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    Hi Jakob, Yes she is going to be a big one. The sheer rail was cut from cherry as it’s hard enough to hold an edge but soft enough to make scraping the edge easier. I used a dremel and files to first remove the razors edge and then cut the shape into the old blade to make a scraper. After many passes I obtained the edge I wanted. I then sanded it smooth, stained it with Fiebing’s and left it to dry. After it’s good and dry I’ll rub it down and apply a coat of wipe on poly.
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    Nothing spectacular, just plugging along here. Holes drilled for treenails, holes filled with boxwood treenails, everything sanded down to 400 grit sandpaper and one coat of wipe on poly applied. Now I have to make the cap rail and start working on some of the cleats and gun carriages.
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    Sorry Floyd, no work till Monday! Yippeeeee!
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    Hi Gary, Every time I stop in to see your work it just takes my breath away. Simply wonderful. I hope your Christmas was a great one.
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    Thanks Grant. Although Santa’s fund had already be allocated, thus no lathe under the tree, he did leave me a Crown Mini Turning Set of miniature lathe tools with 3-3/4-Inch 95mm H.S.S. blades and 6-Inch 152mm rosewood handles with brass ferrules containing: 1/8-Inch 3mm Gouge, 1/4-Inch 6mm Gouge, 1/16-Inch 1.6mm Parting Tool, 1/4-Inch 6mm Skew Chisel and 1/4Inch 6mm Round Nose Scraper. These will make a nice start and could be used with a “drill press lathe” until I can whine enough to get a lathe for my birthday! Well everything has been cleaned up, grandkids have all returned to their home, and now it's shoptime!
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    Thanks Paddy and the same to you!
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    Spot on Augie! You are doing a great job and a Merry Christmas to you and yours.
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    A Merry Christmas to you too Antony and good luck with the carving too.
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    Thank you all for stopping by and for all of the likes. Hi Ben, Thanks. It’s really fun using multiple woods. Hello Jakob. Thanks for joining this motley crew and your kind words. The starboard side is now complete. Now it’s time to drill a lot of holes and make some treenails. No work or playing in the shop for the next couple of days. I also want to wish a Merry Christmas to everyone and their families here at MSW! See you again soon!
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    Thanks for the tip Mike. Now I just have to “accidentally” tear a sheet so I can give it a try. Had a good stretch of time in the work shop. I have been planking above the wale. Very straight forward until I got to the sweep ports and gun port openings. Then I had to notch the plank. It was a slow process of take a little off, check, take a little more and recheck. After several times it worked out. Now its time to plank the starboard side and then a bunch of treenailing.
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    I absolutely would Floyd. Just have to time it for when his wife is out!
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    Oh no I won't tell but if I run out of tee shirts I know where to go!
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    Very nice work Bob! I agree that planking the deck can be addictive. I find it a lot of fun and if you’re not careful you could spend the whole day doing it. Hmmm that doesn’t sound so bad does it? Also I don’t think you will have any problems nibbing those planks when the time comes. Have a Merry Christmas and enjoy the family and any sneak a ways you can get.
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    Thank you Gary. Your comments are always appreciated. Hi Bob, yep old tee shirts have almost as many uses as duct tape. Hi Bob H. I’m sure the tee shirt club is very large. One problem I have is that since I’m semi retired I don’t wear them out as fast as I once did. I’m afraid someday I may deplete my supply and have to use, gasp, new ones.
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    Well done! Keep it up.
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    Hi Chris, Yes there is one coat of satin wipe on poly on the wales and hull planking. I do it as much for the look as the protection. I have yet to try the danish or tung oil but I am thinking of trying that too.
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    Thanks everyone for your comments and likes. Mike, Ttttthhhhhaaaaaannnnnkkkkksssssssssss. Hi Joe, thanks and I try to remember to take pictures. Sometimes I get so wrapped up in what I’m doing I forget to take them. Hey Grant, The main reason I chose the Fiebing Dye was that I saw and liked the results from others using it. Also for me there is not the smell associated with spirit based stains. Hi Rob, It is the same for the deck planking. I edge glue black construction paper to one edge, trim it tight and then glue the plank down. Repeat as needed.
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    Thanks Tim. Hi Chris. I’ve played with it a bit. It is as thin as water. The best way I found to do it on something this large is to use a cut up cotton tee shirt. Using rubber gloves of course I dipped the tee shirt in the dye squeezed the excess out and then rubbed it in. At the ends I did tape it off and used a small brush to better control it. I’m very happy with the way it came out. After it dried I also installed three rows of planking below the wales. That is the extent of hull planking I will do.
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    Hi Glenn, She’s looking very nice. Your work is as nice as it always was. The aluminum foil may be quicker but I don’t think it will have quite the same look. I do feel your pain though after cutting and placing the copper on the Constitution a few years ago and I still have a twitch from it. I really like the closed hatch look and thanks for continuing your posts too. I will use it as a reference once I get mine out of the closet. Have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
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    Thanks Floyd. It's really fun to do. Nothing really exciting to show all of you. I have cut the wales from cherry and installed them. Once they are sanded I will be coloring them black with Fiebings leather dye. This will be the first time I have used it so this might be interesting! I have depleted most of my ebony and will probably discontinue using it anymore. It’s bad for you, I’m not religious enough about wearing a mask and it’s just messy. As far as the rest of the planking goes I will be using Boxwood. The plans show planking only above the wales but I may put two or three rows below the wales too.
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    Hi Rob, Thanks for the screw idea! Mike, As you said it will take a long time I think as some parts require the removal of 1/4" or more of material. That's a whole lot of sanding and filing. Ok the planking in board is complete. As I mentioned before I used red heart. I also cut some thin veneers to line the inside of the gun ports. I did not think far enough ahead for the sweep ports so they will be painted red to match. They are so small I don't believe anyone will know the difference. That is except for all of you.
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    Thanks all for your comments. I have a drill press and haven’t thought about trying to turn something like this in it yet. I have done small stuff in it but as Augie says the size is an issue. The first issue would be cutting the block or dowel down to ½” so it would fit in the chuck. Then if that was successful I would need to get a good set of tools for turning which I now see are quite far ranging in price. I assume that in general terms cheaper is not better when purchasing these. But then I’ve seen sets for 200-300 hundred dollars. Mike, I too agree with Grant that “dark side” builds lend themselves to getting a lathe but I don’t stick to just scratch building either. There are several kits I want to build too. Although I will do some modifications to them…..Hmmmmmm. And then Floyd mentioned my weakness and that is I LOVE TOOLS. Crap, in my mind I’m getting nowhere. Anybody have a rich uncle?
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    Oh Grant you are such a help!
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    Again thank you all for stopping by. The deck has been tree nailed and I will have the inboard planking completed this weekend. I have been ignoring the 800 pound gorilla in the room. I now have to address it. So I’m finally looking ahead to the cannon and mortar. You see I do not own a lathe and I’m hard pressed to spend $400-$800 dollars just to make a couple of cannon. I’ve also looked at the less expensive lathes like Proxxon but that only does wood. If I spend that much should I spend more for a metal lathe but would the cost be justified and worth it and on and on my mind goes! One alternative was to see if I could commission someone to make them for me. As they are so big I’m thinking they could be turned out of boxwood or holly or some such close grained hardwood. I forgot to put a ruler on the plans but the cannon is 4 ½” long and ¾” wide. The mortar is 2 ¾” long and 1 ½” wide. Oh decisions, decisions, decisions!
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    Hi Bob, Oh the things that end up inside our models while building them! That was a great recovery though and a really good idea on doubling the frames. Thanks.

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