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Jparsley

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  1. Not much to add as life's been a little busy just not in the building department Started on the second layer of the hull and waiting for my blackening agent to get here would really like to have black cannons and eye boots for the gun rigging any ideas also was thinking of using a dark red mahogany stain on the walnut planking any ideas how that would turn out? Any suggestions would be helpful thanks guys
  2. Very nice looking Tom Are you sure this is your first build I'm so impressed Glad to see some new pictures
  3. I'm having a problem with ca thick and thin adhering my first layer of planking to my second layer it just won't stick Any ideas what's wrong both are bare wood one Ramon wood the other I believe is walnut
  4. Ok from last post my daughter needed her own boat to play with so here it is I made a dinghy for a dingy girl Hope it looks good to yall she's not impressed but she is only 4 yrs old
  5. I think it looks great Unless your into super details that won't be seen I think leaving the one side bear is fine
  6. Ok thank you now next question how do you prep the wood
  7. My little admiral decided I was making her a party barge and decorated her boat
  8. She's taking shape the bow keel was a pain it needed modification to fit but she's looking good to me any ideas guys
  9. Hey guys in a bit of a situation I'm here in the states and I am looking to get a good brand of paint for working with wood on my boat I've seen the recommendation for plastics as above but what's good for wood
  10. Ok guys I am a wood idiot my al instructions suck what does a price of Ramin 6x5x730 look like please I'm desperately trying to figure out black and white instructions with no previous wood knowledge thanks
  11. Thank you please see my build log for any additional comments I need them lol
  12. Ok here we go First layer done hopefully correctly She was a fun one to do Lots of learning involved
  13. As I have yet to do my second layer is it thicker like the first layer or just the very thin veneer type stuff
  14. Thank you Todd appreciate your input sounds like a great plan and the pictures are very helpful
  15. No the upper decks are only nailed down for now and the wheel was just sat on the get an idea where they go thank you for the input please let me know if anything else looks goofy
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