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Trussben

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  1. Take it easy grant, she'll be waiting for you when ure ready. Remember - it ain't a race, it's a marathon and all that counts is that you finish. Ben
  2. Well done Jim, you have made superb progress!! I hope mine look half as good when I get started. Again well done. Ben
  3. Hi Anja, good to see you back hard at work on the moon, looking good. Ben
  4. Thanks Jim and JP. Cant wait to see how much I get, then spend it all at Byrnes toy store.
  5. Have you tried Jeff Hayes @ Hobbymill?? He ships all over the world and can normally supply anything, the shipping price may be expensive though. You can get to his site from a link on the main forum page. ben
  6. Awesome job on those joints there Rusty, Good practice for the ECHO and BOMB. Do you use chisels and files for the mortices only?? ben
  7. Hi Grant - Yeh, I'm not sure which it is either but then ignorance can sometimes be bliss. Sjors - First purchase will be the Jim Byrnes table saw with a few add-ons, we will see how much if any money is left after that. ben
  8. Well this is a happy day! I was just informed by my boss that we will be receiving a bonus cheque this year!! :-)) I asked the admiral of the house and she said I can spend it how I wish!! I told her that Byrnes model machines was gonna take the lot to upgrade my workshop with some fine tools to help start my darkside career, she smiled sideways and said " whatever you need ". Ahhh! Love works in soooo many ways! Ben
  9. Augie, I feel that we deserve some sort of update to keep us away from these diversions that plague your build log! I don't care what it is, even a pic of you snow shoveling will do :-) Ben
  10. Wow Bob - very nice setup you have there!! Some nice machines which will help a lot. I'm still in the process of getting everything I want for scratch building, money is my issue!! Have fun. Ben
  11. Awesome work with that ebony ring Danny, i know it's so hard but very brittle as well, looks great finished. Ben
  12. Well done and some great progress there Sjors, you will be in the rigging soon!!! Ben
  13. Good to see you pounding along again, won't be long until you finish covering her bones. Ben
  14. Wow mobbsie, back to flank speed I see, can't wait to see the second planking finished tomorrow. :-) Ben
  15. Very nice work there, another beautiful Syren, Chuck must be so proud. Ben
  16. Now Now Rusty, Dont set him off!! Remember Im doing 3 builds the same as you! Sjors - I think Rusty would have more experience than I on tying ratlines anyway - send the Mirage to him for a few weeks, he can try 4 builds at once. ben
  17. I just used a curved xacto blade to scrape and scrape and scrape the glue residue away, it took a while but it can be done. Ben
  18. Well done Rusty reaching the milestone, frames look great from here. What are you going to use for treenails? Ben
  19. Sorry Sjors, too busy on the Confederacy. Ben
  20. Beautiful Rusty - your work in the rigging must be giving Augie something to aspire to. ben
  21. Well I just picked up a nice piece of model grade ply - 12 x 12 x 1/2" for my building board, now I need to make the square for raising the frames and get the keel drilled, tapped and mounted to the board - maybe in a few weeks I will be able to show some progress. ben
  22. Got to agree with the others Maury, treenails look great the way you have done them. What would you say the difference is in the matt finish you used and the Minwax satin WOP? I use the Minwax on my Confed and I think its a nice finish - not shiny etc.... ben
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