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Rustyj

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  1. Hi Chuck. Order placed! As I have a lot of your rope on hand I'm good. Otherwise I would have been one of those who use too much rope.
  2. Thanks Ken. I'd love to stop in sometime. The only time I see your club is @ the Connecticut show in April.
  3. Thanks Ben. I'm thinking I'll make the sails and see how they come out. If they look ok I'll try to temporarily hang them and see how that goes. I'd like to do it with sails as I only have one other model that I did with sails. Time will tell!
  4. Thanks Joe, Between attending the grandkids sporting events winter boredom sets in and I head to the shop.
  5. Hi Jeff, It's all smoke and mirrors! All the credit goes to Chuck for an excellently thought out and produced kit. It doesn't hurt I was able to spend over 50 hours in the shop last week! Thanks Chuck. I can't say enough about the job you did on this kit! That's great to hear. I was looking at box, pear and cherry for the masts but it just didn't look right. So, ahem, I'll "patently" await the release of the rigging and masting kit. Also thanks everyone for stopping by and all the likes!
  6. The rudder has been completed and fitted to the hull. Don't worry Jim I can remove it! The grappling hooks have been made. Just have to add the rope. For the thole pins I chucked them in my dremel and used files and sandpaper marked the cap rail, drilled and glued them in place. Once dry they were painted. Other than a little touch up of the paint the hull is now complete.
  7. Hi Sam. Sadly I will not be there in February. Unfortunately I have to work that day. Hopefully March will be better.
  8. Great figure head! It's always fun to see everyone's different approach to the same model. Very nice.
  9. Thanks Jeff. The paint is Winsor & Newton Galeria Acrylic in the tube and the color is Crimson. I just thin it with water. Thanks Jim and for all the likes too.
  10. Making progress with some of the small things to finish the hull. The roller and fixed block have been added to bow. The traveler was made from 1/16' brass rod blackened. The traveler and block have been added at the stern. Next I will make the rudder and set it aside as Jim suggested. .
  11. Thanks Trig! It is a combination height, depth & thickness gauge from a company called iGaging (igaging.com).
  12. That's great advise Jim, thanks. I've been the "victim" of a broken rudder or two on previous builds and still haven't learned from it!
  13. The six knees have been sanded, painted and placed. The two fore knees have some sharp angles and thankfully Chuck supplies extras! Also the belaying pins where shaped and placed in the thwart. I'm on to the rudder, grappling hooks and thole pins!
  14. The windlass, supports and bars have been completed and are now in place. I used a x-acto blade and files to complete the bevels. The ends were trimmed and then sanded to shape. A little at a time to keep them equal and a good snug fit.
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