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  1. jct
    Thanks Steve and Pete for your kind comments, No heat was applied the beech was soaked in water, I'm still amazed at how easy that materiel is to bend, this build is my first experience at bending wood at this scale and with using beech, it's fast becoming one of my favorite woods
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    Well finally some progress on the new nests...as I stated in a previous entry I wasn't happy with the symmetry on my original scratch build nests, so I tore them down. I decided to do something closer to what I'd seen in pics of the HM replica, so with that in mind I started rooting through the wood box and came up with some of the super bendy beech that the rails were made of this was split to a thinner profile, sanded and treated to some bending. I made 4 circles, two for each mast, fore and main. I bent some material for the stanchions and treated it to a ride through the band saw getting two for one. Next came some layout based on the diameters of the bases, still attached to the masts, and the new tops, once complete this showed where the stanchions had to be cut for everything to align. All the stanchions were then cut to size and ganged sanded to final size, from there it was just a matter of gluing everything up. The nest still need finish sanded and they will get painted red and mounted to the bases...pics follow. THX for your interest J
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    the good stuff just keeps coming...your deck furniture is superb sir, well done J
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    Rudder looks good and your work on the companion way is over the top, looks really fine. Your craftsman's ship shines, I really like the mixture of woods your using. J
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    Haven't posted any updates in a while...had the mast almost complete and really started taking a hard look at them...not happy with the crows nests. The octagon shape just wasn't symmetrical enough and looked really bad. I suspect it would have looked worse as the rigging began, just calling attention to it, so I've stripped off the nest and will scratch something once I've figure what I want to do.
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    That is just too good, love it :D
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    I wouldn't call it a solution... I resorted to paint
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    Rudder looks fine in place, I've had the same issue with the blackening chemical, you may have hit on it though, perhaps it should be sealed prior to handling?
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    Thx for the info Pete, I wonder if you've used plywood in the past for this operation and which you prefer for scratch building?
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    sweet
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    Hey Pete, Nice progress, what material are you useing for your frames, looks like a clear solid wood from the pics? J
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    She looks good Pete, are you sure we can't convince you to do the deck details and masting? :)
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    Amazing work...I too look forward to the new log, I may be tempted to follow along and build a little one of my own, very nice, thanks for sharing. J
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    Hey Pete, She looks good on the 'high seas', very nice overall, any idea what the next build will be?
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    THX D
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    Hi Denis...the fuled sails look great, may I ask what material you made them from? THX J
  17. jct
    Nice gonna look good mounted to the hull, keep up the fine work
  18. jct
    I hear that, I have used this technique after the feline attack on my Enterprise and it worked surprisingly well and has held up over the years so I'm thinking it should be ok...time will tell
  19. jct
    May finish the fix this evening
  20. jct
    Worked on the warped top this a.m...pics follow
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    THX Popeye, I have got the wooldings applied to the fore and main but the masts are fighting back a bit...the main top has warped after being fixed to the mast cap never saw that one coming...figured the dowels would be fine after they were shaped...guess I should have sealed each individual piece prior to assembly?? I'll figure something out...when I do I'll post some pics of the solution...thinking maybe kerfing the mast and bending after some ca, or cutting and pining the half's...don't know but you'll know when I do :P may have some new pics tomorrow...been nuts at the salt mine. THX J
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    Thanks Steve
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    Steve...really sorry to hear of your spouses health problems, my best goes out to you all. Nice work on the saw J
  24. jct
    Thank you Pete and Danial for your kind comments, there are glitches here and there but overall I am fairly pleased with the results so far. Thx again J
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    Very nice, Pete I really like the contrast in the finishes.

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