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Mark:

That looks good. The links are very well shaped and I do not see any joints. The hard work paid off.

Russ

Dave:

Nice job on the hull. The planking looks very good.

Russ

You can add the keel, stem, and sternpost whenever you like.

Russ

Gary:

Since there is really no such thing as an absolute, something like wooldings could be debatable. I would put them on. According to Lees, they were in use up to about 1800. The width of the wooldings was about 12 inches, and they had wood hoops top and bottom of each woolding. The hoops were about 1 1/2 inches wide. On small ships there was maybe 6 wooldings on the foremast and one less on the main.

I have seen wooldings left off a brig's mainmast in some cases, but I think that since the mainsail was brailed up instead of the gaff being lowered, they would have had wooldings there. In a ship where the gaff is lowered, the wooldings would make it impossible to lower the gaff. In this case, the mainsail would be brailed up and the gaff is left standing.

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David:

The rabbet strip is added to the false keel or profile former. The rabbet strip is one piece from the stem back the stern. The instructions tell you the size and how to place it. There is a separate strip that goes up the stern. See the photographs at the top of page 2.

The keel is added on page 15 before the second planking. See the section of text titled adding the keel stem and sternpost.

Russ

If anything there would be rope wooldings on the fore and main masts, but even that is debatable.

Russ

Looks good. I especially like the view from the port bow. Nice sheer line, good planking lines.

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Frank:

Thanks. I am much happier with these chainplates. I need to find some time to work on the port side chainplates now.

Russ

Ken:

Thanks for dropping by.

The boat show was back in May. If you look in the Model Ship Clubs and Exhibitions and Events forum there is a thread where I posted photos of the Billy Creel Memorial Wooden Boat Show.

Russ

I agree. Your finishes are great. Excellent work.

Russ

I plank from the sheer down and from the keel up. The last planks in the middle of the hull will have the least curvature and are generally the easiest to install.

Russ

The rigging looks neatly done and suitably taut. That is good work.

Russ

The metal work and rigging are really impressive. The stud link chain is really nice, but also the weathering effects you have achieved.

Russ

Your deck fixtures are coming along well. Scale is important, but how it looks is the final measuring stick. Good work.

Russ

The planking looks good. Treenails came out very well. Good work.

Russ

Gerald:

Good to see this log back at MSW. Your work on this model always impressed me. Thanks for reposting it.

Russ

There will be differences between the heartwood and the sapwood in a given log and there will be differences from log to log. It looks as if the supplier just made up the order with what was on hand without regard to color matching. It is always best to ask for as close a match as possible.

Russ

The planking looks very good. Spiling means to specially shape the upper edge of each plank to fit the curve of the preceding plank.

Russ

It looks great. The finishes came out beautifully.

Russ

I would think that Office Depot would be a good choice. They have large format printers and can easily print a pdf from a CD. Avoid large professional print shops or reprographic places. They charge a lot more for the same thing.

Russ

If your plans are in pdf format and already scaled, you can take them to Office Depot or similar store and they will rint them for a few bucks a sheet.

More information on your plans, their format etc would be helpful to get some answers.

Russ

It looks good. Nice work on the gun.

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John:

Great looking framing. The hull form is really beautiful.

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Michael:

Thanks for the idea. I have plenty of brass sheet from which I can cut strips of any width I need. It is a simple matter of me paying more attention to what I am doing and, you know, maybe checking my own plans every now and again.

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Sam:

Thanks for the kind words. I do not want to bore anyone with my reports. I am glad if something I offer helps. I am always learning from others work here on MSW as well.

Popeye:

Thanks for the kind words.

Thanks everyone for the likes. I appreciate it.

Russ