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  1. druxey
    Coywles: Collectors of both fresh air and fresh rainwater! Congratulations, Chris; you have invented a dual-purpose vent.
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    Also, don't forget that powder barrels were made differently without metal hoops!
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    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.
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    Just look at the mess of planks on the remaining upper deck of Mary Rose!
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    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.
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    Ow! I'm so sorry. Hopefully battle damage is minimal.
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    Complete with mortises and tenons. Oh my! Well done.
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    Terrific! Exemplary work, Matiz.
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    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?
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    Well done, Chris! Perhaps another pic with a match or Tic-Tac for size comparison, please?
  11. druxey
    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.
  12. druxey
    All well here, thank you, JD. Looking forward to your next installment.
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    I'm glad I don't have to decipher that handwriting! That is a huge challenge in itself, without translating it as well.
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    Slots should be just wide enough for the chain plates to pass through. Coming along nicely!
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    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.
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    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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    I love the double beam arm arrangement at the main mast on that draught!
  18. druxey
    Primed, that section looks like an iced wedding cake!
  19. druxey
    Clove hitches only look 'right' at much larger scales than the scale you are working at. With scale model work at any size, there are always compromises to make appearance look correct.
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    Whew! At last the definitive account. I appreciate your consideration of my input, Waldemar.
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    Perhaps a looser but more accurate rendering might be: This year, out of the iron guns on these ships, five split; all on the ship Noah's Ark.
  22. druxey
    What a fun float for a pageant! Juggling fish as well.
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    I'd say your translation here is pretty good, Waldemar! For smoother reading in English I'd slightly change it: This year (ie. 1628), 5 more iron guns were distributed to the ships than last year [, of these]: 1 iron 3½ pounder gun, 3 iron guns were allocated to the ship Saint George, (namely) one 5-pounder gun and two 6-pounders, 1 iron gun was assigned to the ship Sea Wife; a 6-pounder. [also] 1 bronze falconet burst in half in action. 1 small bronze falconet fell overboard in battle.
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    Whew! I'm glad it was not a longer document.... Perhaps use 'captured' instead of 'arrested', as the latter term is applied to persons, not objects.
  25. druxey
    Congratulations on a bitter-sweet conclusion to a very fine model, Eric. My condolences on the loss of your father in law. I love the Heaney rendering of Beowolf - thank you for sharing those lines with us. But back to your model: I love the muted color scheme, as well as a crew I wouldn't want to meet on a beach somewhere. To better days ahead!

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