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  1. Tigersteve
    The interior and cap rail painting is complete. Roughly twenty coats later with light sanding between some coats. One coat of Wipe-on-Poly applied. Looking forward to seeing how it looks with the mouldings added. Before that tedious job, I will craft the seats for the helmsmen. Steve
  2. Tigersteve
    So much fun watching these projects during design and development. Steve
  3. Tigersteve
    What kind of wood are you using for planking? Steve
  4. Tigersteve
    Nice tutorials Chuck. You mentioned glue in the first video, but didn’t use it. What is the glue for- the ends of the rope? Steve
  5. Tigersteve
    Glad I found this log! Nice work. Steve
  6. Tigersteve
    Beautiful work as usual. The amount of work on the yards/spars alone is so extensive. Amazing! Steve
  7. Tigersteve
    Interesting. I’ll follow. Steve
  8. Tigersteve
    Thanks guys. I added a revised photo in my previous post. Had to remove the cap rail behind the seat back. The shapes were loosing symmetry after more sanding and filing. Those sections of the cap rail were recreated and will be installed after I touch up the paint in that area. Steve
  9. Tigersteve
    The inboard planking at the bow was completed by cutting pieces to shape. The curves needed were too extreme to edgebend. My paint job went to hell during the sanding of the cap rail. It is necessary to get the rail as thin as possible to avoid looking bulky. The overlap of the rail outboard is 1/32”. My original plan was to leave the cap rail natural, but it looks unfinished without paint now that I see it installed. It will take some time to paint so here are some photos in the meantime. Steve
  10. Tigersteve
    Following along, David. Steve
  11. Tigersteve
    Strong start. Hope this log sticks for you! Steve
  12. Tigersteve
    Following also. Steve
  13. Tigersteve
    Nice! Steve
  14. Tigersteve
    Good choice Steve
  15. Tigersteve
    Watching this innovation come together. Steve
  16. Tigersteve
    Another photo to illustrate the interior planking process. Midsection planks pre-painted and installed. Steve
  17. Tigersteve
    I thought I had already followed this. Oh well- now I am. Steve
  18. Tigersteve
    This is an amazing Syren build! Steve
  19. Tigersteve
    Nice! Steve
  20. Tigersteve
    That is a good question. I thought that the basswood was much more flexible and easier to bend and it will be painted anyway. (I had forgotten just how much after working with the maple.) I will use mostly 1/8” x 1/32” for the remaining inboard planking. Steve
  21. Tigersteve
    The inboard planking will be completed in sections due to the multiple curves required from bow to stern. I planked the cockpit section with pre-painted 1/16” and 1/8” strips. These will be filled and repainted when the rest of the planking is complete to hide any seams. I am using basswood for this part of the planking. Steve
  22. Tigersteve
    Beautiful carving! Steve
  23. Tigersteve
    Very nice work! Steve
  24. Tigersteve
    The rail looks good. I think photos suffice for these types of updates. Maybe save the video for later on in the build. Steve
  25. Tigersteve
    @xken’s build log is a must see for your project. Best of luck. Steve

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