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Hi Pete, Sorry I some how missed the finish of the Eagle. As always you have produced another wonderful model. I'm sure your friends are thrilled to have it.

Hi Harley, chizelguy and Dave, Thanks for stopping by and dusting off this old log. It brought some great memories. Anyone who is going to build her won't be disappointed.

Hi Mark. That is some really nice work on that framing as well as the repair work. It's always fun making more frames once you thought you were done huh? I also like being able to use the framing jig upside down and right side up. Did it a couple of times and thought it was great.

Hi Ben, I think it is a bit of both on my part where I didn't duplicate the run of the gun ports on both sides as close as I thought I did and then the laying of the planking may have had some minor creep to it too. We're talking 1/32" to 3/64". The good part is the run of the planks is uniform at the top of the frames. The planks all landing on the one frame were due to my error in laying the first few rows at the bow I mentioned awhile ago and instead of ripping off all the planks I only went back to the point that the run went astray. This part will be covered by the second layer of planking so I took the easiest route to correct it. Thanks Chuck. Having a lot of fun here when I can get some free time. Hi Augie, Thanks, imperceptible it's not, but acceptable it is . Once she's done 95% will be covered or blocked anyways! Thanks everyone for all the "likes" too it is appreciated.

Well the starboard side has the first layer of planking has been completed, rough sanded and a light coat of poly. The planking came out fairly well but I am disappointed both side do not mirror each other exactly. There are some slight variation in how the planking hits the gun ports. A little more sanding needed on both side and then I can start the wales planking.

Hi Bob, I just got caught up with your work and as always it is exceptional. I really like the way you planked the deck! It gives you the best of both worlds. I've always hated covering up all the work we do below decks.

Hi Augie, That is a very good job on the great cabin floor and doing it with hand tools to boot. I'm glad you did it! The hour counting is interesting too. People ask me how long it took to build and all I can say is years. Now once you are done I'll have a clue. Thanks!

As I sing Happy Birthday to youuuuuuuuuu dogs whine, kids cry and glass breaks. Good thing you can't hear it! Have a great Birthday Mark!

Hi Ben, I agree with Grant. It seems you are grasping the the difficult Hawse timbers very well. I also like how you are not rushing and not stettling for good enough. Nice job!

Thanks Dirk and Rich everyone for all the likes. Chuck S. The wipe on poly acts as a sealer so if you want to do any staining you would need to do that first. You also want to avoid applying poly to the area where the second layer for the wales go. That's another reason it will all get another round of sanding.

Hi Dave, Thanks and once released I'm sure you won't be disappointed. I had a little more time in the shop thanks to some thunder storms! I've applied a light coat of wipe on poly. This helps me determine high and low spots that need more sanding. I will now clean up the highs and lows and then apply a last coat of poly. After that I will finish the starboard side and then on to the second layer of planking for the wales.

Very nice Augie! Isn't amazing how we create something like that and then cover most if it?

Hi Bob, I had a free moment and got caught up on your progress and as to be expected your workmanship is outstanding. I too really like the way you used minimal planking so the framing and lower deck work can be seen. You made it flow very nicely and not look chopped up. Well done. Hey Sam, Bob might not want to design kits but he would be great at proofing a kit prior to release!

Hi Chuck, You could bend the 3/32" but it would be a lot harder to work with. When I mill the 1/32" x 5/32" for the black strake I will make the thickness slightly oversized. That helps me when I final sand it I will have the correct thickness and not too thin!

Thanks Augie and Bob. Hi Ben, The only issues are from my failings. Everything else is spot on. Sweep ports oh I can't tell you how happy I was when Chuck said they were not on this model! Hi Chuck S. There are four strakes of wale planking. The second layer of planking will be 5/32” x 1/16” strips just like the first. The black strake will be 1/32” x 5/32”. In the instructions Chuck notes that "At the bow, the total thickness of the black strake was less than 1/64” as it butted into the stem. The wales were left only slightly thicker than that." Thanks all for you visits and all your comments and likes.

Hi All, I have been plugging away at the port side planking. I have completed most of the first l ayer of planking and given it a quick sanding with some 120 grit sandpaper. Once it is finished I'll sand it down to 400 grit and then add the second layer for the wales. Then it's over to the starboard side! It's always slow going this time of year but that's ok.

Hi Augie, very nice work there. Then it's on to more fun planning the deck.

Hi Ben, I just got caught up and you seem to be making some nice progress and learning a lot too. Very nice work. Have a safe one and I'll impatiently await your return.

Hi Sjirs, no filler on this planning job. She'll not be covered by anything. Hi Augie, yeah this was a one step forward and several steps back moment! Hi Ben. Best I can figure is it was due to a heavy dose of stupidity and a good sized portion of dumb *** thrown in. Seriously........no wait that was being serious. What I think happened was that when I fared the bow area I sanded away the two fore most markings for the run of the planks and when I replaced them I'm sure I screwed them up. Add to that I probably then ran the batten strip a little high and then I let the first plank also run a little high. Add all those little highs together and you end up with a run one plank too high. Every thing aft of that was on target so that is my assumption. And we all know what happens when you assume. I agree Grant. If it's something that's not so critical and you mess it up you can just throw it out and make another. I'll now leave something as sensitive as planking to moments when I have more time. Thanks all for the likes too.

Hi Dave! Thanks for stopping by and I know you will love building this one! Sorry there hasn't been much activity on the build log. There has a lot going on and I've only been able to pop in once in a while. I had a bathroom renovation I had to do as well as the other "normal" spring time duties that required my attention so shop time suffered. Now most of you know, and I've done it before, when your busy with activities other than modeling you should not try to steal time to work when you can't devote your full attention. Rushing in the shop and grabbing a few minutes here and there seemed like a good idea butttt..... Now I'm sure you can feel the "oh crap what have I done" story coming here! I started laying the first five rows of planking. The first plank on the model is the first strake below the wales and then the next four rows are the base for the wales. Sooooo after placing these first planks I notice that my planking wasn't running the same as Chucks. Now that's not too unusual as I can't come close to planking as well as he does. But after going back and looking at Chucks pictures and the plans I notice the rise of my planks at the bow was too sharp. I don't know how I messed it up. (Did the same on the Confederacy! Duh!) I pouted for a day and then sucked it up and set about correcting my boneheaded mistake. Not the first and certainly not the last! So to correct this I went back to around the 7th bulkhead where the run was true, ripped the planks off and reran the planking. Although not perfect it is much closer to where it needs to be. Thank goodness that the second planking of the wales will cover the cut line or I would have had to rip the full run off. Of course I had to do this to both the port and starboard sides as they matched. Here are some pictures of the planking in it's rough state as she sits right now. Also to get the curve correct for the hull planking I took the plans and cut the shape of the hull out of a scrap piece of wood and was able to bend two planks at a time. There was a little "spring back" but for the most part they fit very well. Ok the plan now it to keep my head out of my butt and proceed with as few errors as possible! * Please note that censors severely edited the language in this post to maintain a "G" rating *

Hi Chuck, there so many pieces parts in there I couldn't count that high. I did get the bit I was after though!

Hey Remco and Sjors, the work is not scary but some of us are!

Hi Sjors and welcome aboard! I'm not traveling at a very fast pace right now. Spring has finally sprung and shop time is getting less and less. Also I've followed your work and you could come over to the "dark side" too. Hi Ben, I really like the Oneida products but there other brands out there too that you can also look into.

Hi Bob, Thank you for your kind words. Hi Alan, Well you could I say I did do it in halves or in this case about an eighth. Oh scratch building is a lot of fun but I also enjoy a good kit bash here and there too. Already in progress is the HMS Winchelsea a Chuck Passaro design.

Hi Ben, very nice workmanship! Hey if you can get it to work cutting notches off the model then well done. Me I had to do them afterwards to get them straight. Good luck on the bollard timbers! I'm sure you'll do just fine.