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Elijah
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Elijah got a reaction from Sjors in Phantom by Elijah - FINISHED - Model Shipways - 1:96 - New York Pilot Boat
Hello again! I have been building the cap rail, but am unsure as to how to proceed. The wood is cherry and 1/32" thick. I need to carve and sand it closer to the bulwarks, but it is in a tight spot. Do you have any suggestions? Thanks!
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Elijah got a reaction from Canute in Dunbrody by Mahuna - FINISHED - 1:48 - Cross-Section - Irish Famine Ship
Very nice job! The ship has an interesting design!
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Elijah got a reaction from Seventynet in Phantom by Elijah - FINISHED - Model Shipways - 1:96 - New York Pilot Boat
Hello again! I have been building the cap rail, but am unsure as to how to proceed. The wood is cherry and 1/32" thick. I need to carve and sand it closer to the bulwarks, but it is in a tight spot. Do you have any suggestions? Thanks!
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Elijah got a reaction from Piet in Syren by JesseLee - FINISHED - Model Shipways - scale: 1:64
Nice job Jesse! Those should be fun to use, unless you don't enjoy rigging, and if you don't, they will still look great!
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Elijah got a reaction from cog in Dunbrody by Mahuna - FINISHED - 1:48 - Cross-Section - Irish Famine Ship
Very nice job! The ship has an interesting design!
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Elijah got a reaction from Mahuna in Dunbrody by Mahuna - FINISHED - 1:48 - Cross-Section - Irish Famine Ship
Very nice job! The ship has an interesting design!
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Elijah got a reaction from mtaylor in Dunbrody by Mahuna - FINISHED - 1:48 - Cross-Section - Irish Famine Ship
Very nice job! The ship has an interesting design!
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Elijah got a reaction from vaddoc in Phantom by Elijah - FINISHED - Model Shipways - 1:96 - New York Pilot Boat
Hello again! I have been building the cap rail, but am unsure as to how to proceed. The wood is cherry and 1/32" thick. I need to carve and sand it closer to the bulwarks, but it is in a tight spot. Do you have any suggestions? Thanks!
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Elijah got a reaction from popeye the sailor in Syren by JesseLee - FINISHED - Model Shipways - scale: 1:64
Nice job Jesse! Those should be fun to use, unless you don't enjoy rigging, and if you don't, they will still look great!
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Elijah got a reaction from mrshanks in Phantom by Elijah - FINISHED - Model Shipways - 1:96 - New York Pilot Boat
Yes, it is glued in place. Thanks!
Edit: What are pencil sanders?
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Elijah reacted to Chasseur in Syren by JesseLee - FINISHED - Model Shipways - scale: 1:64
Nice work Bro!
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Elijah reacted to JesseLee in Syren by JesseLee - FINISHED - Model Shipways - scale: 1:64
Have been making the hooked blocks for the carronade rigging. After making a whole string of them I read about others running into the problem of not enough space between blocks to do the rigging. So I made them all a little smaller both blocks & hooks. This has taken a very long time.
Jesse
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Elijah reacted to popeye the sailor in Syren by JesseLee - FINISHED - Model Shipways - scale: 1:64
I don't use the dremel much either.....the dog hates the sound of it sweet looking carronades!
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Elijah reacted to Gahm in Syren by JesseLee - FINISHED - Model Shipways - scale: 1:64
Great progress, Jesse! It is quite a mile stone to have all the carronades finished. And they turned out very nicely!
Thomas
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Elijah reacted to EJ_L in Phantom by Elijah - FINISHED - Model Shipways - 1:96 - New York Pilot Boat
I'm guessing it is glued in place? If so they have pencil sanders that could help or just fold a piece of sandpaper down to a small square and sand it down close by hand. You could also take a hobby knife and use it too shave slivers off the edges to get it closer. Just be careful and go slow especially when going with the grain as the wood can split deeper than intended along the grain quickly.
The other option is if you have a Dremel, you can use a drum sander to shape it quickly.
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Elijah reacted to dvm27 in Dunbrody by Mahuna - FINISHED - 1:48 - Cross-Section - Irish Famine Ship
The reversed compass point was unknown to me also. It's so simple, yet improves accuracy significantly. Wish I'd known about it years ago!
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Elijah reacted to druxey in Dunbrody by Mahuna - FINISHED - 1:48 - Cross-Section - Irish Famine Ship
Funny, that. I've used the reversed compass point method for decades and simply assumed that everyone else did that as well!
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Elijah reacted to Mahuna in Dunbrody by Mahuna - FINISHED - 1:48 - Cross-Section - Irish Famine Ship
Thanks Ed. I actually got the idea from reading some of Roger Cole's work. I feel it keeps the line a lot more accurate than using the tapered point.
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Elijah reacted to EdT in Dunbrody by Mahuna - FINISHED - 1:48 - Cross-Section - Irish Famine Ship
Frank, you're becoming my hero on precision. That straightsided compass point (just one of many examples), is a great improvement on one of my favorite marking methods. Thanks.
Ed
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Elijah reacted to Mahuna in Dunbrody by Mahuna - FINISHED - 1:48 - Cross-Section - Irish Famine Ship
Thanks Bob!
Thanks Tom!
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Elijah reacted to TBlack in Dunbrody by Mahuna - FINISHED - 1:48 - Cross-Section - Irish Famine Ship
Frank,
Not only is your workmanship superb, as our colleagues have attested, but also your step-by-step explanation and photography are so easy to follow. I ALMOST think I could do it myself!
Tom
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Elijah reacted to HIPEXEC in Dunbrody by Mahuna - FINISHED - 1:48 - Cross-Section - Irish Famine Ship
I love the Cosby piece on Noah!
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Elijah reacted to captainbob in Dunbrody by Mahuna - FINISHED - 1:48 - Cross-Section - Irish Famine Ship
Fine workmanship Frank, very fine.
Bob
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Elijah reacted to Mahuna in Dunbrody by Mahuna - FINISHED - 1:48 - Cross-Section - Irish Famine Ship
Thanks Patrick. I appreciate the compliments, but there actually are a lot of things I wish I could do over. I guess we're always our own worst critics, but this is continuing to be a great learning experience.
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Elijah reacted to Omega1234 in Dunbrody by Mahuna - FINISHED - 1:48 - Cross-Section - Irish Famine Ship
I'm sorry, Frank, but all I can see when I look at your photos is 'care and attention, precision and craftsmanship, detail and symmetry'....
Mmmm, me thinks I've run out of superlatives! Damn, it's no wonder I always enjoy your updates.
Have a great weekend!
Cheers
Patrick
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