Patrick B
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Planking update : The first side is finished planking. I am very happy with the result, as no wood filler was needed whatsoever, and little to no sanding was done too. Due to the carefull attention in the planking process, no "steps" where created. I leaved the nails in, contrarly to the popular behavior, as this didn't affect the sanding process at all. This choice was made because of the fact that I posses a nail pusher. Without it, I would have certainly took the nails off. I leaved the nails in, contrarly to the popular behavior, as this didn't affect the sanding process at all. This choice was made because of the fact that I posses a nail pusher. Without it, I would have certainly took the nails off.
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You are right. But I still like the appearance of the 1-3-1 thwart pattern. This being my first ship, I incourage you to inform me about these interesting tricks the old sailors know. Keep in mind that I might change some other things afterwards if not too much added work is needed. I am very interested in those small tweaks that coulds make it more realistic.
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I have bought the Beagle in the last 3 month, and a couple of things have changed. -The stained plywood was changed to solid africain walnut -The other mixed sheet was changed to solid wood (unknown) -The launche's sheet was changed to mdf -The blocks have changed again to (box?) wood -The little cylinders made from brass where changed to (box?) wood also. -The stained plywood stand was changed to unstained plywood. See photos
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All right, I made a mistake. Not a modelling mistake tought. I went to one of my relatives, and brought the hull to show them the processus of ship building and how far I was. The thing is, I forgot it there. The good news is, I will go to this person's house again in about 2-3 weeks and I will be able to bring it back to the shipyard. In the meantime, I will be doing the several launches. Here is where I'm at for the (23 foot?) one. I don't think I will be painting it white if I do a good enought job on the hull.
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Question: Yesterday, I went to my local hardware store and bought the Watco Tung oil. I plan on using it over pretty much every wooden part of the build. Any suggestions on application and usage? I didn't want to use varnish because it would leave a film all over the nice woodgrain. I hesitated a bit over tung oil and boiled linseed oil, but the linseed oil bottle mentionned that it had a poor shelf life and could darken a lot porous wood, wich is most of the wood I received.
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