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druxey

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  1. To counteract curling when gluing up veneer, dampen it. I usually dampen the side that is concave first ( the contracted surface), then spread glue the opposite side.
  2. If the veneer is rotary cut - most is - it will tend to curl, particularly when dampened.
  3. Congratulations on a successful launch!
  4. Nice progress and a good save, Ed! I wonder why the TG stays were rigged first?
  5. Every best wish while you are away attending to your health, John. We look forward to your return.
  6. Interesting use of elastic bands, Daniel! You are making very rapid progress.
  7. I don't know about Byzantine ships, but usually deck beams have the same round-up all along the deck and are simply different lengths.
  8. Hopefully you will be fully recovered before the local council adds even more stuff!
  9. Many early models show no bobstay, and I would agree that the jib outhaul passes through a block at the side of the stem.
  10. Lovely work, Joe. Have a safe trip transporting her (or should that be 'herself'?) to her new berth.
  11. Corrosion could also be from lead as well as white metal. However, lead salts are more usually whiskery or powdery and white (lead carbonate).
  12. Those details are lovely, and the subtle curve in the horse looks just right!
  13. When forming brass - or silver, for that matter - one cannot anneal too often. If you don't, the metal will tear. Beautifully done, Michael. That is a tough shape to achieve.
  14. You may be running out of clamps soon.... Looking good!
  15. My watchmakers' screw slotting files go down to a little under 0.010" wide. Unlike fret files, they cut a square bottom slot. Jewellers' saw blades are a good and cheaper alternative!
  16. Any guitar fret file I've ever seen is far larger and rounded compared to the minute watchmakers' screw slotting ones.
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