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  1. dvm27
    Thanks for your interest Ben. As you'll find out, building a fully framed model is very intense and I found myself needing a bit of a break after finishing her framing. Workshops, Echo cross-section and mentoring have kept me pretty busy though and I'll surely get back to her in the near future.
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    As the ever-knowledgeable Druxey suggests, something like this setup works. I use thin ply set up at 90 degrees to the building board (wood triangles glued on back) and a steel square. Place the bottom edge of the wooden angle jig (or card) on the face of the line delineating the fore face of the cant and use the steel square to set the height of breadth. This gives you two points of contact to hold the cant while spot gluing in place. Once it's set you might even drill for the treenails. This way you can easily re-position it later on.
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    It might help if you were to furnish photos of the ship as she in her current state as well as the scale so we could better understand how to meet your expectations. Is it plastic or wood? Scratch or kit?
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    No worries, Alan. Just be sure to offset the keel from the center line by a smidge so it sit's dead center. Scribe a line down the middle of your building board, set the keel on it so that the fore and aft ends are dead center then place marks in the holes. Ed T's jig is fabulous but overkill for a small section such as this.
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    She's looking beautiful, Mark. I wonder how she sailed? She's a bit of a tub with that bluff bow. Not surprising since she was a converted mercantile ship.
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    Great start. Did you finish the other two clippers you were working on? The only one I see in the completed gallery is Cutty Sark
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    By George I think you've got it!
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    Lovely set of spars, Pete. The words 'museum quality' are often bandied about and hard to define but this model certainly fits the bill!
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    I agree with Grant. disc sander comes first then thickness sander. But it's a close call... Always do test cuts with the Byrnes saw first on scrap wood. Once you've reached the correct height do all your milling at the same time. It's difficult to repeat setups.
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    That;s a beautiful belt of wales, Remco. I could have told you the trunnels would disappear under the merciless staining of Fiebings. I've tried using a lighter wood like holly for the treenails to see if there would be a difference but all turns out uniformly black.
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    A agree. She's a beauty. The hull plating is very well done.
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    Looking good, Alan. Try one with the Byrnes saw, as we provide extra material. Use the fence to make the near cut on three sides. Then adjust the fence to do the far cut on all sides. After that, nibble out the remaining portion. It's fast and virtually foolproof
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    For those who (like myself) often have small areas left by blackening that did not take, perhaps this product may help: https://www.birchwoodcasey.com/Cleaning-and-Maintenance/Super-Black%E2%84%A2-Touch-Up-Pen.aspx Worth a try...or maybe it's just a cleverly disguised Sharpie!
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    Narim's Pandora, one of the sweetest models I've ever seen, does not depict the rabbet step. See http://forum.modelsworld.ru/topic8068.html
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    Very impressive, Gaetan!. Um...is that folding chair supporting the model?
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    You've been gone too long Pete.Welcome back and I look forward to updates of your truly excellent model.
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    That is a stunning cross-section, Rusty. The fit and finish of every detail is perfect. Congratulations!
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    For those you who enjoyed the National Maritime Museum's first publication The Sailing Frigate check out the next volume in their series The Ship of the Line: History in Ship Models. Looks like another winner. Pre-order from Amazon.com if you like: http://www.amazon.com/Ship-Line-History-Models/dp/1848322143/ref=sr_1_14?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1398638747&sr=1-14&keywords=ship+model
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    Well, you certainly could do it for money, Mark. Beautifully executed.
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    Great website, Karl! Love the organization and all the photos.
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    Beautifully done, Remco. I'm about to raise the stern timbers on my Speedwell and I've a modified jig of my own I'll be using. I don't see how this can be done precisely without one.
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    She's looking beautiful, Mark!
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    That's a very clever way to do this piece Danny. The tafferel and coves gave me no end of headaches.
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    Lovely work, Michael. It's hard to believe we're not looking at the full-sized vessel.
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    Mortising in those plates show your commitment to perfection. It's not like you can replace the stern post if you screw up the mortise. Congratulations on completing Volume 1.

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