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Ah, yes, the lovely morel mushroom. I used to live in central Indiana. Bob
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In Popeye's build of the Gothenburg a member posted pictures of blocks recovered from the wreck (see here) . These blocks from 1745 have wooden pins. When were blocks made with metal pins? Bob
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Beautiful brasswork. Bob
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That really looks good. I see I need more practice with the torch. Bob
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Hi Walt, Glad to see all is well and you are building again. Your rebuild is looking much better. Bob
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Michael, Good work. It's clever the way you can do many things with the same tool. Bob
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Absolutely beautiful. Bob
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Russ, You should be happy with that Hawse hole. Very well done. Bob
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Michael, Looks good. I've been thinking that I need one also. Bob
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Thanks Mark, Making repetitive parts reminds me of a story. A man driving down a country road sees some handmade furniture in front of a house. He liked the look of one of the chairs and asks the price. The craftsman said $35.00. The man thinking the chair would make nice dining room chairs orders a set of eight. The craftsman says “That will be $2000.00.” The man complains and asks why so much. The craftsman says . . . “The first one was fun”. So now two more buckets. Bob
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SS Vinal Haven by TBlack - FINISHED
captainbob replied to TBlack's topic in - Build logs for subjects built 1851 - 1900
Where a stack went through a deck a larger hole was cut in that deck to keep it from the heat of the stack. The ring with the holes and the cone shaped sheet metal above it are a cover for that larger hole. Bob -
Thanks guys, I have plenty of brass and could have used it but I thought "If Gene can use card stock why not me?". Speaking of Gene, where is he? Bob
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Yah, I'll settle for the snails. Bob
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Plank edge sanding
captainbob replied to rebekb's topic in Building, Framing, Planking and plating a ships hull and deck
I've had bad luck with my "Edge Strip Cutter". The blade is mounted too high to keep it from following the grain of the wood. Bob -
Michael, Went back to see find something and noticed I missed your art show link. I wish I were there to see it in person. Love your piano(?). Have you come up with an easy way to lower the mast for transit, or will you loosen the shrouds every time? Bob
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Mario, Thanks for the kind words. Russ, Thanks. The bands on this bucket are made from a yellow file folder. Brass wiuld be nice. Bob
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Today I made a couple of buckets for the dory. There are many methods, but this is the way I did it. First I cut 12 staves the same size and mount them on a piece of masking tape. These are .03” X .50” X .16”. I sand a slight taper from end to end so one end is narrower than the other. Then one by one I sand the edges so the cross section is a trapezoid. Place them side by side on clear tape with the smaller face pointing up and the narrow ends all at the same edge. You can see how the taper causes a curve. Cut off one end of the tape flush with the edge of the last stave. Now roll the tape with the wood inside until the first and last pieces of wood meet and the tape on the end goes around the outside to hold it all together. Make a disc of wood to fit inside the smaller end and glue it into place. The bands are made from narrow strips of card stock. After cutting I stained them. Cut the tape off the lower part of the bucket and glue the card stock to look like a band. Remove the rest of the tape and glue the other band around the top. I didn't measure the taped staves for the diameter of the bottom but you could measure everything carefully and use geometry. Bob
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Carl, I agree whole heartedly with you about the cold. That's why I live in Arizona. Bob
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Michael, Through some icecream and syrup on that banana and I'll join you. Bob
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At 1:96 scale yet. If I hadn't watched you do it I'd say you were kidding. A fine build, John, A fine build. Bob
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Russ, Fine carpentry. The scaph joints and stantions look good. Bob
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Plank edge sanding
captainbob replied to rebekb's topic in Building, Framing, Planking and plating a ships hull and deck
I clamp several planks together, like a deck of cards, and then sand the edges all at once. Bob -
Augie, Russ, Thanks for looking in and your kind words. I suspect it helped make them more visable. Bob
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Michael, The chain plate, deadeye and lanyard all look good. Will there be an easy way to release them when you want to lower the mast for transit? Bob
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Ah, but she's out and working. She'll be hosed down when she gets to dock and sells all those lobsters. Of course Popeye will have to keep some for his own dinner. Good work Popeye. Bob
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