Keith Black
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This post is a reason to smile when smiles for me have been few this past week. Thank you, Gary. -
Mick, welcome back.
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I couldn't click like and laugh for the above post but the line above made me laugh. Ask anyone one of us about that "junk" under a particular table and you're gonna get the stink eye.
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Rick, welcome to MSW. Great steam model. Glad to have you aboard.
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Long term CA vapors
Keith Black replied to ricky86's topic in Building, Framing, Planking and plating a ships hull and deck
I use a whole lot of CA and other than the initial waft I haven't noticed any long term vapors. A normal application of craft acrylics easily covers CA. If you're using CA on wood that will be poly sealed or stained and not painted, CA will discolor the wood where CA was applied. To minimize this I use a homemade needle applicator and wick away any CA excess with a Q-Tip as quickly as possible. If you dawdle you increase the chances of having cotton fibers from the Q-Tip stick to the wood. It's always best to test technique on scrap pieces till perfected. -
Keith, I wondered why you weren't posting. Glad to see you're posting again, I always enjoy when you do.
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Welcome to MSW. Glad to have you aboard.
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Tom, I have a collection of 6 or 7 cans of different stains as a result of trying to find the "perfect" match. Buy what stain you think will work best and test it on a scrap piece. When you see it's not going to work then go back and buy a can of lighter or darker stain depending on how the test piece came out. The second can of stain probably won't work out either so go back and get a third can, etc etc. This way you too can build up a nice collection of different stains. Then there's the alchemist method of matching and that's by mixing two different stains to match the target wood color. Just be sure to write down the volume of each stain used where you can replicate the color later because there's always a later. Writing down the amounts of each stain used in the mix is easier said than done. I always get in a rush and don't write done the proportions so consequently I not only have cans of base stains I also have a number of small canning jars of various shades. All kidding aside, get a couple of small cans of different shades and play around, it's kinda of fun. I have on occasions been dissatisfied with all the different stains tested and finally used acrylic hobby paint of different shades mixed to match the target color but that's lead to a whole different collection of small canning jars.
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Well, I'm quite late to this party! Sorry, Ian. Enjoy your trip.
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La Palme by Tobias - 1:36 - POF
Keith Black replied to Tobias's topic in - Build logs for subjects built 1501 - 1750
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That's weird, Johnny. I use Gutermann thread and I don't have any fuzz. Then again I'm using their polyester thread straight off the spool without laying it up.
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I have been following Leo's restoration/rebuild of the Tally Ho since day one and all the work has been amazing. Only the best materials have been used and the shipwrights and workers are extremely gifted.
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Dindsy, welcome to MSW. Glad to have you aboard.
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Mark, welcome to MSW. Glad to have you aboard.
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There's a man after me own heart, don't throw nuttin' away because you never know.
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The Varyag is such a beautiful model, how is she these days?
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CC, welcome to MSW. Glad to have you aboard.
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mob, fantastic work at 1:160. I so enjoy following your builds.
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Tim, welcome to MSW. Glad to have you aboard.
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Phez, welcome to MSW. Glad to have you aboard.
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Real silver wire might be good choice as it would be less noticeable in the sail edges. I've had some spools for over twenty years with no visible tarnishing.
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