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  1. druxey
    Yup, those dozuki saws are scary sharp, and I've the scar to prove it!
  2. druxey
    I think that the clue is/are the small deckhouses attached to the inboard portions of the wheel boxes fore and aft. These are, I believe, the heads that discharge directly down inboard of the wheels.
  3. druxey
    Quit once you start seeing more than one mainbrace.... Congratulations, Grand-dad!
  4. druxey
    Nicely done, Ben!
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    Not quite. Lime wood is tilia and basswood is tilia americana. I've used boih and the European tilia is a little harder and somewhat less 'fuzzy'.
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    You will experience frustration tying hairs to a toothpick, because you will never get the hairs to come to a good point (which a quality sable will) and the hairs will not have the correct 'spring', which sable does. Yes, the top quality brushes are not cheap, but with care will last decades. I have 20 year (or older) brushes still working well for me!
  7. druxey
    Usually when the sails are furled or taken down, the yards are in their lowered positions.
  8. druxey
    Interesting method of creating the rocker on the bottom of your dory, Gary!
  9. druxey
    I'm sorry to read of this gentleman's passing. My condolences to his family and to you as well, Vince.
  10. druxey
    Years ago I made my own duplicator with a sharp wedge-shaped tracer and similarly ground tool bit. Even with solidly built geometry the results were never more than mediocre for small parts like cannon. There was still lateral deflection. I had much better success with turning a master pattern, then casting the parts. I concur with wefalk and Greg.
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    Fascinating constructional details, Clare. I'm always impressed by the accuracy (as well as the complexity) of the wood joints used in Japanese carpentry.
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    Get the best quality sable brush for this kind of work, Steven: a Winsor and Newton Series 7 size 00 or even 000 will do it. Another excellent brushmaker is Rosemary & Co. Even with the brush that you are using, the decoration looks really nice.
  13. druxey
    So many models do not have the knee tapered. Nicely done.
  14. druxey
    Nice subject once again, Clare.
  15. druxey
    Thank you for my smile today, Keith. You've done a lovely job there.
  16. druxey
    Well, George, you certainly made a silk purse out of a sow's ear, as the saying goes!
  17. druxey
    Nice progress, Mark. One can always 'cheat' a little by scribing the diagonal seam rather than dubbing down the thicker strake flush to the thinner one.
  18. druxey
    Continuing impressiveness....
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    Very neatly done, Keith.
  20. druxey
    Well, that was a challenge at that size!
  21. druxey
    Very impressive, Karl.
  22. druxey
    The rule seems to have been that if the plank above or below a port was cut into by more than half its width, the plank adjacent was widened to form the port edge. Of course, the run of the wale's edge would be preserved by differential thinning as required.
  23. druxey
    Very impressive! Will the white wood not darken over time, though?
  24. druxey
    Larger ships with lots of open rails and timberheads would not require belaying pins, as your photos demonstrate. As rails were closed in and timberheads reduced, then more pins and pin racks were introduced.
  25. druxey
    Well put, Mark. I agree that the journey is both interesting and fascinating, as well as the challenge of acquiring knowledge and new skills. For me, the problem solving aspect is also very rewarding. Footnote: my first serious and large project, a 64, took 30 years start to finish, unrigged. Glad I started young!

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