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Vielen Dank dafür, Karl! Nice to see a ship modeler's life work exhibited.
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A wonderful specie for musical instrument sound-boards, but too soft and grainy for model-making purposes. Also, becoming rare to obtain and, therefore, expensive. -
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If the foot of the sail is about 5' 0" above water or more, I doubt if those holes were necessary.
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The style reminds me of Björn Landström's book The Ship; an Illustrated History.
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Well, I see that Christmas has arrived early! Use them in good health, Mark. I never got sharpening instructions with mine. What does Mihail recommend?
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You should already have some semi-scratch or scratch building experience, mugje. Small power equipment helps: a mini circular saw and scroll saw make things go easier than using hand tools alone. Be prepared for a few 'do-overs'; this is normal even for experienced builders. The book is a step-by-step one, with lots of photos and diagrams as well as the plans mentioned above. A copy of The Fully Framed Model, Volume I is also very helpful if you are not already familiar with 18th century ship construction.
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That's true, but seen at a later time when the steeve of the bowsprit was less steep and the foot of the sail was much closer to the water.
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Taken one piece at a time it's not so intimidating.
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Actually, Echo has less frame components than Triton!
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I believe that only modern (i.e. late 19th century on) rings are recessed. The earlier contemporary English models do not show this feature.
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Welcome! There is (or was) a nice maritime museum in Valletta that I've been to some years ago. Is it still there?
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Just big enough to slip a hand through. Some rings were round, others triangular. Not a 'dumb question' at all!
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Did you have to do much thole-thearching before correcting things? (Sorry, Steven, but I can never resist!) Well done for revising them.
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Is it possible that you know someone who can cut wood to size for you? Are there other model-makers in your area that might have the equipment to do this for you or, if you are familiar with using power equipment, might have some time to use it? Well-seasoned, straight-grained wood should be dimensionally stable enough for your purpose.
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I don't understand why you feel that you need to laminate up a keel. Using solid wood, held straight in a building jig, should be more than adequate. Am I missing something here?
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