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  1. bruce d
    Henrik, it looks fantastic. You must be verrrrrry happy!
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    From 'The Strand' magazine on the Naval Exhibition of 1891:
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    Hello Dougal, and a warm welcome to MSW from misty Sussex. You will find all the support you can hope for here, and I will give you the easiest answer of all: You can never have enough clamps! I suggest you also study the build logs here for boats similar to yours to see the variety of ways people find to do the same tasks on different boats. Which technique seems to feel 'right' for you will probably emerge. can we look forward to a build log? Regards, Bruce
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    Title: "The Complete Modellist Shewing the True and Exact Way of Raising the Model of Any Ship Or Vessel, Small Or Great, Either in Proportion, Or Out of Proportion ... Performed by Thomas Miller" 1667 ship building.pdf I hadn't seen this before. BTW, this is my 1000th post. Thank you, MSW, and all who sail in her. Bruce
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    ... and my CAF longboat build will be here soon. Same materials, will be interesting to compare notes. Mine's fiddly, how's yours?
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    A_Plague_of_Ships_Spanish_Ships_and_Ship.pdf Bruce
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    Welcome to MSW, it is a great place. It looks like you have a good start and some experienced hands looking on. Have fun! Bruce
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    Hello Lars, and welcome to MSW from the UK. You have a model shop you can visit? With wooden kits on display? Lucky boy!!! Have fun. Regards, Bruce
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    Very good looking model Rodolfo, I especially like the choice of woods.
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    Exactly right for thin brass. It doesn't have to be top quality plywood, just solid with no 'voids'. Also works with acrylic sheet. I have cut .004" (4 thou) brass this way with good results on a saw nowhere as good as a Byrnes. It is surprising but the same setup will allow you to make good cuts with a router provided the ply-brass-wood sandwich is rock solid and you have good router bit. You may harm the teeth of the cutter but just use another depth setting next time to bring a different section of the cutting edge into contact with the workpiece. The tricky part, whichever tool has been used, is removing the plywood without distorting the brass. Tip: soak the whole kit and kaboodle in methylated spirits to soften the double sided tape bond. Once finished, throw the plywood away.
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    Welcome to MSW Phil, it is a great place for support and advice. Modelling on the road? I'd like to hear how that works out.
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    In my opinion, that is the whole story in a nutshell.
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    Hello Allen, Not a proper answer to your excellent question but perhaps this is worth a look: Many plans of ships and other craft at the NMM show the location of the cooking area, and of course you can also spot the chimney in many museum models. Also, shipwreck archaeologists usually look closely for any evidence of a galley, usually indicated by bricks and distinctive ironwork so some of the reports posted here may help. HTH
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    Pat, PM sent.
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    Mark Staniforth went on to be Professor Staniforth, holding a senior postion in Australia and was the 'go-to-guy' for questions about sheathing. He was helpful to me not long ago and was interested that his paper is still used.
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    Well done Hugo, it looks great. On to the next one with your new skills!
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    I second that.
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    CAPTURED SPANISH SHIPS AND THEIR INFLUENCE ON THE BRITISH ROYAL NAVY IN THE 18TH CENTURY by Jose Daniel Quijano Master of Arts thesis in Maritime Archaeology at The University of Bristol September 2013 British_Capture_of_Spanish_Ships_in_the(1).pdf
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    Any good? Or is this another Rattlesnake?
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    That is so cool.
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    Not sure if I read you. Do you mean the original download source I got it from?
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    Can't find another image (yet) but you may be tantalised by item 77 on page 36 of this ... b1479729.pdf ... and perhaps a copy exists? HTH Bruce
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    Rare ship models, marine relics, prints, paintings, maps : an important collection of fine examples of the scrimshawing art & ships' pewter & silver by Anderson Galleries, Inc Publication date 1925 Topics Mr. Coulton Waugh, Ship Model Shop rareshipmodelsma00ande_0.pdf
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    Thank you John, I have used the time Mediator is off the bench to dig around for more of her history. It has lead me to some mildly surprising conclusions, number one being that there were squillions of small commercial vessels at the time and there were very few records. I am hopeful of finding out more of the circumstances of her loss when I can get back to the National Archives in person, but who knows when that will be?. Been pondering whether to make a ship's boat for her. There is a small work surface in my study I could set aside to tackle the task as a separate model. With winter banging on the door this suits in many ways. Bruce
  25. bruce d
    Hello Dave and a warm welcome to MSW. You will find this is a great place to ask questions and see how other people solved problems. Welcome aboard!

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