PETERPETER

Something like this ?  

Something like this ?  

Something like this ?  

Something like this ?  

Your entire builders log is a treasure trove of information for each and every model shipwright. Always looking forward to seeing your continuing progress on this magnificent model. 
PeterPeter

Your entire builders log is a treasure trove of information for each and every model shipwright. Always looking forward to seeing your continuing progress on this magnificent model. 
PeterPeter

Your entire builders log is a treasure trove of information for each and every model shipwright. Always looking forward to seeing your continuing progress on this magnificent model. 
PeterPeter

Your entire builders log is a treasure trove of information for each and every model shipwright. Always looking forward to seeing your continuing progress on this magnificent model. 
PeterPeter

Excellent work on the yawl boat. Resistance soldering is the absolute best way to go when assembling tiny parts. Solder goes where you want it and accuracy is maintained by fixing parts position before applying the heat. Have a great trip.
Peter

Excellent work on the yawl boat. Resistance soldering is the absolute best way to go when assembling tiny parts. Solder goes where you want it and accuracy is maintained by fixing parts position before applying the heat. Have a great trip.
Peter

Excellent work on the yawl boat. Resistance soldering is the absolute best way to go when assembling tiny parts. Solder goes where you want it and accuracy is maintained by fixing parts position before applying the heat. Have a great trip.
Peter

Excellent work on the yawl boat. Resistance soldering is the absolute best way to go when assembling tiny parts. Solder goes where you want it and accuracy is maintained by fixing parts position before applying the heat. Have a great trip.
Peter

Excellent work on the yawl boat. Resistance soldering is the absolute best way to go when assembling tiny parts. Solder goes where you want it and accuracy is maintained by fixing parts position before applying the heat. Have a great trip.
Peter

Some of today's effort: assembling some of the Syren Ship Model Company's internally iron stropped blocks.  
 
In the first picture you'll find, on the left, how the mini-kits arrive.  
 
In the center/top are blocks glued together using medium CA and toothpicks (per the online instructions).  
 
At the right are the sheave pin 'wire' and the incredibly fine strip stock used for the strops in the remaining bags.
 
In the center you'll see blocks snipped off the frames and also blocks which have had the sprue and laser burn sanded off.  I found using a no. 11 blade wasn't the best way to separate the blocks from the frame - it is easy for the sprue to snap off at part and remove a small chunk of the block. The shears shown worked quite well at separating the block without the damage to the block.
 
The second picture is a close up of the blocks.
 
I tried inserting the fine strip stock into the laser cut slots - they worked perfectly on the couple I tried.
 
I will have to wait a short while before I can tumble them to smooth the edges.
 
Elia

G'day Frank.
Stellar work as always. You appear to have all of the skills, equipment, materials and knowledge required to build museum quality models. Hoping to see your forthcoming rigging and sail work after all carpentry is completed.
Peter

G'day Frank.
Stellar work as always. You appear to have all of the skills, equipment, materials and knowledge required to build museum quality models. Hoping to see your forthcoming rigging and sail work after all carpentry is completed.
Peter

G'day Frank.
Stellar work as always. You appear to have all of the skills, equipment, materials and knowledge required to build museum quality models. Hoping to see your forthcoming rigging and sail work after all carpentry is completed.
Peter

G'day Frank.
Stellar work as always. You appear to have all of the skills, equipment, materials and knowledge required to build museum quality models. Hoping to see your forthcoming rigging and sail work after all carpentry is completed.
Peter

G'day Frank.
Stellar work as always. You appear to have all of the skills, equipment, materials and knowledge required to build museum quality models. Hoping to see your forthcoming rigging and sail work after all carpentry is completed.
Peter

Your centerboard pivot nut and bolt look very realistic, Have to bring to our next meeting a set of very tiny taps and dies, with which you can make real miniature bolts. Knowing the treasures you have stored in your shop, you probably already have these tools. 
Peter

It's always a pleasure to see your work and the speed with which you move ahead with logical, well planned steps.
Peter

Indeed...The comparison was not the material but the habit of securing the lanyards.  From what I gather, as I have stated..periodic adjustments were necessary.  You make the point that evenly placed deadeyes as seen on models was probably not the case in reality....since shroud and backstay shrinking was expected....thus an uneven arrangement of deadeyes.
 
Rob
 

Ed you made the right choice in the color line used in the lanyard assembly. You can clearly follow the work to see how this is constructed. Plus we know it is historically accurate from the inputs provided earlier that these lines did vary in color based on how it was treated. I think it looks great.
 
I have been trying to get caught up with your book and this site. I am very impressed with the craftsmanship and knowledge required to create such a beautiful piece of art that mirrors how these ships were actually built. One thing I wanted to share is that the photo of the Constitution that Rob supplied earlier got my curiosity up. Darcy Lever’s Sheet Anchor was a major source in constructing the rigging for the Constitution. I was able to find the page that was used for the rigging in the photo. The thing that I wanted to bring to your attention was that this book was printed in 1819, nearly two hundred years ago, and is still used today.  What you are presently creating I am sure will equal that in years and beyond as source for historians and artist.
 
Reading the various inputs since inception of the project it is obvious that we all are perfectionist.  We always want to get it right and never take the wrong approach. This is understandable since we take a lot of pride in our work. I have found that over the years never and always do not apply to well to ship building from a by gone era. General standards of the day were not always practiced or rigorously enforced. As one leading artist told me you have to do your research and choice one.
 
Thank you for taking on this endeavor. It has been a great education for me, as well as the additional inputs from your followers. I am looking forward to the final product.
Sincere regards;
Scott

Your centerboard pivot nut and bolt look very realistic, Have to bring to our next meeting a set of very tiny taps and dies, with which you can make real miniature bolts. Knowing the treasures you have stored in your shop, you probably already have these tools. 
Peter

It's always a pleasure to see your work and the speed with which you move ahead with logical, well planned steps.
Peter