GLakie

Been quietly following this one for a while now Wes, and I must say this is definitely a unique approach, and one, I think, is a "one-of-a-kind" build. You said in the beginning, something about having the skill, or know how, to pull this off, but I would say that anybody that can accomplish what you have already, AND doing it in an unconventional way to reach the same end, is more than skilled enough to pull it off.  Very nice! 
 
Hope you have a great 2016 and Happy New Year 

Nice work Dave! She looks great with her teeth in place. Amazing carving work too! 
 
Have a safe and Happy New Year yourself!! 

Been quietly following this one for a while now Wes, and I must say this is definitely a unique approach, and one, I think, is a "one-of-a-kind" build. You said in the beginning, something about having the skill, or know how, to pull this off, but I would say that anybody that can accomplish what you have already, AND doing it in an unconventional way to reach the same end, is more than skilled enough to pull it off.  Very nice! 
 
Hope you have a great 2016 and Happy New Year 

Very nice work Dave, she looks awesome!
You and your family have a great 2016 and in good health
 
Cheers,

"Pretty darn happy," and well you should be with such beautiful results.  Hey, we all encounter a few minor problems so why should you be different?   
Very well done mark and you and your dear bride have a great 2016 and in good health.
 
Cheers,

Nice work Dave! She looks great with her teeth in place. Amazing carving work too! 
 
Have a safe and Happy New Year yourself!! 

Same to you George, Gwen and I wish you and the family a very good 2016 and in good health.
 
We also wish all of the regular and not so regular visitors to the Surabaya shipyard a very good 2016.  Y'all stay in good health.
 
Cheers,

Congrats on getting her "right-side-up" Mark. Certainly a mile-stone. Very nice!   

Hi Piet! I hope you and Gwen have a safe and Happy New Year and a great 2016!! 

Hello John, Gwen and I wish you and Diane a very good 2016 en in good health.
 
Cheers,

Nice work Dave! She looks great with her teeth in place. Amazing carving work too! 
 
Have a safe and Happy New Year yourself!! 

Well stocked up myself John, since I don't go out on "amateur nights" either. I've seen the majority of people can't drive sober most of the time, let alone after drinking. 

Have a safe and Happy New Year John!! 

Congrats on finally retiring, Pat.   I hope this new year will be good one for you and yours.

Well stocked up myself John, since I don't go out on "amateur nights" either. I've seen the majority of people can't drive sober most of the time, let alone after drinking. 

Have a safe and Happy New Year John!! 

Ah!  Welcome to the club! 

Have a great New Year and better 2016 Pat! 

Thank you for the "likes" and comments.    Sadly, once sanding on the interior is complete, she'll back on her head for me to continue working the exterior.  I'm still a long way off from cutting her loose but I will be remove selected framing between the ship and build board when I need access.  I've done some checking and for the most part, it looks like the nubs that added to the framing before cutting are going to work out when it's time to install the deck clamps. 
 
Greg,
I've not done a full power test yet, but the DeathStar is indeed working better.  The kerf is less and the "V"ing that one sees is minimal.  I've only tested on some 3/16" cherry and boxwood but will give 1/4" a shot as soon as possible. 
 
 
I hope everyone has a wonderful new year and that the wonderful continues throughout the year.

Hey John your ship looks fantastic. Are you gonna age the copper on the hull like the picture on the model box or let it age gracefully? Have a Happy New Year!
 
Greg H.

Sweet work, Dave.   She's armed to the teeth and then some. 
 
Here's wishing you and yours a very good new year.

Congrats on getting her "right-side-up" Mark. Certainly a mile-stone. Very nice!   

Nice work Dave! She looks great with her teeth in place. Amazing carving work too! 
 
Have a safe and Happy New Year yourself!! 

Thanks George!  I was pretty confident I had the woodworking skills and design abilities (he says with all modesty!)  I've been building and designing stuff, models included, since I was 6 years old.  The problem I knew I'd have, and it's proven true, is lack of shipwright knowledge.  There just so much I DON'T know.  Before I started this project I'd never heard of "frame lofting".  I couldn't have drawn an accurate ship frame if my life depended on it.  There are people on this board who know 10 times more about framing and building wooden warships than I'll ever know.  What I am good at is drafting (CAD helps more than can be stated) and designing "stuff.  So I dug in and and started learning, and fell back on common sense when research failed to turn up what I needed.  I hope to draw plans for another ship one day - I do enjoy it.
 
And I've made plenty of STUPID mistakes.  I've redrawn those damn cant frames more than I want to admit while making several versions of them, mostly because of not fully understanding the various lines on 200 year old plans  OR, trying to force the lines on the original draft to fit something when in the real world the needed "line" was staring me in the face - but refusing to believe it.  At least they finally fit now.
 
A lot of what I've drawn is based on well informed (I hope) guesses.  Others, here's a prime example, is needing to add 2 more cant frames.  I have no idea if that's correct or accurate, but based on what I have now - it's a course I must take.  I drew out the added 2 cant frames and everything i was struggling to fit fell right in place.  So that's an easy "guess"  for me.
 
In the end when this is all done and finished if I can say to myself I did everything I was capable of doing in both research and intelligent guessing - then I'll be happy.  I hope.  
 
Thanks again for looking in!

Nenad:  Just taking a minute to give you and your family my best wishes over the Holiday Season. Take care my friend!