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Rustyj

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  1. Rustyj
    Hi Bob and welcome aboard. I think you will love it and I'm excited to see your build take shape.
  2. Rustyj
    Thank you Bob, Greg and Michael. Very much appreciated. Winding up the head rails, boomkins etc.
  3. Rustyj
    Hi 42Rocker, Popeye, John and Dirk. Thanks for joining me on the trip down memory lane. Funny thing looking at the pictures is my desk still looks like the same mess just a different build sitting on it! Well here are yet more pictures of the head rails.
  4. Rustyj
    Hi Ron, When I bent my deck beams I did over bend them by about 1/32" and they came back to the correct camber but then I only let them sit for 24hrs. Everything is looking good.
  5. Rustyj
    And more head rails
  6. Rustyj
    Here is the start of the head rails.
  7. Rustyj
    And yet some more!
  8. Rustyj
    Here are some more pictures of the deck works.
  9. Rustyj
    Here is some more of the upper deck and hatches.
  10. Rustyj
    I have had Jim's tools for years and everything has performed exceptionally. A little while ago I had an on/off switch burn out on my disk sander. I sent an email, received a prompt response and within a couple a days I had a package at my door. Not only did I get a new switch but they sent along a second switch just in case. No cost, no haggle just great service.
  11. Rustyj
    Very Nice Maury! I will surely use this information when I get to this point. Thanks.
  12. Rustyj
    Hi Joss, I will be using the black paper for the caulking just like I did the hull. Some time I want to try the black wood filler but for now I'll stick to paper.
  13. Rustyj
    Thank you all for visiting and your kind words. Chuck it’s kind of strange seeing two and a half years of work completed in a couple of month huh?
  14. Rustyj
    Hi larry. The second time turned out very nice!
  15. Rustyj
    Here is the first row of holly set in place. I pre-notched the plankes for the main gun deck supports.
  16. Rustyj
    And here is some more.
  17. Rustyj
    Thank you all for revisting this build. I sometimes forget all the stuff that I did during this build and it is kinda fun reliving all of the pictures.
  18. Rustyj
    Ok now since the saw and thickness sander were out I figured what the heck I'll just cut up the pieces needed for the keel. I mean after all I am just doing "set up " work here! So here is some swiss pear cut to the proper thickness all "set up" for when I'm ready to start actually doing some work on the cross section.
  19. Rustyj
    Thank you all for the kind words. Here I’ve started adding the planking up to the point under the main deck beam location. At this point I'll move on to planking half of the deck with Holly.
  20. Rustyj
    Thanks Augie. Ben after that monster planking job you'll soon get to enjoy making the deck pieces. It was one of my favorite times. Oops a little too much pressure. And here is the correction of the above error.
  21. Rustyj
    Ok this is all Ben’s fault. Ben are you out there? It’s your entire fault. Not mine. Nope no way. I’m just and innocent bystander. You asked about wood choices and I was thinking of using some maple I have on hand but I wasn’t really sure. So all because Ben asked I just "had" to see what the maple would look like. Out came the saw and thickness sander and I cut up the maple into the correct sizes for the mortar pit deck clamp lower and upper strakes and the upper deck clamp upper and lower strakes. Here it is with no finish on it. I think I will like the lighter color against the darker cherry. I’m thinking the deck beams might come from maple too. They are just way too thick to use boxwood not to mention it would take half my pension check! Thanks for asking Ben!
  22. Rustyj
    Very nicely done Maury. Your pictures and explanations really help.
  23. Rustyj
    That's a great job on your frame Jim. I look forward to seeing you do the rest.
  24. Rustyj
    Working forward adding deck pieces.
  25. Rustyj
    OH CRAP MARIO THAT REALLY SUCKS! I do have a bulldog who hates cats that I can loan you! Enjoy whatever you need to get back here. We/I will miss your build.

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