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  1. captainbob
    Nice sails for a beautiful boat. Bob
  2. captainbob
    Yes, it's things like the unplanned cabin that make the darkside so much fun. Bob
  3. captainbob
    Wow ! What a tight squeeze. Beautiful work. Bob
  4. captainbob
    Wish I had a cabin like that in my ship, it would be a very nice place to live. Bob
  5. captainbob
    Good looking masts, Popeye. Bob
  6. captainbob
    Russ, It's my experience that if I don't fix it, whenever I look at that boat the error is all I see. Bob
  7. captainbob
    This is the way I did it. microchisels Bob
  8. captainbob
    Looking good, Popeye. Masts and blocks, can't wait to see the rigging. Bob
  9. captainbob
    Ulises, Is the wood wet or dry? If wet, how long did you soak it? Bob
  10. captainbob
    Wonderful "cheating". I'll have to use that on one of my boats. Bob
  11. captainbob
    Thanks Bob
  12. captainbob
    Cleaver, those fishermen. Bob
  13. captainbob
    I see on the Delftship sight that you can design ship hulls, but I see nothing about using the program to develop frames, keels or other parts as 2D drawings. Is it possible with delftship or should I look for a different program? Bob
  14. captainbob
    Thanasis, Good build, I'll be watching for more. Bob
  15. captainbob
    Wow. I wish I could learn that myself. Bob
  16. captainbob
    Richard, Can't wait to see that nice deck furniture on the deck. Good work. Bob
  17. captainbob
    The cleats look good. I've just started noticing this type of cleat on ships. I suspect it was used more than we know. Bob
  18. captainbob
    Thanks, Looks like a good system. Now where is that tea kettle? Bob
  19. captainbob
    Hey Clare, It's your birthday. Live it up. Bob
  20. captainbob
    Looks like nice tight bends. How about some scale. What size it the wood and what dia. is the bend? Bob
  21. captainbob
    Michael and John, Thanks for stopping by and your encouragement. I always try to make my builds fun. Bob
  22. captainbob
    Thanks, Carl. Looking forward to an update on your lovely boats. Bob
  23. captainbob
    Oh Anja, Don't jinx me that way. No ! No ! I'll get it together. Thanks. It's all fun. Bob
  24. captainbob
    Thanks, RiverRat, That article is very informative. Thinking more about the steam box, wood is a better insulator than PVC and you need to hold as much heat as possible. And the time, He was bending 8.5mm wood and said he steamed it for one hour. Two boats from now I will need this information. Bob
  25. captainbob
    So here's what I did starting over. I took everything apart and after resizing the molds I decided to bend and dry the frames on the flat. It turned out to be a lot easier than when they were on the building board. Once again I cut the veneer into 1/16” strips and soaked them overnight. I bent three together and held them with pins. After they dry I will sand them and glue on the floor timbers before mounting them on the building board. For now they are drying. Bob The lower part that is hash marked is where the floor timbers go.

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