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woodartist

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  • Birthday 10/19/1949

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    Sequim, WA, USA
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    Wood carving and archery. Now model ships.

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  1.    Rustyj reacted to a post in a topic: HMS Winchelsea 1764 by woodartist - 1:48
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  10. woodartist
    can you elaborate as to what minor alignment errors you made, it may help some of us who want to build this avoid them in the future?
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  19. woodartist
    Johnny I had an accident and lost use of my right arm bicep. I can still move my right hand but it is stiff and does not have a lot of flexibility. I use my left hand as my primary hand now because I can not raise my right arm without assistance from my left arm. So I am incredibly slow in moving and each move has to be planned in advance. I use a 3rd and 4th hand a lot, I use reverse tweezers a lot to hold things, I use super glue much less often because it takes awhile to get pieces situated. I use a white glue that can be released with alcohol as well. Mainly it is just realizing that I have limitations and plan accordingly. Can I be as good as those with two good hands, NO, but I can still do quality work and enjoy the process. I do 1/48 scale but no longer try to do 1/64 or higher. I also do admiralty models because rigging is not possible with my limitations. I still have great fun.
  20.    scrubbyj427 reacted to a post in a topic: HMS Portland 1770 by scrubbyj427 - 1:48 - 4th rate 50-gun ship
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  22. woodartist
    Thanks!! I will fix that
  23. woodartist
    The front railing on the Qdeck is in. It was real challenge to get everything properly aligned taking into consideration the curvature of the support beam.
  24. woodartist
    The binnacle has been completed. Work has started on the Captain's wheel. I do not have a dremel but I do have a power carver that i am using to finish the spokes on the wheel. I only accepts 3/32 and 1/8" bits so i had to put some scotch tape to secure it in the carver.
  25. woodartist
    Thanks
  26. woodartist
    Are there any plans that you know of for the Bailey Gatzert? Do you know of any photos? I would like to build a stern wheeler with connections to the PNW
  27. woodartist
    I would love to start on this when you are ready. It looks awesome. Have you considered fully planking one side of the hull?
  28. woodartist
    I too am a big fan of West Coast Lumber Schooners. I frequently visit the Port Gamble Museum, which houses the memorabilia from the Pope and Talbot lumber operations. There are numerous photos of the ships that sailed from their lumber mills on the Olympic peninsula and sent lumber to San Francisco.
  29. woodartist
    I finished on side of the forecastle cap rail. It was not without its problems, all self inflicted. I was not exact in fairing the bow. The curve at the bow was slightly different. I did not see that until I tried to place the cap rail on. The laser cut piece did not fit the curve. To cure that I had to cut the rail in two places to match the curve. It is not perfect but I did the best I could. The opposite side will be much easier because it matches the curve of the laser cut pieces. Thank goodness.
  30. woodartist
    The forecastle planking is completed, the Belfry installed, catheads installed, the hatch covers completed and some of the cap rails installed.
  31. woodartist
    Great idea to use the tape to reduce splitting
  32. woodartist
    Planking of forecastle and qdeck and using scarf joints. I found that I often split the plank when trying to make the scarf. Once I started making a v cut I prevented the tendency to split the planks. I will finish the center sections when I have finished the carlings.
  33. woodartist
    thanks, it is coming along nicely!
  34. woodartist
    I looks like the inset where a light is to be located from the pictures of the boat?

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