Keith Black
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Mark, it's nice to see you're enjoying your build. I think she looks great.- 505 replies
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Eberhard, 12 inches would put the ratline spacing a tenth of an inch apart. I think the ratline knots are going to look disproportionally large in comparison to the spacing. Also, at a tenth of an inch, the ratlines are going to appear to be a wall of thread. I've yet to make it upstairs to start the first ratline attempts, hopefully I'll have something in the next couple of days.
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Siggi, I know adjustment was done with the fore and back stays but I'd never considered how the mast wedges might come into play during rake adjustment.
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If a mast is wedged on more than one deck, how would adjusting mast rake be accomplished?
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Brian, thank you. I'm sure I would enjoy all aspects of rigging if I felt more confident in my knowledge and my abilities. In what little I've done so far I've learned there are subtleties when performing each rigging task. Each task has a set of correct sequential steps that make working in tight spaces possible, knowing those steps only comes with experience. Hopefully by the time I reach the foremast I'll be able to go with the flow and enjoy each task as they present themselves. It was a good day to work on the ship but then everyday is a good day. Even though there's snow on the ground it's melting rather nicely. We've had a Robin hanging about for the better part of a week. Spring will get here, none too soon.
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Thank you, Pat Brian, 12 inches is too short and 24 inches to long, 15 to 18 inches? Maybe someone who knows will jump in and educate the both of us. That would make the spacing for the model .14/.15 inches thereabouts. I may have to increase the spacing to .20 inches out of necessity even though that would be wrong to scale. It's going to be another exercise in making my fingers do things they don't want to do. I couldn't resist putting the yards on to see how everything looks. Thank you everyone for the likes.
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Kirby, will you be posting a photo of the bed in your son's room?
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BrianK, Lynn, Eberhard, Gary, and Keith, thank you for the nice comments and that you to all for the likes. The mizzen mast is almost ready for the yards to be added and rigged. The last remaining task is the ratlines, oh, what fresh hell will this turn into. I don't find ratlines to be aesthetically pleasing. I know they're a necessary evil but I think they disrupt the harmony created by the vertical shroud lines. Having said that, I'm not adding ratlines to the topgallant shrouds. Peterson's book depicts the topgallant shrouds without ratlines. I've seen several models without them and they don't appear in the H and H photos of the Tennessee. I'm going with 'less is more' and leaving them off the topgallant shrouds. Of course, I will be adding ratlines to the topsail shrouds so it's more teaching old fingers new tricks. Once again, thank you to all for following along. Your support is greatly appreciated.
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Roger, I think he's going to be taking it to college with him.
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Trond, I've never bought clamps (actually, I'm rather clamp poor) but I would suppose you can buy clamps at most hobby supply houses. I have a few clamps but I use clothes pins a lot. For what you're doing I'd think clothes pins would be ideal.
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Grey, welcome to MSW. Stow your gear below and enjoy your stay.
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GB, welcome to MSW.
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Casey, welcome to MSW. Glad to have you aboard.
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Lynn, very very nice. Well done, buddy.
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Any more and you'd be clamping the clamps.
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Baltimore Clippers seem to be the exception regarding mast rake. Most other ships employed a 3 to 7 degree rake.
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Casey, welcome to MSW. As you can see there are many willing to help answer questions that you might have. I suggest you introduce yourself in the new member section, see the link below. https://modelshipworld.com/forum/3-new-member-introductions/
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Simon, the blocks look really good, very nice.
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Jimmy, she turned out great. A really swell looking model. I like the looks of her a lot, well done!
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Gene, if you would like to take on a half hull project the NRG (MSW's parent organization) sells a half hull kit. See the link below. https://thenrgstore.org/products/half-hull-planking-project
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A warm Hello all from Seattle, WA
Keith Black replied to Wawona59's topic in New member Introductions
John, I don't know if you've see this but it's a great vid about a ship saw. If you want to skip the first part regarding replacing there keel, the bit about the saw is 7 min, 42 sec into the clip. -
Siggi, that's true during calm weather but what about those times at night in heavy weather when it's as black as the ace of spades and footing is/was even more treacherous?
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Gene, welcome to MSW. I'll be 75 shortly, one's never too old to join in the fun. I model not only for the fun but I think it helps keep me mentally alert and I know it helps keep my fingers more nimble than they would be otherwise.
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