Dave_E

Another masterpiece Chris! Inspired to go sit at my modeling bench! 🙂

I’m in. 🍿🥤😀

OUTSTANDING build! Congrats! 👍😀

Hi Andrew, and everyone else,

Yes the Snake build is on hold. This past winter, when I was planning on getting the shipyard resurrected, I decided to build another guitar. Last year I also ventured into card modeling (which I picked up on this forum). Spring is here now, I’m back out in the garden, tending the fruit trees and the vineyard. However, I do keep active on the forum as I love watching everyone’s work. Total transparency here, I was a plastic airplane modeler as a kid and that one never went away and this forum has a room for non-ship endeavors. I spend a lot of time there. 😀

The Snake is on one of my bench tops in the man cave and I see it every time I go in there and one day, I’ll just start working on it. 😀

Dave

I’m in. 👍😀🥤🍿

I’ll watch. 👍🥤🍿

I’m in! 🥤🍿

It’s really all for you and the photos for us to see the work and the detail before “skinning” it, never to be seen again. 😊

Outstanding Ed! Man, that’s a build all in itself for sure. Great work! 👍😀

Dave

Oh yea! 🍿🥤😀

I’m late. 🥤🍿 Man you post a lot of photos in a short amount of time! 👍😀

I’m in! 🍿🥤

Sorry I am late. ☺️

Outstanding Andy! Excellent work! 👍😀

Absolutely insane! I can’t say “top shelf” anymore unless you only have one shelf… that goes completely around the inside of your house. 👍👏😀

I’m watching. 🍿🥤👍

All that beautiful cockpit work, the blood, sweat and tears, the detail, the patience…. All covered up! Thank goodness we have photos! 😁

Very nice! 👍👏😀

I’ll watch! 🍿🥤👍😀

On 9/12/2024 at 11:18 AM, Ed Ku20 said:

Hi Dave,

Thanks for the kind words!  I purchased the practicum from Lauck Street Shipyard called "Junior Course for Rattlesnake Masting & Rigging".  Based on my early research rigging this ship is pretty complex.  I'll let you know if this info is worth the purchase price once I get into it.  Are you ever planning to get back in the shipyard to finish your 'Snake?  Hope you are doing well.

 

Ed

Thanks Ed. I’m book marking your work for sure. My shipyard is still here, I’ve just found more to do being retired than I ever thought I would. Gardening, small vinyard, guitar making and playing, trap shooting, reloading, housekeeping stuff, hanging out with my best friend (wife), always doing something. As you progress with the rigging, we’ll talk.

Dave

I’m in! 🍿🥤👍😀

I’m in! 🍿🥤👍😀

Andy,

I can’t recall seeing such masterful sail work in recent memory. Outstanding detail, top shelf! 👍😀

I’m in. 🍿🥤👍😀

Pure art work! Outstanding! 👍😀