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  1. druxey
    Please do yourself a favor and read one of the planking turorials on this site, such as A Primer for Planking. You will see that your garboard runs way too far up the stem. This will give you grief planking higher up the bow later. It also looks as if a bit more bevelling us required on your bulkheads so that the planks sit in a smooth curve without the bends you see now.
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    Superb relief modelling, Doris! I hope that life will get easier for you soon. Thank you for sharing your progress.
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    So these dagger knees were a combined lodging/hanging knee combination.
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    Nice work, Gaetan. After this number of models I suspect you can do the work in your sleep.
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    Ah! The memories of double-declutching and heel-toe technique, plus a steering wheel on the right side of the car! Them's was the days....
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    I'm sure that un-reeving lines must be accompanied by muttered imprecations!
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    Also see articles on 'museum standards' for acceptable materials.
  8. druxey
    That is one heck of a comb cleat! Well done.
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    Sorry about the mishap, Mark, but good to see you back. We've missed you and Bellona. One needs to be very creative about clamping methods at times! Nice solution. What a nice gesture and model for your father!
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    An impressive web of lines, Ed. Must be hard to keep track of which belays where without one line fouling another.
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    Either the Internet or possibly a company like Contenti.
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    I have to agree with you, Joe. The power tools are nice and save time, but there is no substitute for a well-honed edge tool. The saddest sight I ever saw was a fully-equipped, large, warm, well-lit workshop with every conceivable 'Rolls Royce' machine tool you can imagine in it. All were in pristine condition - not a spot of dust or rust anywhere. It was a shrine of sorts, shown to me by the man's widow. He never got to use any of these wonderful power tools....
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    This model looks very promising so far!
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    Of course SilkSpan wrinkles with water-based paint, Rob - unless you pre-stretch it like watercolor paper. That solves the problem. See that booklet I referenced earlier.
  15. druxey
    You can adjust the translucency of SilkSpan using acrylic paint washes.
  16. druxey
    You might want to consider the SeaWatchBooks booklet on making SilkSpan sails, Swan IV, Sailmaking Supplement.
  17. druxey
    Well done, Clare. I'm sorry I missed seeing your models at the Conference. I'm also sorry that you had damage to the one model. Remind me, when we do meet, about how someone managed to damage not one but two of my models on the same night some years ago!
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    We all do, Kurt! I like Gaetan's suggestion of the clamps for a catalog cover.
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    Is there a reason you are building the model in two halves, Valeriy? Lovely work so far.
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    That re-work is impressive, Michael. I have never seen a chuck used that way before, though!
  21. druxey
    Also, the waist was open to the sky anyway, so there was no reason for port lids to keep things dry!
  22. druxey
    Aiee! You are now crowned Tab King.
  23. druxey
    A harder specie of wood than basswood is needed for miniature carvings, as Paul advises. You will immediately see the difference, especially if your tools are kept razor sharp!
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    I was being tongue-in-cheek with my suggestion, Mike! But they are professional grade quality.
  25. druxey
    It is a good document for early 20th century American shipbuilding practice.

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