Salty Sea Dog
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Hi David! The oar locks were fun but awkward to hang on to and wrap! I'm loving the Sharpie build! Hi Russ! Thanks for stopping by. Your schooner is amazing and I've been lurking at your build awaiting more details! Your jig is great! On a non-related topic, the best doughnut I've had was at the Krispy Kreem in Biloxi years ago. I don't know what they were doing different, but it's a good thing I don't live too close! -
Great looking build Russ!
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If you make hamburgers out of those big woodchucks, wouldn't that be ground chuck?
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Hi David! This is a gorgeous boat -really nice work!! I love the colors you used. Can you tell me what brand of acrylic 'medium gray' you used? I think it's the perfect blue-gray shade.
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Hi Augie! Just popping out of lurker mode to say wonderful job! Your ship is amazing!
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Hi mog! Your scratch builts look really good -nice job!
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Hi Robbyn! I was fooling around with some shellac tonight and did a quick test on a piece of a cellophane wrapping to see if the color might work for your windows. The drop on the "77" is garnet shellac from the jar on the left and the drop on the "66" is blonde shellac from the jar on the right. The blonde is too clear I think. The glob to the left of the garnet shellac is varnish and it was way too thick. I put a drop of thinner in the middle of it and it is too clear and still too thick. If you would like to experiment with some garnet shellac, send me a pm and I'll mail you enough shellac flakes to mix up a cup. P.S. -I hope your other half can get into ship building with you!
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Haha! Robbyn, your thread is one of the most interesting reads on this forum! Full of obstacles. twists and unexpected stabbings! And this latest caper - who would of thought that the pug did it. Wait a minute...didn't you say you also had a cat? It would be just like a cat to set the pug up as a Patsy for this. While you are busy at work, the cat is batting the missing piece around in a rousing game of kitchen hockey. The game doesn't end until the piece is beyond paw's reach beneath the stove or refrigerator. I have seen this kind of thing before... On the other hand, if this truly is the work of the pug, the unique stomach acids of the pug may provide the ultimate etched patina to the missing part. This could lead to future posts of gravy covered gun ports!
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I'd agree - the practice has made your veneer planking fantastic!! Nice job!
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Hi David! Thanks for re-posting this. I was forced to get a Sharpie kit after seeing your original build log! Beautiful work!
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Hi Wayne! Thanks for the kind comments. Lol about looking for stuff on the floor. I wonder how much time ship modelers spend looking for stuff on the floor (or on the bench)? If you were to add up the time spent looking for tiny pieces by all ship modelers per year, I wonder how many days that would be?
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BEESWAX FOR SHIP MODEL RIGGING
Salty Sea Dog replied to vas1949's topic in Masting, rigging and sails
Noob question: Do you typically not wax the ends of lines that will be served and then dab wax on them afterwards or wax them after a line is already rigged in place. Thanks Jay and Crackers - I appreciate your help! -
Hi Sarah! Thanks for stopping by. And thanks again for your work getting the calendar thing going! Hi Brian! I'm glad I'm not the only one spending a lot of time looking on the floor! I even keep a bright LED flashlight on hand to help find the stray boogers! Does Canada have gun shops that cater to folks that do re-loading and black powder? That's where I ended up finding this stuff. My avatar is our dog Buster and he's a great little buddy!
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Thanks for taking the time to show how that was done -much appreciated!
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Thank you for that Old Sea Dog! I'm humbled to have you think that. I have a lot I still need to learn. Rigging for one. There are others on this forum who truly are masters. Check out Remco's Kingfisher in the scratch builds. This guy is good! edit: I tried to add a link to Remco's build but messed it up somehow
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Hi Michael - Very slick adjustable fence! I see how the center wedge would move the outer fence, but what keeps the outer fence from moving away from the center wedge and right side piece? It looks like the center wedge is held to the right side piece with the clear plastic but I'm missing something on how they stay together. Thanks for showing that.
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7) The Return of Making some little stuff: Hello again! This thread is in need of some pictures. I had asked Mario aka Cap'n Rat Fink how he got the color on the hinges of his HMS Bounty Launch and he said that he had used a flat black acrylic paint from Walmart. So I got some and tested it on some scrap brass. I also found some Birchwood Casey Perma Blue that I forgot I had and tried some of it too. I fooled around, and under the guidance of Bosun Rat Fink, worked out a mix of the two (shown later). The sample on the left is the Perma Blue. At the risk of too much info, here's a series of pics on making the boat's hatchet. The handle started out as a 3mm x 3mm strip and I marked off some shoulder cuts to match the width of the blade. The initial curves were then made in the remainder of the handle length and a shallow tenon was formed for the blade. The blade was folded around the handle and soldered and filed to sharpen it. The handle was finished with shellac. I really liked how it looked but the shiny brass was a bit wrong for a whaleboat hatchet head. Kinda looked like one of those fancy Liam Neeson hand planes! The Bosun Rat Fink custom finish blend was applied to the brass to complete it. Although this is just a minor part of the build, it was a lot of fun and felt like a model in itself. After looking at some of the Lagoda photos in the "To Make a Whaleboat" book, I decided to try wrapping the oarlocks with sewing thread. I really am all thumbs, and my thumbs and fingers seem to be getting wider with age and it's messing with my dexterity. At this rate, I think I will be able to flip pancakes with my thumbs in 2 more years! After wrapping the oarlocks, I de-fuzzed the thread with a soldering iron. The camera shows some tiny fuzz that I missed. Oh well...
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Hi Michael! I don't know if a variation of my bandsaw jig would help you set up for repeatable thickness cuts, but maybe it will give you some other ideas. The jig works as an index on the outside of the cut so the fence would be moved over til the piece of wood touches. The adjustment is 1/4-20 threads on mine (.050"/turn) but a finer thread could be used or a bigger adjustment knob with index markings. The jig rides in the saw's miter slot and the lock-down knobs keep your setting when you move the jig out of the way. I've shown it on a tablesaw in the pictures to hopefully give you some ideas. FYI- The paint stirring stick on my jig is a sacrificial strip that I run through the bandsaw blade to insure it's parallel in case the tilting table is a hair off . I actually keep the jig clamped to the table and use it as my primary fence on the bandsaw because I found if my blade is going to drift going through figured woods, it drifts the other way.
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Hi Alex! Very nice job on your Norden! Well done!
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Hi Keith - The guitar thing is just a hobby now. It started as a hobby and then repair become my full-time occupation after moving to Kansas. I kind of got burnt out with it and I am just now getting back to it as a hobby after a hiatus of a few years. I learned that turning your passion into work can take the fun out of it. I've been trying to play for years and although I have fun, I kind of stink at it. I'm much better working on them than playing them!
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Oh man!! That is really cool Daniel. Great job!
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MONTANES by Garward - OcCre
Salty Sea Dog replied to Garward's topic in - Kit build logs for subjects built from 1751 - 1800
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Nice job Richard! The wiring to the light is a nice touch! Will it actually be able to light up Inside when you're done?
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Hi Michael! Thanks for the awesome comments and stopping by to see my build. The pinned bridle joint was my favorite part to make and the ax was my 2nd favorite! I'm anxiously awaiting another Wasa fix from your build! I've been thinking ahead to when I build my Wasa and that maybe instead of the blue or red color scheme, trying to make it look the way it does now. I think it's gorgeous! But then I can see the beauty in something like a rusty '46 Dodge pickup.
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Hi Josh! Your skipjack is looking really good! I'm no expert, but I think you would be able to get a cleaner look doing the deck before the cabins and hatches. I beleive that most boats have an anti-fouling paint applied below the waterline to try to ward off worms and barnacles and stuff that's usually a different color, so I think that's why the waterline is important. Maybe someone that actually knows more will say for sure!
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