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  1. Keith Black
    Yes it will, so will varnish. I use poly, some folks despise poly and prefer varnish.
  2. Keith Black
    Do NOT apply varnish on the mast and spars till they are completely dry. You can try wiping them down with straight paint thinner. if some of the stain is removed you can reapply with a lighter coating than the first coating. Did you use a stain and varnish mix? Straight stain shouldn't be tacky after half a day. I hate stain and varnish in the same can. I've never had any luck with that product.
  3. Keith Black
    Dave, I think cannon rope size has come up in a couple of MSW discussions. Try searching MSW's search engine and see if you can find them. Regarding things becoming easier, I thought that was the case. You seem much more at ease now than when you first started.
  4. Keith Black
    Jim, welcome to MSW. I look forward to seeing your Marie Jeanne build. Thank you for your service.
  5. Keith Black
    Really nice work, Keith. It looks like the launch will sit perfectly upright on Germania's deck.
  6. Keith Black
    Looks really good, Dave. Are things getting any easier now that you have a couple of months experience under your belt?
  7. Keith Black
    A very nice build and a successful completion. Congratulations, Kramer. They're called a 'ship's boat' not a tender. You should be able to use the MSW search engine to find build logs for a ship's boat. Again, congratulations.
  8. Keith Black
    Michael, hopefully tomorrow turns to gold.
  9. Keith Black
    What a little beauty, Gary. Super tight workmanship.
  10. Keith Black
    What a little gem, Glen. Of all your SIBs I like this one best and it's not even finished.
  11. Keith Black
    Tom, thank you. See below regarding 12mm stanchions. https://www.cornwallmodelboats.co.uk/cgi-bin/sh000001.pl?WD=12mm stanchions&PN=Caldercraft-Model-Boat-Fittings-2-Hole-Brass-Rail-Stanchion-Ball-Type-12mm-C66B0518.html#SID=2482 https://www.cornwallmodelboats.co.uk/cgi-bin/sh000001.pl?WD=hole single 12mm stanchions&PN=31700-Rail-Stanchion-One-Ball-12mm-31700.html#SID=69
  12. Keith Black
    Welcome to MSW. I hope you enjoy your first build, wishing you well.
  13. Keith Black
    Dave, the blocks look much better than (I'm guessing) the yellow blocks that came with the kit.
  14. Keith Black
    That's why God made sandpaper.
  15. Keith Black
    Glen. the hull is shaping up nicely. What type wood are you using for the hull?
  16. Keith Black
    Brian, thank you. I've already completed the gun tracks, see post #157.
  17. Keith Black
    Hey, Slugger, welcome to MSW.
  18. Keith Black
    Michael, nice to see you back in the shop.
  19. Keith Black
    Brian, with punches don't you only get the single hole and not a hole within a hole? When making the gun tracks for the Tennessee I tried using a large punch for the outside diameter and a smaller bunch to cut the inner diameter but it was impossible for me to cut the two with a consistent ring width.
  20. Keith Black
    Mike, what's the latest on the project?
  21. Keith Black
    Birchwood Casey Brass Black and a compass circle cutter. Lynn, use the MSW search engine to find discussions on brass blackening, there are several. https://www.amazon.com/Mr-Compass-Circle-Circular-Cutting/dp/B08FRRV2ZT/ref=asc_df_B08FRRV2ZT/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=475864778819&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=9216951676649442914&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9017387&hvtargid=pla-1125028214835&psc=1
  22. Keith Black
    Kramer, that's all looking right proper, nicely done indeed.
  23. Keith Black
    Brian, in a way I feel guilty having this many photos of the Tennessee. You sit there starving for visual information and here I sit drowning in it though the forward part of the Tennessee remains cloaked in mystery. It's such a shame that so much of the past went visually unrecorded when the means was there. I consider these photos a legacy. Wouldn't it be great if MSW had a vessel photo and or drawing library/data base? What a leg up that would be for modelers, particularly for members new to the hobby.
  24. Keith Black
    Eberhard, I have to disagree. If it was an apprentice he'd (if a boy) have a regulation hat on (see last photo in 'center views' of the apprentices) not that child's hat it's wearing. I'm not sure if it's a boy or girl but they're cute. I thought about the Setter being a ship's dog but of all the photos the dog only appears in this one photo. Plus, I wonder what US Navy regs were regarding animals aboard ship?
  25. Keith Black
    Lynn, 1/4 inch is the smallest size available to my knowledge. Below looks like better good prices. https://www.ptreeusa.com/drilling_forstner_bits.html

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