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  1. druxey
    The issue is not so much how tall a tree was available to yield long lengths, but the practical issue of handling the planks. Certainly long straight pieces were used for keels and similar items, but handling a length of plank, manoeuvring it in and out of a steam chest, bending and hanging it by manpower alone.... My reading suggests that these planks would be between 24' 0" and 28' 0" and no longer than about 30' 0".
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    No, Mark. The project I recall was one by a British university and consisted of a short half-section amidships. The Greek Olympias (long before their current austerity measures!) may have been based on the results of that experiment.
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    Wasn't there a trireme project about 20 years ago in England? A section of what they thought was the layout and construction was built, full size, and manned to see if the oars could work without fouling each other.
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    AAARGH! My sympathy on your loss. That is upsetting indeed. Good luck with reconstructing your work. I don't envy you.
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    Good questions. Perhaps you could ask the Classics Department at a local University. One of the professors might know the answers. I certainly don't!
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    Large diameter bamboo at garden centres is far superior to bamboo skewers. Use the layer just below the outer glassy one, but not so far inside as the pulpy stuff.
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    If you can afford it, there are electrically operated tables that you can alter height on to suit whatever you are working on at that moment. Great when rigging!
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    Boxwood is much harder to draw than bamboo. I can split bamboo and draw it down to Jim's smallest diameter hole fairly rapidly. I estimate that I could do enough material for a whole hull in a hour! The length of 'draw' is only limited by the distance between the nodes of the bamboo, less a little that frays by being held in pliers.
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    Thoughts? Good stuff!
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    Jim: Admiralty Models is in the process of developing a list of materials in conjunction with Jason's Crown Timberyard. Stay tuned!
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    Congratulations on a successful conclusion, Dan. I hope your client is very happy.
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    I note that today is the anniversary of Terror and Erebus sailing in 1845 for what proved to be their last voyages.
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    A simple question, but with a complicated answer. Might I suggest reading either C.N. Longridge's Anatomy of Nelson's Ships or David Antscherl's The Fireship Comet? Both discuss the construction of the quarter galleries in some detail.
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    Interesting. One would have thought that the barrel hoops would be located above the mast bands. I suspect some kind of vertical bolt with a threaded nut or forelock would have been employed to unite the two units.
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    Looking good, Toni. Nice riveting detail.
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    Proof that dogs will eat anything. What are the other two pathological objects, I wonder? Hopefully recovery will now be smooth, Toni, for both woman and dog!
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    And I say: "Chacun à son gôut!"
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    What a garage sale this will be! I wish I was in the neighbourhood. I could use a few feet of spring steel wire, but not miles of it.... Good luck sifting, sorting and reducing. I'm sure a few long-forgotten items will surface in the process.
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    The only reliable way to stain a wale is to do this before adding any other planking. It's all too easy to spread a little too much of the joy! To keep the dye off the stem, sanding sealer will seal the grain, plus Magic Tape masking rather than masking tape should do the trick. Some wood species do not take up dye evenly: there is nothing you can do about that, other than paint.
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    Alla and Jerry: you are both correct. The indirect run of the breeching both added friction during recoil as well as prevented 'bucking' of the piece.
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    Thanks for your explanation and positive attitude in overcoming health problems. Hopefully the discussion here will continue to exercise your mind! Certainly adding water to an already complex problem makes things even more interesting. It will be interesting to read your conclusions, Hellmut. Mit grusse
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    Impressive for a first scratch build! I like the fact that you are following the prototype ship as closely as you can.
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    I understand part of your dissertation, at least! The fact that you are examining a dynamic system, where the relative positions of the sheaves keep changing, means you are chasing a chimera that is shape-shifting. Thank goodness for computer analysis! I'd be concerned about the sheave groove depth increasing friction. A shallower groove with a wider rim on each side will keep the line clear of the block sides. What do you think? You mention health issues, Hellmut. I hope that these can be resolved or, if not, ameliorated. Mit grusse
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    Oh, my. I'm sorry to read about your accident, John. Every best wish for a full recovery. Be patient with yourself!
  25. druxey
    Sweet! Many happy hours for you both aboard her.

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