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  • Birthday 12/15/1967

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    wood work, crafts, building ships

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  10. sailordori
    Thank you, that makes sense to me now. I see how the history is messed up. who wants to build a hodge podge. I'll try the USS Syren it looks like a fun ship to build for my first wood ship. I love working with wood so I'm looking forward to this project. Thanks again for your help and explanation of everything. Doris
  11. sailordori
    No I think I like Garys recommendation. I think the Constitution in wood will be my goal. I want to learn techniqes first, thats not the ship I want to practice on. But thank you for your suggestion. Doris
  12. sailordori
    Hi Gary, You have been very helpful looks like I can buy it for around 250.00 I just wasn't sure if it was the right one since they called it the US Brig Syren. It comes with a 130 or 150 pg. can't remember, colored instruction booklet. I love detail did you buy brass fitting from model shipways too? Can't wait to get started. Thanks again. I still have to figure out how this site works so I'm not on everyones log. I believe this is considered my log? So I can keep in touch and put updates on here. Thanks again Doris
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  17. sailordori
    Is the US Brig Syren the same ship 1:64
  18. sailordori
    Thanks Gary I'll check it out
  19. sailordori
    So I'm back to the drawing board. I was going to build the wood version of the USS Constitution because I live for the challenge however, after listening to you all that speak the truth, I may have actually listened!! Wow is that scary, I'm usually a jump right in over my head kind of person without doing what others tell me but this is important to me and therapy for me. So as I have mentioned, I have built 3 plastic USS Constitutions small to large. So I was looking for a historic ship with a great history story behind it that I can feel the passion in the ship as I build it. So I found the Constellation it appears smaller, 2 masses, less detail but still rated advanced. If it looks boring I won't waste my time or money. Do I want plank of frame or plank on bulkhead? I want to learn and practice how to shape the wood like I will need to know when I advance to the USS Constitution. Do you all think I should even go smaller? Please help me understand the scale used for sizing of ships. When I was a kid I just walked into a hobby store and bought the kit. I never got into what scale it was. I would appreciate as much advice as possible. I see as a member I can request a mentor, would I be better off doing that to get started rather than asking every member their advice? Doris
  20.    sailordori reacted to a post in a topic: any advice which manf. has the best quality wood kit for USS Constitution?
  21. sailordori
    Shipway doesn't look there is enough detail. Id like to use mahogany, redwood wood. Is there another manufacture to buy a kit from that has a lot of details?
  22. sailordori
    I'm new to this site, I am a return builder of model ships. As a kid 14 to 18 I build the plastic version USS United States and the plastic version of the USS Constitution. Through the years between children and animals they were both destroyed. Now I'm 49 with wood working experience and want to try and build a wood version of the USS Constitution. Does anyone have advice on where is the best place to purchase a kit that has the best quality and good instructions. Seems when I find one on line it always fully assembled. Also any advise on tools? If you had to pick one tool you wish you had or glad you have what is it? Hope you all can help give me a jump start it's been a long time.

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