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    Thank you for sharing your work with us, Dali. Your craftsmanship is wonderful!
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    Unless you are building an Admiralty style model! But personally, I find that very few kit sails look realistic. They are usually over scale and don't hang realistically. I think properly furled sails can greatly enhance a model but these are also difficult to make in a realistic fashion. Obviously, Rob's example above is an excellent representation of what they should look like.
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    French prisoner of war models are still on the market for the well healed amongst us. For example, recently sold for 48,000 pounds: https://www.charlesmillerltd.com/auction/lot/261-a-large-finely-carved-and-well-presented-early-19th-century-napoleonic-french-prisoner-of-war-bone-ship-model-for-a-first-rate-ship-of-the-line-traditionally-identified-as-hms-caledonia/?lot=12815&au=46&sd=1# A more modest 4000-6000 pound bid might get you this smaller model: https://www.charlesmillerltd.com/auction/lot/73-a-napoleonic-french-prisoner-of-war-bone-model-for-the-74-gun-frigate-illustrious-circa-1810/?lot=13707&so=0&st=&sto=0&au=51&ef=&et=&ic=False&sd=0&pp=48&pn=2&g=1#
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    Sherline for sure. The quality is fantastic and their service department, should you ever need it, is first rate. I use the mill far more than the lathe but when you need a lathe...you need a lathe. I'm self taught but there are now excellent videos on just about every aspect of machining on the Sherline site and internet. One terrific series is by Blondihacks - https://www.youtube.com/blondihacks. She has numbered progressive series on the use of the lathe and mill for smaller machining.
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    Lovely work, Olha. I think a clinker planked hull is much more interesting than a carvel planked one. The notched frames method would seem ideal for laser cutting but I also note that M. Frolich, when he built his Coureur, was able to cut these notches by hand (in case one doesn't have access to laser cutting). I just subscribed to your chanel and there is some great content there. It's also a pleasure to welcome a younger member here. Stick to your guns. Just because we old timers have done something one way for decades doesn't mean that's the only way. Technology and innovation in ship model making will hopefully recruit younger, tech savy people to this aging hobby.
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    The last photos I have of Longridge's Victory in the Science Museum showed significant separation of the planks in several areas, Mark. Maybe your properly planked hull with with non-stressed planks will fare better in 80 years.
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    The Proxxon planer is a superb tool. It uses blades for smooth cutting. But is can only plane to a thickness of @0.060" unless you use a sled underneath. I use my Proxxon planer to remove large amounts of wood quickly and the Byrnes thickness sander to dial in the final width.
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    Really like those shaped barrel staves, Tom. Just like the real thing.
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    It's like a chess game. You have two think five moves or, in this case, two decks, in advance. Beautiful work ben.
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    Well, it's all conjecture anyway, Dave. Nobody really knows what the keelson looked like here. If you lightly affix a strip of 120 garnet paper to the flat and curved keel surface you can very quickly determine the bottom of the keelson shape by using a scrap piece of wood rubbed over the sandpaper until it glides.
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    Yes, Johann, I use 000 steel wool as a final finishing.
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    Does the 1/48 Chuck have a cigarette hanging out of his mouth? Just curious - are you fitting her with guns?
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    Love it! I suspect it will be much harder to do precision work at this scale but I'm sure you are up to it.
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    Great question, Mark! The answer is that I either cut a very deep score at a transition under another fitting (for example within the mast caps) or did not dye some items like the bibs that should have been. I found that even with deep scoring and tape some of the Fiebings dye invariably wicked up the boxwood on the other side. But those bibs and other items are now properly blackened courtesy of my writing partner (David Antscherl). The trestle trees were all dyed off the model. Now I just need the US/Canadian border to reopen so I can retrieve Speedwell and get to rigging! BTW Volume Two of our Speedwell book is now at the printers and should be released soon.
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    Lovely illustration, Mark. Just curious as to whether you have ever carved anything like this in the past. Such a model would be daunting for many of us due to the complex carvings. With your artistic talent I'm betting this will not be an issue for you.
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    Anyone who could make a table like that could most certainly make a very respectable ship model!
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    I have the same one as Kevin and it is very well made. But it is also a beast in that it is cast iron and very heavy. Shipping would cost a fortune.The selection of sleeves that comes with is is sufficient but a thinner diameter sleeve would also be great. Here's the one I'm replacing my Boss with: https://www.homedepot.com/p/Jet-1-2-HP-5-5-in-Benchtop-Oscillating-Spindle-Sander-with-Spindle-Assortment-110-Volt-JBOS-5-708404/100375603?mtc=Shopping-B-F_D25T-G-D25T-25_9_PORTABLE_POWER-Multi-NA-Feed-PLA-NA-NA-PortablePower_PLA&cm_mmc=Shopping-B-F_D25T-G-D25T-25_9_PORTABLE_POWER-Multi-NA-Feed-PLA-NA-NA-PortablePower_PLA-71700000034127218-58700003933021540-92700053252310110&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIhI2EppS26QIVI4VaBR2e-QdoEAQYBCABEgJCfPD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds
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    Really nice work on the rudder, Karl. It always amazes me how the much narrower French rudders could steer ships of that size.
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    I think it's his inner voice Thomas. Even with the Chrome translator I can't figure out half of what he's saying half the time but the work speaks for itself.
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    Great job on those trick rabbet transitions, Dave. Seeing her on the table shows how much she dwarfs my 1:48 scale version.
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    Your model is fit for a king (or queen). Could you provide a link to your website?
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    Happy 70th Kevin! Your Naparima has that museum quality look to it. Now get back to your Swan project because before you know it you'll be 80.
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    Marcus, try these screw clamps. I have a dozen and they are absolutely essential in my workshop. They also come in a 2.5" size which I wasn't familiar with. https://widgetsupply.com/product/bdk08-tz7920.html.
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    Diluted whited glue (50:50) works great as does matte medium.
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    Oh but you have been busy! Love those panels. Would love to see them varnished but they wouldn't match the rest of the model finish. And those deck clamps certainly insure a level deck. Very innovative work, Chuck.

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