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To avoid the blade following the curve of the grain, I use a rolling cutter, small diameter blade for tight curves and a larger diameter for more gentle curves. For small I mean 10 mm and for large I mean 100 mm diameter. These cutters can be found at fabric stores like Joann's, Michaels,,etc. They a as sharp as any razor blade and do not dull rapidly. Replacement blades are also available.
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If you could find a source for some "architect or draftsman's linen", it might give the appearance of canvas for deck covering, However I have not seen any for sale in decades. Drafting seems to only be done on the computer these days. My kid brother was a design engineer and I remember seeing him use it many moons ago.
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Sails size ? Need advice for more realistic sails
Dwaing replied to ioanniz's topic in Masting, rigging and sails
When I make sails, I use D. Steel's book and make a simple ratio and Proportion between the engravings and the length of the spars of the model and measure the angles of the engravings with as protractor and draft each sail on silkspan and add a hem to each outside edge. There are more details on a PDF I will send if you PM me. -
Lumberyard for Model Shipwrights Kits - Order Timeframe
Dwaing replied to a topic in Wood ship model kits
The quality of the wood I received in the Hannah Kit from Dave was superior. :DYour Kit will be well worth any wait for it. -
Miloman I use Alene's sticky with good results.
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Cap'nBob I use quick time plugin in my win 7
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I used a scotch brand glue stick. Comes in permanent and in repositionable. Worked well for me on my Hannah. That was a Hahn method.
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Lettering
Dwaing replied to chborgm's topic in Painting, finishing and weathering products and techniques
Cap'n'Bob. I would use the free program INFANVIEW. One of its commands is to reverse colors so you can print white letters on a black background. -
Ferric chloride solution works well I you, like I by mistake did, have tried filing white or Britannia metal and clogged up the file.
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Re: barely noticeable weave of Silk span . It 's weave is non existent as it is a felted product . I made a full ship set of sails for my Rattlesnake with Silk span. I have a small minipractium on how I make sails which I could send to anyone by email if you send me a PM request.
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I obtain my linen thread from threadneedlestreet.com . They have various colors and weights.
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Hamilton I wanted to deck my Rattlesnake with Birdseye maple veneer. So I made a sub deck with 1/23 " plywood. worked well for me.
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Captain Al Do not believe anyone who says the Bounty rigging is too difficult for a novice. My first wood ship was a Mantua kit of the Bounty which I still have after completing it over 60 years ago. :)All the rigging still looks ok, and now I even know the purpose of each line and rope, however when I built her I had no clew .
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Boy's Manual Of Seamanship And Gunnery
Dwaing replied to skipper1947's topic in Nautical/Naval History
skipper1947 the second has a different format and only includes part of the first one you posted -
For many years I have used "Thread Heaven" in place of beeswax. It never affects the color of some fibers as beeswax sometimes does. Any fuzzy fibers lay flat, for example on the rigging of my Bounty built over 60 years ago. Available from sewing stores and Amazon. Comes in a small cubic container and each .lasts me decades.
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Is there a better #11 blade handle
Dwaing replied to roach101761's topic in Modeling tools and Workshop Equipment
About 60 years ago I purchased a #4 scalpel handle and a gross of #22 blades. I have already used up 60 blades. The handle requires a few moments of time to unscrew a screw, remove the dull blade and insert a new blade and re-insert the holding screw. However this holding arraignment results in less flexing then with the newer scalpel handles with the snap on and off arrangement for holding the blade. The only use I now have for a # 11 exacto blade is to cut deck planks from wood veneers with no curvature. If they are to be curved the scalpel does the superior Non-splitting job. -
I have found that another sewing product is far superior to traditional bees wax. It is Heavenly Thread. Find it at your favorite quilting shop or sewing shop, such as Joanns. comes in a small blue cubic container.
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USING VENEERS FOR PLANKING
Dwaing replied to rcmdrvr's topic in Building, Framing, Planking and plating a ships hull and deck
I used birdseye maple veneer to plank the deck of my Rattlesnake, I set up a simple jig to cut the strips. Looks good to me. -
Announcing the Model Ship World Ship Kit Database Project
Dwaing replied to SkerryAmp's topic in Wood ship model kits
Adam What a great project. But from all the suggestions that keep coming in there may be no end in sight to completion. May be this will be an infinitely ongoing project. Thanks for your great contribution to the MSW. :D
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