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Jim Lad

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  1. Nice capstan, Mark! Just watch that you don't take a sip of that neat alcohol instead of your coffee! John
  2. Nice looking jetty, Wefalck. I assume it's about to get your weathering and colouring treatment? John
  3. Thanks, Mobbsie. might be a bit of time before the next one gets sytrted as we're off to Queensland shortly to visit family for a while. John
  4. Grant, I have quite a set of Vallorbe files that I've built up over the years. I'm quite honestly not sure what grade they are - something medium - but I find the shapes I use constantly are barrette, round and triangular. John
  5. Mobbsie, She's starting to really look the part now, with some paint on her! Can't wait to see some coppering. John
  6. A privateer was a person licenced by his Government to attack capture enemy ships and to then have them 'condemned' for sale by a marine court. If the privateer was from your own country then he was a brave and patriotic hero harrassing the enemy (for profit, of course). If the privateer was from your enemies country, then he was a 'legalised pirate'. Of course if the colonists had lost the American Revolutionary War, then their privateers would have been hung as pirates as the British Government would have seen their licenses (called letters of marque) as worthless, having been issued by an illegal revolutionary committee. It's all a question of where you stand! John
  7. Sorry to hear that you've run into so much trouble, Hank. I'll be here waiting for updates when you get it sorted out. John
  8. Tom, I don't think it matters that you can't actually read the lettering on the telegraph - the effect is still there! John
  9. Beautiful work on the dyke, Wefalck - it's very realistic! John
  10. Ummm, Michael, can you get her out of the door of your workshop, or will the topmast be sent down for transportation? John
  11. Just catching up with this one, Meredith - you've made a great start. By the way, how do you currently hang up your washing with all your pegs 'otherwise engaged'? John
  12. Popeye - yes, mate. The straight side of the stock should be at the top. John
  13. An interesting looking 'thingy', Lars - I have no idea what it is! John
  14. Looking good so far, Grant. As Augie says, watch the tighter bends - you may have to do a two stage bending process as you get towards the ends of the boat. John
  15. Mobbsie, Take care mate - you only have a limited supply of fingers! John
  16. Andy, Memo for your next model; according to Lees the deadeyes would be correct, but the hearts look good anyway! The rose lashing is merely a little short of rose. if you were really demented, you could try making a rose shape and just tucking it under the seizing. John
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