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Trussben
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Hi mark, a steady pace is better than stopped! I would be like you if I was doing a V2.0, slow and making a lot of checks - you seem to have that well under control. Ben -
Hi Chris, nice to see another Confederacy build, seems like quite a few starting since the beginning of the year, have fun. Ben
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Stove looks great in place Remco! Another tour de force! Ben
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Just want to echo everybody else Danny, and it really does look like a different model to the one in the before pics. Ben
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Awesome looking hull Ed, up to your usual fantastic standards, i think it will take me quite a while longer than 5 months to get to that stage on Pegasus. Ben
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Thanks Rusty and Augie and the likes. Augie - she will be bigger than the Confed, but small compared to the next way in the future project. Ben
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Small update, Stem Pieces, Lower and Upper Apron and Fore Deadwood completed and glued to the keel. I used some bamboo treenails and a #65 bit to add some heavy reinforcement to these pieces as you can see. Now I need to do the tapering up/down from 14" at top to 10" and the keel. I have started making the aft deadwood pieces from 15" stock. ben
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Sweet Danny. Ben
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Moving along nicely Sjors, look forward to seeing much more of her. Ben
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Hi As Augie said, there's always plenty of other things to prepare for, ships boats if you intend to do them, making and rigging all the cannons would be a great one to get out of the way, just be sure to make a mockup and test on the model to make sure the heights are correct to your gunports before the production line starts cranking them out! Ben
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Sweet!!!!!!! How did you do the framing around the cutaway section, single fancy cut like I did or 3 planks like Chuck? Ben
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Sorry to hear about your decision but understand why you have come to it! I will watch v2.0 along with everyone else and greatly enjoy seeing what you come up with. Ben
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Work has started on the lower apron, this is one complicated piece to make, I started by cutting the pattern out on 18" stock and trying at the moment to refine its shape to fit the stem pieces. I actually cut two out and I will use one to practice cutting the steps for the cant frames. This could take a while! Ben
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Very nice start to the lower planking Augie, any chance of seeing shots of the stem and stern? Spiling jig in use yet? Ben
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Thanks for the great step by step Danny, will keep on file. Ben
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A Small Update, Keel has been completed and false keel added, I like the contrast between the swiss pear and the boxwood, now I have started on the stem pieces. ben EDIT - Added missing picture back that was lost. 4-2-14
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Looks really good to me Rusty, scale looks correct and not too big. And modifying chucks 12 pounders is a nice touch. Ben
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Wow ED, that is some tricky work to cut those mortises like that - don't think I could even attempt that, well done! Ben
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Have a great day Rusty. Ben
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Very nicely painted upper works Augie! But now the real test begins! Just remember to trim your prespiled planks to fit your hull, it won't be the same as chucks, you have to adjust every plank! Keep your garboard low at the last bulkhead before the stem or your planking will ride up. Ben
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Piece of advice when you start again Iran, make your own keel clamp that holds the ENTIRE keel, not a few points or half the keel, the entire keel! I used some scrap wood screwed to a 2x4 which worked great for me, and don't take it out of there for more than a few minutes. I look forward to seeing you start up again. Ben
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Hi Iran, sorry to hear the twist/warping has not abated, can you try and get a head on pic so we can see where and how bad it is if possible???? Is it down the long length of the hull or one bulkhead just twisted? If it's down the long length you may be able to correct it with some stragically placed fillers, but if ME will send you new parts then I would agree with Chuck to restart. Nothing more important than having that skeleton perfect, even if it takes a month to get it that way! Good luck man! Ben
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