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  1. mtbediz
    Everything is coming together perfectly, Greg. Although this may come as a belated remark, I would like to emphasize an important consideration when fabricating wooden grates: always begin by cutting the channels that run perpendicular to the wood grains, followed by those that run parallel to grains. Reversing this sequence significantly increases the risk of material tear out and splintering, particularly along the grain direction where the wood is more prone to splitting. This insight stems from firsthand experience and has proven critical in maintaining structural integrity and surface quality during fine woodworking operations.
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    Thank you Peter.
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  22. mtbediz
    Yes Greg, Anatolia (present day Turkey) is one of the world's oldest inhabited regions and has been home to numerous civilizations throughout history. Therefore, traces of civilizations that have existed in Anatolia from at least 15,000 years ago to the present day can be seen. In Turkish, our grandchildren call us "dede" while our children call us "baba".
  23. mtbediz
    We're in Izmir (Smyrna) for a week to visit our daughter and grandchildren. Izmir, located on the Aegean Sea region, is Türkiye's third largest city. There are many historical and touristic sites surrounding Izmir, and yesterday we visited one of them, the ancient city of Pergamon. https://www.turkishmuseums.com/blog/detail/the-city-of-cliffs-pergamon/10089/4
  24. mtbediz
    Thanks, Greg. I've only been soldering for about a year. I use solder paste. It's a much more practical method. I am planning to use a piece of screen mesh inside the hammock cranes to represent the netting which I will be trying for the first time.
  25. mtbediz
    Excellent planking, congratulations.
  26. mtbediz
    Thanks Peter, a few years ago, before I had the luxury of soldering, I made similar stancions of my Essex model like the ones in the photos. I can't show you how I did it or what kind of jig I used because I didn't take any photos but It probably wouldn't be too difficult to design a jig or jigs to do this. I'm sharing this with you to give you an idea.
  27. mtbediz
    Thanks, Thomas. I used two jigs to make the stancions. One to create the loops and another to create the frames. I had to make these jigs because I needed to make 54 stancions, and they all had to be the same shape and size. Finally, I soldered the extensions.
  28. mtbediz
    Before attaching the shrouds, I decided to make and install the hammock net frames. Once assembled, they will be painted black. The frames on the actual ship are made of square section forged iron, but since I don't have square-section brass wire, I am making them from 0.55mm round brass wire.There will be 54 of these made, and they all have to be the same shape and size. I'm using jigs to make them.
  29. mtbediz
    Thank you, Jon. Proxxon really manufactures highly precise machinery. Using their milling machine, I can achieve cutting accuracy down to 0.05 millimeters.
  30. mtbediz
    Thanks, Greg. I plan to build all the boats and put them in place. I think I'll make the ones on the main hatch unfixed so they can be removed if needed.
  31. mtbediz
    Thumb cleats, blocks with sheaves inside them, and bolsters were fabricated and fitted to the trestle trees today. As I always do, I drilled a small hole and a shallow channel to represent the sheaves. Once these fittings were in place, the main and fore trestle trees were glued to their respective masts. The platforms, however, have not yet been glued, they will remain separate until the shrouds are completed.
  32. mtbediz
    Your Conny looks amazing Peter! Congratulations!
  33. mtbediz
    Hey Greg, you're making great progress. You're probably aware of this, but I still want to remind you that most of the work and details you'll be doing on the gun deck from this point on will be compatible with the details on the spar deck. You'll have a little more time to get there, but I want to remind you now, as mistakes made now will be painful later. You've cut all the beams on the bulkheads, something you should have done anyway. But if you reattach these beams in the same locations, some of them won't match the details on the gun deck and spar deck. If you check out post 968 in Jon's build log, you'll see what I mean; this is just an example. The placement of the spar deck support beams should be carefully chosen throughout the ship. You also know you'll need to add additional beams.
  34. mtbediz
    I'm lucky to have a completed Conny build here. XKen is a really good modeler.

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