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  1. marsalv
    Thanks Bedford. Next part - mouse for the main, fore and mizzen stay.
  2. marsalv
    Very nice work. Proxxon milling maschine is irreplaceable working tool.
  3. marsalv
    I have finished the shrouds instalation. The used dead eyes are not ideal - groove for the rope is too big and the rope is hidden in the groove. I will try to make my own dead eyes for my next project (Pandora).
  4. marsalv
    Burton pendants.
  5. marsalv
    Works on bowsprit rigging are cpmpleted now - bobstay shrouds, bowsprit shrouds, boomkin shrouds) and main stay collar.
  6. marsalv
    Thanks Nigel . Bowsprit is attached to the hull. A few pictures of the gammoning and rack-blocks. .
  7. marsalv
    Hi Alex, wonderfull . Your log is great inspiration fo my work.
  8. marsalv
    Hi again, after a short break I would like finally finished my Royal Caroline. Although most of the parts are already done, there is still a lot of work on the sails and rigging. I started slowly preparing blocks and auxiliary cables on the bowsprit. Jib traveller will be mounted later on bowsprit.
  9. marsalv
    Hallo Alex, thank you for compliment. As you can see I was very inspired by your Sphynx log .
  10. marsalv
    Probably the last work before saving Pandora to hibernate - deck in the officers cabin, gluing the main deck beams.
  11. marsalv
    Hi Michael, I will try to answer your qustions (sorry for my bad english). Proxxon drilling maschine has 3 spindle speeds and I use the medium speed. Each treenail is made only with one down/up movement of cutting needle. Sequence is following - down with needle, up with needle, movement wit XY table and again. It´s pretty fast. You must only watch, if you can see treenail in the wood block after drilling. If you see no treenail (black hole), needle is propably blocked with wood and you must clean it. It is also the answer to your third question - treenails MUST stay in wood block. After drilling cover the face side with holes with adhesive tape, carefully cut off the opposite side and then push and remove the treenails from the block. It is easy .
  12. marsalv
    Thank you all for nice comments . I used usual hypodermic needle with diameter 0,8 mm (21G). Needle is carefully ground to the tip - see pictures. As wood is used pear, a necessary condition is that the wood fibers would be parallel to the needle. Is it possible to make treenails with diameter 0,45 mm (needle 0,7 mm 22G). You can see the comparison between 0,55 and 0,45 treenails in the last picture.
  13. marsalv
    Lower deck - it will not be visible, but I made test how the deck will look with black paper and treenails. I made about 3500 pieces of treenails (diameter 0.55 mm), so I have a sufficient supply for any remaining deck.
  14. marsalv
    Thanks everyone for the feedback regarding painting. I still have enough time for a final decision. I soon interrupt work on Pandora and start finishing Royal Caroline. I make now only minor works from this reason - preparation of deck beams and deck planks.
  15. marsalv
    Inner planking is completed now including sweep ports and holes for fixed blocks. Now I am standing before deciding whether to paint inner planking red or left it in its natural state.
  16. marsalv
    Hi Nils and Dave, thanks for compliment . I started the inner planking - waterways, spirketting and quickwork are completed.
  17. marsalv
    Thanks to everyone for the positive feedback. It gives me great encouragement for further work. I decided to make wales from separated parts. It took me about 40 hours to make and stick 4+4 wales nad 1+1 black strake .
  18. marsalv
    I started the hull planking - the lower counter. It is my first attempt to planking the hull in one layer.
  19. marsalv
    Hi Omega1234, thanks for nice comments. Making of the rudder, hardware - pintles, gudgeons etc. will be added later.
  20. marsalv
    I added the quarter deck transom, lower sill for lights (windows) and helm port.
  21. marsalv
    Framing the stern - the inner counter timbers and the side counter timbers.
  22. marsalv
    Preparation for mounting the bowsprit. - only the third attempt was successful.
  23. marsalv
    Hi Daniel, thank you for compliment . Finished reinforcement the upper parts of the bulkheads, "transom" and stern post.
  24. marsalv
    Jan and Dave, thanks for comments. Bulkheads are now glued to the keel.
  25. marsalv
    Thanks everyone for comments. Work on the RC will now be temporarily stopped. I started to build a new model - see my new log scratch build of Pandora. The work on the rigging will continue in the autumn and winter because these works I can make indoors.

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