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About niwotwill
- Birthday 02/10/1942
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Classic Hot Rods and Ship Modeling
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Another short update. The center planks completed from bow to first hatch. th Now its on the lining off the deck for final planking. Prior to lining the deck I needed to protect the finish planking. I've used foam rubber on another model with copper plating with great results. No damage. I'll use the same method this time. Bought a remnant of 5" foam at JoAnns. Cutting a slot the length of the hull and then cutting along the sides creating a valley where the ship sits. I also find that this is very helpful when rigging on the top of a lazy susan. Now on to lining off the deck for planking.
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So I thought I was ready for planking but, I forgot the small forward hatch and galley cover. Needing my mill and having everything packed in boxes from the move forced me to unpack 14 boxes of shop stuff. Spent two days doing the first organizing in my new space. I have some tall cabinets on order so I'll do a proper job of organizing. With the mill found now how to put together. Took quite awhile to remember what went where and then put it all together. Spent the afternoon aligning and squaring and thank goodness for lasers to make it level and square. It had been two years since I cut any wood and I can't tell you how good it felt. Found the stock from the larger hatch and went to work. Previously I had made the grate using Syrens kits so it was striaght to the coaming. True confessions the wood bin was well fed. Completed grate after one coat of wipe on poly Next on the the galley vent
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Two years and a lot has happened to me and the family. First we left Arizona and returned to Colorado. One morning while sitting at breakfast I said "I don't like it here and want to go home" my wife said "I don't like it either". We put the house up for sale and in two days we had many offers. Choosing one we soon discovered we had no where to go. Back in Colorado and setting up a workshop. We hired a professional moving company and they made custom shipping crates for my models. Nothing was damaged but I think the vibrations in the moving truck caused some breakage in the gaff rigging that will need to be fixed before starting the finishing. All that said I'll soon get back to Syren after finishing some other chores. But just wanted to say I will be back on site finishing the Syren
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It would be funny to say "Well I'm back" since I've been gone for 2 years but I'm back. A little history 4 years ago we moved to Arizona to become snowbirds but it never felt like home. In Nov of 22 we moved back to Colorado. New house, no shop, and too many boxes. I did a miserable job of packing my workshop and now I don't know what box has what. We finished our walkout basement and framed up an area for my shop. All that being done today I finally started just unpacking boxes not knowing what I'd find. One box had soldering equipment both soft and silver solder. Put all of the equipment in a wall cabinet and boy did that feel good. So much to do but I'm back. Now I'm ready to start planking the Cheerful's deck so new will be progress posts.
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Love the wipe on poly. Makes the planks have a finished appearance highlighting how the wood takes the poly and changes the color. Now the trunnels really become part of the visual experience. Very nice Kenny
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Amazing Andrew. Love the net and the catch in salted boxes. I believe they salted the catch. I am in awe of your work.
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I've decided to press ahead before the lower mast ratlines. I added the top fore mast shrouds, sheer poles and futtock staves with the catharpins. Next i'll add the sister blocks and the top mast fore and back stays. a Don't know when I'll get back to the Syren. Next week I have a daughters graduation from Arizona State with a degree in Electrical Engineering. We have family coming starting tomorrow and through next week. On the 16th we head to Colorado for 4 weeks so it will be the middle of June before any work. Thanks all for the looks, likes and kind comments. Regards Will
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Back in the shop working on Syren. A lot of work/time to complete the snugging up the lower shrouds. Next was the futtock staves a simple but detail necessity. I a strip of ebony left from a previous build to make the futtock staves and then lashed them to the lower shrouds. The futtock shrouds were a simple matter of the the lines through the eyes below the upper mast deadeyes to the staves. Had to take a day making more rope when I think I have enough rope of a size I seem to need more. Reading all the logs along with several books I decided to take an easier way to make my catharpins. I served i" on two pieces of line to create the center one piece. I the draped the lines over the staves using clips on each of the four pieces of rope. This way I was able to center the served 1" section in the center between the staves. That done I could seize each line without pulling the center out of alignment. With all that done it is as another poster said "it so crowed in here you can't see the individual knots". I've decided to complete the upper shrouds and fore & back stays and do the ratlines at the same time. Regards Will
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Looks fantastic. It was very interesting about the sail scale on your drawings as on Erycina the sails were correctly scaled. You are doing a beautiful job she's going to be great. Will
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