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  1. mischief
    For an interesting shape/finish try using a Beer bottle cap.
  2. mischief
    Greetings Will open a bottle of Wine and enjoy your build. Ed
  3. mischief
    Sparked my interest until I saw the word programmable.
  4. mischief
    Just a off topic related remark. Remember when a lot of us drank water from a old rubber garden hose....Now it would be a tragedy and might enlist a visit from the green police. I still use all of the old model paints when I can find them and I am 77 1/2. Ed K
  5. mischief
    Vigorously shaken and inverted "weekly" will help enormously.
  6. mischief
    You will always be ahead with fly tying stuff,and yes I also fly tie and fish.
  7. mischief
    With all the small saw mills in N C it is a gold mine for wood, I had great luck asking for cast off's struck a huge load of HOLLY when I lived in Maggie Valley
  8. mischief
    Grant is a very, very, busy man and enjoys a normal life
  9. mischief
    Potassium Permanganate in the crystal form is a strong oxidizer that the movie industry uses on props to age the look of wood and rope. Use roughly a teaspoon full in about a cup of water and mix WELL. It will be purple but when applied will turn brown. Wear rubber gloves as the stain is very hard to remove from your hands. DO NOT overlap and allow 24 hrs. to dry. It can be ordered from your pharmacy. If used on wood buff with 0000 steel wool.
  10. mischief
    Will be watching, take it like eating a GATOR one bite at a time. Sculpy will be your friend for more then just cushions bowls , plates and more Be creative. Best of all for your project.
  11. mischief
    Knife, Gin, Tonic
  12. mischief
    I was introduced to the use of glass as a wood scraper by a master craftsman at Wurlitzer's music instrument repair shop in Buffalo New York over 50 years ago and still have all my fingers.
  13. mischief
    You can distress planking with a brass brush, go light with the pressure
  14. mischief
    I soak thin doweling in Minwax Wood Hardener.
  15. mischief
    While I have not used any I was told that wood seasoned at the bottom of fresh water for many years is the way to go. By the way, the bottom of the Great Lakes is a gold mine with such wood. The individual who informed me of such season wood was a craftsman for a high end bamboo fly mfg. that used such wood for their high end fly rod handles from their own creek.
  16. mischief
    Chuck some where I saw a mini plane that has the cutting knife on the side rather then on the bottom, so far I can't find one, maybe one of the tool guru members will help out.
  17. mischief
    Depending on the look I want, traditional rough or modern display. If for display, I use several very thin coats of water based white paint as a primer and sand paper with elbow grease.
  18. mischief
    Weather you are new or a old salt to model ship construction every kit is a learning experience.
  19. mischief
    Another Steamboat book. " STEAMBOATS out of Baltimore" By Robert H. Burgess and Graham Wood ".... 282 graphic illustrations of the Steamboats, their crews and landings..."
  20. mischief
    Greetings Master Alex I love the way you conduct your tools to produce such GREAT work. It is what my Grandfather called "dancing with the wood" I use Sail needles, larger selection, for making micro wood cutting tools, however, I do not have the same final results that you do. Thank you for all the EYE CANDY Ed
  21. mischief
    The book Chesapeake Sailing Craft has some actual photos of the reconstruction, framing and others, pgs. 238 - 242 Also a great picture of the round chine.
  22. mischief
    For a nice patina on metal coat evenly it with mustard let set for a few hours then rinse well. For small parts I let the part soak in a small container that you get in some fast food establishments.
  23. mischief
    Way to clean and surgical :piratebo5:Nice now do it to it
  24. mischief
    WOOD Find a upscale custom furniture/cabinet shop and ask for the cast off pieces of veneer.
  25. mischief
    Silver solder is still holding up for my stuff

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