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I want great quality for whatever I'm working on. I rarely work with metal. Usually powder horns and wood,..and some plastic in the future as I piddle with scale a little more.....but this files can be used on whatever. Just choose the coarseness that suits you best.
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Hands down the Vallorbe files are the best I've ever found. If you are looking for larger files for any reason check out this series of files in various sizes Vallorbe Swiss Machinist-Engineers Files-Hand LQ5010 | OttoFrei.com Also this Italian Co. also carries quality products and offers some great rasps etc. CORRADI Shop - Italian made, high quality files and rasps I hafted some handles on 18 a few weeks back. Mostly all swiss Vallorbe.
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Well done,..enjoyed the pics.
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Wow,..that is great stuff. I scrimshaw 18th century style powder horns and I am constantly adding to my references for period script/writing. Where would I be able to find more pics of this subject matter? Man that is beautiful..thanks for posting. -Aaron
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Nice work,.. following.
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Thanks Allan and Bruce..glad to be here. I'm no historian on carving but yes I'm familiar with Gibbons.. There is carving,...and there is carving,...and I'm just a piddler. Those European guys did things centuries ago in different mediums that don't seem possible even with today's tools and resources. Yes I like the scrimshaw and the horn making. My #1 will always be carving antler or bone but I just do what tickles my fancy that day,...sometimes it's both.
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Some super detailed pics ! Yes sir,..thanks for posting.
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I found this pretty readily. I'm sure it'a already around here somewhere but it might be new to someone. I found it to be a great read with several nice pics. http://www.education.maritime-museum.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/marple.pdf
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Maybe I misspoke when I said "whaleboat". I think that is a beautiful model and exactly what I had in mind. Thanks for tip on a specific example 👍
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Thanks for the pics,...love the added ones as well. That Marples fella musta been something else...I've ran into his name a few times the last day or two here browsing. I'm going to spend some time later this evening doing some internet digging on him. - Aaron
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Louie,..thanks for the response. Yes I actually love the way this forum is sectioned off. Especially for something as vast, intricate, and detailed as these ships. It's a large amount of subject matter. I checked out several,.and lurked around for a year or 2,.......but this is where I settled. As far as initial kits go those small whaling ships with all the tools of the trade would have my attention. Love the era,...it's early American. It's just my speed. Best Regards, -Aaron
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I'm on my largest bone/antler project at the moment,..be ashamed to tell you how long it's been on my bench. I work in other projects like scrimshaw and various things so it does extend completion time. However it is coming around and hopefully be finished in the not too distant future. My next bone antler project will be ship related. You guys will make fun of me because it may be as simple as an old style 1920's or 30's canoe,..but...I'll move forward from there. I love the viking long boats,..whaling boats are on the list for sure. Sloops and clippers are beautiful as well....they also begin to get more complicated. I'm sure there is many more that appeal to me but I wouldn't know the names,..not nowhere the expert you guys are. Those big monster HMS and Man of War ships some of you do are mind boggling,..not saying I would never attempt some sort of swing at it but at the moment no,.it is by no means on my horizon....but I still love to look 🤩 I know it's already on the boards here but Manfred's book on those bone models is one of the best books I own. For anyone with an interest in them it is worth the money. -Aaron
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I'm not hiding the fact that I have it. I'd gamble members here belong to the that guild. I've got a whole 5$ in it. If they felt like I Jesse James'd it I would reimburse them via PayPal and let them do there own shopping. Yes it's stained and could have been discarded for that reason. It actually appears to be glue..not surprising. Honest wear on a good vintage book doesn't bother me...info is still as valuable. I was only curious if the guild was still going or had long since disbanded. Glad to see it's still active.....and a museum with bone ship models to boot.
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I bought the book online. I checked the shipping info and it came from the Simi Valley, CA..,, right where the museum and guild are located. Makes me wonder if someone simply didn't return it,....perhaps passed away..then a family member sold it with other belongings?? Who knows. -Aaron
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I have a large library of my other interest,...I like books. My ship model library is just getting started. Just FYI it can be readily found online and is inexpensive. I'll post my book titles up in good fashion in the future 👍
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Impressive,...thanks for posting.
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Yep you nailed it,.. "The Museum began as the Ventura County Maritime Museum in 1990 at Fisherman’s Wharf at Channel Islands Blvd and Victoria Avenue in Oxnard" I copied this from the site. It also says they house the largest number of POW bone ship models in the US,...must be some museum. Thanks again.
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Henry,...thanks for the response. Best Regards, - Aaron
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Just given the quick scan I've done I like the book,...even if it is a bit dated. It's my 2nd one on the subject,..picked up my first a year or so back. Just curious if this guild was still active? It's stamped just inside the cover,..google didn't bring up anything related that I could see.
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Thanks again,..here is an antler carving or 2. Interestingly enough my #1 bucket list item is to visit the Hamburg Museum. They have the largest collection of Napoleonic War bone ship models on the planet. I consider those things to be the coolest items ever made 😀.......I have both books on the subject. My #2 item is much closer to the house,..not ship related but the craftsmanship is still world class. It's Mooney Warther's train carvings in Ohio. Some of you are very familiar with the Hamburg Museum I'm sure. -Aaron https://thewarthermuseum.com/collection The whale and compass rose scrim on the moose palm needed a much heavier coat of wax before starting the engraving process. It would have prevented the "muddy look" and the images would have been cleaner,..oh well live and learn. I just tell people I as shooting for a vintage authentic looking piece
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Thank you gentleman for the welcome,..here is a little scrimshaw sample. I'll try to dig up some carvings later this evening. I work on the powder horns with a guy named Bill Smith,...but the scrimshaw is something I do alone here at the house. - Aaron
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Been lurking a while,...have an ever growing interest in scale modeling in general. Fixing to take a swing at a few different types. I enjoy nautical/whaling history and subject matter. I do a little antler and bone carving,..work on some powder horns,..do a little scrimshaw among other things. It varies 😏 I've enjoyed the gallery here on several visits,...you guys are very skilled. - aaronc
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