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    Gold standard, Remco!
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    And flags too, Doris! What are they made of and how did you make them? They're exquisite!
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    I love the realistic approach you've taken, Ed. I can't imaging how they would have laid out and executed these recessed straps on a full-sized vessel. Just getting the inside of a ship so large to fair smoothly must have been challenging. Druxey - do you know of a link to McCleary's ship model?
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    They sell bronze wool pads at your local Home Depot, for example http://www.homedepot.com/p/Homax-Fine-Bronze-Wool-Pads-3-Pack-123100/100185012
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    Meticulous craftsmenship, Alex!
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    Masterful work, Gaetan, especialy all those narrow rebates.
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    Magical, Doris! Beautifully proportioned belaying pins as well.
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    Very informative text and beautiful work, as always. Your next to the last photo made me cringe just a bit though. Notice the position of your sweater relative to the stern timbers. I once took out a counter timber and associated fillers with my long sleeve shirt. That's why I only wear short sleeves in my workshop, no matter how cold it is!
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    Like Druxey, my first plank on frame model was scrapped after a year because it was not up to spec. Your second version will no doubt be built on a better foundation and I guarantee you won't regret starting over.
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    Just five years? You're obviously on the accelerated program!
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    They should indeed line up. Maury. The bottom of the cheek block should be 3" above the beam and would sit directly onto the 3" deck planking. Perhaps you placed the sheaves for the main brace bit pins too low?
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    Spending all the time to properly frame a model in an historically correct manner and then covering it up seems like a crime. There are may strategies to show framing or areas of framing.
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    Brilliant work, Ed. The time taken to make and install your jig really shows up well here. I can't imagine raising those timbers without it.
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    Lovely work, Danny. Is the other side left in frame (I forget)? Then you don't have to repeat this difficult task.
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    Very nice Maury. The bits are an excellent exercise in planning, machining and hand finishing. A lot of though goes into the sequence of construction.
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    Great start, Christian. Perhaps you are referring to the model by Roger Cole featured at http://www.craftsmanshipmuseum.com/Cole.htm. There's a very nice PDF file of his building process on that page.
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    You're a wonder, Remco! That fire hearth fooled everyone in my family who thought it was full size.
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    I was thinking the same thing as Druxey, Ed. I've had tear outs even when being especially cautious. You make it look easy!
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    You've created a beautiful model Elmir. Well done!
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    Thanks Mike. That was the problem. You may wish to post this in a general discussion so others may see it (if not already there).
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    Wonderful, Gary! Is everything silver soldered or did you use an adhesive?
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    Very sweet work, Maury
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    Gary - I tried to send you a PM but the error message says you cannot receive PMs. Send me an e-mail at dvm27@comcast.net. Greg
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    I agree, Mike. I used to live in the Philippines and ship models were amonth their exports. Unfortunately, the "craftsmen" who made them were paid extremely poorly and were exploited just like workers in other third world countries. Stil...it did put food on their table.
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    I can't remember what I had for breakfast but I do remember obscure references for some reason, Mark. Unfortunately, a search of the usual sources failed to turn up the reference to back up my statement. It might have been in one of the hundreds of journals in my basement. Or, the author could have been mistaken. It'll turn up, no doubt, five minutes after you've completed the beams.

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