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Thank you for stopping by for all the likes too.
I found out that you not only have to dust off the cobwebs on the tools and model but from the brain too.
- Ryland Craze, Erik W, Stuntflyer and 3 others
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Well now the fun begins again. I’ve dusted off the plans and instructions
and have started “working” again. It really feels good to start cutting wood
and making saw dust….hack, cough sneeze. Hmmm a bit out of condition I guess.
I cut some boxwood and shaped the timberheads, added the boom crutches,
outboard ladders, transom knees, cleats and working on adding the channels.
Yippie
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Hi Chuck,
It's was great getting caught up on all you've done while I was gone.
Wonderful workmanship and can't wait to get back to it myself!
- Chuck, Ryland Craze, Jack12477 and 5 others
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Hi Dave, It was a pleasure to sit back and catch up on your build. Very nice.
- Jack12477, JesseLee, CaptainSteve and 5 others
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Thanks to everyone for stopping by and all the likes.
Chris, It's nice to hear that you'll be getting a work space. Look forward to more updates.
Michael, Thanks so much.
Druxey, Much appreciated and I can't wait to start back up.
Bob, Thanks and checking on you from time to time helped with the withdrawal.
Ben, I'm glad to hear you're close to sarting to build again.
Pat, When I started stripping it I was pleasently surprised at the quality of the wood.
Grant, "Play" is what the Admiral calls it everytime I say I'm going to the shop to "work".
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Hello Everyone,
Getting real close to opening the shop up and thought I'd give you all an update.
Plus this proves I'm still kickin'.
As you might recall we purchased a different home this past spring. We did a LOT
of renovating to the interior. Replaced 16 interior doors, all the trim molding, took
out the old carpet, new floors put in, two bathrooms redone and on and on and on!
I never want to see a can of paint again.
Then I got one enjoyable moment and that was the creation of a new work space.
Again I'm relegated to the basement but now I'm not sharing my space with the
furnace and hot water heater.
A reminder of the old work space.
Here is the space I have to work with.
The finished interior dimensions are 10' x 18'. Long and narrow but I think I got it to
work. An electric subpanel was run to power just the shop. No worries now of lack
of power or of popping a breaker that would shut down part of the main house.
After framing the walls I decided to use plywood for the walls in place of sheetrock.
This way anytime I wanted to hang something i didn't have to find a stud. Also I prone
to "bumping" into the walls with stuff and this should cut down on the collateral damage.
The cabinets were either from the old shop or ones removed from the renovation.
Countertops are either plywood or a butcher block the admiral didn't put back in the
kitchen. Very sturdy! The counters then received numerous coats of heavy duty poly.
The dust deputy and shop vac are out of the way under a cabinet with the hose coming
through the back to be attached to whatever tool needs it. I also hung the JET air filter
at the end of the shop where most of the power tools will be cutting os sanding wood.
For lighting, and we all know you can never have enough, I used new LED fixtures.
There are a total of four 4’ double tube LED fixture and one 2’ single tube fixture.
They are switched so I can light it up like daytime or if I don’t need to blind myself I
can turn fewer on.
So the renovations and my normal hectic August/September work schedule kept me
real busy. Then throw in the unpleasant surprise of an inguinal hernia surgery in late
September that backed things up even more. But all is mended and doing fine so I’m
back to unpacking the shop, sorting , throwing away, putting away, not liking where I
put it and moving it three more times! Repeat for the next box and on and on.
One other thing that ate at my time was the refinishing of my grandfathers 1930’s
office desk. At some time in its life my mother thought it would be nice to paint it white.
I always remember it being white so it’s been that way for more than 50 years. As you
can imagine it has seen better days. With the cold weather coming I needed to focus
on this or it would have to wait until spring. So lots of stripper, rebuilding drawers,
sanding and staining it is almost done.
As far as transporting the models go there seems to be no damage to most and minimal
damage to a couple. So far that is. I am happy to say the Cheerful was unscathed in the
move and is waiting impatiently.
After a 40th Anniversary trip coming up in two weeks I’m hoping to have the shop
open for business by the last weekend in November or the first weekend of December.
Whew that’s the longest ramble I ever put together. Hope to be back in full swing soon.
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Hi Chuck. That is a really sweet looking model and of course your workmanship is great as usual.
- Canute, Ryland Craze, Chuck and 3 others
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Cutter Cheerful 1806 by Rustyj - FINISHED - 1:48 Scale
in - Build logs for subjects built 1801 - 1850
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Thank you all for the welcome back and kind words. It's great to be working again.
Nothing major to show but I have started building the gun carriages. It is a repetitive
task but not bad as there are only ten carronades and two 6 pounder long guns.
Here’s my progress so far.
After the carriages are complete I’ll start painting the barrels.