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No rule that I know about, Mark. I eyeballed what looked reasonable compared with planking expansions that I've seen. An example of this is at: https://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/81960.html
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Lovely work, as usual! Your joinery is a pleasure to look at.
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I too use Fiebings dye for blocks, like Ron. I polish my blocks with a little Renaissance wax for a dull shine.
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In either case, black would appear rather stark at model size.
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I believe that viol blocks were 'snatch' blocks with a opening on one side to put the line through. Then one would not need to reeve the end of a line through.(A messenger cable is continuous, anyway!)
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Only almost 3 years, Patrick? That was pretty quick for French bureaucracy!
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We aren't black-hearted! I agree with wefalck.
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Sweet! Looks very like the real boat.
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Drilling all those holes by hand.... oh, my! Beautifully done, Amalio.
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ancre La Belle 1684 by Nenseth - 1:36 scale
druxey replied to Nenseth's topic in - Build logs for subjects built 1501 - 1750
Make a mock-up of the carving in modelling clay first. You can work out the problems in 3D without wasting any wood! -
Pantograph to enlarge plans
druxey replied to Sambini's topic in Modeling tools and Workshop Equipment
Pantographs were originally used for enlarging sketches, not scale drawings. As remarked already, scan and print to the size you need is far more accurate and reliable! -
Am I correct in my recollection of reading somewhere that a flute or fife-like instrument was used to keep time, not a drum?
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Then you may notice a slight difference, Bruce!
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No, it was a small slip, fortunately. Bruce; exercise great care if you've not used one of these saws before. My slip happened the first time I used one.
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Very ingenious mechanism for the three banks of oars, Richard! Must have been fun calculating the 'throw' and stroke rate relative to the motor rpm. Is that ramming speed? And a very nicely crafted model as well.
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I find that a shallower cone angle improves the lay-up of the line. Looking good, though!
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I think that the arrangement would be similar to your illustration, right hand side, across the box. The access would be from the inboard side, with only a single head per compartment.
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Welcome back to wood, as well as metal!
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Planking the hull
druxey replied to shortgrass's topic in Building, Framing, Planking and plating a ships hull and deck
You will also find bending techniques Chuck uses as well as other ways to bend planks in the tutorials. I haven't used pins or clamps in years! -
I believe that the compartments for the heads continued inside the boxes or sponsons, bringing them closer over the shafts. Another consideration I seem to recall from reading years ago was the issue of trapped air inside the sponsons if they were too tight to the wheels.
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Planking the hull
druxey replied to shortgrass's topic in Building, Framing, Planking and plating a ships hull and deck
Go to the pinned planking tutorials on this site, shortgrass! All you need to know is there for you and everybody else.
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