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A hearty welcome from me also, Brian. As mentioned above, opening a log will let others see what you are up to and allow them to give you tips. Good luck on your journey, sir.
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Wether they are called inwales or inhales (forgive my sarcasm, couldn't help meself ), it sounds extremely intricate. Is the build on a Dory aways that involved?
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BR-18 Locomotive by Greg Davis - OcCre - 1/32
SaltyScot replied to Greg Davis's topic in Non-ship/categorised builds
It looks like those "blinkers" (that is seriously what they reminded me of when I first saw them) over the window cut-outs went on well. The whole brass casing seems to fit very nicely too, a credit to your workmanship on the wood framing below I would say, Greg. I am enjoying seeing this come together, it fascinates me. Thank you for sharing -
Brig Le FAVORI 1806 by KORTES - 1:55
SaltyScot replied to KORTES's topic in - Build logs for subjects built 1801 - 1850
That is some meticulous work, sir. You are an inspiration! I particularly like the jig you made to bend the brass rod, a very simple but extremely effective idea. -
That is nice to hear, Phil. I am just finishing up the sails on the Endeavour build and getting her on the shelf. My week so far has been occupied with swapping out our front door for a new one and finishing off patching and painting after we removed some walls between two rooms here at home. I should be back on the schooner by the weekend, sir.
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Good call, Trevor. That was just a split waiting to happen with that grain on the footer the way it was.
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Nice work, sir.
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I guess that proves that practice does make perfect, Glenn
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I only use CA if I want to secure one end of a particularly difficult plank while I work along it and glue it with wood glue for the rest of the way. Like Bob just said (@Knocklouder), it's down to personal preference but I find CA glue dries too quickly and allows pretty much no readjustment of the plank. Like him I prefer wood glue and clamps - so much more forgiving One thing to think about, and this is only the way I approach planking right now (I am going to try out a new method using a small mini iron to bend the planks on my Lynx build), I soak the planks (first layer only) for about 15 minutes and then clamp/nail them in position (NO GLUE) overnight to let them take the required shape. When they are dry and shaped, it is a whole lot easier to have them lay correctly while you glue them, you are not fighting against the wood and they don't spring back once glued (you may still need to secure them while they dry, depending on the curve etc.).
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That is a good call. It would be a disaster to ruin this beautiful piece with a slight slip of the brush so to speak 😉
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That answers the question I was going to ask then.........
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Hello, Phil, it is good to hear from you sir. Yes, I totally agree with you there, the CEO and I have decided to put all the sails on this one after all.
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It's always good to have a system in place, Glenn, it makes for a smother workflow. You did a nice job on the coppering, it looks very neat.
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Free at last! Correct
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Danke Dir. She is very nearly done and will take pride of place on a shelf in our dining room.
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After checking everything was lined up correctly I did a dry fit of the top strakes. The symmetry looks OK. I am going to leave this as is for now because the sails for my Endeavour build are done. I will finish her up, it has been too long since she's had some work done on her. Once she is complete, I will return to the Lynx.
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Phil, I use this glue as well and really don't want to use anything else. I picked iyt up in a Hobby Lobby store in Harrisonburg, VA. Now that we have moved out to the Northern Neck I cannot find anywhere that sells it and the online stores I did find want $14 to ship a $5 bottle! Where do you get yours from, sir?
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In my opinion, in that image it looks like your forward bulkhead is sitting a little too high? I agree with @AON, decks did tend to have a slope to them but this one looks a little extreme.
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Right tool for the right job I always say, Trevor or, improvise, adapt and overcome
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If you apply a thin wood filler then wet your finger slightly and smooth the filler over the hull it will give you a nice even layer (after all the holes are filled of course). I did this three times on my Endeavour hull, lightly sanding in between. The results were worth the effort.Your hull looks really good, very nice work.
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Point taken and lesson learned, Phil. I dry fitted those top strakes to get a feel for the symmetry throughout the day today and I have been finely sanding bulkheads here and there to get it right. Before any glue goes on I will be double and triple checking that everything is sitting correctly.
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They do have their uses in the shipyard after all I hope she doesn't read that, I will be in trouble if she does......... Joking aside, it is always good to get a fresh set of eyes on something like that. I am just glad she dropped in when she did. Good woman
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