geoff

welcome to MSW Dylan. I hope you manage to restore that interesting looking model! All the best, Geoff

Welcome back to MSW Thomas. All the best, Geoff

Both Lou and André 
 

Hi glad to be among some great builders (not me though ) I just cannot believe some of these photos. Just found this site and have been hooked to this computer since...." Great " work.
 My name is louie I recently retired and have some previous build experience  .. Santa Maria  and Sultana but nothing like what I see here. Right now I am trying to advance with the Fair American 1:48 but am at a standstill right up front , the instructions are over my head ,
you have to be a sculptor besides a wood worker .Anyway I am stuck on the transom construction and hope to pick the minds and photos of this site Hopefully it will turn out half as good as what I see and I will be overjoyed .
Thanks lou

Welcome to MSW André! Great to have you with us. It sounds like you have a full ship yard of projects ready to go so I wish you happy building and look forward to seeing your work!

Welcome back to MSW Thomas. All the best, Geoff

welcome to MSW Dylan. I hope you manage to restore that interesting looking model! All the best, Geoff

welcome to MSW Dylan. I hope you manage to restore that interesting looking model! All the best, Geoff

welcome to MSW Dylan. I hope you manage to restore that interesting looking model! All the best, Geoff

Welcome aboard Dylan,
 
Good luck with the restoration. It is very nice of your stepfather to help you.
 
Enjoy your stay here.  I wish you smooth sailing with our gallant crew.
 
Regards,
Anja
 

Thank you! I was gonna work on with my Stepfather over the summer before I leave for bootcamp, It's a beast and I didn't want it to be lost to the dump, even if its not worth much of anything, thank you for the resource, ill definitely pick up a copy 

You should fix it up yourself! For less than ten dollars you can pick up a copy of Rigging of Ships in the Day of the Spritsal Topmast. https://www.ebay.com/itm/302317861302   which is the perfect Rigging book, well illustrated, for this era.

Two days ago I was helping my buddy clean out his late grandparents marina, loads of nautical gear either rotted beyond repair or so outdated it won't ever be used again, but that's besides the point. We were inside the house when I found this model, and I asked his mother about it and she said I could just have it, didn't know anything about it, and I have no clue about what it is, the rigging was shot completely and there is damage, most of all She's just dirty, was hoping someone has some sort of clue what She is before I begin restoring her myself. The Sails are stiff and rotted which is a shame.

Welcome to MSW Jeff from another Geoff! All the best.

Thanks for the welcome, Mark.
 
Martin

I should have said....if you can take something of a Maverick, then I'll stick around.  I worked as a professional modelmaker for years till I retired and still keep my hand in, so I might have strange ways, as Gentle Giant used to sing, so sweetly.
 
Cheers,
Martin

Thanks for the very nice welcome.
As to a build log I don't know. I don't like to promise something then not deliver because I'm busy with other things which often happens. And as I said, I don't tend to do much on boats in the Winter, although my intention to make 1/4" scale inshore craft might change that as they won't be for use, just display I do have a Norfolk Wherry started and a model of our wooden canal boat, on which we lived for 5 years and cruised the British Midland canals. She was wooden right through, "but not as we know it, Jim"  A wooden boat, massively built with a kelson, but no keel!   Where we had to make our own water proofing from pitch, tar, horse poo and cow hair!
Also, the hull is a bit of a mess as it was knocked up quickly and as it has to be black, like all good English yachts it will be epoxied, filled, etc. Not something to see.  But I could do a log of all the other bits. I have an outdoor shed where the hull is and an indoor workshop where I do anything that takes my fancy, like the above decklights and the masts and spars.
I made the gaff jaws and saddle last night, but must wait till I complete my minidrill stand before drilling them.  I started making a ropemaking machine today, but have no way of drilling vertical holes......actually, it's just occurred to me.....I can drill them on the lathe against a pad in the tailstock!  Haha, off we go then.
Cheers,
Martin

Martin, Warm welcome to MSW.
Many of us has been involved with MSW for a long time and experienced coming and going of members.
The big crash back in 2013 where all was lost, at least what we thought. Some was recovered thanks to members that had build logs saved on their own computers.
Now it's time for you to start a build log. As we all look forward to see your build.
 
Once again,

Thanks for the welcomes, folks.  Here's a deck light made for the working model of Vanity.
Dovetailed joints on the casing and mortice and tenon joint on the lids.
Cuban Mahogany, 2 coats of cellulose sanding sealer, ready now for varnish.
 
Cheers,
Martin
 

Welcome aboard.
 
Where in Virginia are you?
 
 

Welcome aboard Jeff, enjoy your stay here.
 
I wish you smooth sailing with our gallant crew.
 
Regards,
Anja

Welcome to MSW Jeff