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  1. Jim Lad
    She continues to impress, Siggi! John
  2. Jim Lad
    A nice start to the rigging, Mark. John
  3. Jim Lad
    I agree with Druxey - those oars look really good. John
  4. Jim Lad
    Hello John, and another warm welcome to the form from 'Down Under'. John
  5. Jim Lad
    A warm welcome to the forum from 'Down Under' Wolle! John
  6. Jim Lad
    Is this our dystopian future? John
  7. Jim Lad
    It just gets better and better, Ilhan. John
  8. Jim Lad
    Looking good, Paul! John
  9. Jim Lad
    Difficult shapes to fabricate Greg - especially when you need two identical ones! John
  10. Jim Lad
    Love the dog! By the way, I don't think I want to come anywhere near that model except with full PPE!! John
  11. Jim Lad
    Not sure about American ship building practice Hof, but in European practice there wouldn't be any cleats to secure the rigging. John
  12. Jim Lad
    I must say they do look a bit odd. Maybe a detail to be forgotten after all? John
  13. Jim Lad
    Surely it has to be a stove, Keith. There'd be a mutiny without coffee! John
  14. Jim Lad
    Delightful! John
  15. Jim Lad
    If your model depicts per the rebuild, you really have no other choice but to include the stabilisers. John
  16. Jim Lad
    Crikey, Greg! That isn't model making, it's complex structural engineering! 😀 John
  17. Jim Lad
    The floor boards left natural make a nice contrast with the paint. John
  18. Jim Lad
    I wouldn't be too concerned about the 'striping'. Wood naturally comes in a range of colours and you hull looks really good! John
  19. Jim Lad
    Looking good, Keith! Re Roel's comments: - I think that we too easily dismiss the skill of the craftsmen of a bygone age. I have a video made quite a while ago of the man who was said to be the last traditionally trained shipwright on the south coast of New South Wales. In the video he was explaining how timber was selected and cut in the bush for boatbuilding at the local yard. He had two different axes with him and using these he cut and shaped timber as it lay on the ground with an accuracy and smoothness that looked like it was done with modern machinery. John
  20. Jim Lad
    You've ended up with a very handsome blue from your mixture. I think the bow looks fine - the blue follows the line across very very nicely. John
  21. Jim Lad
    A very interesting photo that shows typical long term wear on an old workboat! By the way, I love the bloke steering with his foot crossed over - I just hope he doesn't need to turn to port too quickly! 🙂 As for the wear on the deck planks. I suspect that the planks are slightly cupped and have thus worn only on their upper surfaces as the crew have walked on them over a long period. John
  22. Jim Lad
    Looking good, Mark. John
  23. Jim Lad
    But what would the build time have been for another one? 😀 John
  24. Jim Lad
    Coming along beautifully, Siggi! John
  25. Jim Lad
    Very interesting, Dick. I'm certainly no expert on this era or of the development of early Scandinavian craft but given the relative proximity of the discovery of the Hjortspring vessels to the Nydam finds, it would seem reasonable to suppose that the hogging truss technology was handed down until a better sollution was found. John

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