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It looks fantastic. Good work. The rest should be more "relaxing". Don't forget to pre-stain before you stain. Very fine sanding before. Golden Oak usually turns out darker than people expect. My preference was to use the natural stain. Steve- 66 replies
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There's a few more longboat builders in the mix now. How's yours coming along? It's been a while and we're waiting for this surprise! :-) Steve
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Windlass and handles are complete. I drew reference lines and that helped while filing the shape. This part was enjoyable to make. You'll notice an extra windlass I did freedhand now scrap. I completed the horse. It was difficult to get the wire straight. One of my drill bits broke so no oarlocks for now. Steve
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Mike- thank you for the compliment! This is a very challenging kit. Just take your time with it and check all the logs. I followed Erik W, Mike Stuntflyer, Bob F, and Chuck's of course. The planning and laying out of all the tick marks for the planking is extremely important. There are no filler blocks needed in this build. The fair-a-frame you got should help to set up your bulkheads square. I look forward to your first steps. Steve
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I'm curious what you will do with the "bread and butter" boats that come with the kit. Scratch building them will prob take a while although so will the other method. Looking forward to what you do with them. Steve
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Much appreciated. Thank you. I'm just trying to follow the footsteps of some of the folks who have done a great job building her. From seeing your work I think your boats will turn out great. I can't imagine doing this at a smaller scale. This boat is only 6 1/2 inches! Steve
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Great work. Very consistent. Steve
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Yes. His log is a very good example. If you look at the instructions it shows the same. Here's another build log for you. http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/topic/629-18th-century-english-longboat-by-chuck-c1760/?fromsearch=1 Steve
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That sounds correct. Bob F's log of this build is very well done. http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/topic/1465-18th-century-longboat-by-bobf-model-shipways-148-tri-club/?fromsearch=1 Steve
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It's been slow going but lots of progress. All knees were shaped, painted, and installed. The one at the bow was most difficult. These parts seem to get smaller and smaller! Locker hinges are installed. I painted the brass strips black and used the eye hooks as hinges. I left those unpainted for contrast. Oar locks and windlass are next! Steve
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Mike- welcome. Chuck has designed a great kit. I'm in the middle of it myself. I've been using wood glue. It works great. Just a dot at each frame when doing the planking is enough. Best of luck. Steve
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Hi John- the planking is coming together! Here's a link on those minwax products. The pre-stain is to prep the wood before you stain for an even application of stain. The sanding sealer would be more appropriate to prep the wood for paint and not used before staining. Hope this helps. http://www.minwax.com/how-to-finish-wood/wood-preparation/ Steve
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Nicely done. It's one of the most tedious parts those tick strips! Steve
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I would use a dot of wood glue at all the frames/bulkheads. Clip it at the bow with your binder clip- and hold and press the plank for a few minutes. Flip the boat over and clean any excess glue with a smIll brush and water before it dries. The wood glue should get dry quickly enough to hold. No expert by any means. Just my two cents. Steve
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I really thought it would be smooth sailing from here until the rigging started. I was wrong. I sanded all of the laser cut knees. When I removed and dry fitted the knee that goes at the bow I discovered that the my cap rail shape (inboard) did not match shape of the knee that is supposed to go there. I spent some time scratch building this particular knee. Not successful yet. It will take a little time. Sorry no photos of the failure. Needed to post my frustration. Merry Christmas in the meantime! Next post after all is resolved and knees are painted and installed. Locker hinges should be complete by then also. Steve
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Looks great, Erik. Steve
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I have no clue. I was just curious. Your rigging looks awesome to me. I'm not close to rigging anything yet. :-) Steve
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I guess their cutting of pre spiled planks isn't great. If you're going to paint it then plug on. Wood filler and sanding should do the trick. You could always get some new strips and replank with your own shaping and bending of planks. That will be good practice and you may feel better after you've done a redo successfully. It's almost like redoing things is initiation into this hobby! Steve
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The platform looks like a nice fit. Some sanding will lighten up the graphite marks. Steve
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Chuck's method looks great. My only fear is to drill all those holes and then not have them lined up perfectly. You notice it right away. I'm interested to see how you proceed. Steve
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