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steamschooner

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  1. steamschooner
    Been busy in the shipyard , while I need to trim shackle pins and clean up metal blocks yet, nothing glued down.
  2. steamschooner
    John, I will describe how I made mine: determine the outside diameter which will give you the inside hole size.( what looks good ) start with woodstock of the correct thickness of lifering. Drill the center hole in the wood sheet then mark out outside diameter Cut out lifering slightly over size. Shape the lifering with files leaving a flat face on both sides.so you have a area to apply lettering.Paint lifering. Select the line to use as handles. Mark out ring as to where the line is to be attached. Glue the end of the line at one mark . I used thin strips of paper for the bands that hold the lines in place.work your way around the ring. I overlap my paper on the inside of ring. Paint straps or not. Apply lettering ( dry transfer ) Clear coat to protect lettering. hope this helps
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    Joe, The lights are made up from plexiglass turned to shape ( using files ) Than glued to a wood base. Four holes evenly spaced around the light were than drilled and "U" shaped small wire was inserted into the holes and glued. A piece of flatten wire is than wrapped around light and glued in place. The light is than cut from the wood base and a squared wood mounting piece added. mounting piece is than shaped and the whole thing painted. That's the easy version.
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    Patrick, The letters are dry transfer with a clear coat so they less likely to get damaged. Marty G. Thanks for stopping by
  5. steamschooner
    I have gotten a little more done, these are attempt number 2 might do better on number three but these will do. These are cabin/deck lights.
  6. steamschooner
    I am thinking oh my gosh he's going to have to cut the bottoms of the paddle wheels off on the waterline model!
  7. steamschooner
    Nils, The winch is looking great! It's a good thing there are fewer of them than cowl vents
  8. steamschooner
    Well now if I fall overboard while working on the Cudahy someone can throw me one of these.
  9. steamschooner
    Nils, here are some pictures of the winches on the steamschooner Wapama. I don't know if they will help but they are good study material. Steve
  10. steamschooner
    I agree it's looking really great.
  11. steamschooner
    Looking petty good to me, Bob
  12. steamschooner
    I am amazed every time I visit your build....
  13. steamschooner
    Bob, it is coming along....slowly David B Thanks for stopping by.
  14. steamschooner
    John, Thanks for stopping by The rest of you thanks for the likes
  15. steamschooner
    Patrick, I would not look good as a bald caveman
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    Looking really good, Mark
  17. steamschooner
    Well it's a good thing I recently had my hair cut short or I would have pulled it all out. Just finished making railings and ladders. Have a little clean up and some paint and I am calling it good.
  18. steamschooner
    Looking just amazing...
  19. steamschooner
    Nils, Great looking deck! With that companionway the only way on to that deck it must have been a real pain for the deck hands to work that deck. I also wonder about the three sets of bollards but no chocks to lead lines past the rails. Not nick picking just wondering how it all worked on the real thing.
  20. steamschooner
    Thanks, Patrick Those skido's of yours would have been more than I could handle. They look great! John thanks for looking in and glad things are looking better for you and the misses Seems I have been spending more time rebuilding the shipyard than working on my project. I will soon have things more to my liking and can get back to my project.
  21. steamschooner
    http://mirc.sc.edu/islandora/object/usc%3A29874 Steam boat parade on the Ohio in 1929
  22. steamschooner
    Well I have gotten a little more done. Getting all the brass bars in their holes on both ends was fun
  23. steamschooner
    Bob, She's coming along nicely.
  24. steamschooner
    Nice looking cowl vents, Nils and you only have to do this how many times?
  25. steamschooner
    Thanks, Patrick & Nils, I had to show that I am still working on her. Slowly ....

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