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  1. druxey
    I'm sorry to read of your experiments and trials. I can't answer your question as to whether the planking can be saved, but suggest that any time you want to try out a new finish, do it on scrap wood first. It will save you having to face this situation ever again.
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    No dumb question: is the glue water and heatproof? If not....
  3. druxey
    Acrylic resin? Stable wood is a nice thought, but how much vacuum might be needed?
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    Keith: you have a good point there! Although the draw-back is that a good single malt is very expensive in Canada. Michael: If the line is stiff I find a little water on it where it reeves through the block softens it temporarily to mold and 'sit down' nicely where it enters and emerges. And water is a good deal cheaper than a 25 year old Macallan.... Jim: I'd use microcrystalline wax rather than beeswax. The latter is acidic, the former pH neutral.
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    It's called a top, not a thimble, Michael. Can you modify the shade of the line with dilute watercolor? Tea will eventually rot fiber.
  6. druxey
    Planks usually thin to the width of the stem rabbet. Sure will help!
  7. druxey
    Yes, humidity change will do that. Keep the place humidified once you get heat back and the wood should expand again. Slightly higher humidity in winter will be better for your respiratory health as well!
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    All you need is a ply sheet with the correct shape cut out and mounted at the correct height on a building board. The model sits vertically inside the cut-out.
  9. druxey
    Copper is described as 'ductile' and will stretch a good way before reaching (and exceeding!) its elastic limit.
  10. druxey
    Good to see you back!
  11. druxey
    Ah! I see you were able to move Albertic safely to your new home. Looking forward to your progress reports, Michael.
  12. druxey
    Welcome back, Gary! It's nice to see your beautiful model beginning to progress again. Nice workbench too!
  13. druxey
    Seriously methodical!
  14. druxey
    Ideally internal stringers would solve the issue (while still retaining the cross-spalls) However, in your case perhaps an external jig will be required to maintain hull form until you can install stringers and permanent cross-members.
  15. druxey
    Time spent fine-tuning tools is well spent!
  16. druxey
    This inside-out approach is interesting!
  17. druxey
    Check the factory primary bevel. Keep it as recommended by Mike Y and add a secondary edge bevel.
  18. druxey
    Lovely work there!
  19. druxey
    Truckin' along there, Mike!
  20. druxey
    Lovely work and photography as well!
  21. druxey
    Congratulations on completing a lovely gem of a model, Rusty.
  22. druxey
    Mark: for various odd-shaped spaces, I've seen wedge-shaped ledges rather like the ones in my illustration.
  23. druxey
    Luvverley!
  24. druxey
    There is no 'correct' or 'wrong': it has to be something that you are satisfied with.
  25. druxey
    I've seen ones as small as 0.5mm at: minitaps.com

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