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  1. druxey
    I agree that this style of gun was a very early one and abandoned, as Dave mentions, by the early 1600's.
  2. druxey
    A very colorful way to fair! That hull form is beautiful.
  3. druxey
    Nice save on that first piece, Kevin! However, if you had used PVA, rubbing alcohol would have made removal of the part easy. Was there a particular reason you decided to use epoxy?
  4. druxey
    I think some of us know about Pocher models.... Another rabbit hole to disappear down!
  5. druxey
    Talc is for the actual metal pour to improve flow! I don't think release is required for the clay walls: they are disposable anyway.
  6. druxey
    Lovely detail of the mast wedge lifting rings!
  7. druxey
    Terrific job, Michael. And...never chuck an old chuck. There's always a use for it!
  8. druxey
    I'm so sorry to read of the news of your good friend. Some years ago a good friend and work colleague of mine was killed by a drunk driver, so have some idea of what you are going through as you process this senseless loss. My condolences. Please don't feel that you are 'dumping' on us, Eric.
  9. druxey
    Um, I hate to mention it, but the third starboard timberhead from the stern seems to be out of line in the lower photo. Maybe check this again? The other frames look really good now, except for the second from forward. It sits much further in than the general run of the framing.
  10. druxey
    I reread Arthur Ransome many times over when I was a child. It was a wonderful world to get lost in. "Swallows and Amazons forever!"
  11. druxey
    If you decide to try brown gummed tape, artists' suppliers stock it. It's usually used for stretching watercolor paper.
  12. druxey
    Scrape gently and repeatedly. If you apply too much pressure the cutter will chatter. Also, scrape with the grain. On a rounded corner you need to attack the curve from both directions. I hold my scraper at a slight angle rather than at 90 degrees to the workpiece. See if that solves your problem. Of course, different wood species will give different results, depending on grain structure.
  13. druxey
    One can occasionally find wheel chucks on eBay under 'watchmakers lathe'. I was able to get two sets, large and small, at different times. However, often the ones you see are either rusted or beaten up.
  14. druxey
    Nice workshop, delightful subject!
  15. druxey
    Hear him, hear him! I support what already has been said.
  16. druxey
    Until now I did not realize that one could improve upon perfection. Well played, sir!
  17. druxey
    I thought that we were referring to figure 19 in Falconer, not 18, Mark! In any case, it appears that the breech rope has been shortened in figure 19 in order to secure the gun against the bulwark - it's not in 'action' position and cannot be run in. Presumably one end of the breeching at the bulwark is loosened from the ringbolt, pulled taut and re-secured.
  18. druxey
    Great cut-away detail like the brick-work and the bolts forelocked outside the ports!
  19. druxey
    You keep impressing us, Daniel!
  20. druxey
    This is my last shot (pun intended) on this topic! A cut splice in the breeching would allow for some lateral movement in a gun trained around and firing, without slewing it back on recoil. The later pattern of gun with a cascabel ring would allow the same degree of freedom, but without the complication of making a cut splice.
  21. druxey
    I've no idea, I'm afraid, Mark. This topic seems to be in uncharted waters.
  22. druxey
    My only concern with your sketch B is that, were the breeching to slip up over the gun on recoil, the line would scorch due to gases being expelled through the vent at that moment.
  23. druxey
    Ah, then you'll appreciate a neat suture line even more, Tony.
  24. druxey
    Just when we thought that you couldn't improve on the lamp....
  25. druxey
    Congratulations, Gerald. Exquisite work! The working pump is a miniature masterpiece.

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