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  1. druxey
    Nice simplification, Toni! Gratings look great. Before you do the weather decks, you might want to check the pattern of your butt shifts. (That didn't sound quite right. You know what I meant!)
  2. druxey
    You're getting there, Rob! Won't be long before the launching ceremony....
  3. druxey
    Leave enough pass space for a chair with you seated on it!
  4. druxey
    Amazing. I love your descriptions of distressing the finishes!
  5. druxey
    Ah, the rabbit-hole of research! Ain't it fun? Glad to read that your back is better.
  6. druxey
    For a smaller ship, the last illustration, left side, is about right; other than a one-piece cheek and bibb combined.
  7. druxey
    "A lot of fiddly work" he said: is this the man who just completed how many oars?
  8. druxey
    Well fettled, sir!
  9. druxey
    Machinist, now locksmith extraordinaire. Is there no end to the range of your talents, Michael?
  10. druxey
    Best wishes as you transition, M. Delacroix!
  11. druxey
    Old time model-makers used mica, a natural silicate rock that can be split into very thin layers. It cuts easily with sharp scissors. Some samples have a yellowish tinge, but other pieces are clear.
  12. druxey
    Very neat needlework, Geert!
  13. druxey
    Nothing I can add to the comments above. Outstanding.
  14. druxey
    This is a very nice subject that you have chosen, Javier. Looking forward to seeing her develop!
  15. druxey
    Chatham was obviously an unhealthy workplace. Where was Health and Safety?
  16. druxey
    Bloomin' brilliant, mate!
  17. druxey
    Evolution over a 50 year time span: Dining table > unfinished basement space > 6' 0" x 8' 0" box room > finished basement room (with window!) > larger finished basement with two areas > even larger finished basement room with windows > smaller basement with two rooms and overflow area. That's the way it goes....
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    Whew! Quite the day's work, Keith. Very nicely machined. The lettering could be a photo-etch plate attached, perhaps?
  19. druxey
    Bob!!! (see post #30) Passive aggressive or what? I do all the cooking in our home, as my darling is on record for having once needed to summon the fire brigade (this was before my time, I hasten to add). While she does the washing up as the quid pro quo, I always pre-wash, dry and store my good kitchen knives.
  20. druxey
    What I mean is that the fence is parallel to the blade and table to the midpoint of the blade. The fence then slopes away slightly from square. This is deliberate, to prevent 'pinching' of stock between fence and blade as it exits the blade.
  21. druxey
    I would take a bet that they were the triangular variety in 1600.
  22. druxey
    Welcome aboard, Ariana!
  23. druxey
    Jim Byrnes deliberately 'eases' the fence beyond the blade to prevent binding. Measure the fence's parallelism from the front edge of the table to opposite the center of the blade.
  24. druxey
    Probably the real ship was a little 'out of winding' as well. Your model simply adds authenticity. Right?
  25. druxey
    Quite the saga, HH. I do sympathise: it's tough enough getting the geometry correct even when things are symmetrical, but when they aren't.... I assume trimming back the starboard side of the model back a bit was not an option to even the stern up more? Your workmanship is lovely, though. Reminds me of a bone or ivory model.

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