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  1. Kurt Johnson
    What's the general consensus about filling in the space between bulkheads on POB models with balsa ,etc. Other than some strength issues, and excluding bow and transom filler blocks. Does it make much of a difference in planking the hull? Kurt
  2. Kurt Johnson
    Maybe I weird (actually that's a given, but sometimes I get more satisfaction repairing something like that, than originally building it. Still sucks though. Kurt
  3. Kurt Johnson
    Do you think it would be possible to stain the stem from the wales upwards and control the stain. The stem is boxwood. If I scribe a real fine demarcation line, finish and seal from the wales down. Do you think the stain would creep under and into the lower part. Naturally I'd experiment. How do you find pear for bending into place? I haven't worked with it before.
  4. Kurt Johnson
    I am thinking of using ebonized boxwood for the wales of my next ship model. I've read of using aniline dyes for this. Can you dye them with aniline and alcohol, then soak them in water to bend to the form needed? If I mix the dye with water, would the later soaking process make a mess? Also can you store the dye, or does it need to be made up each time? Kurt

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