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i am sure that it is somewhere in this blog but i have not found it, when do you anticipate the Surprise being ready for sale?
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thanks I will research further on the machines, software and 3D forum
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Is anyone using a lazer cutter to make parts? What equipment are you using? What software are you using? Any recommendations?
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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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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.
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Thanks!! I will fix that
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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.
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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.
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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
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I would love to start on this when you are ready. It looks awesome. Have you considered fully planking one side of the hull?
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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.
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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.
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The forecastle planking is completed, the Belfry installed, catheads installed, the hatch covers completed and some of the cap rails installed.
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HMS Victory by ECK - OcCre - 1/87
woodartist replied to ECK's topic in - Kit build logs for subjects built from 1751 - 1800
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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.
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I looks like the inset where a light is to be located from the pictures of the boat?
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I can not tell from the picture if there is a rabbit on the bow and stern where the planks meet the keel.
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What do the color changes on the strips signify? Why do the lines on the strips run in different directions?
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It is not exactly like Chuck's, but I tried to keep the style the same.
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Yes I only have one hand that I can use. yes i only have one had that I can use, and it is my left which was not my primary hand, I had to learn to do everything with my left hand.
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I learned more about planking from Der Alte Rentner log on planking than i did any place else.
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This looks really clean and will pay big dividends later.
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