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  1. Canute
    Those delicate wood pieces need a humidity percentage in the mid 40's. Go down into the 30% range or lower and cracks start. Most home "weather stations" have a relative humidity range displayed on them. I have one at each end of my house (a ranch style) and my forced hot air furnace has a humidifier attached to the plenum on the furnace. I maintain the whole house between 41 and 45% all winter. Hope the framing recovers. It looks very good.
  2. Canute
    Try a Guiness Stout, on draft if possible.
  3. Canute
    That is some wonderful looking work.
  4. Canute
    Beautiful joinery there. :)
  5. Canute
    Nice job with the pin stripes, Greg. I had to look extra close to see the deck edge lines. Must have used an Optivisor to get them on nice and straight.
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    Well done, Bug. That's a keeper idea.
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    The red outline makes it pop. And your joinery is superb, as always.
  8. Canute
    Old model railroad trick is all.
  9. Canute
    Ray, your colors looks good. I can't tell if you had any wood grain cast into the plastic to help with doing dry brushing. Graining helps, but you can still do some without the grain effects. For the next time you have smooth plastic, run a suede brush or similar and lightly scratch the plastic length-wise to impart a grain effect. Don't get too carried away and make deep scores; you just want a hint of wood grain. In lager scales, say 1/24 or 1/32, you could also drag a fine bladed Xacto saw blade along for a similar effect.
  10. Canute
    Good looking barky, Jack. And nice work bending the sails on.
  11. Canute
    Your barge has some beautiful lines. She's the bee's knees. Sweet!
  12. Canute
    Very nice staining job on the basswood, Ken. And your coppering test looks good; I like number 3 also.
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    A quick recovery for your wife, Dion. And a happy return to the shipyard.
  14. Canute
    Good start, Bug.
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    Ken, I've used the pre-conditioner on pine and basswood. Stain within 2 hours, if I remember the instructions. The pre-conditioner seemed to help keep the stain even. Like everything, test on some scrap of the wood you're using.
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    Jack, the blue looks good - a new sail maybe. The red needs more intensity, but it does look like an overly faded ancient red sail. Try some crimson, maybe?
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    Mark, I put it out for general use by anyone who is trying to glaze small windows, as an alternative to the MM stuff. I didn't see it in the current MM catalog, but it may be on the website. Keep on truckin' with what you're doing. I am fascinated by the POF Hahn construction. Some day I may do one.
  18. Canute
    Planking looks nice and tight there, Mobbsie. Hope mine turn out like yours.
  19. Canute
    Well done, Jesse. Head rails look great.
  20. Canute
    Are all the boats of that class configured that way or just the boats from one particular port or region, say all Normandy boats? Or just that boat?
  21. Canute
    Bill, your attention to those details is outstanding. Scratch built chain - WOW.
  22. Canute
    Thank you Bug, for taking on an awesome responsibility. I know you will do it right. And I bet Augie is looking down now and smiling at this.
  23. Canute
    Jack, sails look good. And how'd you like the Hypo cement? I know it's pretty useful with clear plastic, but I guess it does a good job to use it on the pole lashings.
  24. Canute
    Mark, if I may add something. Check in a well stocked hobby shop for Microscale Decals Micro Kristal Klear. It can be used on windows up to about a quarter inch. In a pinch, some have used it as a glue for clear plastic, since CA tends to fog up clear plastic. Sells in a 1 ounce bottle.
  25. Canute
    Daniel, that's great support. Thank you for doing that.

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