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druxey

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  1. If you haven't carved one before, it's a very respectable result for such a complex figure. Well done, Alan.
  2. Oh, Chris! You didn't cut around the thwarts? What would the late, great Danny have to say? Here's to Dan!
  3. Is there evidence for the layout of the planking butts as you've drawn them? I'm just curious. The new shape of the hull with higher rise fore and aft looks very convincing now.
  4. Congratulations on opening, Ben. I note that you are Toronto based, so this should be of interest to Canadian builders in particular!
  5. I'm glad that you've come to that conclusion, Pat. I don't think you'll regret it. After all, if the original material for the hull were oak, would you really be impelled to use oak for a scale model? Obviously not.
  6. Look at the photo in Step 49, and you'll see that the line hitches around itself on the top of the spar before moving over to the next hole. (The instruction describes this as well).
  7. With that style of stem I temporarily glue a block of wood amidships on the bulwark top so that, when inverted, the stemhead is clear of the work surface.
  8. Coywles: Collectors of both fresh air and fresh rainwater! Congratulations, Chris; you have invented a dual-purpose vent.
  9. Nice start but, might I suggest, 'horse backwards'? Imagine finishing this carving, which will have delicate detail in places. Now, how are you going to clamp it to cut the slot for the knee of the head? The only reasonable solution is to have the knee of the head made first. Then cut the slot with its double taper into the blank block first, making sure that it fits in place nicely. Mount the carving on a temporary stick that you can hold in a vise to carve it.
  10. Just look at the mess of planks on the remaining upper deck of Mary Rose!
  11. Phil: if you can post an image or images of a drawing and photo what you are trying to build, perhaps we can assist you.
  12. Complete with mortises and tenons. Oh my! Well done.
  13. Terrific! Exemplary work, Matiz.
  14. I've just stumbled across your thread and have read up to post #12 so far. Interesting stuff! I'm curious as to what started you on this analysis and critique of Witsen's work?
  15. Well done, Chris! Perhaps another pic with a match or Tic-Tac for size comparison, please?
  16. Good to see your progress, Lynn, as well as your return. Most of us have used the dining table early in our model-making careers and some of us still do.
  17. All well here, thank you, JD. Looking forward to your next installment.
  18. I'm glad I don't have to decipher that handwriting! That is a huge challenge in itself, without translating it as well.
  19. Slots should be just wide enough for the chain plates to pass through. Coming along nicely!
  20. Lovely progress. I'd be hesitant to use steel or any ferrous metal in a model as it may corrode. Brass rod might be a better idea.
  21. Harriet Lane's armament was of three muzzle-loading Dahlgrens and one Parrott gun. I suppose you could leave them off the model....
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