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    Hello again..my second post ever..have to say Ages of Sail is an outstanding company.. I am currently scratchbuilding the OKESA and needed a lot of brass fittings.. They handle a lot of Caldercraft and Amati..both outstanding level of quality and selection..not cheap. There are some very good companies here in US, The AOS customer service is topnotch. Started with ME 30 years ago..great company... as well,but not the selection for scratchbuilding. Depends what your needs are at the moment.. Really can't go wrong with any of the venders on site. Nice to have the options as one's skills increase.
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    Hello- I don't post much but I have the Brynes saw and sander and as a scratchbuilder and liking to harvest my own wood,,these are without compare.. . I also have a Dremel table saw , but not even close. I saw a Byrnes saw that sold for $1000, albeit with all the options. I reckon the Byrnes have paid for themselves if I had to buy all the wood I've milled. Best to get the word out to fellow modelers in clubs. Some people leave the hobby and have them in their shops. That's how I got mine. I don't know how Jim produced and sold the machines for so little money. Having said that, a good benchtop bandsaw and a scroll saw can do a lot. Now it's a supply and demand thing. Hopefully, someone will carry the torch,..it's sad that someone passes so early with so much to offer.
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    Ships88-  I have a full set   which I'll give you , you pay postage..   I might have also the Cutty Sark..Done a clipper already.  I responded on the trader forum, but  I don't know if it went through.

      Manning 16  (John Coryea)     

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    Thanks f or your input..the metaphors were hilarious!
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    Thanks for the info..it's a small world..I lived at 37 Lancaster Road at the time..Sat mornings ,all the wares came out for sale on Portobello Rd..it was a wild place at the time!
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    Thanks for the replies everyone..Bruce, I lived in London,Lancaster Rd/ Portobello Rd in the 70's..was there during the Notting Hill riots..my place was on the front page of the times..along with a few thousand rioters.. all goo and trendy now
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    Hello all It's been awhile since I posted anything..was in Naples, Fl for the winter dealing with the last hurricane issues.. but found time to work on my Confederacy... I decided to bring her home to NY, along with my Byrnes saw,minidrill etc or risk losing them in the next blow.. I was looking at those Chinese mini belt sanders, which I could transport back and forth..One of our guys demonstrated one at our Naples Shipmodelers mtg..I thought it was quite nice..anyone have any feedback /preference on them? Thanks in advance John
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    Allan..thanks for the kind words...my car is still being raced, but I'm retired from the sport with all my body parts intact...yes, our meeting was very informative, with Ricardo from Model Expo! Worked on the quarter galleries for my Confederacy.. Mr Passaro is to be copmmended for his great work. See you at the next mtg. John
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    Yes Jaager ... that's the one..today, I was driving around our development,,saw some freshly cut limbs on the side of the street.. grabbed four nice chunks of mahogany.. ..the malaluca(sic) has a very small grain like basswood,but harder..I'm staring at the remainder of that stump across the street, but I lost my electric saw in hurricane Ian!
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    Hello all- A belated reply to wood substitution in kits..For my Confederacy build, I used(forgive me for felony theft) Fresh Market coffee stirrers..collected enough to do the decks..alot of coffee..They are birch or beech and proper dimension ..I've found the quality of supplied basswood not good for the planking or decking..lots of fuzz and varying thicknesses. I have a Byrnes saw and @1000 board feet of nice basswood ,so I cut my own. For anything black, I used Guitar neck ebony, which was difficult to deal with. I inherited a mahogany log six feet by three feet so I bucked that up and am using it for captain's quarters, etc. I also scratchbuild and now I find joy in harvesting and experimenting with different woods. We live in NY and FL, so I have access to many types of wood. Just don't go cutting down a mahogany or importing some Gabon Ebony..it's frowned upon. Conversely, a trash tree in FL, malaluca (sic) makes for great framing,etc,cuts to a fine edge sands well and is very stable.. So at the end of the day, experiment and have fun!
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    Thanks in advance to the warm welcomes (sic) from all!   I am blown away with the levels of builds..set a high  bar for me..that's a good thing..

      John

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    Hello and thanks to all..yes, that's what I'm thinking, if my nephew can work some up for me and go from there. says he can do odd scales.We'll see.. Thanks, John
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    Thanks all..not a big computer user,but I always have some ten year old grandkid to help me.. I've noticed a paucity of scale resin figures for various period ships..usually odd scales..having said that, my nephew has six 3D machines going, producing resin stuff..he is a professional model builder..we had a discussion about creating some ship figures for my confederacy build..I'm in NY today, but going back to FL tomorrow .I will send him some drawings and see how it goes..he says he can make scale figures.. All the best, John
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    Hello all.. my name is John..I'm a member of the Naples ,FL shipbuilders club. At age 74, I'm one of the youngest! I've been building ships since 1990. I also live in northern New York, which brings me to my request. I am presently building model Shipways Confederacy. I noticed Trussben 's Confederacy build and that he is in Queensbyry..I would like to contact him as my daughter and family live in Glens Falls. I live in Malone in the summer.. Hopefully he will see this post.We are here in GF, but back to FL Thursday. Thanks in advance.

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