michael mott

Floyd Walmart, I paid $6 per tin for it, I don't normally shop there but they were the only supplier within 50 miles.

michael

Floyd, I don't know what to tell you about the decking, but I have a good friend who fixes fiberglass boats and he swears by Krylon Spectrum paint, I have purchased the same but have not had the warm weather yet to spray outside, also I need to finish other bits first.

Michael

 

You're weaving them yourself ?

Made me laugh Bob

Now off to Jasper back in a few days.

Michael

Johann, it is such a joy to see such craftsmanship.

michael

Steve this is looking great and the thing is that you have already had her in the water, I am envious! I am looking forward to that day as well.

Michael

Grant, Tom, Row, Pete and Edwin, Thanks for the kind words and for all the likes. I have not had a lot of time in the shop the last couple of days and tomorrow I will be taking a few days up at Jasper Park Lodge for the Alberta Libraries Conference. Will bring back pics of the mountains. I hope to catch up on some reading about sail making because that aspect is beginning to loom large (sorry Bob) and I need to learn quite a few things. I am sitting hear drooling over the cover photo of the August 2009 issue of Wooden Boat magazine The image of a Gill Smith look-a-like by Lance Lee some absolutely seductive lines on a boat if ever there was some.

I have almost finished the second pair of hinges and have been taking a lot of pictures. I will be posting a step by step set in the metalwork area. This method of making hinges can apply to a lot of different hinge shapes. I will also detail the small countersink that I needed to make for them.

Michael

 

Bob, it looks to me like you've got plenty of talent and no need to be humble.

Hear Hear!

The model is looking very nice Bob, those line show up very well, planking ought to just flow like butter.

Michael

Very nice straps Remco, did you heat treat (anneal) the brass or bend them hard?

Michael

Glad to see you back. Very sweet looking boat.

Michael

the perseverance pays in the end, nice work Bob.

Michael

Rich since you are only cutting short lengths, you can also use a jewelers saw to cut the brass.

The particular strip of .25mm brass was originally cut from a standard KS sheet of brass that you can purchase at the hobby shops. I needed some strips that were 3/8th by .010" which is basically the same as .25mm. I cut the bit strips on the table saw some time ago, by sandwiching the sheet between some plywood and using a sled. but that is another kettle of fish.

Here is a step by step I just did to show what I mean using the jewelers saw.

1 tape the .25mm ( .010") to the edge of a piece of thin wood, leaving the 1mm+ overhanging the edge, this gives the metal a lot of support

2 using the finest blade you can find and then using a jewelers saw cut along the line holding the saw at an proximately 45 degree angle this makes the teeth seem closer together, (it's the geometry)

cut with a smooth and gentle motion

The set up of the camera took much longer than the cut which took about 30 - 40 seconds

Anything much thinner than this you can cut with a good pair of scissors, in fact I did cut a small strip off the end of this brass strip with a pair of scissors.

Michael

Looks good Denis, a neat tip with the shim to give the right amount to the fan.

Michael

The launch is looking very good Steve.

Michael

Ed it is great to read your methodology nice tip with the steel straight edge.

Michael

Mauro, it is great that you have found some more time to work on your model. Good looking stitching on the sails.

Michael

An interesting bit of Kit, for sure.

Michael

That looks like a good clean design Steve.

Michael

A good looking start on a very nice looking hull shape, I will be following along as well.

Michael

Congratulations Albert, a very clean piece of shipbuilding.

Michael

Congratulations Garward, on your award, and stay safe.

Michael

Karl, I also enjoyed combing through the photographs on your site. and thank you for the information regarding the metal.

Michael

Steve the white stripe really helps to define the shape of the hull, nice job.

Michael

Ed it really is like watching a full size ship going together, Your attention to these small details in both the historical commentary and the model are exemplary.

Michael

Karl, the barrel looks very convincing indeed. what temperature metal did you use?

Michael

Hmmmmm tough situation there! can tou use a different bottle so that you do not have to rebuild the whole thing?

Michael