donrobinson

Looking good. I find with that deep char if I sand it enough to get it smooth and get all of the "shine" off of it glue will adhere just fine. Still a pain in the butt.

Beautiful work E.J., you deserve a trip to that lovely shelving unit of yours

Well it's been a month and I don't have much to show for it. Thanks to all for stopping in, for your likes and great comments. I bought an android box for my TV and have been wasting too much time watching that, great device but be careful!!. Here are some pictures of what little I have accomplished:
These are the completed demizanas and their rack
 

 
This is a before and after shot of the pedestals for the new stand I built. These are some sort of pistons that my favourite son-in-law(my only one) gave to me. I just turned them on the lathe to clean them up and size them, nothing to technical here.
 

Milling the slot for the keel, this is a piece of rosewood
 

This is all the pieces, the base is cherry. I drilled out the brass pedestals and epoxied some 1/8" brass pins in
 

And here it is assembled with four coats of poly. The brass pedestals were given two coats of spray lacquer 
 

These two pictures are showing the railing installed and the demizanas/rack installed
 

Here is a shot of one of the supporting posts down in the hold, complete with dust. lol
 

And this is how she looks this morning
 
Next up are some breast plates(I think that's what they are called) at the bow and stern then a top rail at the stern. Sorry no bow shots, there is some re-contruction going on that I am really not too proud of
Thanks for stopping in and enjoy your day

hey Ken,  Thanks for stopping in. I use the Sherline lathe, and in this case just rasps, files and sandpaper to do the shaping 

Just a thought on the hatch cover lifting rings, on my Trabakul build I used rope handles. Might be easier to scale down

Ahhh that is a good one. You brought tears to my eyes laughing

The blocks, especially the double ones, are a little big. I think once things are all finished on the deck, rigging and masting  there will be so much to look at that they won't be noticed. I would not worry about it too much, just one of those things to keep in mind for the next build. Your build is coming along great, nice work

The blocks, especially the double ones, are a little big. I think once things are all finished on the deck, rigging and masting  there will be so much to look at that they won't be noticed. I would not worry about it too much, just one of those things to keep in mind for the next build. Your build is coming along great, nice work

Too bad about the first one, this one should go easier for you

Well deserved awards, a very big congratulations to you

Well deserved awards, a very big congratulations to you

Just a thought on the hatch cover lifting rings, on my Trabakul build I used rope handles. Might be easier to scale down

I've been following along and this is real interesting. I actually checked out their site.......and it is so tempting

Sooooo looking forward to this Bob. Great choice!!

I fell behind on your build, Wow, have you got lots done. Very nice work

Sooooo looking forward to this Bob. Great choice!!

Sooooo looking forward to this Bob. Great choice!!

LOL, not only are your ship building skills innovative but also your communication skills 

I'm impressed, this is much more of a kit than I was expecting. The epoxy is for the exterior I'm assuming, did it come with the kit?

Just a thought on the hatch cover lifting rings, on my Trabakul build I used rope handles. Might be easier to scale down

Really coming along, looks good!

I fell behind on your build, Wow, have you got lots done. Very nice work

I've been following along and this is real interesting. I actually checked out their site.......and it is so tempting

Looks like quite the project, sorry can't help with the metal identification

First build under your belt and she looks great, I'll be watching for the start of the gunboat