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    I have a 6000watt generator so I powered up the freezers and the fridge and also the TV. I was able to get power to the coffee maker and microwave...but nothing else. I also have lots of oil lamps which lit the house and gas stoves. No internet...no hot water...and worse...no exiting the hill drive to/from the house. I'm back to work today after shoveling my way out of the drive. I have a Jeep, but my sweetheart is still stuck and can't get her car out. I do hope to get back to the GR on Saturday....I'll have a few hours then...I hope. We had 18~20 inches....my wife has lived hear her entire life and has never seen this much snow...and it lingering so long. Good day everyone. Rob
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    I’v Been without power since Monday, so I haven’t been able to work on the G/R Lots of snow
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    Unlike the Dremel version the B/D is fully articulated...meaning it can rotate and be adjusted in a vast array of different angles and latitudes. It rolls around on a ball at the base and you can adjust the level and angle. One real reason I prefer it over the Dremel vice. Rob
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    I love it...it is very articulate. They haven't made them for years from what I gather. I use mine in all my model building. Rob
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    Thanks everyone. Yes...I got that table vice over 35 years ago...and it's been a great aid. 28 degrees outside and 18 inches of snow..... Everyone be safe. Rob
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    With the addition of the blocks this yard will be complete. I have 8 inches of snow outside and I have to go get my wife from work....hope to be at it later. Rob
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    With the mast set in the work vice...I added many new eye bolts for lifts, halyard blocks and other blocks connection points. Next, I'll begin adding the yard parrels and straps as I finish up the first yard to be added to the mast, the royal yard. Rob
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    Moving back to the mizzen yards...I finished forming them and prepping them for addition of eye bolts and trusses. Rob
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    While I was planning out the yard details and making more eye bolts...I also finished up the rigging for the top sail yard halyard and its blocks and purchase. Here they are installed and just belayed. Rob
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    I began the work session by first cutting to length the 5 yards for the mizzen mast.
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    I've enjoyed immensely your application of electroforming and fine soldering of your metal joinery on your builds. I think it is amazing that you are not electro plating on another metal..but Forming new copper on electro conductive paint. Makes so much sense in the building of your finely curved and molded parts. Wonderful work indeed. Rob
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    Beautiful work Michael...just fine. Question: Are you making leather seats or leather cushions? Wouldn't salt water be rough on them? Rob
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    Yes...one could say I'm *Clipping* along. I'll probably add the royal stay before I proceed onto the mizzen mast. Thanks a lot Pat..and thanks a lot to all the likes everyone... Rob
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    Finishing up the day in the yard......I finished the top and topgallant stays..worked a bit on the topgallant haulyard and its purchase. I had to make lots of blocks and iron hooks and seizing stuff.... The detail at this scale is excruciating....I spend most of my time keeping from bumping or ripping somthing out I previously put on....Oh well...the burden of fun. Here is a bunch of pics from the day. Rob
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    In 1853 they were still hemp from what I gather...when she caught fire she burned up nearly completely above the waterline.
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    After lunch, I'll finish up the port buntlines and blocks ...run them through the faileads and to their pins and finish up the port leach lines and blocks. I''l return to the stays once this is all done.
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    The real work came with the addition of the main topstays both sides.....still need to finale secure the port side.
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    While on that side I added some halyard lines and eye bolts for the topgallant yard.
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    Took a break for some lunch and I wanted to post some images of my progress of the main course and the main stays. Add the buntline blocks and rigged them...also added the starboard sheet lines and blocks as well.
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    Well phrased shipmate. I concluded what I did and boldly spoke to the extreme accuracy of detail Johann has employed in this particular model. He has spared no detail...and it wasn't a stretch to imply he should continue that stretch and include the detail of properly treating the lanyards. Why go *Artisanal* at this junction, when in fact his entire build is a magnificent representation of his artistic skill. If, as an artist, you want to paint red lips on a pig.... be artistic, but if you want to aesthetically and accurately represent a pig, then you forgo the lipstick. Nuff said. Clear sailing. Rob
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    Then I suppose I'll remain wrong. From the details the builder is employing in the iron work and skillful application of every detail of his build...applying the appropriate tar mixture of preservation to the lanyards would not be considered inaccurate as Wefalk has concured. White lanyards are not accurate...no mater how contrasting they are to make a build look balanced. I used the phrase *show-boating* to delineate between what one thinks looks good to what was actually a practice...regardless of appearances. I meant no disrespect to anyone for stating the facts as I know them. I wonder where the marine historians and architects went wrong when rebuilding the constitution? Respectfully Rob
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    It's not about dull contrast...its about accuracy. Light lanyards are not accurate....ever. Then again if you are show-boating. Rob
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    Reviewing some of my detailing...I owe an explanation to some why I use so much paint on rigging and such. From my own experiences and from that acquired by way of serious study...it was made clear to me that much standing rigging was coated in a heavy preservative. I've even assisted in its removal on the real McCoy. So, I've adopted the practice of coating my seizing's with ample preservative (paint). I hope my lazy, quick-shod technique of covering a multitude of sins is not a deterrent for the more ardent discrete of you. I truly am standing(or sitting at the work bench), with some of the most skilled, detailed acute, modelers ever assembled in one forum, and to have as many likes and positive comments about my build is truly amazing to me...I am deeply humbled and moved. Thanks MSW friends. Rob
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    Reviewing your log...I'm amazed...STILL. So much iron work and such. I prefer the dark lanyards myself. Rob
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    Better is always better...especially when Gale's are concerned. Thanks Druxey for your continual encouragement. Rob

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