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    This kind of information is gold. Thank you so much for taking the time to make these posts!
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  12. Alan Cabrera started following HMS Euryalus 1803 by rlb - 1:48 scale , HMS Naiad 1797 by albert - FINISHED - 1/48 , Sloop Speedwell 1752 by Chuck - Ketch Rigged Sloop - POF - prototype build and 1 other
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  19. Alan Cabrera
    Fascinating. Why are the cannons constructed in two parts as opposed to a single one? Also, what kind of metal are these cannons made of? Great workmanship!
  20. Alan Cabrera
    I was thinking the same thing as well. However, when you figure in the work it takes to lay down the inner planking with its steelers and drop planks, it makes sense since planking on the inside of a hull is not as easy as planking on the outside. With this mold technique, you’re always planking from the outside. As for the amount of work involved, I imagine it’s no more work than the first planking of a plank on bulwark ship. As a matter fact, looking at the mold, it kind of looks like a plank on bulwark set up. I’m aspiring to build Le Fleuron and I’m not quite sure that this technique would lend itself well to the ship’s complex web of lateral reinforcements. But, for these Spanish ships, it makes perfect sense to me.
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  25. Alan Cabrera
    I have just started reading this blog, so this can possibly have been discussed in later pages. What I’m wondering is how are the internal surfaces of the axial timbers faired before being layered on top of the internal planking that wraps the mold.
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  27. Alan Cabrera
    Bitao, I love your brass fittings. What kind of brass stock do you use and where do you get it from? Also, I'd love to see a tour of your workspace!
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  29. Alan Cabrera
    Oh, not disappointed at all! I love to see different Craftsmans’ interpretations and decisions. Those stanchions are also quite lovely. If I did have to mention a disappointment, I would say that I would very much LOVE to see a video of you crafting them; I realize the difficulties inherent in creating such a recording and don’t want make you feel awkward. It’s just that you are sooooo good at crafting those lovely tiny bits…
  30. Alan Cabrera
    Bitao, a master chef of ship building, adheres to the work clean ethic of clean tools and clean workspace. 🤣
  31. Alan Cabrera
    I interpret the cross-section drawing as cutting along the axis of the drive rod. This is why one sees a solid column where the L-shaped stanchion is, at the end of the drive rod. Figure 33-33 of the book matches your interpretation, exactly. The paragraph that details Figure 33-33 talks about how one could construct the L-shaped stanchion in the same manner that copper wire was used to create the iron knees, or cut them from copper plate. To me, this confirms that the stanchions that cap the end of the drive rod are L-shaped. As L-shaped stanchions go, yours are quite lovely. Looking at your photo, I noticed that they are a shiny copper and I assume that you intend to blacken them as I think that they would have been made of iron; blackening them makes them consistent with Edward Tosti's model. Also, I see that there are no crank handles offset from the drive shaft. I guess the plan is to add them once you feel comfortable with the L-shaped stanchions?

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