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thanks much...I should be good, with whats in the kit and the spares box I should be good...thanks again

Nice progress...I don't have  booklet in mine, just the two sided instruction sheet.   I'm assuming it doesn't give much info in the  identity of wood species??

Never claimed that speelling was my storng point   beside I might o meant Chicken Noodle!!
 
I think my ply will be fine made some preliminary cuts today and all seems well...other then the slight warps

👍 thanks,a gentleman and a scholar 

thanks much...I should be good, with whats in the kit and the spares box I should be good...thanks again

👍 thanks,a gentleman and a scholar 

thanks much...I should be good, with whats in the kit and the spares box I should be good...thanks again

Nice progress...I don't have  booklet in mine, just the two sided instruction sheet.   I'm assuming it doesn't give much info in the  identity of wood species??

Welcome Bill...hopefully you'll see it finished...I can easily see why a novice could be overwhelmed...the instructions are weak at best.
 
Hey Denis...ya I did some preliminary cuts today...and the ply held up well, the bandsaw is the right choose, when I tried a coping saw on a piece it began to splinter like yours did, the stuff does not like the cross tooth action, that means some on mine will be removed with a scalpel.  All my planking seems straight, but it is a bit on the wide side...about a foot and a half in scale, it may all have to take a ride through the saw.
 
  Do you have that funky looking orange wood with a prominent grain in your kit?   I've no idea what it is, never saw it's like before, got a lot of the world famous beige wood too.  All the planking is super wide.  You are correct this is gonna be fun, GOOD LUCK

Welcome Bill...hopefully you'll see it finished...I can easily see why a novice could be overwhelmed...the instructions are weak at best.
 
Hey Denis...ya I did some preliminary cuts today...and the ply held up well, the bandsaw is the right choose, when I tried a coping saw on a piece it began to splinter like yours did, the stuff does not like the cross tooth action, that means some on mine will be removed with a scalpel.  All my planking seems straight, but it is a bit on the wide side...about a foot and a half in scale, it may all have to take a ride through the saw.
 
  Do you have that funky looking orange wood with a prominent grain in your kit?   I've no idea what it is, never saw it's like before, got a lot of the world famous beige wood too.  All the planking is super wide.  You are correct this is gonna be fun, GOOD LUCK

Never claimed that speelling was my storng point   beside I might o meant Chicken Noodle!!
 
I think my ply will be fine made some preliminary cuts today and all seems well...other then the slight warps

Welcome Bill...hopefully you'll see it finished...I can easily see why a novice could be overwhelmed...the instructions are weak at best.
 
Hey Denis...ya I did some preliminary cuts today...and the ply held up well, the bandsaw is the right choose, when I tried a coping saw on a piece it began to splinter like yours did, the stuff does not like the cross tooth action, that means some on mine will be removed with a scalpel.  All my planking seems straight, but it is a bit on the wide side...about a foot and a half in scale, it may all have to take a ride through the saw.
 
  Do you have that funky looking orange wood with a prominent grain in your kit?   I've no idea what it is, never saw it's like before, got a lot of the world famous beige wood too.  All the planking is super wide.  You are correct this is gonna be fun, GOOD LUCK

You might be a little off on your dates Denis.
By 1808 the only state still allowing the IMPORTATION of slaves was South Carolina. In 1808 even S. Carolina outlawed the international importation of African slaves and the IMPORTATION became illegal. But the PRACTICE of slavery continued to be legal in the southern states as a form of business until the close of the Civil War. This is what allowed the years of slave smuggling. Once the potential slaves were landed, it was somewhat hard to determine where they had come from. Records were not all that complete even if people in the south had been all that interested. Slaves continued to be sold and resold as an everyday occurrence.
 
What is even more interesting in many cases is the involvement of other nationalities in the American slave trade. Even though slaving was already illegal in most of Europe, much of the transporting of slaves from Africa was conducted by English, Dutch, Portuguese, and several other privateers from a number of other nations. Many of the ships would pretend to be whaling ships. Almost all of the slave trade from Africa came over on European ships and deposited in the Caribbean Islands by these European owned ships and from there transported to the US on American flagged vessels. In some cases it was even a state of war between slavers. It was not unknown for a English slaver to attack a Dutch slaver and make off with it's slaves or even the whole vessel to sell as it's own. Of course the same happened the other way around as well. It was a big sea and who was out there to stop them and who would report the theft of their illegal slave cargo? This kind of stuff went on almost 70 years until slavery was finally abolished. 
 
The subject as it really happened is not really told in schools these days. Americans are blamed for leaving a "Trail of bodies across the Atlantic" and the concept is so accepted that the US Government has even offered an official apology to black people. No mention seems to be made about the illegal involvement of other countries, the ownership in the US of black or other races by free black people. Slaves held by Native Americans, and other little known or at least talked about matters of the time. 
 
Not to say that slavery was a good thing or even necessary as some in the south claimed. All I am saying is that the story is far more complex than many may have been told over the years.    

Never claimed that speelling was my storng point   beside I might o meant Chicken Noodle!!
 
I think my ply will be fine made some preliminary cuts today and all seems well...other then the slight warps

here we are........I'll bet your syked to see this one built    there is a thread....I think back in 2016 that asks about Steingraeber kits.......I think the gentleman had another vessel he was building.   I think the blonde plywood will be a plus for you......and using a band saw might even be a better choice of weapon.  some of my planking is a bit warped........and I can't understand why it's so wide.  I would think narrower strips would define the contours better.  I wish you good luck with the build.......I know I'm gonna need it.   ......not for the faint of heart.......you weren't kidding about the instructions 

Welcome 

Well hello everyone...it's been a few months since I posted anything here and felt it was high time I got back to it...
What prompted this build log was a PM from Popeye, seems he stumbled across a kit that he recalled seeing in my signature, that of the Agilis by Stenographer.
 
  This is an older kit...my best guess is late 60's early 70's ( if anyone can cast some light on this please do, I'm sure Denis will appropriate it as much as I would).  The instructions are very rudimentary at best, one reason it was still in my stash, that and a reluctance/revulsion for the deplorable subject matter. 
 
It seems to be a fictitious vessel.  None of my research has yielded anything about this ship. All in all this was probably a quality kit back in the day, no laser cut pats or the like but there is a sheet of stamped pieces but all the bulkheads will require cutting.  I know Popeye has already experienced an issue with wood delamination with his kit, I'm keeping my fingers crossed.   
 
I plan to use as much of the supplied kit materials as I can....I know Denis has said he may scratch build much for his, so If you have an interest in seeing two different approaches to the same subject I invite you to pull up a chair to this pair of build logs. Below is the link to Popeye log
Pics of the kit inventory will follow.
 
 

Hello again Denis...I found it  you forgot to mention my daily naps and following my soups on the tube!!   My log is up as well, not as far along as you are, wont get to cutting till Friday...I'm hoping for better luck then you've had so far...hope you don't mind I've added a link to your build to my log...see you in the funny pages
J

Interesting project, Denis.  Count me in for seat.    It could have been a slaver as they ran slaves up until almost the end of the Civil (or Not-so-Civil) War.   Also, a lot of slavers were converted over to blockade runners.

One thing to remember was that slavers were for the most part an occupation not a design and came in all shapes and sizes.

Hello again Denis...I found it  you forgot to mention my daily naps and following my soups on the tube!!   My log is up as well, not as far along as you are, wont get to cutting till Friday...I'm hoping for better luck then you've had so far...hope you don't mind I've added a link to your build to my log...see you in the funny pages
J

Welcome 

Well hello everyone...it's been a few months since I posted anything here and felt it was high time I got back to it...
What prompted this build log was a PM from Popeye, seems he stumbled across a kit that he recalled seeing in my signature, that of the Agilis by Stenographer.
 
  This is an older kit...my best guess is late 60's early 70's ( if anyone can cast some light on this please do, I'm sure Denis will appropriate it as much as I would).  The instructions are very rudimentary at best, one reason it was still in my stash, that and a reluctance/revulsion for the deplorable subject matter. 
 
It seems to be a fictitious vessel.  None of my research has yielded anything about this ship. All in all this was probably a quality kit back in the day, no laser cut pats or the like but there is a sheet of stamped pieces but all the bulkheads will require cutting.  I know Popeye has already experienced an issue with wood delamination with his kit, I'm keeping my fingers crossed.   
 
I plan to use as much of the supplied kit materials as I can....I know Denis has said he may scratch build much for his, so If you have an interest in seeing two different approaches to the same subject I invite you to pull up a chair to this pair of build logs. Below is the link to Popeye log
Pics of the kit inventory will follow.
 
 

This looks interesting,  I'll just get my chair!!

Awesome! Count me in!
 
I'll make the popcorn.
Any one bring the beverages?
 
Tom E