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    Just caught up on the log. That finished up very nicely. Excellent work!
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  22. jwvolz
    I simply used two brass rods through the keel. It is plenty strong enough and I think it looks good.
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  24. jwvolz
    Great work so far, especially all the metal work. I like what you did with the siene boat and the dory as well. Mine is long finished but I never did complete my log, including finished pictures. maybe you've inspired me to do so...
  25. jwvolz
    That's fantastic Richard.
  26. jwvolz
    Really nicely done Mike, and nice display.
  27. jwvolz
    Thank you very much.
  28. jwvolz
    Thanks Bob. She's actually finished, and has been for a couple of months. I just need to get this log caught up.
  29. jwvolz
    Richard, Thanks. The rope is Syren. For the baggywrinkle I simply placed the appropriate length of rope in my serving machine, and then attached the piece of the peacock hearl with fine thread. I then wrapped it around the rope for the distance necessary and seized it off on that end again with fine thread. Final step was to paint with diluted tan acrylic paint. It's actually incredibly simple.
  30. jwvolz
    Welcome Doug from a fellow Pennsylvanian!
  31. jwvolz
    Thank you Jim.
  32. jwvolz
    Just caught up Eamonn, congratulations on a fine build.
  33. jwvolz
    More update photos as promised. These show the gaff rigging and some of the topmast rigging. As mentioned earlier, these are Bluejacket blocks and Syren line.
  34. jwvolz
    Thanks Mike! Wish those pics were better...
  35. jwvolz
    Well, bit of a long overdue update. I've been super busy at work, spending time outside over the summer, then I had Covid. So even though I've worked on the model a fair amount I haven't posted anything in quite awhile. Here we go. I've completed nearly all of the rigging on the Latham. One thing I wanted to touch on first was the baggywrinkle. I puzzled long and hard over how to make this neatly and in scale. I am a fly fisherman/fly tier and it eventually hit me to use peacock herl, which is used for certain fly bodies. I used my serving machine to wrap it around the rigging line, and then subsequently painted with tan paint. Really happy with the way it came out. I'll have more updates over the coming days.
  36. jwvolz
    Looking very nice Ron.

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