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Very professional work, Kees!

Just catching up with your progress. Making that rail in sections makes good sense. Nice work!

Looking good!

All those little holes? That must have been very frustrating. Nice work, though.

Nice progress and very clean looking work, Fam.

Certainly refining one joint at a time is a good strategy. Also gluing one joint at a time is. Multiple joints and you'll be chasing things around and almost guarantee failure. I personally don't use a jig, but rely on the two pieces I'm joining to line up perfectly on a copy of the assembly underneath. Also, watch out for creep and cumulative error as you build up a multi-part assembly. Adjust as necessary on - pardon the pun - the fly.

Also, for model work, I've found power tools a snare and delusion. They always remove just a bit more than you want. But you know that already, right?

Starting over rather than trying to correct is a bold choice, but a good one. I hope this version goes well for you, Michael.

The discharge holes are usually circular, not square.

Endless: some contemporary models and plans do show the discharge tube exiting the counter. Looking great, Chuck!

That's a flying start! You've a lot of pieces cut already.

Looking lovely, Mike. Are you planning to pin the windlass to the deck as well?

Pop a plastic sheet over the model and dish! 

Steven: I've finally had time to look at and absorb your preface to the build. Fascinating reading! Nice to see you actually get started in earnest.

Looked after and not abused, those Unimats keep on trucking. Nice set of ways, Jerry!

I'll send again, John.

It also assists respiratory health in wintertime!

Thanks so much, everyone. 

A footnote: I fully expected the shell and frames to have spread until the internal members such as thwarts are fitted. This has proved not to be the case so far: the hull is 'on spec', with an overall beam of 6' 1½" (6' 0" moulded, plus 1½" for the planking). We'll see if this is stable when I come back to the model.

Just catching up on your log: lovely work!

Even a shallow bowl of water in the shop might help things, Ben. Ideally a humidifier is best, but it's better than nothing. Varying humidity due to seasonal change is the enemy of wooden models. Try to keep things relatively stable year round.

Nice! She is looking beautiful, Michael.

This will be the last update for a few days: the frames have now all been bent in. I'll be back in a week or so. Thank you all for following and liking this log.

Remo: I've seen your beautiful work and you are under-selling yourself. I'm trying to be in your league!

Looking good, Bob!

That sounds very convincing, Glenn. The discussion and process of arriving at this conclusion I found most interesting.

I have no idea, as it will depend on the specie of wood you will be using, Steven. You will need to experiment with both moisture and heat.