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Looks pretty nice to me. What kind of wood are you using? If you run the grain diagonally it will be less likely to break. -
Welcome back and enjoy your health now!
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Well, an interesting subject, for sure. Allan. I, for one, have the popcorn maker plugged in....
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'Quarter galleries' in English. They are always a challenge with the compound angles involved.
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Mis-spelling: Should be http://littlemachineshop.com
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Well beaten, Michael! That was not an easy shape to raise. Copper looks much nicer than plastic, don't you think?
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Thanks for the blackening test, James!
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Thanks for checking, James!
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Is the brass lacquer coated or 'raw', James?
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Aaargh! The joys and frustrations.... I'm glad that you were able to locate the euphroe. What will you use for the crowsfeet line? Fly fishing 6-0 ?
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Well, darn! Just like the real thing! How long did it take for you to find that particular branch?
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You will only enjoy working bone if your sense of smell is impaired, Bob. Even using hand tools, the odor is apparent.
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I'm still impressed by both your ambition and level of achievement while you were still a teenager, Steven.
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What, no repousée sink made in your silversmith's friend's shop, Michael? Mine would be very displeased. Which reminds me, you never did get back to me about a Bramah lock for the model. Looking lovely as usual, joking aside.
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Welcome back, Prodigal Son! There is a wealth of knowledge on this site upon which to draw when you need it. No fatted calf, though, I'm afraid.
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Wow! Some amazing miniature machining again. I think you mean 'cleats' rathe then 'clamps'?
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You must have been living right, Dan! That was a lucky break.
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I'm sure that there were variations on the way stun's'ls were rigged.
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Another make to consider is Boley. Again, it should be complete not missing a tailstock or other part. Avoid any with signs of rust! I've found that a lathe with a collet-holding tailstock (such as the Levin) is much more useful than one that only will take a dead center. A good cross-slide will cost as much or more than the basic lathe. Beware of ones on the second-hand market that lack the shoe under to square it with the lathe bed. Also, a set of collets is quite an investment.
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Just come across your thread, Bolin. A great job on the planking and riveting!
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Gentlemen all; a fascinating thread of discussion and informed guesswork. Hopefully you are narrowing in on a more definitive solution, but there are always the tantalising unknowables.
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I'd certainly like to know the best successor to Blacken-It as well, please!
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Drilling for the stanchions must have been a bit nerve-wracking! Lovely result, though, Keith.
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I'd say that you've done a very good job on that deck. We all tend to be over-critical of our work. On the one hand it can be self-defeating, but on the other it improves our work; "Next time..." and we get more skilled and better results. You are already working at a much higher skill level than many other folk on this site. Keep going!
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