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Jim Lad

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  1. That looks an excellent saw frame you made there, Michael. By the way, I think every Auto Electrician in Sydney owns a Myford 7. I walked into one workshop to do a survey and saw a cheap Chinese lathe on the bench. I commented to the owner that he must be the only Auto Elec. in Sydeny without a Myford 7 and he said, "I took the Myford home to my workshop there - I'm not going to let these idiots ruin it." John
  2. Jose, You are quite cirrect in assuming that the staysails have a sheet to each side. I f you go the Google Books and have a look at "The Young Sea Officer's Sheet Anchor" - http://books.google.com.au/books?id=HmJJAAAAYAAJ&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false The illustrations to pages 61 and 62 show this clearly. John
  3. That's some pretty complex shaping you're doing there, Dan! John
  4. Another great lesson in metalwork for us, Michael. John
  5. Just caught up with what you're doing, Gil - beautiful work, mate! John
  6. Yes, Pat, but the knots were usually figure of eight knots. John
  7. There'd be plenty of problems with our quarantine people if I tried to bring that into Australia - our quarantine regulations are very strict! John
  8. Oh, look at all that lovely timber! Looks like I might have to make another trip to Sweden, but with plenty of room in my bag! John
  9. Both are looking really first class, Popeye. Have you thought of cutting wood to shape for the skis and then soaking and bending to the correct profile? John
  10. Robert, In the attached photos you can see examples of pin rails on the British frigate Trincomalee (1817). As you can see, the rails are only about 6 inches wide. This is about the same width as on more modern (late 19th century) sailing ships. John
  11. That looks a good (and simple) idea. I take it the wooden parts are a tight push fit in the tube? John
  12. Just catching up with what you're doing. She looks very nice indeed! John
  13. A few days off certainly doesn't seem to have slowed you down at all, Mobbsie! John
  14. Michael, I've heard of making "solid metal parts", but this is getting ridiculous! John
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