Sonofagun
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This completes a very well written pair of books. Very clearly demonstrates by word and pictures the methods the author employs to produce his excellent results. It is very easy to read and follows a good logical progression of assembly. In my humble opinion, it is right up there with the SWAN series! My computer lost the ability to open and read the included CDs so I am anxious to see the information on them! Could not agree more with the others that Mr. Tosti and the good people at SeaWatch Books did ship modelers a huge service by publishing these books. -
Hi bjoern, I looked up ayous wood on the Internet. It is not as dense as hard maple and not as rot resistant. It is also subject to staining from fungus. (but then Holly is also subject to staining and it is used in model ship building). Ayous is used in sculpture. It is not recommended for wood turning. Ayous wood has a density rating of 0.38, while hard maple's rating is 0.50, making hard maple more dense. So, I guess I would do a little more research, but it might be OK. Just know more about the wood and how you might have to treat it if you want it to last or if it is stable enough to invest your time to do your model in this medium or if you should hold out for another wood species. Hope this helps a little, Bryan
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Dan, Been following your build since inception. This is my first comment. She looks incredibly beautiful in every respect! I am envious of your cannon. I an doing mine now, as well as working on the capstans. I find the gun carriages a bugger. I have a jig but still so much fiddly work with so many pieces. Following your method on the capstans, so far so good! Your build log has helped me immensely! A big thank you! Bryan
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