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Mario, Just found this thread and I'm pulling up a chair. With your background, RC should be easy. Bob
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I'm going to watch also. Bob
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Ah, the fun of it all. Bob
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Michael, I agree. If you can't find the tool you need, you need to make it, That's what builders used to do. Bob
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Martin, thanks for looking in and the comments. Yves, this will be the admiral’s boat. But I like the older wooden workboats and fishing boats. I’ll let the others play with their guns and square sails while sit back and admire their skills. PopJack, I enjoy working with brass. This is .005” thick and the mast where it is fixed is .125” - .156” diameter. I think that is a little small to solder. The solder would fill the .025” holes for the lines, so it is crimped and glued. I recently modified a set of new pliers to help in the brass work. I bought bent long nose pliers because they did not have the box joint and then ground off the ends leaving only about 1/4” of grip. I use these to crimp the brass around the mast with sharp corners and also to flatten the end of a wire as a stop or to drill a hole through it. Bob
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Thanks Popeye, it had to be. Jay. Thanks and yes I couldn’t make the turnbuckles that small so I used brass tubing. Thanks John. Bob
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Thanks, JMaitri and Lawrence, for stopping by. And now it’s time to start the rigging. I would like to be able to write all kinds of words to describe the rigging but I think the pictures can say it much better than words. So here is a start on the standing rigging of the main mast. More later. Bob
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Interesting method and looking good. I'll have to watch this one. Bob
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Let's see, the lobster twins, Oh yah, one dressed up for pleasure while the other had to do all the work. Hey, Popeye, Ya think ya can do that? LOL Bob
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Beautiful bow, wood, brass, wrapping, All great. Bob
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Nice frame. Bob
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Popeye, Good job on the planking but if you continue with these diversions “I was to do this as sort of a diversion from rigging the Goth...........” , you will have a fleet that all need rigging…… Be carful, be very carful. Bob
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Thanks, Piet, I understand the matter of economics. Swiss pear, cherry, maple or boxwood, I’ll have to see about getting some. I also like to make all things on the boat work but it gets more difficult as the scale gets smaller. You’re doing great. Bob
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Brian, It should. I usually don't cut planks from walnut or mahogany but I do use a straight edge. With this setup you hold the wood against the stop underneath while you cut against the straight edge on top. Should be the same. Bob
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I always cut my planking from 3 or 4 inch wide sheet. If the planks are from a 1/32" thick sheet, I tape a brass bar 1/32" thick by 3/4" or 1" wide to my table, leaving the front edge of the brass without tape. I then use another brass bar on top, overlapping the first by as wide as I want the plank. Now I can slid the wood under the upper piece of brass until it rests against the lower piece of brass and I have an edge to run my blade against. With this setup I can cut as many planks as I need. Bob
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Piet, Given a choice, what wood would you have used instead of Poplar? I've always worked in poplar or bass wood but I'm thinking of trying some other woods. Bob
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Good looking deck. Bob
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Walter, I've missed your entries. Glad to see you're still building. Bob
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Good lines. Good wood. It will be a beautiful boat. Bob
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Oh boy, a whale boat. I'm here too. Bob
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Sounds interesting and fun. Bob
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The mounting look great for such a fine ship. Good job, congratulations. Bob
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Me too. Bob
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Popeye, It doesn't matter what color sox you wear, you're still doing a fine job. Bob
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