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Take all the time you want, Keith. It validates my own off times. Tom -
Just an up-date. I'm on my 4th attempt at the ship's wheel. No point in showing you my failures. But the issue is using the right wood (I tried cherry; no good). I'm reluctant to use boxwood because the color is not what I want to see, so I'll try pear next (Ed Tosti recommends it as a substitute). And it also turns out that the glue is critical; not only its application, but also the type. Here's a photo of my last effort:
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Tom, I have two daughters; and it is true there will be more, but it will be fun for you. Remember that she will have a husband, but you will always be THE DAD!
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Tom, You aren't the only one who can't say no to daughters. Besides, your work on those items is spot on; now all you have to do is walk her down the aisle! Tom
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Here is our hero:
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Brass Strip Stock
TBlack replied to Chariots of Fire's topic in Metal Work, Soldering and Metal Fittings
Roger, I'm understanding that when you feed the brass/plywood through the saw blade that the brass is on the bottom? Tom -
Intricate work. Most impressive!
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OK, I read the entry by Allen. Taper it is! Tom
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I'm looking at Druxey's instructions on building tops for Swan Class in his book, volume IV. He doesn't mention anything about tapering the battens (ribs). Tom
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Nothing in the book mentions the number of boats, so I’ll go with 2. Tom
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Bruce, I've looked at all the photos you've provided and I can't see any gaps in the cabin assembly. Aren't you being a little hard on yourself? And are you telling me that to get chrome it's better to use Testor's spray rather than the 2 step process? Tom
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Nipper, Speaking of Chris Watton's resin offerings, you have prompted me to mention that I think I will go with his resin ship's boats rather than the wooden kit included. If Hollowneck can do it, so can I! Besides, I think I need 2, one for the davits and one for the deck? Or should I just put one on the davits? How many boats would a brig have had? Tom
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Me too! I have Ed Tosti to guide me (he and I have all the same tools to work with). And I have a supply of boxwood.
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Keith, It's a single about 3' across plus 5" for 8 spokes. I agree with both you and Ian that buying would be the easy way to go and probably look just fine, but I've just ordered some 1/16" boxwood from Joe Volpe. I'm going to give it a try! Tom
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I'm reading Ed Tosti's book on Naiad for tips on wheel making. He's at a scale 1:60; I'm at 1:64 (close enough). The wheel is 4 mm wide, not a problem, but 2 mm thick, through which spokes protrude. This is going to be interesting! It means the spokes are 1 mm? Any thoughts? Tom
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Long time no write! Couple of things stymied me: first I could find no large (5mm) deadeyes included with my kit. A brief conversation with Chris Watton revealed that he had no record of my buying the kit from him (I can't imagine where else I might have bought it). Nevertheless, he shipped me a whole new package of deadeyes (classy guy!). Next was the bow timbers which in the kit are PE pieces that I thought looked too thin to be timbers, so I made my own: And the deadeyes are in: I know that Theodosius has followed the recommended color scheme at the bow (see his Speedy log), and I tried that, but didn't think it looked quite what I wanted. My next piece of deck furniture is the ship's wheel, and I notice that the kit does not include a binnacle for Speedy, so that needs fabricating as well. The wheel will be a challenge, so I may be a while! Tom
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handsome child. What will he call you?
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A lot of industry there!
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Blimey is right. Might even be Crikey!
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Looks great, but I thought you were going to do the razeed version. Also, would love to know how you built the ship’s wheel. Tom
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Long, slow process, but it looks excellent!
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Your English is excellent. Can you get along with that?
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