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I was looking at the edge, didn’t see that. I’d guess Chuck would send replacements, he’s excellent about doing that. I’d recommend PMing him. Based on the many Winchelsea logs I follow it’s an exception and an uncommon problem.

We in the US just assume everyone in the UK is rich😂🤣

Sand them before removing them. It’s not uncommon. Here’s an example cannon carriage half sanded, half not.

I have a source for adhesive sandpaper I cut into small pieces. I also found the supplied paper not helpful. I make custom sanding sticks and foam sanders. Comes from Soft Sanders

Excellent planking Derek. I’m a big fan of the Proxxon mini-sander and the various end tips that come with it, comes in handy a lot. The curves at the stern are such joy. My only disappointment is I didn’t see any new tools I just had to have. I was a bit behind on your log, I’m really impressed, as I often am with your work, with how you scratch built your ladders. Very clever.

Thanks Don. I’m enjoying following yours as well.

Thanks Joe, I appreciate your saying so. The new camera is a fun bit of technology. Should I stay inside and work on the model or go outside and shoot photos, hard to choose😊

I probably should have also lashed it, but it didn’t show that on the plans. This is one of my first builds. I didn’t stray far from the plans back then.

It is true the masts and especially the rigging rely mostly if not completely on the plans, just to make it more fun and interesting. Either the pin or some PVA or both works, the rope lashing wouldn’t hold it by itself very well. Here’s mine if it helps, I believe I both pinned and glued it

Nice work, it looks great. Congratulations on the grandkids, they are truly our greatest reward.

Masterful just under sells how good this is. Enjoyable just seeing the photos, the detailed knots and rigging show elements I didn’t know existed having done much inferior rigging that until now I thought was pretty good.

Thanks Rusty. I appreciate your saying so.

Thanks BE, kind of you to say so. Even though the forward three will be mounted open eventually I wanted them to all fit and match the run of the planks correctly. It took a try or two.

Nice work on the wales. I’m personally left wondering though, what a Hoggs of Fife country shoe must look like😊

Thank you, yours is one of those I follow for inspiration.

fun stuff and nicely done,

Chapter 5 is Complete After 3 months that included assorted other distractions I’ve completed chapter 5, only seven more to go. Nothing new to report but thought I’d add a few photos summarizing this long bold chapter of work. One of my distractions is a new camera, photography being my other hobby. I just got it so thought I’d give it a try instead of my usual iPhone work, still figuring it out. Nothing fancy with the lighting other than moving my work lights around and messing with shading and white balance for different affects - not work I'd put on my website, but fun. First up is the rudder. It is now safely tucked back into my finished work cabinet until I permanently attach it near the end of the build, otherwise I’m sure I’d find a way to knock it off. The captain’s cabin benches and rudder house followed. As I noted earlier, accurate or not I added my own personal touch to the cabin floor with cherry and boxwood. Then the ship’s ladder’s, which naturally are a bit hard to photograph. These are designed so nicely and laser cut in boxwood, a step up from my scratch built ladders on Cheerful. To avoid the port lids for a while longer in addition to shaping and adding cleats to the bulwarks I also made all and added all the eyebolts and rings for the 28 ports. You get pretty good at bending and cutting wire once you do it for a while. I’ve learned to enjoy making these, just crank the music up and zone out with the pliers and flush cutters. The ports took me a while, partially because while only ten are needed, I made … well, more than ten. There’s a lot that goes into making these little not-squares. In the end I’d like to say they were fun to make, as I said, I’d like to say… The cheeks and hair brackets are another of the many things I’ve had to opportunity to do more than once, I’m probably a broken record on this. Someday I’ll do something right the first time and totally surprise myself. They are a pretty cool feature of the ship and really stand out from anything else I’ve done. From these macro photos I can see a few things to go back to try improving. I did learn here that there is no end to the opportunity to over-optimize. The hawse holes - ok there is one thing I got right the first time, not much chance for a re-do on those so yay me. The bolsters are also something that nicely stands out. There is some sanding, ok a lot of sanding, involved to turn a flat square rectangle into a curved not flat bolster. And finally more sanding to shape the two pieces of the bow knee into one. Even though it eventually won’t be seen under the forecastle deck, it doesn’t take away my obsession to make it look as good as I can. Chapter 5 was everything I’d want and enjoy. A significant challenge and lots of variety from the rudder to the knee. Good Times! Now I have lots of cannon to make and mix that up with building the stove and capstan. The journey continues.

Just amazing work. The consistency of the interior fairing, my having done it for Winchelsea, is crazy good and no small feat.

Well done, congratulations on. A very fine looking model!

Nice to see you back at it again.

We’ll done , this will look great on display

Not sure the most respected ship in the US having having green bulwarks would support it be an Americanism what ever that is. All I know is my Winchelsea has red, and not an “accurate” red either, just one I like. I’m good with that.

No source, just an observation. The Constitution has green today.

Thank you, I hope it helps. Thanks Joe. I always like to share the good and the bad, mostly because the bad usually gets back to good. Sometimes you see logs with nothing but perfect results and wonder how they do things so well. I get there, but sometimes not on the first try. That's why I love the hobby and working with wood. Generally there is a solution to every problem, sometimes that involves "deconstruction" to get where I want to go. I don't know Bob's work, but I'm glad to be in his company. More importantly I'm glad I can be of help to your and your building. It was well said, thanks Dave.

Bulwarks on American ships at the time were mostly painted green.