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Fantastic Michael! You must have been tickled pink to see her floating. Can't wait to see her under full sail!

That looks fabulous Michael!

Good to see work on you Vic underway again Kevin. A tedious re-do job, but you'll be very pleased you did once it's complete. Hang in there!

Mick, Happy Birthday! Be prepared to fall in love with this machine! His disc sander is also a wonderful piece of machinery and well worth the investment.

Ah, I see you're a quick study Maturin - you'll do well in this Hobby. Don't forget, when discussing the cost of kits, tools etc with your wife, to amortise the cost over the time taken to build, and then compare that to other past times, like golf for instance. Your wife will be very appreciative of the economical hobby you have chosen and funds will be released immediately!

I'm with Michael on this one - bribery goes a long way!

Glad you're enjoying the trip John.

That is just stunning Karl - I can't find the words to express my amazement and appreciation for your skills.

Well done Mark - she looks terrific. Looking forward to the figurehead after you've had your break.

Looking very nice Mark. Shame about the broken frames, but nicely recovered.

Nice catch and recover Toni

Lovely work on the rudder Jack.

Great news Kevin (or should that be Buzz? ) I look forward to the next update.

Thank you Mark for taking the time and trouble to share these details with us. I'm shamelessly copying your drawings and filing them for later use!

Beautifully done Mark. Love that scarph jig - do you have any more details (pictures or drawings) of how it is constructed?

Joe, If you search for "HMV card models" you should get plenty of hits. Here's one: http://www.kartonmodellbau.de/en_GB

Hi Boyd, Just paying you a return visit, and glad I did. Looks like you've made a really nice job on the hull planking there. It's always more challenging when you choose a natural timber finish - no chance to hide mistakes under a coat of paint! Keep up the great work.

Some good progress there Leanne - almost there! How do the chooks like their new palace?

Thanks very much for the kind comments Sherry, JesseLee, Ben, Bindy, Mark, John, Keith and Mike. And thanks again to all of the "likes". Ship's Boats continued.... This weekend I tackled the task of making Oarlocks and Splashboards for the Pinnace. The oarlocks were quite tricky. I started with a strip of 3/64" sq Boxwood stock, into which I cut a 1/64" rebate, about 1/64" deep using the Brynes saw : Then I made up a simple jig to use on the Byrnes saw that would enable me to cut a tenon-like leg for each of the oarlocks before separating it by hand from the main stock. Here's what they look like before cleaning up: These were then installed into the Caprail and 1/64" x 1/16" Boxwood strips added for the washboards. I decided to make the bow washboards one continuous strip that was bent around the bow after soaking, and once dry the underside was sanded and shaped to fit the shape of the sheer line. On the real thing, all of the washboards apart from the bow and aft-most ones were removable. I decided to glue mine all in so that they didn't accidentally remove themselves later on. Here they are in place: I should perhaps have painted all of these parts before installing them, but I was worried that the paint would clog up the channels in the oarlocks and make the washboards too hard to fit. So, I had to paint them in situ. I also decided that I wasn't completely happy with the seat back I had made for the Sternsheets (the proportions looked wrong to me), so I decided to make another one. Here are a few pictures of the completed Pinnace (I don't intend to make oars or rudder). To continue my experimentation with photography, this time I've use a mid-blue background so that the black-painted parts don't get lost. Next up, back to the Cutters........

Can't help with a manual, but I thoroughly recommend checking out this video on YouTube. If you search for Alex Snodgrass Bandsaw Clinic, you will find that this video provides all the information you need to set up your bandsaw correctly, regardless of brand. I've pasted a link below, but if it doesn't work, just search in Google and it will come up.

Looks like this will be an interesting build Mike. Think I'll pull up a chair in the front row for this one.

Nice job on those curved rails Danny. And I think a wise choice on leaving the brass au naturale - it seems to suit this model.

Happy Birthday Mark - hope you received lots of modelling goodies for presents.

Impressive table Alan. Looking forward to seeing the playroom extension!

Hi John, A belated Happy Birthday from Downunda. Glad to hear you're enjoying the trip and I look forward to the resumption of your build log in due course. Re your missing pics, yes simply edit the page, delete the old links and re-post the pics.