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  1. druxey
    Lovely work and progress this week, as usual!
  2. druxey
    The last photo shows a withy-bound barrel (foreground).
  3. druxey
    Beautifully executed joinery, Karl.
  4. druxey
    I am fortunate enough to have one of the few surviving original first printing copies. Does this mean that I've got a valuable collector's item? Joking aside, my sympathies to Bob and Cathy for this unfortunate set-back. Hopefully all will work out with the insurers. For all that have not seen the book yet, it is beautifully produced, written and illustrated with photos of all the first and second rate models in the Rogers' Collection. Thoroughly recommended!
  5. druxey
    You would be amazed at the Unimat lathes and parts that appear on eBay. You could replace almost anything you need from that source.
  6. druxey
    I've used mine since 1970 and it's still a good workhorse.
  7. druxey
    Barehook is correct: the hoops were not of iron, but copper or of withy (wood).
  8. druxey
    Enough of the anecdotes! It's very simple, really: 1) The tool should be properly sharpened (as already mentioned). 2) Aways cut away from yourself. 3) In order to do this, the piece should be clamped, not held! 4) Don't work when you are tired. The only times I've damaged myself were when I failed to observe any of the above.
  9. druxey
    So, you took the bait again, Siggi! Well done.
  10. druxey
    Lovely work, Michael. However, how many pant legs do you shave as well?
  11. druxey
    Prussian blue, mixed with yellow, gives very cold, acid greens. Lead white often turns grey as it oxidizes in the atmosphere. Lead oxide (I forget which one; Pb2O3 or PbO2) is black. Perhaps a chemist can clarify this for us.
  12. druxey
    Great stuff, Ed!
  13. druxey
    I see there's another devil's advocate besides me here! I was wondering the same thing as Michael....
  14. druxey
    Those photos make everything clear now! Thanks, Tadusz.
  15. druxey
    Beautifully described and demonstrated, Remco. Thank you!
  16. druxey
    May I also add felicitations on your new granddaughter, Michael.
  17. druxey
    90% hidden? Yes, but you - and we - know that it's there! Lovely forelocked bolt and square nuts on that intake.
  18. druxey
    The term 'sister block' is wrong here: what is illustrated is a triple-sheaved ramshead block.
  19. druxey
    The metal edge is sharp enough without further treatment, John. Just draw it along at a slight angle.
  20. druxey
    Yes - I'd buy that version now! Reading old drafting conventions can be tricky.
  21. druxey
    Very nice and neat work there, Mike. Well done!
  22. druxey
    Had you thought of modifying Preiser 1:144 figures to resemble the 1:87 ones? Your model is looking lovely and progressing fast, Nils!
  23. druxey
    There is little available on this subject, but it is more than likely that hardware would be similar to that seen on buildings of the period, of which some survive.
  24. druxey
    Nice explanation of dealing with complex pieces one step at a time!
  25. druxey
    It appears that the spaces between frame pairs at each station line are the narrower ones. For model work even spacing is OK, but if you want to be super-detailed, follow the DOF plan.

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