Chuck

Every piece of wood is different. That will happen. It happens to me as well. How thick is your blade? I use .30 which minimizes deflection. The thinner the blade the more deflection you will experience.

That look so good. Very nice work. Precise and clean...😃

That looks pretty good. The aft window needs to be lowered but i know how hard it is to tack everything in place. You did a fine job.

Im the worst person to ask about colors. But I will say that you certainly did a fine job on the bolsters. Indeed they are tricky. Maybe I should add a fourth extra pair of blanks. i went through many attempts as well. But its smooth sailing from here on out!!! Nicely done.

You should have some wiggle room to split the difference and slide it over a bit. But in the end when you fair the frames it should all work out.

No need to rush on the glass...they will get dirty and collect dust. You can wait up to the very end to install the glass. In fact its better that you do.

Beautiful work Ben

Really nice progress. The model looks great.

Nice start! You go slow and steady....but remember to have fun. The biggest issue will be resisting the urge to speed along....just keep it slow and steady.

Sawdust at last!!! Wonderful news and I will happily follow along.

Nicely done Ryland. You are in the home stretch!!!

Nice work....I missed this topic. Your rope looks great. Keep up the good work. Once you get the hang of using the Syren Rope Rocket it becomes second nature. Remember to make a recipe card as the results will be same each time you use it. Chuck

Only those for the butt joints. The others you can but dont drill all the way through the frames behind them.

I tried not to go through the frames too much. Certainly not all the way through. For the butt joints I squeezed them in the best i could. There are some that say the but joints would fall between frames and a backer block inserted between the frames to allow for nailing. Rather than show this, I just squeezed the nailing in best i could making them as shallow as I could just in case I mussed a frame.

Beautiful work. Its really coming together.

Its impossible to say other than you need to pre bend it more. Just keep at it and one will finally make the cut.

That looks really excellent. Its really shaping up. 😀

The one obvious solution to this common problem is one that is rarely mentioned these days. I feel compelled to mention that it works quite well. I realize it may not be possible in some areas of the country but it does work well. I am of course talking about local clubs. Years ago this was how most folks got their wood stock or their rope, or books and research.... but local clubs started shrinking in the 2000's. The internet played a huge role in this and its a shame. My local NJ club has many members that have some or even all the tools needed to mill wood. Its was not uncommon (pre-pandemic) for our guys to get together and help each other out in this regard. This includes pooling $$$ and resources to buy a Club ropewalk, or buy a large quantity of boxwood reducing costs, or pear etc. Then we get together for a fun day to reduce the labor and time to make some sawdust and deliver the needed materials etc. Folks in my club drop by all the time to make their own rope or use my saws and machines. I know it can be hard for individuals to join a club locally and I have about 100 customers right here in NJ who despite being prompted/encouraged to join our New Jersey club, just havent done so. I am unsure why. Many might be scared or nervous becaus e they might be new and fear if they are not master builders they cant join. Nonsense!!! Everyone is welcome and we have so much to offer. I would recommend that you sit in on a zoom meeting and join us. Pre-pandemic.... I have had guys from my club over all the time to use my machines and resources.....and other club members do the same depending on where you are in the state. In fact we always met in my shop once a month just together outside of our regularly scheduled meeting at the public Library. I would recommend and urge all of you to join a local club or even try to start one if none exists in your area. Use Model Ship World as a good starting point. Try to start one in your geographic area or find out if one already exists. James you live less than 20 minutes from me. If we werent in this pandemic I would invite you to our club meetings and over to my shop. I cant possibly cut and sell wood for the masses through Syren for all the reasons already mentioned. But for our local close knit group we do it all the time. If I cant do it there are at least a dozen New Jersey club members that would have. I would have shipped them the billets and they would have cut the planking strips for you no questions asked. Its what makes a local club so wonderful invaluable to be a part of. You should consider it....Contact Bill our current President with any questions. We would love to have you. http://www.shipmodelsocietyofnewjersey.org/ Our club routinely shares tools, materials, books and plans......and most important our time and love for the hobby. If it wasnt for this pandemic, I would have invited you over and got you in front of my Byrnes saw and you would have been milling your own strips in about 20 minutes. Thats the value of joining a local club and at least a dozen of the guys would have offered the same. I have two Byrnes saws and many club members have even more. Once you learn how.....borrowing a saw or other tools is a wonderful resource. I recently shipped my mini-lathe to a club member who used it and then returned it promptly when he was done using it. For those of you in an area that doesnt already have a club....you dont need 50 people or even 20 people to form a club. If you can find 4 or 5 guys close enough, you have the start of what could be a great group. Chuck

Kids are al busy....taking MCATs or exams or working. Its just one of those things....we have all been there. Cant wait till its all done though.

No not really. Too much going on out of the shop lately. My son is buying a house up in the woods and we are doing lots of work on ours as well. So I am trying to beat the weather getting too cold. Its all outside work. Gonna be a few weeks before I can even consider making saw dust. The shop has almost come to a halt. My old 100 year old house needs the front porch knocked down and rebuilt before the winter rolls in. Its an old wrap around open porch that is ready to fall down. Gonna take a while. Got an old detached garage now condemned which is also coming down. Some of the guys here have seen it. Im getting too old for this stuff.

I dont think its recorded. Its too bad you cant attend. Anyone can attend. I posted just because I knew that many would be interested in this. The moment a credible set of plans can be developed for something like this you can guarantee I would produce something for you guys. In fact, as we speak I am researching with another one of our club members a project for an American subject that has been mostly ignored by kit makers. I hope to produce something for this as my next project before I attempt something larger again. Its a small subject and it will be great to focus on an early 19th century early American craft. More on that as it gets started. Chuck

Good Morning everyone, Our next meeting is this coming Tuesday, October 27, 2020 at 7:00 PM. Our Tech Session for this meeting will be presented by Susan McClure, Executive Director of the Vermont Maritime Museum. She will discuss her museums efforts to find the USS Spitfire, which was sunk in 1776, in Lake Champlain, during the battle of Valcour Island. Not only did they find the wreck. They are in the process of raising the necessary funds to raise and displayed it. She will also discuss their model ship collection. This presentation is not to be missed. If you know someone who would like to attend as a guest, that’s great. Let us know and we will send an invitation. We need to know because they will show up in a waiting room and the meeting host needs to let them in. Below is the link to the meeting. Note that if you do not have a smart phone, tablet, or computer that has a microphone you can dial in. If you click the link, you do not have to also dial in. That is only if you do not have a microphone. Topic: Ship Model Society of New Jersey Club's Zoom Meeting Time: Oct 27, 2020 07:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) Regards, Tom Ruggiero Secretary/Treasurer and Past President SMSNJ

Nicely done indeed!!! 😀 Your photos show how nice the cedar looks with the poly on it. A very nice color and a crisp and clean hull. chuck

Excellent!!😀

That is looking good.