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  1. druxey
    Also, kit 'walnut' may or may not be....
  2. druxey
    Welcome aboard! There are several fine builders on this site who happen to be female. Check them out.
  3. druxey
    Is there a suitable solvent you can use to dilute the Acrifix and reduce its viscosity? Lovely detail. Again I marvel what you are able to do at this small scale.
  4. druxey
    The best solution to such pieces is to cut them from wider stock - in sections if needed.
  5. druxey
    A bin usually has a lid, not a door. Is this the case here?
  6. druxey
    Spoken like a true Aussie, Pat!
  7. druxey
    You forgot to mention: ALLEN KEY: Is always a metric size when you require duodecimal or vice versa. Either variety is effective at converting hexagonal recesses into round ones. RAZOR SAW: Is neither a razor nor, usually, a saw. DISPOSABLE BLADE: Definitely. ROBERTSON SCREWS: Those weird Canadian screws with square recesses that use screwdrivers which actually work. Oh, well. Too bad, America. I'm sure that there are others.
  8. druxey
    Uh, it's Niagara with another 'a' in it, Tom. Were you thinking, perhaps, of Viagra?
  9. druxey
    Lovely progress! The toothed rack for the pinion at this small scale is remarkable.
  10. druxey
    I've built many fully framed hulls without owning a spindle sander, as I'm sure others have as well. Some joints are far better cut using a very sharp chisel, unless you are Greg and have all the bells and whistles for a milling machine! For cutting curved pieces you will need a jeweler's saw and bench pin if you do not own a scroll saw.
  11. druxey
    Yup - but you'll never make that mistake again! It's all part of the learning process, so get out the rubbing alcohol to release the glue.... You'll be happy that you re-did this. As you already know, a mistake tends to compound itself if left untreated.
  12. druxey
    Welcome! And yes, rigging is scary if you've never done it before. However, if you take it slowly and methodically, line by line, it becomes less scary. Like any complex job, break it down into small steps. Also, there's lots of helpful folk available here to answer any really vexing questions you may have.
  13. druxey
    Also, if you do not have a removable insert, the paint-wet material will stick to the board, and will tear when trying to get it off!
  14. druxey
    Mike: The insert can be of any material that is the same thickness as the frame. Usually the seams are drawn or painted with a slightly thicker paint than is used on the sail. It is not normally white. Boltropes in this method are glued on using acrylic matt medium.
  15. druxey
    Well, that's a fun spar to make with all the transitions!
  16. druxey
    Is, perhaps, the cleat for a preventer jeer? The jeer over the cap means that the weight is taken under compression - mechanically more sound than suspended on a cleat. As well, the angle of the jeers is a better one when taken over the mast cap.
  17. druxey
    Update: Greg and Speedwell are safely back in Maryland. Watch this space!
  18. druxey
    How disappointing, I'm sure. Allan? Allan? No, he's gone now.
  19. druxey
    Actually the new rabbit hole you've opened is fascinating; predating Olivier, as it does.
  20. druxey
    Nutria (coypu) is a different rodent!
  21. druxey
    Hervorragend! Quite outstanding.
  22. druxey
    Mike: the small booklet on making SilkSpan sails from SeaWatch Books will answer all your questions. However, if you wet any form of paper, it will buckle and distort as it dries. Therefore one wets and stretches paper on a frame. It will dry taut and flat. If rewetted (with dilute acrylic paint, for instance) it will stay flat as long as it is stretched until dry. Then one can cut it free and it will not buckle.
  23. druxey
    The 'over the top' sling arrangement is the logical one from a mechanical point of view, as well as your demonstration of the interference if slung from the back of the mast head.
  24. druxey
    Welcome aboard, Adam!
  25. druxey
    Well done. All you need now is the lobster!

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