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  1. mtbediz
    Hi Peter, unfortunately I couldn’t automate the chamfering process. To be honest, I didn’t spend much time thinking about it. As you can see in the photos, I did it entirely by eye and by hands. In the second photo, I'm using only one hand because I have the camera in my other hand. Normally, I use both hands, meaning I'm holding both clamps with both hands.
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    *I have a Proxxon mill, Jon. I can move the cutter vertically with an accuracy of 1/20 mm. *I flattened the top surface of the bowsprit (which is easier). *Thanks for reminding me of gammoning!
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    I am currently working on the details of the bowsprit. I first prepared the bees and their supporting pieces to scale and glued them in place. I then drilled the holes representing the sheaves and cut the corresponding channels. After that, I milled the stair on top of the bowsprit. I made the stair in two separate pieces because the stock had to be clamped in the vise at an angle of approximately 26 degrees. This meant the piece could only be held over a very small area, which caused excessive vibration as the milling cutter moved farther away from the clamping point. At this scale, the stair steps are 2 mm in height and 4 mm in width, which corresponds to an angle of 26 degrees. Meanwhile, I milled a flat surface to create the area where the stair will sit on the bowsprit. The stair parts have not yet been glued to the bowsprit.
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    The futtock and bentinck shrouds for both the main and fore masts are now complete. I have begun work on the bowsprit, tapering it according to the plans. Using my milling machine, I first formed the square section at the forward end, then machined the tenon for the bowsprit cap.
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    Thanks for the compliment, Peter, but I don’t really see myself as that talented. There are many modelers who do this work far better than I do. The only thing I consider myself good at is designing how to accomplish tasks in the simplest yet most precise way. As for the fighting top photo, as you can probably guess, it came from the best source: JON! My profile picture was at least 10 years old. It was time to update it
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    Now everything looks perfect!
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    You might find an easier method, but I make the final hook connection as shown in the picture, then I cut the excess. This way, both my hands are free during the final knot.
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    Thank you, Jon. I initially tried to make it with all the details, but since I didn’t like the final appearance, I decided to simplify it. Unfortunately, I didn’t photograph the sequence of steps, but I hope the drawing below explains how I did it. First, I secure rope no. 1 in its place with a hook. As indicated by the arrows, I first fix it to the futtock stave with CA glue, then pass it through the big ring, glue it again to the futtock stave with CA, and finally hang it back up to its position on the top using a hook. I repeat the same process for rope no. 2. For rope no. 3, unlike the others, I first secure it to the futtock stave, then pass it through the big ring and finally hang it in its position on the top using a hook.
  9. mtbediz
    After completing the mizzen stays, I started making the futtock shrouds. I began with the main mast futtocks. I omitted some details for a cleaner look.
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    I’ll also shut down the shipyard in February because my daughter and her family will be visiting us for two weeks.
  11. mtbediz
    Life becomes more beautiful and meaningful when such traditions are kept alive. Happy new year!
  12. mtbediz
    Thanks, Greg. I wish you and your family a healthy and happy new year!
  13. mtbediz
    Of course, it's your model, and you have the right to build it however you feel happiest; I do the same. Looking at Mr. Hunt's model, his topgalant rail seems to go further than yours, blocking the cathead, so he must have passed the rope over it. I'd also like to point out that, although you didn't add it, there's normally hammock net on the topgalant rail, and it's impossible for the rope to pass over that. Again, I apologize, my intention isn't to bother you, I'm just trying to contribute to your model.
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    Main stays are complete.
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    I prepared the main stays. To make the mice, I first drilled a 1.5 mm hole through the center of a 5 mm diameter dowel, then turned the dowel on my lathe. After that, I threaded a 1.2 mm rope through the hole in the mouse and seized it using my seizing machine. Next, I attached the 5mm bullseye I had made to the ends of the ropes and connected the lanyards to the bullseye.
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    Merry Christmas to all my friends! Hi Peter, if I were you, I’d mount the cleat in line with the cathead, just as it appears on the actual ship in the reference photo, and secure the free end of the rope to that cleat. The idea of the rope passing over the top rail doesn’t seem very logical to me.
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    Thank you so much!
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    Dear friends, thanks for your nice comments and likes! All the lower mast shrouds and mast tackles are complete. I used 1mm rope for the shrouds and 0.3mm rope for the lanyards. The next task will be making the main stays.
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    From what I understand, since this is on the lower masthead, we can say it's a mast tackle. Thanks for the information Phil.
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    Thanks Greg. I can’t find what this is in the MS plans, maybe it doesn’t exist, or maybe I just missed it. That’s why I felt I had to point it out. If someone knows, perhaps they can inform us as well.
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    I mounted the tackle equipped stay on the port side of the main mast. By the way, I call this rope a stay, but I'm not sure if that's the correct name.
  22. mtbediz
    Yes Peter, I couldn't bear the thought of that beautiful craftsmanship being covered up with paint. Looking at the model's wonderful appearance today, it's clear I was right.
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    Jon, in the photos of the real ship, the triple block is connected to the eyebolt on the channel via a hook. I'll add a hook to the block as well.
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    Dear friends, thank you so much for the nice commends and likes. I am fabricating the triple and double blocks for the stays with tackle.
  25. mtbediz
    Is it just me, or is the ship starting to look like it belongs in Boston Harbor? With the rigging coming together, the overall silhouette is finally emerging. Little by little, she’s beginning to feel less like a pile of parts and more like a proper ship one that wouldn’t look out of place moored in Boston Harbor.

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