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  1. druxey
    That is a major modification! Nicely and neatly done, Mike.
  2. druxey
    Jokes about early manuscripts aside, there is a wonderful tutorial on the National Archives (U.K.) site that will teach you how to read different manuscript 'hands'. The examples they give you go from easy to progressively more difficult. You 'translate' these samples and then check against their transcription for feedback. Also, if you go back far enough, official manuscripts were in Latin. There is also a great 'teach yourself Latin' course on the same web site. I highly recommend both. Warning: the learning to read manuscript instructional course is addictive!
  3. druxey
    Well that looks like a fun project. Still easier than transcribing/translating mediaeval documents!
  4. druxey
    Coming along nicely. I found turning in deadeyes consistently easier off-model. First I mark them while in position, then remove them to turn in the deadeyes, then replace them. However, looks like you nailed them anyway!
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    Joe: did you pre-treat (pee-treat?) the plates before attaching them, or afterwards? The effect looks very good in the photo. And what scale is the model at?
  6. druxey
    Richard: why the combination of salt (NaCl, a base) and vinegar (CH3COOH an acid)? They would simply neutralize each other, would they not? Vinegar alone will remove copper tarnish, I believe.
  7. druxey
    Well done, Kevin. This is the 'marathon' part of the model completed. The rest of the work will have much more variety!
  8. druxey
    Looks like an interesting subject to build. You've made a nice start, Alexandru!
  9. druxey
    IMHO most models show an exaggerated pattern: usually too raised and prominent. Actual examples (Cutty Sark, Victory, etc) show nail heads virtually flush with the plates.
  10. druxey
    Your experiments look very effective, Daniel. Try using acrylic paint with a ruling pen to get the seam doubling with less transparency and see what you think. I've used this very effectively at a much larger scale (1:48) on SilkSpan. One needs to pre-stretch any paper as one would for watercolor paper to avoid sags and wrinkles when wetted. Also, Silkspan won't tear when wet.
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    So nice to see you back and the terrific progress you are making. Interesting shellac/silk technique that you've used, Glenn.
  12. druxey
    You are moving along there! Looking excellent, Juzek.
  13. druxey
    It's always good to push one's limits. Then they aren't the limits any longer!
  14. druxey
    A Forstner drill bit will give smoother cuts, I think.
  15. druxey
    For some reason I've only just stumbled across your log. Very neat work indeed. Please assume a 'like' has been added to every progress report!
  16. druxey
    Beautiful and precise. Nice to see you back at work on her, Alex!
  17. druxey
    I can only hope that the various forces tending towards warping cancel each other out. If not, you'll have a gondola!
  18. druxey
    Pleased to see you back and recovered, Maury!
  19. druxey
    Milled from pear wood?
  20. druxey
    Nice. Good choice, Rusty.
  21. druxey
    Thanks, Wefalck, for your description of Pertinax. All I could find was the Roman emperor of that name!
  22. druxey
    What is Pertinax made of, please? Looks like an interesting and useful material. Nice work!
  23. druxey
    The garboard should not rise up the stem like that. See the planking tutorials (pinned) on this site. Revising this will get rid of those pointy-ended strakes and drop strakes!
  24. druxey
    I believe that the reef points were a little longer on the aft side of the sail.
  25. druxey
    There are one or two minor items I'd debate Mr. Ensor over. One is his illustration of nibbed deck planking forward. I suspect that chocked joints rather than scarphs were adopted once really good first growth compass timber was becoming scarce.

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