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Welcome, Erik. It looks like you already have an "in" here so I will just say enjoy!! I look forward to seeing your work once you do get up and running.

Welcome to the forum!! Feel free to ask any questions you may have, that is what we are all here for, to help each other!

I know I am a little late to the party but welcome aboard, Terry. At this point I usually like to tell new folks not to be afraid to ask questions but you seem to have that sorted. Enjoy!!

Welcome to the club, Rob.

A very warm welcome, Heaven. I haven't looked if you have started a build log yet but, if and when you do, do not be afraid to ask any questions! There are a lot of folks here who would be only too happy to help you out. That is one of the nice things about this forum, there are many more!

Welcome to the forum, Paul. This is a very friendly place and there are plenty here who are willing to help and answer any questions you may have. Do not be afraid to ask, we all started somewhere!!

I love old cars of any kind and this is a nice one!! I shall pull up a toolbox, sit myself down and follow along on this one if I may, sir.

Hi folks. The summer is drawing to a close but the weather has been soooooo perfect these past two weeks it seemed a crime to be indoors. We have been busying ourselves with activities on and around the Chesapeake Bay (sailing, fishing etc.) and have loved every minute of it! But, I did manage to devote my attention back to the Lynx recently and wanted to post a quick update. I made a small jig so that I could cut all the deck planks to the same length. My little mini chop saw took care of the job in short order: I cut the planks a little longer than the required 80mm and let them hang out of both ends of the jig. After cutting the one side I simply reversed the pnks, butted them flat up against the outside edge using a flat piece of wood and cut the other ends. They are all nice and equal. Next up was the masts. The cross and trestle trees are a simple affair on this ship and there is no top on them according to the plans. If necessary, I can add one if needed. As I mentioned earlier on in the build log, I remade the mast caps out of maple but scrapped them and decided to go with walnut. The plywood kit supplied ones were awful. I have not added the cheeks yet on either mast and the rake angles are not final, the masts are just sitting in place for now so that I could see how she looks. All this has been my excuse for not yet tackling the intricate and, from what I have read, rather frustrating job of nibbing the deck planks. I cannot put that off any longer however because I need to get on with the rest of the ship once it is done. That will be my next task (or perhaps I will prep the yards and boom....??) We will see.

I could not have put that any better! It has been a minute since I looked in and you have made some amazing progress, Maurice. Truly a joy to behold sir.

I am with you on that one, Tom!

I like the nail work on the cheeks Steve, it just looks good!! That bowsprit and accompanying tackle looks impressive there mate, well worth the gnashing I would say I hope mine looks half as good once I am done.

You're making a good job of this buddy. Keep it up!

You have made good progress, Phil. I commend you on being able to get all those tiny pieces looking the same!

Yes, Keith, it most certainly is.

Great to hear from you, Trevor! Yes, I will be following Phil's sound advice (I have already laid those two extra booms aside that I cut this morning). It is now my belief that one could take various tomes to hand and find conflicting ideas about any nautical subject in most of them. History is just like that.

Today was mast and spar day. While it was still comparatively cool this morning (82F 🤨), I decided to sand down the masts and bowsprit on my lathe. I also wanted to sand down the yards and boom while I was over in the wood shop. After measuring, cutting and labeling the yards, I took them over to be worked on: The more astute amongst you will notice that some of the labels are not correctly named. I have since resolved that issue after talking to @Dr PR and clarifying the correct terminology for a few of the pieces (thank you again, Phil!). The masts and bowsprit were sanded down on my lathe: And checked with a set of calipers adjusted to the corresponding width: For the smaller yards I used a slightly different method that worked just as well as long as I did not let the wood "run free". I had to keep the sandpaper in contact with it so that it didn't flex: Once the temperature got just too unbearable and reached the forecasted 93F I shut down the shop (which has no a/c .... yet), and came back inside to the comfort of my shipyard to get on with other small tasks. Among other things I made the hawse hole covers that will be fitted to the hull tomorrow: A WORD OF WARNING TO THOSE FOLLOWING THIS AND BUILDING THE SAME KIT: The plans on the second sheet show the rigging for this model. @Dr PR was kind enough to point out a flaw in these plans when I shared them with him regarding a separate issue. Below is an image of the plans with the parts in question outlined with a red ellipse. Underneath the image is what Phil said about them: The drawing you posted has a peculiarity - probably a mistake. It shows studding sail booms at the ends of the upper yard. But these booms were fitted only on the yards at the bottom of the studding sail. Since there is not a fourth yard above the topgallant yard (the royal yard) there would not have been a studding sail above the topgallant yard. Therefore there would not be a studding sail boom on the topgallant yard. The foot of a studding sail was attached to the studding sail boom. The head of the studding sail was attached to the studding sail yard. This yard was raised with the studding sail halliard through a block on the end of the yard (yard arm) above. There was no studding sail boom on the highest yard. For your model there should be studding sail booms on only the lower two yards. I am truly grateful for his insight and willingness to help out us newbies

To be honest with you, Steve, I am taking a break from the hull structure for a while. I still have the deck to plank and other minor fittings to finish. Doing the booms and spars was a nice respite

Fine work indeed buddy. It was worth the time and effort.

Just truly beautiful work.

I could not agree more!

That is some fine work. It makes me truly want to scrap those 3D printed gun carriages I made and remake them out of "real" wood. It just looks so much better!!

The detail on this rigging (particularly the bowsprit) is a great help, Steve. I am working on getting the masts and spars sanded down today!

Actually, I have two of them Steve. A friend of ours wanted a felled black walnut tree out of her yard and asked around if anyone wanted some. I have two bowl blanks like this and some more off-cut pieces. So yes, plenty of raw material. I just love the smell of black walnut sawdust when you are working the wood!

Right? You can't shape it at all. it just falls apart. A lot of the fittings are the same and will be scratch built as well. Fun times!

Thanks mate