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  1. druxey
    The contemporary model of Amazon, 32 guns (RMG collection) shows these stanchions for manropes, but there is no line or netting.
  2. druxey
    Read one of the planking tutorials on this site.
  3. druxey
    If there is a scarph between the side arm and spirketting, my impression is that the hook of the scarph on the arm fits to a score in the spirketting on the side, thus locking it. Anyone have an opinion to the contrary?
  4. druxey
    I went through this exercise recently with handspikes for a windlass!
  5. druxey
    Grip a comfortably sized handle. That is the diameter of a capstan bar.
  6. druxey
    Beautifully done rudder metalwork, Montanes!
  7. druxey
    That is a good trick, Mark. Another (my party trick) is to cut a perfect 45 degree angle without measuring. Again, angle of reflection is the secret! But don't tell anyone.
  8. druxey
    Usually Burton pendant tackles were not permanently rigged, so their omission wouldn't be a screw-up!
  9. druxey
    There were many medals struck to commemorate Nelson. The nicest (in my opinion) is the Boulton Medal.
  10. druxey
    Ah! So it was never a book at all. Thank you. Alcedo and Jim. It was my education for today.
  11. druxey
    Perhaps it was an advance ad for a volume that was never published?
  12. druxey
    Superb!
  13. druxey
    Darn! I missed that. Rafine is absolutely correct! I guess I'll have to 'unlike' that last posting.
  14. druxey
    Beautifully executed, Ed. And the tale of two bullseyes....
  15. druxey
    Outstanding artistic weathering, Mehmet! I can almost feel the rusty surfaces.
  16. druxey
    Bodoni it is, after Giambattista Bodoni, an 18th century designer of typefaces. And a handsome face it is, too!
  17. druxey
    Well, that was easy!
  18. druxey
    Exactly, Ben. That would take care of the problem nicely.
  19. druxey
    Very nicely done, Ben. I'd suggest moving that one plank butt a little aft away from the supper almost above it.
  20. druxey
    Lovely!
  21. druxey
    An epic saga, Dan. And you thought that the funnel cagework would be your nemesis! But you got there eventually. Well done. I hope the rest of the build is less frustrating.
  22. druxey
    99% isopropyl alcohol (isopropanol) is what I use, Steven. The less the water content, the less woodgrain is raised. I'm sure ethanol would work equally well. Methanol on its own (at least here) is dyed blue and would probably stain.
  23. druxey
    An impressive pile of resawn lumber!
  24. druxey
    The Complete Metalsmith is a mine of information! All gold, no dross.
  25. druxey
    Looks terrific, Ben!

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