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Nice catch Frank. As you say, better to fix it now than curse it later. Perhaps you should consider getting a cat. -
Thanks very much Frank, Sjors, Daniel, Mark and Bob, and also all of the "likes". Daniel - sharp eyes, you may be right! I'll fix that before it goes back aboard the mother ship. Thanks for the catch.
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Thanks Brian, Remco and Wayne. It is something of a relief to be finished this little side-trip.
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25' Cutters Ver 2_5 continued The next step for the cutters was to create some mast support bands to attach to the thwarts. Each cutter has two of these. I used some thin brass strap and bent them to shape by using a jig, the idea for which I "borrowed" from Ian Major's lovely Unicorn log. Ian machined his in metal, however I cheated and used MDF for the pressing surfaces, with a brass rod inserted as the former. After blackening, they were attached to the thwarts, which had been shaped for the other half of the "hole". In this pic, the thwart hasn't been finished sanded yet. After that, it was a simple matter of cutting the stern sheets, which I did using a paper template and cutting from a single piece of 1/32" pear stock, and then finessed to fit. The remaining thwarts were cut to size and finish sanded, putting a slight bevel/curve on the upper outside edges. The timber was left natural, only polished with successively finer grades of sandpaper. I also installed mast steps under the appropriate thwarts - you can just make these out in the photos. And here is a finished Cutter. The macro lens is not my friend today! I swear those blemishes on the cap rail aren't visible to the naked eye!!! Here's a picture alongside the 28' Pinnace for comparison. Note the very different hull shapes. And here's both Cutters, with my usual "scaling" shot: The Cutters (and all boats) are now FINISHED!!!!!! Doin' the Happy Dance! To celebrate, I thought I'd take a few shots of my Lilliputian Fleet. I had to remove the Launch from it's home on the "mother ship" for these shots, and was surprised by how large it looks in comparison to the others. And finally, one last "scaling shot" That's it for ship's boats. I do not intend to make either the Barge or the Jolly Boat. Next up, fitting the Quarter Davits, finish and fit the Anchors, and install rope coils throughout. Almost there..........
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Echo by Maury S - FINISHED - Cross-Section
gjdale replied to Maury S's topic in - Build logs for subjects built 1751 - 1800
Great idea with your jig and "dado" blade arrangement. Are there any issues to be aware of when mounting two blades like that? Would love to see more pics of your jig arrangement if you have any. The finished gratings look excellent. -
Welcome home Gil. I look forward to the resumption of play.
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Nicely thought through and executed Ian. Once you've got the process figured, the production part goes very quickly, despite the seemingly large numbers. Enjoy your trip away - hope you have nice weather for it.
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Great tip thanks Janos!
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Thanks Mike. You should dive in and have a go.
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Wow. What a pleasure to see your updates Danny. You never fail to delight.
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Superb as always Bob. Not sure why you're not happy with the head works - I'd be delighted to have done the same!
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Your sense of humour matches your modelling skills Michael. When mini me is finished over there, send him my way for a while would you - I've just the job for him!
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Thanks Bob, though looking at your Essex, you'd do an even better job I'm sure.
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Great job on the coppering Sjors - she looks fantastic!
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Nice work on the masts so far Kevin - up to your usual excellent standard of work. Great photos too!
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Thanks guys. Keith - the two Cutters will be hung from davits on either side of the stern quarters. I showed the davits under construction in my previous post.
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25' Cutters Ver 2.5 continued Some progress this weekend. I have finally finished painting the hulls and am now able to get on with fitting out. Today I managed to fit the footwaling, aft platform, forward platform, cap rails and thole pins to both boats. While I've kept the same general colour scheme as the other boats, these cutters will be a little less 'fancy', having planked platforms instead of gratings and a generally more 'working boat' feel to them. I got a bit carried away and forgot to take any progress photos, except for these few to show where I'm up to. Next up will be to fit the thwarts, mast steps, mast support bands, and lifting eyebolts. And that will just about see them completed. Maybe next weekend.........
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Hey Rusty, great to see you back at it. This is going to be a great planking job to follow.
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Safe travels Augie. I hope you have a most enjoyable and memorable trip. We'll all look forward to tall tales and true on your return.
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Thank you so much Lawrence, Mike, and Michael.
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Domanoff Rope Serving Machine
gjdale replied to Ensign's topic in Modeling tools and Workshop Equipment
That sounds interesting Alexy. When do you expect to bring them to market? -
Gee Jack, Even your "working shot" photos look so well composed! Nice work on the oars, by the way.
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Looking fabulous Kevin. 42 months to that stage is "speed building" in my books!
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