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Thanks Kurt-
I actually have those Ship Notes Vol. 1. I Purchased them at the Queen Mary NRG meeting years ago.

Jesse,
Your gratings are beautiful. How did you get the metal corners on the rope locker grating to come out so realistic? This is probably an item that I would have never considered modeling. Way beyond my skill level.
 
Regards

Snipped off wires. Wow! Some things are really complicated.
Thanks Jesse

Jesse,
Your gratings are beautiful. How did you get the metal corners on the rope locker grating to come out so realistic? This is probably an item that I would have never considered modeling. Way beyond my skill level.
 
Regards

A clean desk is the sign of a very sick mind.

Jesse,
Your gratings are beautiful. How did you get the metal corners on the rope locker grating to come out so realistic? This is probably an item that I would have never considered modeling. Way beyond my skill level.
 
Regards

Jesse,
Your gratings are beautiful. How did you get the metal corners on the rope locker grating to come out so realistic? This is probably an item that I would have never considered modeling. Way beyond my skill level.
 
Regards

A clean desk is the sign of a very sick mind.

Hello again,
Time for another report. Working on Sultana and HMB Endeavour simultaneously means both move kind of slowly.
 
The last photo was the first of several wood filler corrections. Several followed and now  am within 1-2 mm on the critical measurements. I’m pretty well satisfied at this point until something shows up that will not mate like it is supposed to.
 
Carved the 1/16th inch rebate down to the lower wale. Almost got it perfect. Another small touch up job for the wood filler. Painted the hull below the rebate with an acrylic tinted to get the tallow color. Not too bad a match but I may wind up painting the bottom white. Installed the keel, stem and rudder post. I made them out of boxwood. I like the edge-holding property of boxwood more than basswood. Started bending planks using a jig. This is not an easy chore with the 1/8 x 1/16 basswood. The well soaked strips have a tendency to kink in the curve. We’ll work it out. Managed to get the first planks installed P & S; marked the planks as per John’s practicum. Again, the symmetry not perfect but good. A little filler on the seam and all will be well.
 
I am using the bent T-pins to hold the planks down as the glue dries as shown in the photo. Very easy to do with basswood. Not sure how easy they would be on a plywood bulkhead. They work well with double planked hulls as well because you can pin them anywhere on the 1st planking.
 
In the photos, it looks like Sultana has a little list to starboard. This is due to the slot in the stand being slightly oversized. Also it looks like there are flats near the stem and stern post. This is filler where final touch up sanded through the paint, an optical illusion.

Mike
If you have room, add a drop leaf to part of the front of your bench. Install it with door hinges. Let it down, or take it off when not needed.
 
Regards

Thanks Kurt-
I actually have those Ship Notes Vol. 1. I Purchased them at the Queen Mary NRG meeting years ago.

Hello again,
Time for another report. Working on Sultana and HMB Endeavour simultaneously means both move kind of slowly.
 
The last photo was the first of several wood filler corrections. Several followed and now  am within 1-2 mm on the critical measurements. I’m pretty well satisfied at this point until something shows up that will not mate like it is supposed to.
 
Carved the 1/16th inch rebate down to the lower wale. Almost got it perfect. Another small touch up job for the wood filler. Painted the hull below the rebate with an acrylic tinted to get the tallow color. Not too bad a match but I may wind up painting the bottom white. Installed the keel, stem and rudder post. I made them out of boxwood. I like the edge-holding property of boxwood more than basswood. Started bending planks using a jig. This is not an easy chore with the 1/8 x 1/16 basswood. The well soaked strips have a tendency to kink in the curve. We’ll work it out. Managed to get the first planks installed P & S; marked the planks as per John’s practicum. Again, the symmetry not perfect but good. A little filler on the seam and all will be well.
 
I am using the bent T-pins to hold the planks down as the glue dries as shown in the photo. Very easy to do with basswood. Not sure how easy they would be on a plywood bulkhead. They work well with double planked hulls as well because you can pin them anywhere on the 1st planking.
 
In the photos, it looks like Sultana has a little list to starboard. This is due to the slot in the stand being slightly oversized. Also it looks like there are flats near the stem and stern post. This is filler where final touch up sanded through the paint, an optical illusion.

Hello again,
Time for another report. Working on Sultana and HMB Endeavour simultaneously means both move kind of slowly.
 
The last photo was the first of several wood filler corrections. Several followed and now  am within 1-2 mm on the critical measurements. I’m pretty well satisfied at this point until something shows up that will not mate like it is supposed to.
 
Carved the 1/16th inch rebate down to the lower wale. Almost got it perfect. Another small touch up job for the wood filler. Painted the hull below the rebate with an acrylic tinted to get the tallow color. Not too bad a match but I may wind up painting the bottom white. Installed the keel, stem and rudder post. I made them out of boxwood. I like the edge-holding property of boxwood more than basswood. Started bending planks using a jig. This is not an easy chore with the 1/8 x 1/16 basswood. The well soaked strips have a tendency to kink in the curve. We’ll work it out. Managed to get the first planks installed P & S; marked the planks as per John’s practicum. Again, the symmetry not perfect but good. A little filler on the seam and all will be well.
 
I am using the bent T-pins to hold the planks down as the glue dries as shown in the photo. Very easy to do with basswood. Not sure how easy they would be on a plywood bulkhead. They work well with double planked hulls as well because you can pin them anywhere on the 1st planking.
 
In the photos, it looks like Sultana has a little list to starboard. This is due to the slot in the stand being slightly oversized. Also it looks like there are flats near the stem and stern post. This is filler where final touch up sanded through the paint, an optical illusion.

Amen Yancovitch!
E.J.- I also use your #2 method. I had trouble keeping the eyes the same using the rounded pliers so I switched to wrapping the wire around a drill bit of the diameter I wanted; grabbed the 2 ends of the wire in my right hand and rotated the drill bit with my left hand. Works like a charm. Either way, these are probable the strongest eyebolts you will ever need.
 
I make 20 of these a day to warm up my fingers for the days work.
 
Regards

Amen Yancovitch!
E.J.- I also use your #2 method. I had trouble keeping the eyes the same using the rounded pliers so I switched to wrapping the wire around a drill bit of the diameter I wanted; grabbed the 2 ends of the wire in my right hand and rotated the drill bit with my left hand. Works like a charm. Either way, these are probable the strongest eyebolts you will ever need.
 
I make 20 of these a day to warm up my fingers for the days work.
 
Regards

Amen Yancovitch!
E.J.- I also use your #2 method. I had trouble keeping the eyes the same using the rounded pliers so I switched to wrapping the wire around a drill bit of the diameter I wanted; grabbed the 2 ends of the wire in my right hand and rotated the drill bit with my left hand. Works like a charm. Either way, these are probable the strongest eyebolts you will ever need.
 
I make 20 of these a day to warm up my fingers for the days work.
 
Regards

Mike
If you have room, add a drop leaf to part of the front of your bench. Install it with door hinges. Let it down, or take it off when not needed.
 
Regards

Thanks Kurt-
I actually have those Ship Notes Vol. 1. I Purchased them at the Queen Mary NRG meeting years ago.

Thanks Kurt-
I actually have those Ship Notes Vol. 1. I Purchased them at the Queen Mary NRG meeting years ago.

A clean desk is the sign of a very sick mind.

A clean desk is the sign of a very sick mind.

A clean desk is the sign of a very sick mind.

A clean desk is the sign of a very sick mind.

David,
As a refresher, could you discuss your method in some detail. I can't seem to find the reference to which I was referring and, I know others will be interested.
Thanks

David,
As a refresher, could you discuss your method in some detail. I can't seem to find the reference to which I was referring and, I know others will be interested.
Thanks