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  1. MEDDO
    I think I may stop taking up close photos. Everything looks so fuzzy... Just a dry fit for the bottoms of the internal frames Cheers
  2. MEDDO
    as promised
  3. MEDDO
    Thanks. At the least I have put a moratorium on any new shoes and purses for a while. Very expensive. A human with the equivalent problems would be nearing 100k by now. Maybe need to look into doggy insurance in the future.
  4. MEDDO
    Been dealing with an illness with one of our dogs since last week. She has been in the icu with something called “immune mediated hemolytic anemia “. She needed a few blood transfusions and now is on a ton of meds but seems to be doing a bit better. All this veterinary care is a new thing for me as I am a specialist (I only take care of one kinda animal in my practice haha). At least it has been a lesson to the kids about how staying in school and studying hard gets you a good job so you can pay for stuff like this. I am sure she would not have made it without the excellent care she received and the job to pay for it. (Which I am happy to pay for as opposed to all the other crud the kids want to spend $ on). I was able to get a few coats of paint on the caprail. I am having a bit of trouble blending it in to the previously painted inner planking. While thinning down the caprail I did scuff that up a bit but I think will even out with a few more coats. a picture of her until I can get home a get a pic of the boat.
  5. MEDDO
    That is AWESOME! What a outstanding gift. Definitely pride of the fleet.
  6. MEDDO
    Super fuzzy looking up close but irl not bad for basswood. Was able to use scraper to get somewhat of a moulding there on the caprail.
  7. MEDDO
    There was probably enough space on the large sheet provided with the kit to pre cut an already shaped plank but after all those attempts I just went this way. It will be much less noticeable once the cap rail and the knee are in....I hope
  8. MEDDO
    New tools are always welcome! I feel I am incredibly lucky to have found the magic words that allow me to buy anything I want..... “Shoes and purses “ With those three magic words I can pretty much buy anything I want without any hassle questioning or guilt trip.
  9. MEDDO
    Great info Vossie. I did wet/steam/incrementally bend those pieces but never could get it done enough to sit correctly. I was able to easily do it with scrap wood I had laying around. Pear/cherry/I think it was holly were all able to bent into that curve but I could never get the kit wood to make the 3 dimensional curve. After spending 4 days trying I thought I would just move on. I am still being stubborn and only using the kit contents
  10. MEDDO
    Internal planking was the hardest step so far. After a couple of days banging my head against the wall of trying to get the planking of the bow correct I gave up. I thought I was pretty good at bending (both edge and otherwise) but I could never get this wood to get around that curve. The wood just kept splitting and folding and it looked horrible. I choose to do the same thing that Mike Y did and just placed a "wall" up front which helped and was so much easier. An initial few coats of paint and it is starting to look a bit better. Looking forward to the next few steps
  11. MEDDO
    It certainly looks better than the asymmetrical placement however it still looks so crowded. Your work as always is exceptional
  12. MEDDO
    Got the seats as well as the planking spacers in. Tomorrow will be attempting the rest of the inner planking.
  13. MEDDO
    I second Syren rope from Chuck. It is an outstanding and very much superior product at a very reasonable price. And you can order multiple sizes and available in multiple colors. The following is an example of kit rope and some Syren rope. I will let you guess which is which....
  14. MEDDO
    Greg she really looks great even more impressive in person. The cleanliness and tightness of everything is amazing.
  15. MEDDO
    Very nice and clean work
  16. MEDDO
    Another wonderful book. I do really like the way Greg and David include all 3 different hull types.
  17. MEDDO
    Outstanding Cheerful and I am eagerly looking forward to a Hayling Hoy.
  18. MEDDO
    Just dry fitted to see how they are coming. Still more coats to do.
  19. MEDDO
    The worst case of this I have seen in the forums here is Trussben Swan in the scratch build section. He had to rip out months of work and redo the entire midsection of the framing due to changes with humidity. Page 15 of his build log.
  20. MEDDO
    Thanks Steve. I am still working on thinning down the coats of paint and I can see the improvement in the look even from the risers to the thwarts. Maybe in a few years will be able to achieve color consistency like in the instructions.
  21. MEDDO
    Lots of templates to get the correct shape for the seat back. I also started painting and the photos seem darker than in person but it looks ok Still need to to sand and recoat a few more times
  22. MEDDO
    Nice progress
  23. MEDDO
    Looks great not overdone at all.
  24. MEDDO
    I was leaning toward a darker hue and this just makes it easier Thanks!
  25. MEDDO
    Yea I was planning to do many thinned coats of whatever color I choose

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