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And the shipyard is open for business again, kitted out with the "scrap wood built organizer" This is my HAPPY PLACE!
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The new tool has pride of place in the shipyard. I built the table from some old shelves that we pulled out of the mother-in-law's house when she moved. The CEO's father was a navy man and these shelves have US Navy stamped on them. Fitting that they should end up in a shipyard ⛴️
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She is my greatest treasure, Steve. Can't imagine life without her Absolutely true, Keith. As they say, happy wife..... etc. Yep, just as big a surprise as well, Glen!
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Because I am sitting here enjoying my breakfast right now, that sounds quite inviting! I do agree, those wee boats look fantastic and completing a task on a mini project like that is certainly rewarding. Their detail will add to the beauty of an already superb build.
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That depth perception issue has got to be more than frustrating, Tom. Let's hope your eye doc can get that figured out! Those lines look very neat and I agree with the ratline procedure, a few at a time would be the way to go. Nice job.
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I had a very nice surprise yesterday. I didn't realize that the CEO had been paying close attention to my goings on regarding new tools and what was necessary for the shipyard. I had told her in passing that I didn't really need anything because I had a functioning wood shop already. Well, she completely blindsided me and had these delivered: It confused me at first because I know I didn't order them. She let me open the packages and then told me how she had picked up on the fact that I may have needed a drill that was a little more accurate than the Dremel tool I am currently using. She did good! I will finish the cleanup in the shipyard today and get these two situated.
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I agree, that does look good, Kevin. It was fortunate that you were able to unhinge the rudder so that you could reach around the keel stem with that tape. Nice save.
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I ran some old fence slats through the thickness planer, Steve, then cleaned up the edges on the table saw. I was actually surprised how clean they came out for being rough cut wood. I am still considering painting the whole thing white, we will see.
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Well, we can't have that, can we. Here is an image from Amazon of an organizer that I liked but, they wanted $36 for it! 🤨 So, I collected up some scraps, literally, and threw this together. It still needs some compartments on the bottom and something to slot tools into at the front but it will do nicely I believe:
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The shipyard is getting an overhaul today. I went ahead and ordered some much needed accessories for the yard, just things like a laser level, a decent contour gauge; stuff like that. Because I was looking where I could keep these items so that they were handy, I decided to clear my table off completely and (finally) get things organized. "Craft room organizers" were ridiculously expensive so I decided to build my own from sone scrap wood I had laying around. Images to follow.
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OK, I'm hooked. You have another follower,Peter. You have done a fine job on her. I will enjoy this, even if I am very late to the party
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Welcome, Kamil!. Posting a log will help you show others what you are up to and allow them to offer pointers. Enjoy the journey
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Nice, what CAD software did you use? I am familiar with Thingiverse, I used in school a lot when I was teaching 3D printing and showing the students where they could source free STL files. I will check that file out but, to be honest with you, I prefer to build my own. I see from the images here that you have included pretty much everything on the carriage. I prefer the gun tackle loops and breeching ringbolts to be brass. The only 3D printed part of my guns will be the brackets.
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I think she stopped looking like that a long time ago, John!
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@Coyote_6 @Keith Black Thanks guys. I strive continuously to reach y'all's standards of excellence 😉
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That is very explicit, Johann, I like your color coding for the different lines. A nice way to sort all that rigging out. I speak, read and write German very well but, I must say, those words on the images were completely new to me!
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Thank you so much for pointing that out, Jerry. I don't know what possessed me to build it that way, the plans clearly show how it should be done: I am glad I only put the prototype together now. Thanks also for the images.
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A small update on my Lynx build folks. Once the hull planking was complete I started adding the bulwark strakes. I used walnut for these too. The false deck was fitted, glued and pinned in place to dry before I started: Once that was done I made a template of the exact dimensions of the inside of the deck surface area so that I could shape and bend the wood for the waterways. With that template (made of card), I traced the outer edges onto a piece of scrap wood to give me the two shapes I needed. I soaked two strips of walnut for 24 hours in hot water. Funny thing, I actually let them float in our hot tub for that period of time because I didn't have a vessel big enough to soak them or a way to keep water hot for that long. Luckily we haven't shut the hot tub down for the summer yet and it went very well! The soaked planks were bent edge wise and held in place using pins. They will remain like that for another 24 hours: While they were drying, I filled the small cracks in the hull, smoothed it all over with 220 grit and gave it a coat of white primer. She looks fancy in her new coat This was the initial coat so there is still some fine tuning to do with small inconsistencies here and there:
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I was thinking why the color scheme was very similar to, let's say, HMS Victory. Thanks for that wee tidbit of info, Phil.
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On that note, I found a beautiful old piece of wood here on our property that I intend to shape and use for my stand on the Lynx. I find bringing a natural aspect into something like that, without it being too distracting of course, lends the final display an air of "class". Just my 10 cents worth, Phil.
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It most certainly does. Thank yoi!!
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Hi folks. Just a very quick note on a decision I reached earlier today (while I was out in the garden prepping my planter beds for beans actually!). I have decided to go with the following color scheme for my build: Below the waterline will be white with a dark blue strip running between that and the tan/mustard/ochre ish (tbd) color on the bulwarks above. Very much like this one which is being so finely done by @Dr PR. I like those colors!
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Nice tutorial there, Glenn, a real eye opener. It's nice to see old Stadler and Waldorf having a chat next to your fish pond too
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