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  1. rafine
    Denis, you're racing along to another beauty. Great work. Bob
  2. rafine
    Very well done David. Bob
  3. rafine
    A wonderful piece work Nils. Bob
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    She's looking great Steve. Bob
  5. rafine
    Thanks so much Zappto. Bob
  6. rafine
    Thanks Tim. Bob
  7. rafine
    Thanks so much Bigcreekdad and the"likes". Bob
  8. rafine
    Looking good B.E. All being done with your usual care and precision. Bob
  9. rafine
    Thanks so much OC, Enemeink ,Thomas, David,Denis and the "likes". David, I' m also leaning toward using the copper tape, which I've used before, but I might try the Caldercraft plates. j just have no idea how many I would need. Bob
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    hanks so much Joshua, David,Martin,Daveandc the "likes". Much appreciated. Joshua,I have no idea if mine is right.It was really just a guess. David, what are going to use for the copper? Martin, hopefully next week. Dave, I bought the e-book for $14. Bob
  11. rafine
    It's taken a bit, but I've done the planking of the lower hull. A couple of general comments: Since the lower hull will be painted in part and the remainder covered in copper sheathing, the principal concern was to get a smooth, even surface; despite this, I still decided to do the planking in a prototypical pattern, using scale length planks.This meant tapering the planks at the bow, prebending each plank and beveling the mating edge of each plank to obtain tight joints. I was able to use only two stealers at the stern and no drop planks at the bow. I've also made a decision that although the kit calls for double planking, I'm not going to do a second layer. I see no reason to do so because of the copper and paint.The only exception will be to build up the wales. I'm not sure what I'm going to next, because I'm waiting for the imminent reopening of Crown Timberyard to get the boxwood that I need for the upper hull and inner bulwark planking. Bob
  12. rafine
    It doesn't get any better than this. Wonderful., Albert. Bobt
  13. rafine
    Thanks so much Jason and Kenn.
  14. rafine
    She's looking beautiful Rusty. Bob
  15. rafine
    Thanks so much Joe and the "likes". Bob
  16. rafine
    Thanks so much Art, Thomas and the "likes". See you on Saturday Art. Thomas, it was different than any that I've done, but it went surprisingly well. Bob
  17. rafine
    Christian, I would strongly urge that you go with the case. I don't believe that my models would have survived over the years without their cases. My cases are plexiglass, and the large ones have a thickness of 8mm. They are strong, but still capable of being moved about, if necessary. Bob
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    Thanks so much Joshua, Dave, David and the "likes". Bob
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    I've been moving along in the "less fun" portion of the build. This most recent work involved the initial strake of planking, representing the position of the wale. This sets the position of the bulwark/ gunport pieces. I decided, after considerable internal debate, to go with the ply pieces rather than building up the gunport framing. Although they were a pain to deal with, I'm pleased with the result, and I'm doubtful that it would have been better or easier to do it the other way. The first step was to set the upper line of the bulwarks on the bulkhead extensions. Next the lower line was drawn in on the gunport pieces while they were clamped in place.Lastly, the lower portion was trimmed and the pieces finally fitted. I had to wet heat bend the forward end to get a smooth fit. Before mounting the ply pieces, I glued the laser cut port frames in place and cut and sanded the ports to fit the frames (thanks David Lester for the sequence). After mounting the bulwark pieces, it was necessary to trim down the bulkhead extensions to 1/16". This was tedious work, made a little easier by the fact the bulkheads are basswood, rather than ply. The bulwark pieces were then glued in place, using clamps. The last step was to add 1/16" square framing pieces for further support of the planking. Finally, I added the ply transom piece, following the same steps as used for the bulwark pieces. Bob
  20. rafine
    Beautiful work Joe. Well worth waiting for. Bob
  21. rafine
    Thanks so much arimagnus for the info on google. I've just bought the e-book. Bob
  22. rafine
    Tim, I've looked on Amazon, Abe and E-bay. That's where the $300 + prices were. Thanks for the offer on the pages. Let's see how it goes. Bob
  23. rafine
    Thanks Tim. I've tried to get the Reed book, but I've yet to find a copy for less than $350. No matter how helpful, that's a bit much. I have Chapelle's "American Sailing Ships", which also has info on PdN, but I'll take a look for the other one. Bob
  24. rafine
    As always Denis, your eye for detail is just wonderful. Bob
  25. rafine
    Thanks so much Zappto and the "likes". Bob

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