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  1. druxey
    Can you post a photo of the exact situation? Then we can give the best advice.
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    I don't think susceptibility was the issue originally so much as xenophobic suspicion that bugs could be transmitted across borders (sound familiar?) I think someone saw the color change in the wood, thought 'That's neat!' and marketed it under a fancy name. Swiss Pear sounds more classy than steamed pear. When I was a kid in England there was a fish called Rock Salmon (note the Capital Letters). Sounds a good deal more appetising than what it actually was - dogfish!
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    Thanks for the explanation about the platform, Toni. 'Swiss' pear is natural pear that is steamed to ensure that there is no insect infestation - not to do with stability. Natural pear is fine, as you note. I've used it with no issues either, other than it is hard to find.
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    I hope that there is no delay for you, Alan.
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    If your figure is to scale, those bitts are massive! Lovely work.
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    The channels simply space the shroud out away from the ship's side. The strap or chain only attaches to the ship's side on the channel wale below. Usually there was a groove in the edge of the channel to prevent sideways movement.
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    From the BBC news site, an update on the wreck of the London that sank in 1665: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-essex-53183454
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    That is an interesting thesis that the aft platform was portable. Do you have some reference that mentions this? BTW 'Swiss pear' is simply regular pear that has been steamed. Nice neat work, Toni.
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    Oh - you are absolutely correct, Steven; but it could have come directly from HMS Pinafore!
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    Metal, perhaps? There are square section brass tube or rods available.
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    Looking very nice, Chris! The late, great Dan would approve.
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    Nice and elegant design, Maury!
  13. druxey
    Oh, you tease - and quoting G & S too. There's no hope for you at all, Steven!
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    Jim: As I mentioned, there are shifts of meanings of words. Camber is just one example. Just look up the dictionary definition of 'fulsome'. It used to mean the very opposite of the present intended usage!
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    'Camber' is the term used frequently and inaccurately today, which is due to etymological shifting. There are many other examples of this. We see the word 'careen' used in the news, when actually the correct term is 'career'. Careen, which most ship modellers know is the term to turn a beached vessel over on one side to clean the bottom, is often used to describe rapid, uncontrolled movement of a motor vehicle or train as in "The runaway bus careened down the street." Well, I suppose it might have ended up on its side!
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    You are getting very good at these carvings, Steven, but please don't drill yourself again. Hopefully you'll heal quickly. The rowers' clothing and hair look so clean and un-sweaty! Are you planning to grunge them up a bit?
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    Love the love handle!
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    The round up (not camber*) of hatches varied. At certain eras and nationalities, the round up could be considerably more than that of the deck. Do you have a specific time and nationality in mind? * The word camber, very often seen in reference to the round up of decks or deck beams is actually incorrect! In marine dictionaries the word refers to a downward curve of a deck as seen from the side. Normally decks curve up towards the end of a ship, but in some cases the forward end of a deck curves down to allow the cables to come in above the deck when the hawse holes are low. This condition is camber!
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    Obsidean: Chacun à son gout - we each have our own preference, and that's OK. Wefalck: I always use jigs for planing (actually I use chisels, bevel down) and can 'turn' to very small diameters when well supported.
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    For most ship modelling purposes a long bed lathe is not essential. Yes, for small objects such as deadeyes, turned stanchions, cannon and those kind of items a precision lathe with collets is great. However, I've never understood the need to turn masts and yards or other long pieces. The shipwrights' method in miniature works just fine. Cut the spar four-square, then eight-square and finally round it off using sandpaper strips works just fine!
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    Beautifully crafted as usual, Matiz!
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    Which Fein model do you have, Kurt?
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    We all love original artefacts, Dafi; but there are so few of them!
  24. druxey
    Note that this draught is early enough that the boxing around the hawseholes is indicated by the rectangular blank area.
  25. druxey
    Now, all you need to do is take two photos (fore and aft), lens correct for distortion and stitch them together!

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