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Keith Black

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  1. Keith Black
    I don't blame you a bit. Crazy factoid about cigarette tobacco is, of the 1,000 chemicals used in manufacturing cigarette tobacco, flame retardant is one the chemicals used. The last two photos in the post above are very convincing. 👍
  2. Keith Black
    Thank you, Eric. There's a rhythm to life and it's easy to lose the daily undertaking of a hobby. The more you love a hobby/project the easier it is to regain that daily rhythm which equals real progress, being at the tail end of a project makes it more difficult, IMHO.
  3. Keith Black
    John, now that there's light at the end of your tunnel, do you think you'll be taking on other projects there at the museum?
  4. Keith Black
    @Desertanimal @clearway @Ferrus Manus @TBlack @LJP @FriedClams @BANYAN @lraymo @Canute Thank you Chris, Keith, Ferrus, Tom, LJP, Gary, Pat, Lynn, Ken, for your kind comments and thank you to everyone for your thoughts and prayers. After what seems like a lengthy layoff, in the past couple of days I've been able to regain the rhythm of working on little Lula. Lula's main construction is done, now it's a matter of finishing up all the remaining small details. Three I just crossed off the list are the ship's bell, steam whistle, and grab handles attached to the pilothouse fore wall that aided in getting from the engine room deck to the boiler deck. Thank you to all for your patience in regards to the disruptions of the past month. One last personal, it will be a week tonight that I've given up my pipe. I don't miss the nicotine but man, do I miss the ritual. May God bless each of you. Keith
  5. Keith Black
    The funnels turned out fantastic, Ian.
  6. Keith Black
    What a grand idea using blended leaves for soil, Eric. it looks totally real. Are you using any flame retardant chemicals in the mix?
  7. Keith Black
    That hull has the best copper sheathing of any model I've ever seen, IMHO. Is your wife's mother all moved in, Mark?
  8. Keith Black
    Tillsbury, welcome to MSW. Glad to have you aboard.
  9. Keith Black
    Congratulations on your successful knee surgery, Bruce.
  10. Keith Black
    D, welcome to MSW. Glad to have you aboard.
  11. Keith Black
    At times one marvels at the exactness of detail in the construction of a thing, such is the case when viewing the last photo in post #2396. All three disciplines of woodworking, metalsmithing, and rigging have been executed to a degree seldom if ever seen. I am in awe of the near perfection, Johann.
  12. Keith Black
    SS, welcome to MSW. Glad to have you aboard.
  13. Keith Black
    Lynn, I agree 100% with what Glen said in the above post.
  14. Keith Black
    Yücel, welcome to MSW. Glad to have you aboard.
  15. Keith Black
    Flags denoting wind direction on models is a bit disingenuous in my view, I'm not sure I've seen an honest example and that includes my own. The wind swirls, it's not inconceivable that flags thirty feet apart would vary and that on a large ship flags at bow and stern could be flying in opposite directions. Every model I've seen with flags flying have always been inline with the keel, I've never seen flags flying perpendicular to the hull. Having said that someone will of course post photos of such examples.
  16. Keith Black
    GD, welcome to MSW. Glad to have you aboard.
  17. Keith Black
    This is the Brodie stove in Victory's galley. https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53300399476_dbf09ec502_b.jpg
  18. Keith Black
    Color me confused, Jonathan. Are you searching for something that deals with a stove or with clothing and other personal items?
  19. Keith Black
    Jonathan, Google steamer trunk not steam trunk for better results. See the below. https://www.google.com/search?q=late+1700's+ steamer+trunk&client=safari&sca_esv=05e16821a1d41d04&rls=en&udm=2&biw=2560&bih=1237&ei=DQkbaLS5A5PWptQPtsG5qAo&ved=0ahUKEwj08-226JCNAxUTq4kEHbZgDqUQ4dUDCBE&oq=late+1700's+ steamer+trunk&gs_lp=EgNpbWciG2xhdGUgMTcwMCdzIMKgc3RlYW1lciB0cnVua0iVWVDjFVjZRHABeACQAQCYAT6gAf8BqgEBNbgBDMgBAPgBAZgCAKACAJgDAIgGAZIHAKAH4QGyBwC4BwA&sclient=img
  20. Keith Black
    Lula is back on the menu! I received notification this morning that I have an appointment with a vascular surgeon on Thursday June 19th at 8:00 AM and have no physical limitations. The surgeon has reviewed the test results and is okay with the appointment date. If he's not worried then why should I be? Thank you, Vossie. Thank you, John. Thank you, Glen.
  21. Keith Black
    I loved the stories behind the "mystery lady" it helped take my mind off my current situation. Speaking of current situation, I received the CT Scan test results today and it confirms the ultrasound results done on April 15th. I've yet to speak with the doctor's office but going over the CTS results with the aid of Google explaining medical terminology, in essence the aorta sac has enlarged above the stent and an endoleak has developed below the stent. I assume the endoleak is causing the sac enlargement. There's probably two options, surgical intervention and medication (lower blood pressure medication but I don't have high blood pressure) and monitoring. From what Google tells me surgery for men my age (78) is a bit risky. If surgery is 50/50 and monitoring and medication is 50/50, that's gonna make for a hard decision. We'll see once I talk to someone other than Mr Google. I've pretty much done everything I can do around the house in preparation for whatever comes next so yesterday I started trying to make Lula's bell frame. 1.0 didn't go well, maybe I can find time in the morning to attempt 2.0? Thank you ever so much to everyone for your thoughts and prayers. My journey is blessed because you folks are part of it. Thank you again. Keith
  22. Keith Black
    The engine room turned out great, LJP I like it a lot!
  23. Keith Black
    The sails turned out exceptionally well, Glen. Great visual interest.
  24. Keith Black
    The rake is much improved, Mark. I hated like heck saying something when you posted the photo of the first mast rake but after seeing the latest results I'm glad I did. 👍
  25. Keith Black
    Everything seems expensive to me these days but there's a lot there IMHO. Thank you, Ferrus. The CT Scan went okay but have not received the test results, hopefully I'll get those today.

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