JeffT

well done! that must have been a lot of work considering that Jim Beam was the beverage of choice.

I think this is the company Mark is referring to. These blades were recommended by Greg Herbert and they are good blades.
 
http://www.sawbird.com/scroll_saw_blades.htm
 
I ordered the double tooth reverse #3.

I think this is the company Mark is referring to. These blades were recommended by Greg Herbert and they are good blades.
 
http://www.sawbird.com/scroll_saw_blades.htm
 
I ordered the double tooth reverse #3.

Jeff...That's the ones!!!!!  Wonderful blades... I'm still testing but so far they are superior to anything I've seen.
 
 
Edit:
Yikes.. I just re-read what I wrote... that much excitement on my part about scroll saw blades.   I hope you'll excuse me, I need to see Dr. Per.

I think this is the company Mark is referring to. These blades were recommended by Greg Herbert and they are good blades.
 
http://www.sawbird.com/scroll_saw_blades.htm
 
I ordered the double tooth reverse #3.

I think this is the company Mark is referring to. These blades were recommended by Greg Herbert and they are good blades.
 
http://www.sawbird.com/scroll_saw_blades.htm
 
I ordered the double tooth reverse #3.

Another update. I am continuing to work on deck details. I have finished with the capstan and the mast boots and I'm now assembling carronades. The practicum was really confusing for carronades. It suggested edge gluing 2 pieces of 3/16 stock to make the center piece and then glue the sides to the top of the center piece. The plans show that the side pieces are glued to the edges of the center piece and not the top. Also the centerpiece should be 1/4" stock. I went with the plans. The assembly is pretty straight forward so I won't go into great detail. I have all of them built and painted now and I'm currently adding the casters and barrels. I had a heck of a time finding a color that looked right but settled on what you see in the pictures. I still need to build the ships wheel and will need to rig the carronades. There are 80 blocks that need to be rigged. I need minions to do that stuff. The blocks provided in the kit are a bit large and honestly just look plain ugly, so I will order some replacements. Thats it for now.
 
These are the parts for the carronades.

 
Parts with one assembled and painted. My adviser has suggested I leave the brass unpainted since its pretty.

 
Some partially assembled. You can also see the capstan and one of the mast boots.

 
The following is my highly technical way of painting a bunch of little things. These are the casters for the carronades.
 
Two-sided tape on card stock.

 
Primed.

 
Painted.

 
 

Glad to see you got the log back up. Shes looking good!

I use a mechanical lead holder with 4H lead from my drafting/architecture school days such as this:
 
http://www.utrechtart.com/Kohinoor-Adapto-Lead-Holder-MP38148-i1011444.utrecht
 
http://www.utrechtart.com/Prismacolor-Premier-Turquoise-Mechanical-Pencil-Lead-Refills--2-0-mm--pack-of-12-MP33300-i1010974.utrecht
 
and also a sharpener which gives a nice sharp point, like this:
 
http://www.utrechtart.com/Alvin-Small-Rotary-Lead-Pointer--Sharpener-For-Mechanical-Pencils-MP49597-i1017015.utrecht

Thanks for putting this back up. I really have enjoyed watching the progress!
Marc

Good to see your back. Now we can pick up from where you left off.

That brings me up to date for the pictures.