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    Work on the planking continues. I've now added the second layer of the wales and painted them black, and done the first two strakes of the lower planking, including the drop plank. Those lower strakes were given a rough sanding. If I had it to do again, I would probably not add the second wale layer until after doing the lower planking, since the the paint got pretty nicked up and will require extensive touch up later. In any event, I will now move on to the remainder of the first belt of lower planking. Bob
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    Great work on the carving Nigel. I can't even imagine doing all of that carving. BTW, I tend to agree with not painting, but obviously you are the one to judge what looks right to you. Bob
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    Brian, You are doing an absolutely great job on the rigging. Wonderful work. Bob
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    Thanks so much Thomas, Grant, Augie and the "likes". Right or wrong Thomas, that's how I feel as well. Bob
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    Thanks so much Nils, Nigel, George and Kevin for the very kind comments and also to the "likes". Bob
  6. rafine
    A beautiful piece of work Nigel. Bob
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    Back from another summer trip and eager to to get back to Cheerful. I chose to deviate from the sequence that Chuck and the other Cheerful builders have followed at this point. Rather than doing the wales and the lower planking, I decided to treenail the upper planking. My reasoning was simple -- I hate to do all of the treenailing at once, and this allowed me to break it up. The treenailing was done by the drill and fill method, but I chose to use a more visible filler, rather than the subtle ( and likely more accurate) route taken by Chuck. I must admit that I simply like the look of the more visible treenails better. After completing the treenails, I applied a coat of Wipe-on Poly as a sealer. Now I will move on to the wales and lower planking. Bob
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    Really great looking work Brian. The fix was perfect and well worth the effort, given the final result. Bob
  9. rafine
    Your planking is looking great Mike. Bob
  10. rafine
    A sigh of relief from all that the hull has recovered. The deck planking looks great. Bob
  11. rafine
    Frolick, your wildly over-generous comment is greatly appreciated. The future is now. I've gone in the other direction, and am now building Chuck's Cheerful cutter (the log is referenced in my signature). Bob
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    Thanks so much greatgalleons. I had the original kit, which had all kinds of problems. Basically, I discarded the kit parts. However, the gratings were an exception and I used them out of the box. Bob
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    Thanks so much Chuck, Augie, George and the "likes". Bob
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    Some further progress at the stern. First, I painted the counter planking red. Then I cut the fashion pieces from a boxwood sheet, bent them to shape and glued them in place. Bob
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    Thanks so much John and David for the very nice comments and also to the "likes". John, I promise that I didn't try to sneak it by you. Bob
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    Thanks so much Nigel and the "likes". I'd slow down Nigel if I thought that by doing so it would make anything I do look like your Mordaunt. Bob
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    Those windows are fantastic Nigel. I can imagine your needing a rest after doing them. Bob
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    Beautifully done Mick. Bob
  19. rafine
    Thanks so much Rusty and all of the "likes". Always appreciated. Bob
  20. rafine
    Great looking planking Grant. Bob
  21. rafine
    Summer is vacation time (although my family always asks what retired people take a vacation from ). As a result of the travel, progress slows considerably. I do have some new work to report. I've done the planking of the counter and the transom. The first step was to trim down the outer stern frames. I did this with a #15 Exacto saw blade initially, and then sanding sticks. The planking of both areas went relatively quickly and easily, with some shaping and bending of the planks. Next will be the fashion pieces and painting the counter. Bob
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    That's a lot of very nice work since your last update Ed. Into the homestretch now. Bob
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    I had no painting issues that I recall. I used pollyscale paints which are no longer available. Bob
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    Glad to see another picket boat. It was a fun model to build. I'll be following along. Bob
  25. rafine
    Looking great Nigel. I'm glad that you went with the treenails. It's a look that I like. Bob

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