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This project came together very nicely. Great work, congrats! Steve
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I'll join in on this fun, Elijah. Steve
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Len, thank you for saying so. I appreciate everyone's interest and support. It's getting close. Four more rope coils to go! Steve
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All one can say is, "wow!" Excellent work all around. Standing by for the finale! Steve
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I agree. I think it will finish nicely after sanding. Steve
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Mike, it's such a fantastic build you have going. Everything looks great. I've seen some of Ken's impressive work and you should check it out if you haven't already. He has logs under the username: xken. Keep up the excellent work... I'll keep following. Steve
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Rope coils for the lanyards were created and placed in pairs around the deadeyes. There are five total, including one at the bow. A photo below shows my setup for rope coil production. Although I'm fairly happy with the results, I know the rope is a bit out of scale and wish I had purchased Syren rope from the start. Steve
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All rope was cut to length according to the rigging plan. Coils for the backstays were created first. After these were in position and adjusted with watered down white glue and a paintbrush, I placed the stropped blocks. A light colored rope coil was created for the flag. This was placed starboard, forward of the deadeyes. I created the rope coil for the peak halyard and placed it on the aft belay pin on the port side. The staysail halyard was next. Its rope coil, originally intended for the adjacent belay pin, settled itself on a starboard pair of oarlocks. One of the smaller blocks that I stropped with a hook was placed at the bow. I included a photo of the paintbrush I've been using to form most of the coils. It's tapered so it can be used for creating different size coils. I have no idea how this brush actually paints, but it's great for this purpose! The most challenging part of this process is getting the coils to hang naturally. I hope that my results are acceptable. Much more to do before completion. Steve
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A ton of progress, Karl and it looks great! Steve
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Great job and looks very realistic! Steve
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Yes- def follow the instructions/practicum carefully. I'm no expert by any means, but with regards to the caprail I think you'll have a hell of a time trying to work with it at 1/32" before gluing it on. If you glue the layer for the caprail at 1/16" and then turn the boat upside down while sanding, you will be able to see the thickness all the way around. This is how I sanded my caprail for the longboat. Pre-bend before gluing. I don't have a good method for cleaning up the CA besides using a blade. Maybe others have better advice. It may affect your finish if you don't clean it up well. Steve
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Good to see you back to this one! Steve
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Thanks guys! I appreciate all the likes and kind words. Steve
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Have to agree that it looks great. Steve
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Completed grapnel anchor installed. This was done in three layers: one line looped over the thwart, one rope coil over that, and another rope coil attached to the grapnel. I can see why Bob F removed the thwart to work in this tight space. Steve
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Richie, if you go to the Minwax website, you'll see more about each of their products. I think it's worth looking through. Definitely use pre-stain before staining. I've found that the better the sanding, the better the finish. I've used Minwax Natural stain on my longboat and finished with their Wipe on Poly. Check out my log to see the results on basswood. Golden Oak turns out darker than you might think and people mix it with Natural stain to lighten it a bit. Do some tests on scrap wood. Also, if you don't like the finish on your model you should be able to sand it lighter. Hope this helps. Steve
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