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Capt.Bob got a reaction from CaptainSteve in Young America 1853 by EdT - FINISHED - extreme clipper
To all: I have watched with interest at everyone's safety concerns. We truly have become a thoroughly risk avoidant society. Just remember the safest knife is the sharpest and the safest tool is the one that scares the hell out of you. No offence guys, but Ed is a big boy. (I can hear the thundering rebuttals already)
"Remember, be careful out there" (Hill Street Blues)
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Capt.Bob got a reaction from jburchfield1@wowway.com in Young America 1853 by EdT - FINISHED - extreme clipper
To all: I have watched with interest at everyone's safety concerns. We truly have become a thoroughly risk avoidant society. Just remember the safest knife is the sharpest and the safest tool is the one that scares the hell out of you. No offence guys, but Ed is a big boy. (I can hear the thundering rebuttals already)
"Remember, be careful out there" (Hill Street Blues)
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Capt.Bob got a reaction from mtaylor in Young America 1853 by EdT - FINISHED - extreme clipper
To all: I have watched with interest at everyone's safety concerns. We truly have become a thoroughly risk avoidant society. Just remember the safest knife is the sharpest and the safest tool is the one that scares the hell out of you. No offence guys, but Ed is a big boy. (I can hear the thundering rebuttals already)
"Remember, be careful out there" (Hill Street Blues)
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Capt.Bob got a reaction from Mfelinger in Buzzards Bay 14 by pete48 - FINISHED - 3/4" = 1' scale - SMALL - L.F. Herreshoff design
Hi Pete,
Thanks for the photos. I am impressed with the fact that you pay close attention to unique Herreshoff details. In particular, I noticed the "Herreshoff egg" on the tiller. Also, an excellent job on the coaming. That is a lot more difficult then most would realize. It was the toughest piece on the full size.
Concerning the Bluejacket kit, it has very little to offer someone at your level. There are several scale discrepancies and all the fittings are potmetal. On the other hand, for the beginner there's value for the price.
The Joel White Haven is a substantial project. It took me about fifteen months, but I was still working at the time. In retrospect, I would do it again in a heart beat if I lived on the coast or on a waterway, It was on my bucket list, having grown up on the coast of Maine. However, the high desert is no place for wooden boats.
Keep up the great work,
Bob
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Capt.Bob got a reaction from Omega1234 in Buzzards Bay 14 by pete48 - FINISHED - 3/4" = 1' scale - SMALL - L.F. Herreshoff design
Hi Pete,
Thanks for the photos. I am impressed with the fact that you pay close attention to unique Herreshoff details. In particular, I noticed the "Herreshoff egg" on the tiller. Also, an excellent job on the coaming. That is a lot more difficult then most would realize. It was the toughest piece on the full size.
Concerning the Bluejacket kit, it has very little to offer someone at your level. There are several scale discrepancies and all the fittings are potmetal. On the other hand, for the beginner there's value for the price.
The Joel White Haven is a substantial project. It took me about fifteen months, but I was still working at the time. In retrospect, I would do it again in a heart beat if I lived on the coast or on a waterway, It was on my bucket list, having grown up on the coast of Maine. However, the high desert is no place for wooden boats.
Keep up the great work,
Bob
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Capt.Bob got a reaction from mtaylor in Buzzards Bay 14 by pete48 - FINISHED - 3/4" = 1' scale - SMALL - L.F. Herreshoff design
Hi Pete,
Thanks for the photos. I am impressed with the fact that you pay close attention to unique Herreshoff details. In particular, I noticed the "Herreshoff egg" on the tiller. Also, an excellent job on the coaming. That is a lot more difficult then most would realize. It was the toughest piece on the full size.
Concerning the Bluejacket kit, it has very little to offer someone at your level. There are several scale discrepancies and all the fittings are potmetal. On the other hand, for the beginner there's value for the price.
The Joel White Haven is a substantial project. It took me about fifteen months, but I was still working at the time. In retrospect, I would do it again in a heart beat if I lived on the coast or on a waterway, It was on my bucket list, having grown up on the coast of Maine. However, the high desert is no place for wooden boats.
Keep up the great work,
Bob
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Capt.Bob got a reaction from pete48 in Buzzards Bay 14 by pete48 - FINISHED - 3/4" = 1' scale - SMALL - L.F. Herreshoff design
Hi Pete,
Thanks for the photos. I am impressed with the fact that you pay close attention to unique Herreshoff details. In particular, I noticed the "Herreshoff egg" on the tiller. Also, an excellent job on the coaming. That is a lot more difficult then most would realize. It was the toughest piece on the full size.
Concerning the Bluejacket kit, it has very little to offer someone at your level. There are several scale discrepancies and all the fittings are potmetal. On the other hand, for the beginner there's value for the price.
The Joel White Haven is a substantial project. It took me about fifteen months, but I was still working at the time. In retrospect, I would do it again in a heart beat if I lived on the coast or on a waterway, It was on my bucket list, having grown up on the coast of Maine. However, the high desert is no place for wooden boats.
Keep up the great work,
Bob
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Capt.Bob got a reaction from avsjerome2003 in Buzzards Bay 14 by pete48 - FINISHED - 3/4" = 1' scale - SMALL - L.F. Herreshoff design
Hi Pete,
Your avatar of a Herreshoff 12 1/2 caught my eye. I'm a big fan of Herreshoff boats. In the nineties I built a full size Joel White Haven 12 1/2, which is a centerboard version of the original (Buzzards Bay Boys Boat). I'm just finishing a Bluejacket kit of the same boat.
I certainly agree with your choice for a model. I have a New York 25 on my bucket list. Looking forward to your progress.
Good luck,
Bob
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Capt.Bob got a reaction from druxey in Buzzards Bay 14 by pete48 - FINISHED - 3/4" = 1' scale - SMALL - L.F. Herreshoff design
Hi Pete,
Your avatar of a Herreshoff 12 1/2 caught my eye. I'm a big fan of Herreshoff boats. In the nineties I built a full size Joel White Haven 12 1/2, which is a centerboard version of the original (Buzzards Bay Boys Boat). I'm just finishing a Bluejacket kit of the same boat.
I certainly agree with your choice for a model. I have a New York 25 on my bucket list. Looking forward to your progress.
Good luck,
Bob
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Capt.Bob got a reaction from IgorSky in Buzzards Bay 14 by pete48 - FINISHED - 3/4" = 1' scale - SMALL - L.F. Herreshoff design
Hi Pete,
Your avatar of a Herreshoff 12 1/2 caught my eye. I'm a big fan of Herreshoff boats. In the nineties I built a full size Joel White Haven 12 1/2, which is a centerboard version of the original (Buzzards Bay Boys Boat). I'm just finishing a Bluejacket kit of the same boat.
I certainly agree with your choice for a model. I have a New York 25 on my bucket list. Looking forward to your progress.
Good luck,
Bob
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Capt.Bob got a reaction from Piet in Buzzards Bay 14 by pete48 - FINISHED - 3/4" = 1' scale - SMALL - L.F. Herreshoff design
Hi Pete,
Your avatar of a Herreshoff 12 1/2 caught my eye. I'm a big fan of Herreshoff boats. In the nineties I built a full size Joel White Haven 12 1/2, which is a centerboard version of the original (Buzzards Bay Boys Boat). I'm just finishing a Bluejacket kit of the same boat.
I certainly agree with your choice for a model. I have a New York 25 on my bucket list. Looking forward to your progress.
Good luck,
Bob
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Capt.Bob got a reaction from pete48 in Buzzards Bay 14 by pete48 - FINISHED - 3/4" = 1' scale - SMALL - L.F. Herreshoff design
Hi Pete,
Your avatar of a Herreshoff 12 1/2 caught my eye. I'm a big fan of Herreshoff boats. In the nineties I built a full size Joel White Haven 12 1/2, which is a centerboard version of the original (Buzzards Bay Boys Boat). I'm just finishing a Bluejacket kit of the same boat.
I certainly agree with your choice for a model. I have a New York 25 on my bucket list. Looking forward to your progress.
Good luck,
Bob
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Capt.Bob got a reaction from michael mott in Buzzards Bay 14 by pete48 - FINISHED - 3/4" = 1' scale - SMALL - L.F. Herreshoff design
Hi Pete,
Your avatar of a Herreshoff 12 1/2 caught my eye. I'm a big fan of Herreshoff boats. In the nineties I built a full size Joel White Haven 12 1/2, which is a centerboard version of the original (Buzzards Bay Boys Boat). I'm just finishing a Bluejacket kit of the same boat.
I certainly agree with your choice for a model. I have a New York 25 on my bucket list. Looking forward to your progress.
Good luck,
Bob
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Capt.Bob got a reaction from dgbot in Buzzards Bay 14 by pete48 - FINISHED - 3/4" = 1' scale - SMALL - L.F. Herreshoff design
Hi Pete,
Your avatar of a Herreshoff 12 1/2 caught my eye. I'm a big fan of Herreshoff boats. In the nineties I built a full size Joel White Haven 12 1/2, which is a centerboard version of the original (Buzzards Bay Boys Boat). I'm just finishing a Bluejacket kit of the same boat.
I certainly agree with your choice for a model. I have a New York 25 on my bucket list. Looking forward to your progress.
Good luck,
Bob
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Capt.Bob got a reaction from GuntherMT in Buzzards Bay 14 by pete48 - FINISHED - 3/4" = 1' scale - SMALL - L.F. Herreshoff design
Hi Pete,
Your avatar of a Herreshoff 12 1/2 caught my eye. I'm a big fan of Herreshoff boats. In the nineties I built a full size Joel White Haven 12 1/2, which is a centerboard version of the original (Buzzards Bay Boys Boat). I'm just finishing a Bluejacket kit of the same boat.
I certainly agree with your choice for a model. I have a New York 25 on my bucket list. Looking forward to your progress.
Good luck,
Bob
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Capt.Bob got a reaction from Omega1234 in Buzzards Bay 14 by pete48 - FINISHED - 3/4" = 1' scale - SMALL - L.F. Herreshoff design
Hi Pete,
Your avatar of a Herreshoff 12 1/2 caught my eye. I'm a big fan of Herreshoff boats. In the nineties I built a full size Joel White Haven 12 1/2, which is a centerboard version of the original (Buzzards Bay Boys Boat). I'm just finishing a Bluejacket kit of the same boat.
I certainly agree with your choice for a model. I have a New York 25 on my bucket list. Looking forward to your progress.
Good luck,
Bob
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Capt.Bob got a reaction from Piet in Young America 1853 by EdT - FINISHED - extreme clipper
Steve,
I noticed your problem with the local copy people. Ed has given the purchaser full permission for reproduction of the material on page 18. The last paragraph under "Information Included" stipulates that: "This information is intended for use only by the purchaser of the book. You may make copies of the material for your own use, including printing at different scales"
Try taking the book to the copy center and showing them the reference. Having a single continuous print is much better than messing with individual sheets. I also recently purchased the book and am trying to muster the courage to step off the cliff.
Best regard, Bob
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Capt.Bob reacted to pete48 in Buzzards Bay 14 by pete48 - FINISHED - 3/4" = 1' scale - SMALL - L.F. Herreshoff design
After some time away from model building ( about 3 months ), I finally have enough of a break to get a start on building the Buzzards Bay 14ftr. Designed by L. Francis Herreshoff. This will be my 3rd build log on this topic ( I have always had an admiration for this Boat ), However this build will be done in the upside down fashion.( the other 2 were built using a Keel/strongback setup ), I belive that building the Boat in this manner will ( the same as if it were built full scale ), will give a more accurate boat. I started by setting up the building jig, Cutting out the frames and setting them up in the jig. Here are the results
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Capt.Bob got a reaction from mtaylor in Young America 1853 by EdT - FINISHED - extreme clipper
Steve,
I noticed your problem with the local copy people. Ed has given the purchaser full permission for reproduction of the material on page 18. The last paragraph under "Information Included" stipulates that: "This information is intended for use only by the purchaser of the book. You may make copies of the material for your own use, including printing at different scales"
Try taking the book to the copy center and showing them the reference. Having a single continuous print is much better than messing with individual sheets. I also recently purchased the book and am trying to muster the courage to step off the cliff.
Best regard, Bob
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Capt.Bob got a reaction from Canute in Young America 1853 by EdT - FINISHED - extreme clipper
Steve,
I noticed your problem with the local copy people. Ed has given the purchaser full permission for reproduction of the material on page 18. The last paragraph under "Information Included" stipulates that: "This information is intended for use only by the purchaser of the book. You may make copies of the material for your own use, including printing at different scales"
Try taking the book to the copy center and showing them the reference. Having a single continuous print is much better than messing with individual sheets. I also recently purchased the book and am trying to muster the courage to step off the cliff.
Best regard, Bob
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Capt.Bob got a reaction from Jack12477 in Young America 1853 by EdT - FINISHED - extreme clipper
Steve,
I noticed your problem with the local copy people. Ed has given the purchaser full permission for reproduction of the material on page 18. The last paragraph under "Information Included" stipulates that: "This information is intended for use only by the purchaser of the book. You may make copies of the material for your own use, including printing at different scales"
Try taking the book to the copy center and showing them the reference. Having a single continuous print is much better than messing with individual sheets. I also recently purchased the book and am trying to muster the courage to step off the cliff.
Best regard, Bob
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Capt.Bob got a reaction from GLakie in Young America 1853 by EdT - FINISHED - extreme clipper
Steve,
I noticed your problem with the local copy people. Ed has given the purchaser full permission for reproduction of the material on page 18. The last paragraph under "Information Included" stipulates that: "This information is intended for use only by the purchaser of the book. You may make copies of the material for your own use, including printing at different scales"
Try taking the book to the copy center and showing them the reference. Having a single continuous print is much better than messing with individual sheets. I also recently purchased the book and am trying to muster the courage to step off the cliff.
Best regard, Bob
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Capt.Bob got a reaction from HIPEXEC in USS Constitution by Jeff - Model Shipways - Scale 1:76
Jeff,
Glad to see you postings continued. I'm still struggling with my Mantua kit, but hope to get started on the larger Model Shipways kit. I'm going to try your method of copper plating the hull. I hope you don't mind some questions. I'm sure I'll have a few.
Take care, Bob
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Capt.Bob got a reaction from HIPEXEC in USS Constitution by Jeff - Model Shipways - Scale 1:76
Its hard to argue with a photo. I'm sure that Model Shipways took the latest configuration. If you want to get really precise when doing scale, you usually have to pick a specific date and even then its really difficult to capture all the details correctly. The Connnie has been rebuilt so many times during its life that almost none of the original wood remains in Boston harbor.
One piece of advice which may be helpful. I'm working on the running rigging on my Mantua Connie, which is suppose to be the 1797 configuration. As you can see it looks quite different than the MS 2040 configuration. I would highly recommend that before you complete the mast construction you study the rigging very thoroughly. There are a great number of blocks and harness elements that will be needed. Carefully consider installing most or all of these features before stepping the masts and laying in the standing rigging. It has been very cumbersome installing these items amongst a sea of thread.
Best of luck, Bob
P.S. Apparently there is a difference between plain photos and scanned .jpg files.
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Capt.Bob got a reaction from CaptainSteve in USS Constitution by Jeff - Model Shipways - Scale 1:76
Hi Jeff,
Late at night and just finished watching an interesting segment on YouTube. There is significant reference to the Connie. Just thought folks might enjoy it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=flxJPl-qwIc
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