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Hi Karl, The planks bend fine with dry heat. The problem is they loose a bit of their curve after a little while. Also, the bends required for this boat and the longboat are pretty severe. Extra fairing was needed at the bow to get the planks to fit properly into the rabbet. I tried boiling water to see how it would affect the hard maple, but I didn't like what it did to the wood. Steve
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Two more planks installed. You can tell by the clamping methods that the struggle is real! I'm hoping the additional photos will be helpful to other Pinnace builders. I'm very tempted to sand, but I will wait until the hull is fully planked. After sanding, I will be collecting the hard maple sawdust to create the wood filler for any visible seams. Steve
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That's looking very good. Your lettering seems off centered to me in the photo. Steve
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I think do what looks better to you. You have to live with it. Glad you're back at this. Steve
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Your treenailing came out great. It will pop when you add the finish. Chuck did add this detail to his model. You can tell in his build log. Steve
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Pandora by marsalv - FINISHED - 1:52
Tigersteve replied to marsalv's topic in - Build logs for subjects built 1751 - 1800
What Dirk said! How did you darken the brass? Steve -
Some great work and updates. Steve
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I really don't know. I would say test on some scrap strips but I don't know how accurate that test would be. If it were my ship I would sand it until it's very smooth and pretty consistent color. You might not need more stain. If you plan to finish it with Wipe on Poly, even that finish will make the colors in the wood pop darker. Steve
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Looking nice and clean. I like the presentation you're preparing. Steve
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I had similar thinking on the decorative transom casting. I will be redesigning it as well. You're moving right along. Steve
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