Ordered a pair of 11W Florsheim Milano on Amazon but they are too small and have a cheap plastic sole. So, ordered 11.5W Florsheim Berkley and they were way too big. Returned them and ordered 11W Berkley instead and they were also too big ... and the Berkley also has a rubber sole instead of the original leather shown in the product photos. Guess they just don't make them like they used to.
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Reviewed in the United States on May 25, 2026
★★★★★ 3
Beware of the Brown Crazy Horse version.
NOTE: This review is COLOR SPECIFIC and concerns the Brown Crazy Horse version of this shoe.
I am a loyal Florsheim customer having purchased Florsheim Imperials in years past. They are a fine shoe. However, I have to admit complete frustration with the Florsheim Berkley Flex Penny Loafer in "Brown Crazy Horse." The photos in the listing show a shoe with gloss...a shine. The photos on the box show a shoe with shine. Don't believe the photos. "Brown Crazy Horse" is, at best a dull matte finished leather. If you want a classic penny loafer with the classic Florsheim look this is NOT the color to choose. When the shoes arrived and the shoes did not match the photo on the box, I ignorantly assumed it was merely a case of the wrong shoes in the box so I exchanged them for another pair, which was a big mistake. It is Florsheim's incorrect photo and box label that caused me the inconvenience of going through two pair and then having to return both. I would assume other colors are as pictured in their listings because I cannot imagine that every Florsheim Berkley Flex Penny Loafer is a dull matte finish. I'm sorry that I do not have photos of the dull finished shoes. You'll have to take my word for it. They are a matte finish at best.
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Reviewed in the United States on January 21, 2026
★★★★★ 5
Just right, great quality and value (in the price)
Size: 11.5 X-Wide, Color: Burgundy
Exactly what I'd expect from a Florsheim. I'm delighted.
Folks, let me share one mistake I made on my way to a good fitting pair of shoes. I ordered some in my size (I have a big foot, especially in width). I ordered what I thought I needed and it came in wide enough, but too short (the short was the surprise), but we all are told: "Manufacturers vary in their sizes not only from each other but from shoe model to shoe model." I want you to know I believe in that when it applies to clothes, especially children's and womens fashions in my life's experiences, but NOT with shoes, especially main-brand-deluxe. I ordered the next half-size up and now I have too large, how can that be? I found out when I pulled the paper stuffing out, in particular the LAST glob that extends from the middle to the toe, that it WASN'T the last glob, there was indeed a rather small glob still way down in the toe, almost pointless for this minor bit of stuffing being separate from the other, but it was. I had already innocently troubled Amazon with returns of shoes that would have fit, so I'll keep the half-size too large as a life lesson. I ordered this pair in the size I believed I was all along and viola, a good fit. What changed? When that last toe piece of paper wadding that's hard to see and even harder with a big hand to reach, the shoe fit perfectly. That's a lot of trouble because of a small piece of paper that was hard to see, but that's why I write this review for you so that you can make sure all the paper is really out when you already think it is. Amazon has been good enough not to hold me accountable and in return I'll not only repeat buy, I tell you of my experience.
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Reviewed in the United States on December 3, 2014
★★★★★ 5
Great price great shoe
Size: 12, Color: Burgundy Polished Full Grain
Excellent shoe. Tried the Sebago penny loafer and the sizing was ridiculous. These J and M are sized perfectly. I’ve had them before and they wear like iron. Very comfortable right out of the box.
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Reviewed in the United States on May 23, 2026
★★★★★ 5
One of the best shoes
Size: 9.5, Color: Black Polished Full Grain
Outstanding. Fashionable, most comfortable and good construction. No sines of use after quite some time. Highly recommended.
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Reviewed in the United States on March 21, 2026