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  1. George: Thank-you very much!

     

    Robbyn: Thank-you as well! Actually I've been thinking of a future project - a completely hand carved miniature ship. :huh:

     

    Steve: Okay...my secret is found out now! Thanks, and yes, I'll let you know abut the help! :P

     

    Frank: Thank-you...I try!

     

    Anja: Thank-you! Haven't seen you around for a while.

     

    Ed: Thank-you for the kind comments as well!

     

    Michael: The basswood was definitely tricky to carve...thanks!

     

    Sjors: Thanks! Yes, I did it all with a scalpel...maybe should have been a surgeon? :P  :D  :D

  2. Eamonn: Thank-you! Give it a try...you might be surprised with the end result!

     

    Andy:  :D  :D

     

    Augie: Thank-you! Many more carvings ahead...maybe a moose mascot for your log. :P  :D

     

    Adrieke: Thank-you! Sovereign of the Seas??!! I think this ship has just about all the carvings I can handle. :huh:  :D

     

    Mark: Thank-you as well! Whittlin' would be a lot easier on the nerves and eyes!  :P

  3. Sherry, You know I do not see these as distractions. You are simply juggling the order of tasks that need doing according to your current disposition and this changes on a regular basis. Mostly the order of things can be juggled a little here and a little there.

     

    I really like Michael's "definition" for what I am doing. :P

    It's actually quite true.

     

    So....I did some more "juggling the order" and decided to carve the figurehead. It's not that I don't like planking, it's just a tad monotonous compared to other tasks.

     

    The figurehead is in 2 pieces and was hand carved from a small block of basswood. The scalpel in the photo is for size comparison.

     

    The figurehead appears larger than it really is when dry fitted on the stem because of the angle of the photograph. (That being said - it is probably a little off scale, but I'm happy with and will leave it as is.)

     

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  4. Oh no! I might have made the top into a Frisbee at this point! Sorry about the "mishap" - it would be very frustrating I'm sure. Your SF looks great, so keep going - the finish line really is out there. :)

    If your idea works - great!

    If you go with Randy's idea, you could add a band of wood over the lines to give the appearance of them going through the wood (I would probably file slight notches to accommodate the lines). As Randy said: "not an accepted rigging solution", but one that would maybe give the illusion of being correct.

  5. Grant: Thanks! The diversions are a GREAT distraction! :D

     

    Sjors: Thanks!

    And don't listen to those guy's.
    Go back to work when you want it….not when they say so

    I like that advice! I have to remember that those orders came from a Commodore and a Captain...but then again, you're a Commodore too, so I could follow your directions. ;)

    Better yet...as it has been duly noted here, I am an Admiral regardless of the designation above my avatar!

     

    Mark: See Augie's suggestion. :P  :D

     

    Augie: Thanks for providing the solution! ;)  :D

     

    Popeye: Thanks! If diversions are a direct result of craziness then I'm.............not finishing that sentence!!! :huh:  :D

     

    Wayne: Thanks! Isn't easily distracted part of the diagnosis for...........never mind! :D  :D

  6. The second planking is tedious and time consuming and seems to be moving at a snails pace, which I blame on spiling of the bow planks! :P

     

    For a change of pace, I decided to make the display base.

     

    I found these little gems, by accident, at the local hardware store. :)  A little cutting sanding and slotting transformed them into pedestals and saved me setting up the lathe! :)  :)

     

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    Before and after.

     

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    My next door neighbor, and cousin, is a cabinet maker. A little scrounging in his "scrap" bin revealed a lovely piece of ash. He discarded it because it had a slight bow and he would lose the needed thickness if planed. Since I didn't need a "standard" or set thickness, it was off the jointer and then the planer to remove the offending curve. (He was kind enough to perform those steps for me)

    After cutting it to the desired dimensions, (6"x14") I dusted off the router and gave it a Roman Ogee profile - without the top step.

     

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    This is the end result, but nothing is fixed permanently at this stage.

     

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    That's it for now...back to planking.... :rolleyes:

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