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Trussben

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  1. Frank was the parts guy, sorry to hear he retired. ben
  2. Got to agree, looks excellent. Ben
  3. Hi Chris and nice to see your other model. I look forward to seeing more of her and I'm glad you are getting a little modeling time in between changing diapers. Ben
  4. Yep - that's a fine ships boat. I will have to try out this dullcote stuff. Ben
  5. Sweet guns mobbsie! I'm just starting the same job on my Confed. Wish I was as fast as you. Ben
  6. Hi and thanks. @ Bob - As my old gran would say " Variety is the spice of life ". @ Druxey - I'm still raising frames slowly @ Rusty - thanks man. Here is frame 1 fore raised. ben
  7. Nice work Rusty, Funny how you remember things from the Confed build, I'm not installing my trim until much later on as I don't want to waste my boxwood. Ben
  8. Hi Sjors, don't worry as I don't know what I'm doing half the time! I look forward to seeing Anja's dark side career begin, believe me it is a steep learning curve but its extremely enjoyable, I'm sure you will get hooked while you watch her build Hannah, what wood did she decide to build it with? Ben
  9. Nice to see some build updates Andy, your log does seem to have the tendency of wandering off the beaten path, but it normally comes back. Enjoy the lake mate. Ben
  10. It was a bit strange to be looking at a swamp donkey again, I had enough of those meetings when I lived in northern maine. Keep going Augie. Ben
  11. Hi JP, The sheer of the wales is a little off but damn it looks good to me!! I think you may have a munity in your hands if you paint the hull, I really think you should wait to make that decision until you get the bulwark planking on, you may change your mind when you see it in its overall state, just a thought. Ben
  12. First pic shows all frames made except 3rd. Second shows how I made the 3rd top timber which has the big cast. third shows frame treenailing completed. four and five show dead flat frames being raised. I will maybe get some more done this weekend but I want to switch back onto the Confederacy for a little while. ben
  13. All frames are completed and treenailed, I will post some pictures tomorrow after I get the dead flat frames raised. I am going to use boxwood scrap to use as spacers between the tops of the frames and I will also treenail the frame into the rising wood for more strength. Ben
  14. Yep, nice start to another beautiful Syren Thomas. Keep the updates coming. Ben
  15. Ron, I actually like the look, but as you already said, as long as you learn something from every mistake you make in this hobby, then whatever happens its worth it. Ben
  16. Glad the damage was not extreme! Murphy was not with you I guess! Ben
  17. Augie - that rigging looks SWEET, really well done! Have you put in the order for the Essex yet?? Ben
  18. Hey grant, it seems like you and me both have issues with painting, I'm having issues with acrylic on my Confed carriages, hope to figure it out next week with a new tube and different dilutions. But my cannons turned out well. Hope you get over the hump more easily than me. Ben
  19. Congrats Tony, As a recent Byrnes Saw owner I can only say you made the right choice, you will adore it. Only things I think you should maybe of got were the slitting blades and zero inserts, I find I dont use the carbide blade a lot, more the 0.040 slitting blade. You should try the Disc sander next - an absolute wonderful machine as well. ben
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