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Thanks Toni. Looking forward to getting started.
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Had a very enjoyable experience today as I went aboard the Pinta and Niña replicas as they are docked at Winona, MN on the Mississippi. About a 20 minute drive from home so may get to go again. Those caravels made me stop and think about the grand accomplishments they had so long ago.Had an informative conversation with one of the volunteer crew who answered many of my question and was very knowledgeable. That visit was a real keeper. Back to our Tritons now. I’m really posting this information as I digress back to the colour I’ll use on my canon breech rope. Two of the photos just sealed the choice. Thanks again to Russ for pointing out the grey in the hemp. Photo one: Pinta with Niña outboard Photo two: Aboard Pinta Photo three: Aboard Niña
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I like that bracket! You've solved another issue for me. You're very good at that.
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Beautiful work Maury. Paddy
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Hi Toni, Wonderful work. I'm still going through your log at this time. Since I'm preparing to start on the Longboat when it arrives but while waiting thought I would build the jig. Would you please tell me what the over all length of your jig is? Thanks, and again love your work. Paddy
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Rusty, Mark, and Bob, Thanks gents. What time I had in the shop yesterday I spent studying just how I should proceed with frames B and A and think I have it worked out. Now if the heat and humidity would let up. It's a sticky wicket in the dockyard right now. Do have a big fan that covers the work area though and helps make it tolerable.
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Thanks for sharing that with us Rusty. Great idea and well worth remembering.
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Has anyone had the experience of blackening their cast pewter cannon with Micro Engineering's Rail Weather Solution which contains selenious acid, cuperic nitrate, ammonium floride. I don’t want to paint the cannon black and the idea struck me that the ME solution I have and never used may just do the trick. Could then use some washes to enhance the contrast in different areas. Anyway, any suggestions or recommendations would be greatly appreciated. The cannon will be use on the1773 Triton Cross Section.
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Hi mobbsie, Thanks for your input. That has it settled.
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Thanks for Tom. That makes sense. I was guessing but thought as you state although I'm new at this. Thanks again. Regards, Paddy
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Can anyone tell me if the gun tackle and breeching rope were tarred that were used on nine pounders around 1773? Thanks
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LOL.... not at you but with you. Sounds like someone I know very well.
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Continuing ropewalk practice. Make of thread: DMC Cordonnet Size: No. 100 Colour: ECRU (Natural) Ropewalk: 2 x 3 Trying for: Breeching rope A thin wash of Paynes Gray artist oil has been applied to the natural finish of the thread in an attempt to simulate the grayish tan that Russ mentioned for the hemp rope. The second picture is of a coil of actual hemp rope and allowing for the difficulty in trapping the actual colour in the photographs and the monitor we’re viewing this on looks close to me. Any comments or suggestions welcome. Credit Wikipedia for the following photo
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