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  1. donrobinson
    Good Morning Robin, I promise more build even without more snow
  2. donrobinson
    Hey Mike good of you to stop by, Thanks. Also thanks for the weather update
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    Thanks Lawrence, hope your holiday was good and you are all rested up and ready to get back at your great build
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    Thanks Bob, that's a good point about the potatoes
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    Hi Zoltan, I tried something similar to that but I just could not get it to work with the .5mm thick planks. Worked real good with the 1.5 mm thick planks though.
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    Hey E.J. thanks for the compliment. Hoping the snow melts this week, I still need to put away lots of summer stuff. If you need any potatoes I still have lots in the garden.
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    Frank: Thanks so much for stopping in Ian: Thanks Ian, I tried to edge bend the .5 mm planks but all they did was want to kink just too thin so spiling was the next option. Not hard but a little time consuming and my scroll saw is in the garage which meant actually getting up and getting some exercise walking outside
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    You have done a nice job on the deck and all the hatches, it all looks nice and neat
  9. donrobinson
    These are showing her with the wales complete and with two coats of paint. Probably three more coats of paint and some touch ups on the hull and I will be able to finally start the planking of the deck and all it's furniture. Take Care
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    Normally waking up to this would have made me sick......but now I am retired so what this means now is more boat building . I am fairly sure yard work is done for the season so the shipyard will be in full swing now, hopefully. I have been fairly busy working on the Trabaccolo although what I have to show does not really show it. I have installed all the wales on both sides and have now started to paint the lower ones. The wales were two strakes of 1.5 x 5 mm(grey) and then 3 strakes of .5 x 5 mm(blue). The first two strakes of 1.5 mm went on with little problems, the .5 mm strakes required me to do some spiling at the stern and some minor tapering at the bow on the last strake. The procedure for spiling was to apply tape on top of last strake, trace outline on tape, apply tape to card stock and cut out, then trace outline on veneer and cut with scroll saw. Tape was added to veneer to prevent splintering. I trimmed excess using drum sander on mill, the use of the clip is very helpful when sanding .5 mm stock, it helps prevent it from bending and twisting. Final shaping was done by hand. There was a total of six spiled planks
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    Oh really!!!!! I did not see that. Sorry for misleading you. I will check my credit card and may have to cancel
  12. donrobinson
    You will have fun with that one Robin, If you are interested there is a new book in the Anatomy Of The Ship series called "The Athenian Trireme" coming out real soon, I have mine or order. Check out Amazon if you wish
  13. donrobinson
    Pin rails look good, I think I would consider pins in the bottom of the posts also. As for your sheave problem I would go to the Sherline site get a lathe and make my own ......Christmas is coming!!
  14. donrobinson
    Happy Birthday, looking forward to seeing some pictures of your progress
  15. donrobinson
    an amazing build, beautiful
  16. donrobinson
    I'm with Bob for the cleat placement, looking real good
  17. donrobinson
    Your ship is looking great, and you have my favourite drink !!
  18. donrobinson
    You are working your magic again Frank, real cool windows, doors and hole covers
  19. donrobinson
    I agree with John, although, flipping a coin is a scientific approach too
  20. donrobinson
    Yup she would have been some crowded on that deck, your pins look fine to me. As you showed in your previous post keeping them separate no one will know. All is good.
  21. donrobinson
    That was a good day for you, deadeyes and channels look good
  22. donrobinson
    I seen that but wasn't paying attention , sorry about that. Your photography is excellent
  23. donrobinson
    Good job on the planking, I'll be watching for more updates
  24. donrobinson
    Beautiful work, is that paint you apply to the deck then scrape it off?
  25. donrobinson
    Thanks for the pics

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