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  1. Dave_E
    Now your talkin! 😎
  2. Dave_E
    Your choice of CA is not a bad one. Step back 3’ and if you cannot easily detect the issue at hand (and you have the eye for it)… standardize from this moment forward if you wish. My .02 for what it’s worth. The ship is beautiful at this point! 👍😀
  3. Dave_E
    I’d be interested in your process.
  4. Dave_E
    Outstanding Dan! Excellent work and detail. When you start the half hull… do a build log? 👍😀
  5. Dave_E
    Looks really good.👍😀
  6. Dave_E
    Decided to hang the starboard anchor... no real reason why. I've seen others do this and decided it fits. Now on to the rope coils. After I took the previous pics, I noticed the lines were not taught on the block and tackle for the anchor, so I tried some shellac magic. It worked. 😁 l
  7. Dave_E
    Sounds like words of wisdom to me. 👍😀
  8. Dave_E
    Hi All, I’m asking because you all have the answers. What kind of trees were the ships in the late 1700s made of? Different lumber used in Britain versus the east coast of the US? Then… what species of modeling lumber that we can get best replicates the original builds? Wood that will be painted over, I guess in immaterial. I see may fine models of perfection that are built from perhaps wood that will behave and work better during the building process. Is getting a realistic representation of the wood species actually used done with “weathering” techniques?
  9. Dave_E
    Dave, your work is simply beautiful! Your sense of humor is a delight to read along the way as well. 😁 Is speedy a 3/16 scale?
  10. Dave_E

    Hello Sir, Did you finish your Rattlesnake? Are you still building? Hope you are well.

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      Teikuro

      Building out the hull

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  11. Dave_E
    Looking good! 👍😀
  12. Dave_E
    Tell again what you bought and from where. Thanks.
  13. Dave_E
    That little bit of wisdom is going into the notebook. Thanks Fellers. 👍😀
  14. Dave_E
    Cannons look outstanding! 👍😀
  15. Dave_E
    Have fun! When you get back, tell us where you went. 👍😎
  16. Dave_E
    Hi Keith, I’m going to try and add some rope coils, however that will be after I build a jig and practice. It’s tempting to just throw the other anchor on and the upper mast stay and the swivel guns and be done, but I know I can do some learning and some experience for the Rattlesnake and get a better finish on the Lady.
  17. Dave_E
    Thank you Glenn, that mean a lot to me coming from you. 😊
  18. Dave_E
    Retired… it’s a holiday, lawn is wet, cloudy… good day to be in the boat yard. 😁
  19. Dave_E
    Allan, I wish we would have connected 2 hours ago. I ended up with what I did after searching and looking at 4 different builds, all had something different. I have your reference on file for the Rattlesnake. 👍😀
  20. Dave_E
    Port side anchor installed. I will be adding rope coils.
  21. Dave_E
    Perhaps do a semi hidden area as a sanding experiment to see how much you can get off? And then apply your chosen color to see what the turn out will be?
  22. Dave_E
    Welcome aboard! What can we call you? Your stage name is quite long. 😊 Nice work!
  23. Dave_E
    Outstanding Sir! 👍😀
  24. Dave_E
    Hi Dave, Welcome to the forum, lots of experience and fun here for sure. Welcome aboard! LCdr in the RCN?
  25. Dave_E
    Hi All, Here is what I have put together since this thread started. Pictured left to right: shellac, poly urethane, thinned white PVA, thinned wood PVA, CA, thin CA. The shellac, poly and the thinned PVA stores and works great out of the squeeze bottles. During my ratline learning experience, I used every one of these except the thin CA. They all worked. That being said, I loved the way the shellac soaked into the rope and was invisible afterwards. The poly did the same thing, except I can’t take the fumes. Can’t move things around as fast as when you use CA, and when I did use CA, yep got the shiny blob, going to have to maybe touch up with some paint. Each of these adhesives have their own personalities and uses in rigging (and any other building). I think I am a shellac convert and can see its use as a sealer before paint and as an adhesive for some rigging. The only drawback is it really drys up fast when you put a drop or two on a plate to dip a needle point into. Oh well. So, that’s my research. 😀

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