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michael mott

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  1. These sorts of little jigs are so satisfying because as you demonstrate they are so helpful and easy to make. Michael
  2. Hi Nils one method I have found for creating curved U channels is to first anneal some thin wall brass tube then fill it with the appropriate diameter of styrene rod then bend it to the curve with finger’s then use a torch to burn out the styrene the file away the top slowly. And it would also work by just filing the top without the burning anyway. Michael
  3. Hi Nils just finished going through your build, wonderful creative work. I’m amazed by how fast you get the work done. Michael
  4. Love the lines drawings Keith, it is so satisfying hearing a pencil slide across the paper! And congratulations on the new addition to your family keen looking lad. Michael
  5. Now that's thinking outside the border! Michael
  6. Starting the back of the galley now. It is easier to work on it outside of the hull, l am amazed at how nice the maple that I cut from the big log 50 years ago still works and planes up with such a lovely lustre. I’m guessing it is because it has been air dried. Michael
  7. Thanks Tom I appreciate that. Thanks to everyone for your kind comments. I did some more work on the galley and have soldered the top to the sink and used the sheet metal drill for the drain pipe. I have given the wood a good coat of tung oil and will give it another coat later. Michael
  8. Looks like another great build about to start. I do enjoy all the historical context that you add Eric. Michael
  9. The lip is now cut and rounded on the edges I will be raising the top when I get it back in the boat. Michael
  10. Lovely work Richard also the cabinet in your earlier post. I am always on the lookout for salvageable wood for my model projects, it always breaks my heart to see an old house being crushed into matchsticks by huge machinery when much of the wood used could still be salvaged! The time is money myth will become apparent one day, but I digress. I am still using some of the eastern sugar maple that I acquired in 1973 as a six foot long green log after slabbing it up into quarters after taking a three inch plank from the centre for a coffee table and air drying the rest. It is what I am using for the interior of my Bristol pilot cutter. The deck is close grained salvaged old growth clear Douglas Fir. michael
  11. Hi Rob just catching up with your work, nice mod on the bow. The water reminds me of my immigration journey from the UK back in September 1967 we were on the Cunard ship the Sylvania during a force 10 for three days in the North Atlantic. 40 foot waves. Michael
  12. Keith , having spent the last hour and a half starting at the beginning, it looks like a marvelous project. I will most certainly be following along and gleaning tips from your ingenious problem solving skills. The comment about the breakfast counter made me laugh. It looks like you will have some fun with the bright-work and all those panels. Good to hear you are well, and getting stuck into the prep for the start of keel laying. Michael
  13. Just need to solder the top lip on and drill the hole for the drain the the sink should be ready, presently the countertop is at 28 1/2 inches I am wondering if it is a bit too low. Michael
  14. Thank you to everyone for the positive comments and welcome back. Michael
  15. Hello everyone I’m just getting my mojo back in the ship modeling world. I had a heart attack in November 2022 and am now recovered from that. I had a wonderful conversation with David Anscherl earlier this week and he challenged me to do something on the cutter within the next 2 weeks. Yesterday I dug in and am happy to say that I am enjoying the work I am going to continue with the galley area which also includes the chart table on the starboard side The first task was trying to remember just what I was doing, then deciding what was the next step. The galley counter needed to be drilled for the tap and then the sink needed some serious work to clean up the sloppy silver soldering. So a few custom sanding sticks are being used to tidy up the sink. Time for some lunch Michael
  16. Rob, Thanks for taking the time and energy to keep us all appraised of the ups and downs of this wonderful build. You have done to this layman at least an outstanding bit of research, and model-building in a way that has given me a much better appreciation for the shipbuilders art. A magnificent model of a beautiful ship. Congratulations. Michael
  17. Hi Keith, Tricky stuff rigging, you are doing a superb job, like Eberhard said not exactly friendly to the folk who are challenged, but then there are all sorts of activities that require great dexterity and visual skills, which you appear to have in spades. Lovely work as always. michael
  18. Lovely work Keith, I am surprised that the harnesses for the main sheet are just wire with no protection against chafing the wood boom. That wire would cut into the wood of the boom with the amount of pressure that the main would generate. Michael
  19. Ken the ducket is for exactly the same purpose, the clearances and loading restrictions that were part of the early English railway standards are likely the reason for the small protuberance. Grant thanks for coming along for the ride. Mike, thanks. Learning and sharing of information it one of the joys I find that this site does so well with all the contributors and their various builds. Michael
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