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  1. I apply it (diluted shellac) with small brush. Wash it with water and soap after use.
  2. Hi, Chris. Where is your business located? Is it in UK or US? Not clear from your remarks.
  3. I made my own from flakes. I would try to dilute the one sold in cans at 50% (half - half) with 100% alcohol. Try a small portion to see how you like it.
  4. I have very diluted shellac. It is diluted with 100% alcohol. It dries almost instantly being absorbed by the wood. By the time I apply it on the mast or yard the end I started from is ready to get new coat. I apply up to about 10 coats till I get proper shade depth.
  5. I personally am currently building HMS Victory and pay little attention to such minor differences. Using 3 books at a time before installing any item: McKay, Longbridge, McGowan. Sometimes Lees and Peterson - these are little help. There are some small differences between them. I just ignore them picking one of the methods.
  6. I am making my own ropes for many years. I have this machine to make it: https://www.shipworkshop.com/product-page/vr-3-1-rope-making-machine-vertical-type
  7. By the way I received this drilling positioner tool today. Looks very nice, well made all metal.
  8. I have unpleasant experience with DSPIAE tool maker. IMHO their tools are bad but made to look as expensive quality tools. I have their circle cutter. All hex head adjustment screws are made of material so soft that their hex indent gets broken first time I tried to have them adjusted with hex key.
  9. Well. Wasa had sunk on its own. Design problems. What about Falken? Again problems with design? What was the reason for it to sink?
  10. I tried my old jewelers draw plate today. I easily drew my 3.87 mm wood dowel into 3.5 mm and 1.78 bamboo toothpick into 1.5 mm. These are the sizes required for the tool in question.
  11. I am sure you'd enjoy making it but your expenses will be 10 times the purchase price of $25 US.
  12. I had not much success using a dowel plate on wood. I found no way to draw it through holes. It beaks if drawn or pushed through. May be I need to know some technics? How to draw the wood through the holes?
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