TBlack
-
Posts
1,265 -
Joined
-
Last visited
Content Type
Profiles
Forums
Gallery
Events
Everything posted by TBlack
-
A fictional ship. If this doesn't get me tossed out of the NRG. In my defense, my youngest child is named Sophie, and this effort is for her. Nevertheless, in my attempts to get the lines of the hull correct, I've come up with a problem. In the picture below you can see that there are 7 windows in the transom. In my volume of Master And Commander, page 32, Aubrey states that there are 7 windows in his cabin. I cannot see how the hull shapes to accommodate the necessary width for 7 windows, but then gets thin enough to be at the width at the quarterdeck (and the picture shows little tumblehome) Any thoughts? Tom
- 320 replies
-
- 6
-
-
- Sophie
- Vanguard Models
- (and 1 more)
-
Hard to tell which is the real thing and which is the model!
- 3,560 replies
-
- 2
-
-
- clipper
- hull model
- (and 2 more)
-
Major construction work! Most impressive. Also, the highest compliment when a mature son asks dad for help. And your work on D'Argenteuil continues to amaze me. You are obviously talented on many different levels. Tom
- 153 replies
-
- 2
-
-
- Ancre
- Bruno Orsel
- (and 2 more)
-
Beautiful joinery! You could stop right now and be way ahead of the game!
-
Sad story, but nice painting.
-
Gary, I'm getting the feeling that you see yourself as the shop foreman/owner, and that you wish you were 3/4" tall. Tom
- 189 replies
-
- 10
-
-
-
David, Thanks for the correction, and I would tell you I don’t need it, but you might get the wrong idea. Tom
-
Gregg, David, I've got both volumes which are a wonderful, thoughtful presentation. I'm in the middle of another project just now, but you're next! Most of the construction for me (POB) is stuff I've done before, but the carving! Throwing me into the deep end of the pool. David does give a wonderful blow-by-blow description in vol. 2, but when I get to it, several years down the line, I might have to get in my wheelchair and head to Niagra-on-the-Lake. Tom
-
Remember the old model railroad saying: "the clutter is the clincher"
-
Fibreglass! are you planning on putting the boat in water? If not, I wouldn't go through the mess of fibreglass. Balsa strips for the framing? Maybe not. You're doing a one coat planking; planks of hard wood would suit you better. Nevertheless, what Roger is suggesting will give the planks support between the frames. Your planks are only 1/8" thick. When you go to sand them to a finish, they will bow inward without support. Maybe OK, but be prepared to use filler compound to smooth things out. Tom
-
I didn't gather whether the planking is single layer or double. In any event, there aren't a lot of bulkheads which makes the planking a bit of a challenge. So be kind to yourself if the end result isn't completely smooth. I assume that the hull is painted which allows for filler to achieve a smooth finish. Tom
-
I understand that the doors are sliders. Therefore, the bars above the doors are the tracks on which the doors slide.
-
Michael, The ordeal is behind you; nothing to do but heal! On the scale of things at our age, a minor inconvenience. Be well and enjoy the fall. Wefalck, I hope you accept their invitation to send in a picture of you with the book. Tom
-
B.E., Looks to me like you're pretty good at making things up! Tom
- 855 replies
-
- 2
-
-
- Sphinx
- Vanguard Models
- (and 1 more)
-
I've had considerable success with:www.plexiboxes4U.com. You have to build your own base. Tom
-
Rod, The curved edge is the margin plank, and the deck planking is nibbed into it. And it's pretty obvious that you know your carpentry. Nice work; very elegant. Can't help you with the primer issue; I just deal in wood and brass. Tom
- 50 replies
-
- 4
-
-
- Marie Felling
- tug
- (and 3 more)
-
Big improvement over the previous schedule. Right hand or left? And do you need some of us to come up there and help you recuperate? And even though you can't push a chisel, you can still chat us up. Tom
-
Mark, I see there are, to date, 19 of us following you. Hope we're not making you nervous? Tom
- 505 replies
-
- 5
-
-
-
- vanguard models
- Sphinx
- (and 1 more)
-
NRG VIRTUAL WORKSHOP - AUGUST 21
TBlack replied to kurtvd19's topic in NAUTICAL RESEARCH GUILD - News & Information
The presentation is up on the site. Fast work, and much appreciated! Tom -
Well, I'm checking out the tip from Johnny (Great Republic) that indicates how you do the marvelous things you do. In the meantime, I'm also intrigued with the two wooden boxes under the red bucket on the shelf. What's in there? Tom
-
Kevin, I only wish I had the space for all the wonderful equipment that you have (guys and their tools, oh my!). I use my sherline milling machine for gratings. It's equipped with DRO. Also, while you are careful with the direction of the grain, I turn the end grain vertical which helps eliminate breakage. Tom
-
Hi Nautical, What part of Idaho? Tom
Our Emblem ®
