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Wintergreen
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So, just another quick update... Shipwright season has officially started in the Wintergreen residence. Finally! Almost to the day, nine months since my last actual progress report... A lot of other duties had higher priorities. It's been a crazy fall around here. I have also treated myself with the Proxxon disc sander and a new shopwac that doesn't sound like a 747 taking off (it's a Bosch 20 liter something, with a 220 outlet on it, so single switch operation now with sander attached). Oh! And there is a new rule in the shop as well... Put. The. Tools. Back. Where. They. Belong. Period. (NOT just drop them where you last used them, halfwit, because that place, no matter how obvious, is cleared from your memory as soon as you turn your back to it.) Cheers!
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Just to be clear - I have not abandoned the build. It has just been summer followed by a crazy autumn with no spare time or time to spare. The shop is slowly being organized back into being fit for model building and not window frame renovations. It will take some time still, but have faith, I will be back on the Atlantica build before long. Cheers!
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You've made great progress while I've been away, Gary! Keep it up!
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Ouch! That was a black Wednesday to say the least. And hopefully, depending on the "tearing out" procedure, there are bits an pieces you can reuse so you don't have to do everything all over. We're supportive, as ever. Keep it up!
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And how is the build going Keith? 😉 😄 😄 (Note, I do not mock anyone for their respective take on EV:s! I myself drive a RAV4 pluginhybrid with much joy and I do not appreciate Greta being Swedish)
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It has an intriguing hull form with the bulbous section just aft of the center. Nice planking and sanding. Keep it up!
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I agree on EdT:s build logs as a fantastic source of information. I bought the first Naiad book only for the tools and drafting sections in it. He didn't use scales, instead he used the profile plan and took heights from it directly. The plan was mounted on a board with a ledge representing the bottom line. Framing is a lengthy process. It feels it will never end, and then all of a sudden all frames are in 😉 How is that wood for sanding? I used apple, which I knew would be tedious, but there was less risk of sanding too much. Keep it up!
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Thank you! Yes, the two sisters gets a baby sister. So, three of hearts I guess. 🙂
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Well, if so, it is a learning experience as you've already stated 😉 From what we can see of your photos you will be just fine. Don't rush it though, that's never a good idea. Keep it up!
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Thanks for the insight Andy and my lips are sealed 😉 Yes, I recognize the make. My next tool will probably be a disk sander though. How's that rabbet going?
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Oh, I love babies! (especially when you can hand them back to their parents if they get smelly 😄 ) Two of our grandkids are moving away in May, but the other family is still producing. Next one is due in early June 🙂 Oh, and by the way, nice progress Keith!
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As neat and tidy as ever Ron! Keep it up!
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Glad to be of inspiration Andy 🙂 It is a learning curve for me too. I have found out that the first attempt is usually decent, but no 2 goes in the bin because it is done in somewhat of a hurry. Then you settle down and let it take the time it takes and the rest is good as well. For time it takes. Lovely marking gauges you got there. I'm pondering over miniature tools now and then. Apart from being enourmusly pretty, are they useful?
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What a nice build you've got going here Andy! I'm glad to have found it. The similarities between our builds are quite striking, however, you go into much greater detail in keeping to the original than I do. Hats off for that, sir! On the other hand of course they are similar! Atlantica is a scaled up version of a British smack built 1903 in Porthleven, which is basically just around the corner from Brixham 😄 So, I'll grab a seat a little to the side here. Is the popcorn machinge functional or do I bring my own?
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Soo, this was a funny little piece to piece together, piece by piece, so to say. All dovetails and pins handcut with jewellers saw and filed to fit. It is the forward hatch and stairway just aft of the main mast. I decided to give it a wash of staining to dampen the quite white appearance of it. In order to match I sanded the main hatch coaming also and applied a wash to it too. When dry I will give it a quick touch up with 320 grit paper and apply a couple of layers of laquer. The bottom edge is sanded to the same rise as the deck beams so I used the top edge as index when mating all the corners. The two small blocks in the upper right corner (one with an arrow) was used to get the right size of the openings, and also keep things fair and square. Here it is still moist after the staining hence the quite dark colour. It is not glued in place yet either. The real deal was through bolted from top down through the deck beams. I will not bother with that. I know my limitations (I think). 😉 Cheers guys!
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And proud of it!! After all, I'm of viking heritage 😝
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What do I know?? I don't fancy either of 'em 😄
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You've done a convincing job with the lids I'd say. They blend in perfectly with the hull 🙂 Keep it up!
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Thank you lads! Yes Andy, I too like the lines. Always have. And the cold is done and dusted now as you've guessed B.E. John I think you better keep an eye on you Marmite stock, I'm sending the Admiral down to your side of the globe next week. NZ though, but you never know 😉
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Silly posts or not, it would of course be possible to do the tail piece using a lathe and controlled bed. It would take two clear passes with the dovetail bit. The pins, not so much because you get a rounded inner surface. Anyway, I only have a wood lathe and no usable index table (and no dovetail bit of mini size) so hand tools it is. The coaming came out pretty neat. Here it just sits in it place, not glued in. Two coats of water base matte lacquer applied to the sides. And finally a perspective picture of the build. As usual with all the debris in the background 😄 Pax et bonum!
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Welcome back Mark! It is quite apparent that you enjoy the drawing business. Also, knowing that you are lefthanded means that you probably (but not necessarily) is quite apt at the artistic side of drawing also, and not only the engineering side. (We discussed work benches a long time ago and I envied, still env, your lefthand adapted work bench). Also, I like the reasoning about the false floor in the quarter galleries. It is just on another level of interpreting the original drafts and applying them to a somewhat virtual reality in 1:64. I hope that your nerves get back in working order and so, Keep it up!
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Wow, that is next level stuff right there. Next up we will se frames with intarsia on the walls depicting some well known battle 😄 Keep it up!
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Well thank you Gary @FriedClams 🙂 I totally agree that it is not possible to follow everything here on MSW, there are just too many excellent builds going on all the time. And yes, cancer can really give you mental ghosts to follow you along. But, being in my mid 50's I am focusing on living many years still! Cheers to you too and all the best!
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