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  1. John Ruy
    Yes you may... You are correct sir... I don’t know how I missed that? Heres is the photo out of the book. Glad you caught it before I was hanging shrouds, I would hate having to fix it then. 😆 Thanks also for your compliments on the Pad, that was tough and tedious. This is why I like MSW, we keep each other towing the line. 🍻cheers
  2. John Ruy
    Thanks Mike. 🍻
  3. John Ruy
    Steering Oar Brace and Stern Rigging. Installing the Steering Oar Brace Pad. Pad complete. 😎 My first attempt at looping the end of a rope. Oar Strop and Lanyard tied down to the cleat. Stern Rigging completed. Onward... 🍻
  4. John Ruy
    Masts, Oars and Paddles... Mast and Sprit Pole lower detail. Upper detail of Mast and Sprit Pole. Oars and Paddles completed and stained... 😎 The drawing for the sail is presented at Half Scale. 🧐 I’ll have to draw up a template to scale and borrow the wife’s sewing machine, Again... 😆 Sail cloth include in the kit. Looks like I will be borrowing the ironing board too. 🤔 It’s Friday... 🍻 Have a Great Weekend!
  5. John Ruy
    Onwards to building oars and a mast. Laser cut oar pieces added to tapered dowels. First cut at shaping the oars and masts. I’ll give it another shot at blending in the dowels after the stain sets overnight. later 😎
  6. John Ruy
    She is looking really good, Tom. Slow and steady as she goes. 👍
  7. John Ruy
    You may not be doing this professionally, but your finished product will be very professional. 👍 I love the Red Flag on the end of your bow. I should have had that on my CWM. I could have avoided repairs. 😆 Sails are looking perfect. 😎
  8. John Ruy
    I use a fluorescent light with a 5x magnifying lens. Helps me with my OCD. 😆 Best tool I have on my bench. 👍 Eyesight? Well, that’s a good Optomitrist. 🧐
  9. John Ruy
    Box completed, but need to clean up the compass with a new card. Compass 2.0, next to its inspirational photo. 😆 Compass mounted.. Onwards... 😎
  10. John Ruy
    Working on that compass box. 😆
  11. John Ruy
    Mike, Congratulations on a Beautiful Model and Display. Great job, your attention to detail is everything I aspire to have. 😎 I’m just finishing my Néw Bedford Whaleboat and will be using your detailed build log for inspiration and guidance in my final steps and quest for detail. Thanks for taking the time to put this together. What’s your next venture? John
  12. John Ruy
    Now comes all of the neat miniature stuff that drew me in to build this Whaleboat. 😎 Very detailed Whale gun provided in this kit. Painted Flat black with Testors Enamel. I will have to dress it up with a bit of flat brass. 👌 Building the Gun Box... Never give up your scrap, you never know when you need to go to your wood pile. Some fine Micro carpentry. 😆 Little Cherry Stain to finish it off... Mounted for display... Onward... 😎
  13. John Ruy
    Mounting the New Bedford Whaleboat, before adding the finishing details. Following Eric A.R. Ronnberg, Jr.’s example I will be using the brass supplied for the mounts. I have determined I will need to mount the Whaleboat just one inch off it’s base to fit the display case height. I cut the brass tubing to one inch and aligned the Whaleboat to a diagonal position, again to fit the display case dimensions. More micro-forging to form the bilge supports. Made sure all was level with iLevel Ap on My iPhone. Purchased this case on eBay for $50.00. Deal! 😆 Just add glass. Ready for Mast, Oars, Line Tubs, etc... Getting really close to the finish line on this one. 😎
  14. John Ruy
    Gudgeons and Mast Hinge... Some shaping required for proper fit of the rudder to the Gudgeons. One down one to go... Rudder properly installed. Now I can remove it and set it aside, so I don’t destroy it while I continue on to the Mast Hinge. Ok that didn’t cut out so well. 😆 OK... I think I’ll go with the first one. CA glue to the rescue. 🤪 Pilot hole for the nail, don’t want to risk any more splitting. Parts are ready for assembly. Completed Mast Hinge... Another 2 hour experience at jewelry work. Those hinges were tough. Sorry, forgot to take pictures of the process. Too focused, to even think about a build log. Oh well, I’m not going back to do that again. 😎 I’ll be back... 🍻
  15. John Ruy
    The Rudder... The Rudder assembly is pretty straightforward. The Rudder itself is a laser cut piece, requiring some beveling. The Tiller is formed from 1/16th strip wood with some micro carpentry joint work on top of the rudder. The pintles however, require extreme micro forge work. The hardware provided has to be reshaped cut and drilled. Glad I use a 5x magnifying work lamp. Brass nails provided make for decent rivets. 😆 Just 2 hours later we have a completed Rudder with Tiller. Calling it a night... 😎
  16. John Ruy
    Progress on Rowlocks and speak Cleats... Rowlock pads in place. Hand Hewn Peak cleats created. Rowlocks and Peak Cleats Complete. Next up... The Rudder, Pintles and Gudgeons. Later... 😎
  17. John Ruy
    Ok, just kidding not finished without the flags. Here the are... Color Cpoier/Printers are great aren’t they? Cant hang flags without Halliards. 48 star US flag for 1941... The J & W.R. Wing Co. Flag, mounted to the Main Mast Flag Halliard. And of course the Mystic ceremonial flag. OK! Now she is finished. I think so, we will see... 🤔
  18. John Ruy
    The Center Board Case is capped and the Lifting Strap is in place and functional. 👍 Onward. 🍻
  19. John Ruy
    I just can’t stop, this is what I do. 😎
  20. John Ruy
    Wow! Went back to The New Bedford Whaleboat today. Opened My Build Log and saw it has been 3 months since I last worked on her. Where does the time go. I’ve been finishing the Charles W Morgan for 3 Months! 😆 So I made progress today on the Whaleboat. Started adding details in the stern. Standing cleats in the stern installed. Foot brace installed. Cleats installed... Loggerhead installed Stern details Painted... 😎
  21. John Ruy
    I said to my self, Don’t start another build until you finish the one you are working on. I just had to get it out of the box and put it on the bench. Just finished my Charles W Morgan Whaler and am still finishing up my New Bedford Whaleboat. But, I just had to stage my next build, The Maine Lobster Boat. It’s a 1979 Laughing Whale kit out of Wiscasset, Maine. Rescued this beauty on eBay. OK, I couldn’t leave it in the box. Had to lay it out... Maybe 🤔 I’ll just take a look at the instructions. Step one: assemble the Pre-cut pieces K-1, K-2, K-3 and stem into a Keel. 🧐 The pieces aren’t marked, this is like finding jigsaw pieces. 😆 (old school) Hand cut pieces require some sanding to allow effective glue joints. I chose CA Glue. Ok this is interesting, can’t stop now. Keel assembled, Step 1 completed. Step 2: Glueing the deck halves together. An hour in and I am reminding myself not to get started, I have a Whaleboat to finish. 😆 Too much fun... I’ll be back. 😎
  22. John Ruy
    Finishing my New Bedford Whaleboat. Then I am looking at a Maine Lobster Boat by Laughing Whale. Should be great fun 🤩 Building a Display case for the Morgan as we speak. This hobby just never stops. 🍻
  23. John Ruy
    Thanks your encouragement along the way has been great. Looking forward to watching you complete your Leopard. Plans for the CWM are being packed up for your next build. Note: I did find something else to add to the Morgan. Flags! She can’t sail without flags! Maybe just the Pendant up top, since she doesn’t have sails. There’s that OCD kicking in again. 😆
  24. John Ruy
    All Whaleboats sitting on their Back Spars. Just a few loose ends to tie up. More rope coils... She is done! 13 Months, 628 hours. I have completed my fist Wood Ship Model, the Charles W. Morgan. Hard to believe it’s actually finished. A little over a year ago I looked this big of box sticks, took a deep breath and committed to the journey. What a fun ride it’s been. Thanks to MSW and all of the inspirational 👍 and comments a long the way. Committing to a build log goes a long way toward staying with the project to completion. Not to mention the encouragement of our members. Time to go finish my Model Shipways Whaleboat. Cheers 🍻
  25. John Ruy
    Cutting Stage progress. Very interesting process, dressing out a whale at sea. Note the sharks circling as the crew works on the extended planking of the rolling whaling ship. 😬 Built the railing with beading eyelets and 1/16 dowel rod. Cutting Stage completed. On to hanging Whaleboats. 😎

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