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  1. druxey
    You could always make your own, you know....
  2. druxey
    I bought this saw before the Byrnes' saw came on the market. The original fence is problematic. However, fitted with an Accurizer II fence, the problem is solved.
  3. druxey
    Not ugly, Javier; let us call her 'idiosyncratic'. And it's a very nice model indeed! Well done.
  4. druxey
    Thank you, Roger. This book fills a void, it seems.
  5. druxey
    Keep the humidity up in the workshop, please!
  6. druxey
    A very instructive series on metal rigging work! Thank you for sharing your techniques, Frank.
  7. druxey
    Rather than packing tape, try 3M Magic tape. It is slightly frosted and takes pencil well. Even better is the 'temporary' version with re-positionable adhesive.
  8. druxey
    Amazing joinery skills! I get a smile on my face every time I look at your progress photos, Amalio.
  9. druxey
    Congratulations on completing a long and painstaking restoration, Michael! You've done a beautiful job on Albertic. I can only hope that your client is truly appreciative of the craftsmanship that has gone into the model. P.S. In the second photo (starboard companionway grating), is that bilge keel slightly loose?
  10. druxey
    Looking great!
  11. druxey
    Ah, thanks for the clarification, Steven.
  12. druxey
    Congratulations on completing your fine model, Albert! Now what is next, I wonder?
  13. druxey
    With the pivot point so near the loom end, those oars must have been beasts to row!
  14. druxey
    Manual handling is far less risky than a fork lift or other mechanized method!!!! Unless you want to do the restoration all over again.... Heavy duty castors might be a better alternative.
  15. druxey
    Yup, that looks like a serious crate. How far does the model have to move?
  16. druxey
    Beautifully done, Patrick. I hope that the shingle pieces are glued in place!
  17. druxey
    I've used a mechanical pencil for many years for drafting and for marking out. One can keep an extremely fine point on them, and hence a very thin line. This minimizes error, particularly when fitting joints. I generally use 4H leads. The pencils are still available at places like Michael's (U.S. and Canada) and one can still find boxes of harder grade leads on eBay.
  18. druxey
    Thanks, everyone, for the comments to my question. If only the chainplates were indicated on the Chapelle drawing, it might offer further clue as to the mast rakes....
  19. druxey
    Not a perfect match? That nav light looks nicer than the original, Michael!
  20. druxey
    Interesting log, so far. Is it possible to find primary sources for information? What source did Chapelle use to draft his version? Again, Bruzelius is a secondary source, unless he is quoting a primary one. I'm not sure either of those sets of mast rakes is correct! One seems too little, the other too extreme.
  21. druxey
    Nicely machined!
  22. druxey
    I'd thought about that. One would have to crawl up the stay.... Fortunately we only have to rig that at model size!
  23. druxey
    A very nice presentation, Albert.
  24. druxey
    Nice yokes for the swivels, Toni. Well done. They are a beast to make!
  25. druxey
    Or the book gone astray in the mail.

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