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  1. rafine
    Thanks so much Sal, Albert and the "likes". Bob
  2. rafine
    Beautifully done Paul. Bob
  3. rafine
    Thanks so much Ken, Grant and the "likes". Bob
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    Thanks so much Chuck, George and the "likes". Chuck, I thought that the deadeye grooves didn't look right and I probably should have asked you about it at that point. Bob
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    It seems that once I start on the rigging, it's very difficult for me to stop. Two almost full days of work have resulted in completing the lower backstays and the forestay. The work was relatively straightforward. The lines were served at their upper ends. The large 5 hole deadeye for the forestay had been supplied by Chuck with the set of plans. I made the fiddle blocks using 1/4" and 3/16" blocks attached to one another. Attachments to the chainplates were done with Chuck's 4mm hooks. BTW, while I was doing the backstays, I made the entry rope stanchions from wire and added them in holes drilled in the rail. Before adding the topmast, I'm going to bite the bullet and do the ratlines next. Bob
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    Remarkable what you can do at that small scale Nils. Bob
  7. rafine
    Thanks so much Martin and the "likes". Bob
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    Thanks so much Mark and the "likes". Bob
  9. rafine
    Coming along great Erik. Bob
  10. rafine
    Lovely work Mike. Bob
  11. rafine
    Nicely done Martin. What a shame that those bulkheads will never be seen. Bob
  12. rafine
    Thanks so much Nils, Ken, Sal, Mobbsie, George and Rusty for the generous comments and thanks also to the "likes". Rusty, I'll do the best I can, but at my age remembering is getting harder every day. Bob
  13. rafine
    Rigging continues with the addition of the pendants and their tackle, and the shrouds. The pendants were done as a single rope put over the masthead with a simulated eye splice. The line was served for it's full length. The tackles were rigged as shown on Chuck's plan. The tackles were tied off temporarily until after the shrouds were in place. The shrouds were made up in pairs and placed over the pendants. They were all served on their upper portions. I did not serve the full length of the foremost shroud because that was a done to prevent chafing by a lower square sail, and it does not appear that these cutters carried such a sail. After the shrouds were in place and the laniards tied off, I added the sheer poles. The last task was to finally adjust and tie off the pendant tackles and add rope coils. Next up will be the lower backstays and the forestay. Bob
  14. rafine
    Very nicely done Mark. Bob
  15. rafine
    Thanks so much Thomas and the "likes". Bob
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    That's a lot of great looking ratlines Sal. Well done. Bob
  17. rafine
    I'll add "fantastic" to all of the other adjectives already used. Bob
  18. rafine
    Thanks so much Tom and Grant and the "likes". Bob
  19. rafine
    Very nice work Sal. I have generally followed Lees for rigging practice, and he shows the futtock staves outboard of the shrouds. Bob
  20. rafine
    Thanks so much Nils, Sal, druxey, Chuck, Ken and Greg H. and the "likes". Chuck, you're so right. I already wonder why it seemed so hard. Ken, at the bowsprit tip there are four brass eyes glued into drilled holes. Bob
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    Rigging has begun. The first step (while I was making up the spars) was to assemble, and learn how to use, Chuck's Servomatic serving machine. Assembly was straightforward, but my learning was not. I had never served line before and through no fault of the machine, my own stupidity and clumsiness provided an obstacle. Once I overcame those, the machine works great and I'm now serving away with ease. Of course, the first line done, the bobstay, is served for it's full length. The bobstay and the the bowsprit guys, the other lines I've done, also employed Chuck's 4mm hooks. These were another first for me and a product that I highly recommend. I've always enjoyed rigging, and I'm happy to be at it again. Next up will be the burton pendants and then the shrouds. Bob
  22. rafine
    Beautifully done Mike. Bob
  23. rafine
    Looking good Rusty. Save your postage, the last thing you need is help from me. Bob
  24. rafine
    Thanks so much Dirk, Rusty, Nils, Sjors (I think), Joe and all of the "likes". Always appreciated. Bob
  25. rafine
    Before doing the rigging of the bowsprit, I decided to make up the topmast, the yards and the boom and gaff. Lacking a lathe, I proceeded in my usual fashion of beginning with round dowels and building up, where necessary on the topmast and yards, to create eight sided sections. I start by filing the appropriate section to a square, then adding boxwood strip to build up the square, filing to an eight sided shape, and then blending the sections by sanding. In each instance, the dowels were tapered by hand sanding and shoulders were filed in where required (topmast head, boom and gaff ends). Sheaves were drilled and cut in on the topmast and lower yard. Jaws were cut from boxwood sheet and added to the boom and gaff. Lastly, cleats were cut from boxwood strip and added to the yards and boom. A fid was added to the topmast. The topmast was stained golden oak and the head and doubling were painted black. The yards, boom and gaff were painted black. Bob

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