Winch with ratchet and pawl

Build instructions

Materials and accessories

Also: sandpaper (grit 120 and 240), a utility knife or fine saw and, for joints, a rubber mallet.

Carving and finishing

1. Clamp the workpiece flat on the spoilboard or secure it with double-sided tape, and set the origin as shown in the carving assistant.
2. Mill mortises and axle holes, then cut out base, cheeks, drum discs, ratchet wheel, pawl and crank.
3. Free the parts at the holding tabs with a utility knife or fine saw and sand the tab remains flush.
4. Before gluing, dry-fit everything. If a joint is too tight, increase the clearance by 0.05 mm and carve the part again; if it wobbles, reduce it.

Assembly and final touches

1. Glue the cheeks into the base. Push a dowel loosely through both cheeks while fitting the drum: flange, two core discs, flange, all glued tightly.
2. Fit the ratchet wheel on the outside and the crank behind it tightly onto the shaft. Put the pawl loosely on a short dowel in the cheek so its tip drops into the teeth from above.
3. Knot a rope through the hole in the core and wind it up. Cranking lifts the load; let go and the pawl holds. To lower, lift the pawl and hold the crank.