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  1. MikkiC
    She looks awesome. Great, clean work
  2. MikkiC
    Welcome from Pennsylvania! I'll be in TN in September.
  3. MikkiC
    Thank you...all. I can always change the ones that are flush. I've seen the flush ones in many logs and plans. Wasn't quite sure what to do.
  4. MikkiC
    So I think these are called "standards," but I could be wrong. Please correct me if I am. I need to rename them "the bane of my day." I struggled with these. I also didn't glue them where the paint is in case I have to tear them out (which I really can't see me doing.) In the past, I've cut out the wale and placed them that way. Why I decided to try this method I do not know. Does anyone know why some are higher than the wales and others are flush? Just curious. I've seen it that way on many models.
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    Your work is really nice and precise. Should we start a round? 74 frames he needs to make. 74 needs to be made. He makes one more and then a door. 73 frames he needs to make? Or something like that.😁 You did say 88 frames total, right?
  6. MikkiC
    Looking great!!!! Nice work
  7. MikkiC
    Making some progress albeit slow. I opted to keep the wales natural, so I picked the darkest walnut pieces I had. I have one more to install. Pic was taken before I installed a few more. The piece under the holes for the windows is just a temporary level you know like when you install upper kitchen cabinets. 😁 I started on the floor of the stern galley, but I must have removed it before the pic. Oh well. It will show up eventually.
  8. MikkiC
    May need another coat and a few touch ups. The other side needs another coat for certain then on to the wales. I at least got the transom attached.
  9. MikkiC
    Sanding is donne, so the fun has begun! Wales will border this line of decoration above and below. I'm not sure if the wales will be black or natural.
  10. MikkiC
    Yep. I was a classically trained woodwind player in a local orchestral band. I was not in the city's (Pittsburgh) symphony.
  11. MikkiC
    Mozart is one of my favorites. I know the Marriage of Figaro well. I've played it many times.
  12. MikkiC
    I enjoy those pics as I do so like the great arch. French....I never learned it. Spanish, Italian, a little Latin and I'm in. I always felt like there were way more syllables on the page than being spoken in French. 😁
  13. MikkiC
    And so it begins. Looking forward to following this. I bet it feels good making sawdust.
  14. MikkiC
    @Seventynet thanks for the compliment. I went with 1 x 5 for 2nd layer. Up til this model, I've used veneers. I like the 1 x 5 better for a lot of reasons, but what I didn't count on was it shrinking. I have some hairline gaps that weren't there when originally planked. I can fix it, but I was still kinda dumbfounded by it. Oh wood is such a fickle entity.
  15. MikkiC
    I always enjoy the ingenious way builders add lights. That's pretty kool!!!!
  16. MikkiC
    Hope you're on your feet again. 😁 Looking good.
  17. MikkiC
    Thanks Patrick. As for painting a hull: never gonna happen unless it's for decorations. 😁
  18. MikkiC
    Well the hull is at least planked. It needs a good sanding (outdoors), but since it's about 0 degrees (- 18 C I think ) here, it will have to wait. I'll have to work in other things until a thaw graces the region. I'm undecided how to finish the hull as in stain, clear coat, etc. I'm happy to take suggestions. Some days I like the colour variations in the walnut and other days not so much.
  19. MikkiC
    😁
  20. MikkiC
    Well that's pretty kool!
  21. MikkiC
    Happy New Year to all! I wish you peace, happiness, and smooth sailing.
  22. MikkiC
    Oh I'm nearing the end here. She needs hiccups cured then a good sanding.
  23. MikkiC
    Well donne!
  24. MikkiC
    Looking good. The shadows on the wall are mesmerizing!!!!! Great pic
  25. MikkiC
    Name plate: make stencils and paint? Wood burner? Brass letters? Many options are available. You're pretty creative, so I'm eager to see what you settle on.

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