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  1. rafine
    "Incredible" is the only word that comes to mind druxey. Bob
  2. rafine
    Thanks so much Thomas and Kevin and the "likes". Bob
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    Nils, it is hard for me to comprehend what you can achieve at this small a scale. Remarkable work. Bob
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    Really well done Mike. Bob
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    Thanks so much Mike and druxey and the "likes". Very much appreciated.
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    Thanks so much Nils, Sjors and all of the "likes". Bob
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    I chose to begin the running rigging with the foresail halliard and the jib halliard and it's in haul and outhaul and then move on to the lower yard and it's rigging. The one item of note on the halliards is the traveler to which the jib halliard is attached. This was made from a ring formed from wire, to which a small brass shackle was attached. The shackle was one of those odd bits that we collect over the years. Fortunately, I had remembered to place the traveler on the bowsprit before I had done any of the standing rigging to the bowsprit. It would have been much more difficult to make it up in place now, rather than simply sliding the completed part on when I did. The lower yard had been made up and painted earlier, but still needed to be fitted out. This meant adding the foot ropes, the yard portion of the sling, the sheet blocks, the lifts, a truss, and the brace blocks and pendants. After these were all in place, the yard was mounted to the mast on the pin that had previously been mounted on the mast. The truss was then completed, securely holding the yard to the mast. After that I added the sling portion around the masthead and then ran the lifts through blocks hooked to eyes on the mast cap.The braces won't be run until later. I am now working on the topsail yard and it's rigging. Bob
  8. rafine
    Thanks so much Janet. One of the great things about MSW is that we can all learn from each other. Bob
  9. rafine
    Thanks so much Rich, Thomas and Mobbsie for the generous comments and also the "likes". Thomas, I don't know how good I am at rigging, but I really enjoy doing it and I'm sure that helps. Bob '.
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    That's a "wow" Nils. Bob
  11. rafine
    Remarkable work Paul. Bob
  12. rafine
    That is just so good druxey. Bob
  13. rafine
    Beautifully done Ken. Bob
  14. rafine
    Thanks so much druxey and the "likes". Bob
  15. rafine
    A very good looking rudder Mark. Bob
  16. rafine
    I'm really sorry to see what's been happening. I've been looking forward, as I'm sure you have, to progress on your build. Bob
  17. rafine
    Thanks so much Nigel, Dirk, Chuck, Sjors and Nigel for the really nice comments and thanks also to the "likes". It is the homestretch Chuck, but still a lot to do. Bob
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    Wonderful work, as always, Albert. Bob
  19. rafine
    I have now mounted the topmast and added the topmast stay, topmast shrouds and topmast backstay. These complete the standing rigging. The combination of scale, size and a relatively simple, but interesting, rig have made this a very enjoyable process. Now, it is time to turn to the yards and running rigging. Bob
  20. rafine
    Very nicely done on the carvings Ken. Bob
  21. rafine
    Thanks so much Thomas, Nils, George, Tom and Sal for the nice comments and also the "likes". Always appreciated. Bob
  22. rafine
    Since everyone seems to be voting, I'll throw in my two cents. I left my carriages entirely natural, but if I had painted them, I would have gone with all red. Whatever you choose Chuck, they will look great, like everything else on your build. Bob
  23. rafine
    The dreaded ratlines turned out to not be so dreaded at all. Primarily, this was because there was only the lower shrouds on one mast to do. It just never seemed the endless task that I had encountered on Essex, for example. Like riding a bike, tying clove hitches is something that just comes back to you, once you start doing them again. Having said this, I'm still glad to be done with them and moving on to the topmast and it's rigging. Bob
  24. rafine
    Wonderful rigging work Sal. Bob
  25. rafine
    Clever way to achieve the desired result. Beautifully done. Bob

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