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Shazmira reacted to captainbob in San Francisco 2 by Shaz - FINISHED - Artesania Latina - Wood
Steve, you tell Angela her advice is of course spot on...that desire for perfectionism is one of my many flaws, but yet this hobby has indeed taught me that
sometimes you just have to say it is good enough!!
It takes 99% of your time to reach that last 1% of perfection. At some point we all say, “it is good enough”.
Bob
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Shazmira got a reaction from Jay 1 in 18th Century Longboat by Shaz (Robbyn) - FINISHED - Model Shipways
I took a long break from the longboat while I went back to the rigging of my SFII, now that build is in dry dock awaiting parts so I am back to the longboat.
Worked on the mast this week, got it cut and tapered, and the sheaves drilled in it
Then went to work on the "iron" bands. This was only my 2nd attempt at soldering, I originally bade the bands and tried using CA, but I worried, from previous experience, that the glue would not hold up to the pressure of the lines so I decided to remake them and solder them together.
"raw" soldered bands
I then drilled the holes needed in the bands, cut them to size and tried my hand at blackening them...I think they turned out pretty darn good for me
Next was painting the mast
I also spent time this week, getting the longboat mounted on the pedestals and making sure it was level
The mast step I fashioned...probably cant tell from the photo but I did NOT want the mast just glued to the top of the step, and I feared a tenon would still not be structurally sound enough, so my step is a bit thicker than 1/16 and I drilled a hole through the center so my mast sits down inside the step. I feel this will give it better stability when I start pulling rope through it it and placing pressure on it.
how she sits now
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Shazmira got a reaction from GrandpaPhil in San Francisco 2 by Shaz - FINISHED - Artesania Latina - Wood
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Shazmira got a reaction from popeye the sailor in San Francisco 2 by Shaz - FINISHED - Artesania Latina - Wood
Welcome Wes, OMG you read the entire log now that took some fortitude!!! But thank you for your visit and kind words! I am looking forward to actually finishing her, yet at the same time it was nice to work on the longboat this last week. The change of pace did my mind wonders!
Steve, you tell Angela her advice is of course spot on...that desire for perfectionism is one of my many flaws, but yet this hobby has indeed taught me that sometimes you just have to say it is good enough!!
Scott, very nice to see you again, I seem to have missed you most of the summer, obviously you have been busy with all your other projects! I do know what you mean, I have several different hobbies, quilting, and cross stitch being among the top, and have unfinished projects on each of those as well. My fear on ship building was that if I quit I would upset the hubby who bought me the kit last Christmas, after I convinced his disbelieving mind that I could do this!!! I did not want to let him down!
Keith, good to hear from you again! Glad to see things are still okay for you and you are moving forward. I really do want to see your SF...pm if you start a build log! Thank you for your generosity, I will send you a pm
Andy, you sure nailed that on the head! Reality Bites!!!
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Shazmira got a reaction from Cuda1949 in San Francisco 2 by Shaz - FINISHED - Artesania Latina - Wood
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Shazmira got a reaction from augie in 18th Century Longboat by Shaz (Robbyn) - FINISHED - Model Shipways
I took a long break from the longboat while I went back to the rigging of my SFII, now that build is in dry dock awaiting parts so I am back to the longboat.
Worked on the mast this week, got it cut and tapered, and the sheaves drilled in it
Then went to work on the "iron" bands. This was only my 2nd attempt at soldering, I originally bade the bands and tried using CA, but I worried, from previous experience, that the glue would not hold up to the pressure of the lines so I decided to remake them and solder them together.
"raw" soldered bands
I then drilled the holes needed in the bands, cut them to size and tried my hand at blackening them...I think they turned out pretty darn good for me
Next was painting the mast
I also spent time this week, getting the longboat mounted on the pedestals and making sure it was level
The mast step I fashioned...probably cant tell from the photo but I did NOT want the mast just glued to the top of the step, and I feared a tenon would still not be structurally sound enough, so my step is a bit thicker than 1/16 and I drilled a hole through the center so my mast sits down inside the step. I feel this will give it better stability when I start pulling rope through it it and placing pressure on it.
how she sits now
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Shazmira got a reaction from avsjerome2003 in San Francisco 2 by Shaz - FINISHED - Artesania Latina - Wood
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Shazmira got a reaction from trippwj in 18th Century Longboat by Shaz (Robbyn) - FINISHED - Model Shipways
I took a long break from the longboat while I went back to the rigging of my SFII, now that build is in dry dock awaiting parts so I am back to the longboat.
Worked on the mast this week, got it cut and tapered, and the sheaves drilled in it
Then went to work on the "iron" bands. This was only my 2nd attempt at soldering, I originally bade the bands and tried using CA, but I worried, from previous experience, that the glue would not hold up to the pressure of the lines so I decided to remake them and solder them together.
"raw" soldered bands
I then drilled the holes needed in the bands, cut them to size and tried my hand at blackening them...I think they turned out pretty darn good for me
Next was painting the mast
I also spent time this week, getting the longboat mounted on the pedestals and making sure it was level
The mast step I fashioned...probably cant tell from the photo but I did NOT want the mast just glued to the top of the step, and I feared a tenon would still not be structurally sound enough, so my step is a bit thicker than 1/16 and I drilled a hole through the center so my mast sits down inside the step. I feel this will give it better stability when I start pulling rope through it it and placing pressure on it.
how she sits now
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Shazmira got a reaction from popeye the sailor in San Francisco 2 by Shaz - FINISHED - Artesania Latina - Wood
Where she sits right now
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Shazmira got a reaction from SkerryAmp in San Francisco 2 by Shaz - FINISHED - Artesania Latina - Wood
Welcome Wes, OMG you read the entire log now that took some fortitude!!! But thank you for your visit and kind words! I am looking forward to actually finishing her, yet at the same time it was nice to work on the longboat this last week. The change of pace did my mind wonders!
Steve, you tell Angela her advice is of course spot on...that desire for perfectionism is one of my many flaws, but yet this hobby has indeed taught me that sometimes you just have to say it is good enough!!
Scott, very nice to see you again, I seem to have missed you most of the summer, obviously you have been busy with all your other projects! I do know what you mean, I have several different hobbies, quilting, and cross stitch being among the top, and have unfinished projects on each of those as well. My fear on ship building was that if I quit I would upset the hubby who bought me the kit last Christmas, after I convinced his disbelieving mind that I could do this!!! I did not want to let him down!
Keith, good to hear from you again! Glad to see things are still okay for you and you are moving forward. I really do want to see your SF...pm if you start a build log! Thank you for your generosity, I will send you a pm
Andy, you sure nailed that on the head! Reality Bites!!!
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Shazmira got a reaction from Ryland Craze in 18th Century Longboat by Shaz (Robbyn) - FINISHED - Model Shipways
I took a long break from the longboat while I went back to the rigging of my SFII, now that build is in dry dock awaiting parts so I am back to the longboat.
Worked on the mast this week, got it cut and tapered, and the sheaves drilled in it
Then went to work on the "iron" bands. This was only my 2nd attempt at soldering, I originally bade the bands and tried using CA, but I worried, from previous experience, that the glue would not hold up to the pressure of the lines so I decided to remake them and solder them together.
"raw" soldered bands
I then drilled the holes needed in the bands, cut them to size and tried my hand at blackening them...I think they turned out pretty darn good for me
Next was painting the mast
I also spent time this week, getting the longboat mounted on the pedestals and making sure it was level
The mast step I fashioned...probably cant tell from the photo but I did NOT want the mast just glued to the top of the step, and I feared a tenon would still not be structurally sound enough, so my step is a bit thicker than 1/16 and I drilled a hole through the center so my mast sits down inside the step. I feel this will give it better stability when I start pulling rope through it it and placing pressure on it.
how she sits now
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Shazmira got a reaction from SkerryAmp in 18th Century Longboat by Shaz (Robbyn) - FINISHED - Model Shipways
I took a long break from the longboat while I went back to the rigging of my SFII, now that build is in dry dock awaiting parts so I am back to the longboat.
Worked on the mast this week, got it cut and tapered, and the sheaves drilled in it
Then went to work on the "iron" bands. This was only my 2nd attempt at soldering, I originally bade the bands and tried using CA, but I worried, from previous experience, that the glue would not hold up to the pressure of the lines so I decided to remake them and solder them together.
"raw" soldered bands
I then drilled the holes needed in the bands, cut them to size and tried my hand at blackening them...I think they turned out pretty darn good for me
Next was painting the mast
I also spent time this week, getting the longboat mounted on the pedestals and making sure it was level
The mast step I fashioned...probably cant tell from the photo but I did NOT want the mast just glued to the top of the step, and I feared a tenon would still not be structurally sound enough, so my step is a bit thicker than 1/16 and I drilled a hole through the center so my mast sits down inside the step. I feel this will give it better stability when I start pulling rope through it it and placing pressure on it.
how she sits now
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Shazmira got a reaction from Script in San Francisco 2 by Shaz - FINISHED - Artesania Latina - Wood
Where she sits right now
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Shazmira got a reaction from Adrieke in 18th Century Longboat by Shaz (Robbyn) - FINISHED - Model Shipways
I took a long break from the longboat while I went back to the rigging of my SFII, now that build is in dry dock awaiting parts so I am back to the longboat.
Worked on the mast this week, got it cut and tapered, and the sheaves drilled in it
Then went to work on the "iron" bands. This was only my 2nd attempt at soldering, I originally bade the bands and tried using CA, but I worried, from previous experience, that the glue would not hold up to the pressure of the lines so I decided to remake them and solder them together.
"raw" soldered bands
I then drilled the holes needed in the bands, cut them to size and tried my hand at blackening them...I think they turned out pretty darn good for me
Next was painting the mast
I also spent time this week, getting the longboat mounted on the pedestals and making sure it was level
The mast step I fashioned...probably cant tell from the photo but I did NOT want the mast just glued to the top of the step, and I feared a tenon would still not be structurally sound enough, so my step is a bit thicker than 1/16 and I drilled a hole through the center so my mast sits down inside the step. I feel this will give it better stability when I start pulling rope through it it and placing pressure on it.
how she sits now
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Shazmira got a reaction from avsjerome2003 in San Francisco 2 by Shaz - FINISHED - Artesania Latina - Wood
I looked at Dafi's dowel idea. That is genius, I have dowels, and I have spare bits, so I can get Craig to CA them into the end of the dowel for me, or take it outside in a stiff breeze and do it myself. That will definitely solve the cap rail issue .
You hit the nail on the head though about looking ahead....that is the problem. Although I read, and read, and read again to be sure this problem would not occur, the fact that I was brand new to building, have no working knowledge of ships, and the biggest issue of trusting the manufacturer to have complete instructions, is why I am in the boat I am in.
I am so glad my other two builds are Chucks...at least in his instructions there are no missing details, he tells you in advance to do this now, because you will need it later.
However, now I know what to expect from other kit manufacturers. Next time I am reading through instructions I will have the working knowledge to know what they are talking about, so I can look at the plans and see the discrepancies between the plans and instructions.
So, all in all, the SFII has done exactly as I intended, she has served as a great learning tool. Not that she has taught me everything by any means, but I do feel much more confident going forward now.
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Shazmira reacted to newbuilder101 in 18th Century Longboat by Shaz (Robbyn) - FINISHED - Model Shipways
Looking good Robbyn. The metal work does look great!
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Shazmira got a reaction from mtaylor in San Francisco 2 by Shaz - FINISHED - Artesania Latina - Wood
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Shazmira got a reaction from SkerryAmp in San Francisco 2 by Shaz - FINISHED - Artesania Latina - Wood
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Shazmira got a reaction from Sjors in 18th Century Longboat by Shaz (Robbyn) - FINISHED - Model Shipways
I took a long break from the longboat while I went back to the rigging of my SFII, now that build is in dry dock awaiting parts so I am back to the longboat.
Worked on the mast this week, got it cut and tapered, and the sheaves drilled in it
Then went to work on the "iron" bands. This was only my 2nd attempt at soldering, I originally bade the bands and tried using CA, but I worried, from previous experience, that the glue would not hold up to the pressure of the lines so I decided to remake them and solder them together.
"raw" soldered bands
I then drilled the holes needed in the bands, cut them to size and tried my hand at blackening them...I think they turned out pretty darn good for me
Next was painting the mast
I also spent time this week, getting the longboat mounted on the pedestals and making sure it was level
The mast step I fashioned...probably cant tell from the photo but I did NOT want the mast just glued to the top of the step, and I feared a tenon would still not be structurally sound enough, so my step is a bit thicker than 1/16 and I drilled a hole through the center so my mast sits down inside the step. I feel this will give it better stability when I start pulling rope through it it and placing pressure on it.
how she sits now
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Shazmira got a reaction from Trussben in 18th Century Longboat by Shaz (Robbyn) - FINISHED - Model Shipways
I took a long break from the longboat while I went back to the rigging of my SFII, now that build is in dry dock awaiting parts so I am back to the longboat.
Worked on the mast this week, got it cut and tapered, and the sheaves drilled in it
Then went to work on the "iron" bands. This was only my 2nd attempt at soldering, I originally bade the bands and tried using CA, but I worried, from previous experience, that the glue would not hold up to the pressure of the lines so I decided to remake them and solder them together.
"raw" soldered bands
I then drilled the holes needed in the bands, cut them to size and tried my hand at blackening them...I think they turned out pretty darn good for me
Next was painting the mast
I also spent time this week, getting the longboat mounted on the pedestals and making sure it was level
The mast step I fashioned...probably cant tell from the photo but I did NOT want the mast just glued to the top of the step, and I feared a tenon would still not be structurally sound enough, so my step is a bit thicker than 1/16 and I drilled a hole through the center so my mast sits down inside the step. I feel this will give it better stability when I start pulling rope through it it and placing pressure on it.
how she sits now
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Shazmira got a reaction from Sjors in San Francisco 2 by Shaz - FINISHED - Artesania Latina - Wood
Where she sits right now
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Shazmira reacted to newbuilder101 in San Francisco 2 by Shaz - FINISHED - Artesania Latina - Wood
"Sitting pretty" as the saying goes. I think you be able to tackle her with more enthusiasm once you've had a little break.
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Shazmira got a reaction from Piet in San Francisco 2 by Shaz - FINISHED - Artesania Latina - Wood
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Shazmira got a reaction from Adrieke in San Francisco 2 by Shaz - FINISHED - Artesania Latina - Wood
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Shazmira got a reaction from lb0190 in San Francisco 2 by Shaz - FINISHED - Artesania Latina - Wood
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