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    Outstanding, Dan. A beautiful Swan.
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    Congratulations, Ben, on a significant milestone. She looks beautiful!
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    Your chart is correct, Jim. Very useful. The framing plan below should correlate well. Just change the 8 1/4" toptimbers to 8". Pay special attention when shifting timbers. It's easy to shift them the wrong direction. Accurately dimensioned spacers and a dead flat surface (like glass) make this step a lot easier. Sided frame dimensions.pdf
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    Looks terrific, Mark. Cumulative error is always lurking out there to bite us, especially in a fully framed hull.
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    We all knew you'd nail those plates (literally). It was just a question of time. Your work inspires us all!
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    I like your method of integrating the round up of the gratings, Alex! Just curious, how did you remove the bottom solid wood until the gratings "opened up"? Rubbing on coarse sandpaper?
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    Love the battens, Remco. Are you wet or dry bending them?
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    Love the way it's coming together, Ed. This would be a great model to complement the real Cutty Sark.
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    I look forward to future updates, Pete! Your models are truely beautiful.
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    Appears that the book is finally available for shipping next week: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1591141877/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
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    Mark's suggestion of using a center drill is spot on. They come in a variety of sizes and obviously work best in a drill press. You can get them extremely small. For example: http://www.webmachinist.net/centerdrilldimensions.html
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    Love the fully finished vs. in frame approach, Toni. So how will you display her? I heard of a fellow whose case pulled out from the wall on tracks (like a drawer) so it could be rotated every few months or so when he wanted to see the other side.
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    For humor value, Mark, you can't beat a cat who has reingested the thread passing from the aft end. Still fixable but expensive. Ever see the movie "Human Centipede"? The proceeding was a public service announcement from a licensed professional. Now back to ship model making!
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    Give that mess of thread to the ship's cat and you are guaranteed to see it emerge from the poop deck and require a trip to the ship's surgeon after a day or so!
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    You, Sir, are a fine ship model maker! The mortises for the dovetail plate is perfect.
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    Beautiful machining Mark. Those angle gauges are terrific. Just happen to have those laying around?
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    Lovely work, Ben. What's your plan with regards to her final appearance? Windows...one planked side? Greg
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    You are certainly a planking Master, Chuck! That's a beautiful hull.
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    Beautiful execution and wood pallette, Alberto.
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    Beautiful, Ken. Makes me want to build her again. There's something about her lines that is very appealing.
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    So you do sleep! I was beginning to wonder. Your output, both quantity and quality, is inspiring.
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    Looks perfect Chuck!
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    In addition to Toni's kunckle-saving advice please check those frame/station lines as you close her in. I found that I had to rejig a few frames around the dead flat due to cumulative error. You can modifly the fillers a bit to compensate if necessary.
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    Beautiful run of planking, Chuck. As one who is now working on the square tuck on a fully framed model I can appreciate the difficulties of following actual practice. I like your solution.
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    Splendid work, Alex. I look forward to seeing how you get the insides of the trundle heads to fit the barrels.

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