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Like you I mostly use hand tools, and improvise with home made jigs for other tasks - I enjoy the challenge! Well I am researching boats similar to your ketch - there is a long tradition of fishing ketches here in the south coast of England. I'm interested in the fact that they were built for the task longlining or trawling - powerful and able to work in big seas, yet fast to get the catch to market. I hope to choose a suitable boat for a build soon.
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Bloody Nora (a British term meaning 'I cant believe this') Vareriy - even the famous match is too big to fit in this photo! Stupendous.
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I was just thinking that... as a fly tiers we are fortunate to have available synthetic and natural threads in a huge range of sizes and colours, from 18/0 (VERY thin) to 6/0 (you'd tie a button on with this) and everything in-between. I'm sure any modern braid could be replicated on a rope walk machine quite easily. I must say to my (inexperienced) eye the scale is spot on Keith, and whether it's the reflection or not, it looks just great!
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Mark's advice sounds very good to me. I know exactly what you mean Keith; had the same problem myself. I used the Admiral's Lumix to take some of my shots, and on automatic focus or flash I got the same results as you when close-up to the subject - (well actually yours are a deal better than mine to be fair). Then, under patient tuition, (as I am clueless on this really) I was shown how to put the thing in to 'aperture priority mode' and increase the indirect lighting (reflecting my anglepoise lamp off a white sheet) whilst making the aperture smaller. After a bit of trial an error I did get a passable improvement. Here's a snap taken on auto... ...and one with 'the method': If yours has the same button, it might be worth a go. Failing that others who really understand cameras will surely chip in!
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As this log continues to have folks viewing it, I thought I'd post a link to the Louis Sauzedde 'Tips from a Shipwright' channel. He has begun the build of a full size replica of Orca, with a new post today. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WYuVwXPwcy0&ab_channel=TipsfromaShipwright
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