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druxey

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  1. Seagoing gun carriages did not have iron 'tires' on the trucks: this would have worn the decking rapidly. Only land-based fort guns had iron bands.
  2. My top is supported on a thin dowel stem at centre height attached to a light base. This slides along the workbench nicely. The two (transverse) projecting arms of the base prevent the top from turning.
  3. I suppose with limited light, slow exposure plates and before flash photography, it would have been impossible to take a good photo of the interior of a ship.
  4. Chère M. Delacroix, Congratulations on the publication of your new monograph. The harbour supply vessel is a lovely and unusual subject. As usual, your drawings are first rate. Hopefully an English language edition will follow for those unfamiliar with French. Avec meilleurs souhaits, Druxey
  5. Thanks, Joel. The staff at the bow was set through an eyebolt driven on the aft side of the hair bracket. This was usual practice. The hull was not coppered before launching. This way any leaks could be located and caulked before coppering in the dry dock.
  6. Can you cite your source, Joel? It would be appreciated!
  7. Well, I'm glad you found an inexpensive solution, Daniel. I had no idea postage to Spain was so expensive!
  8. The correct plank end detail with the square stern fashion piece is delightful, Chuck!
  9. A scalpel handle is the only thing for scalpel blades. Tip: use a pair of pliers when changing blades: it's much safer than fingers!
  10. If you are using a jeweller's drawplate, it won't work for wood. It's designed to squeeze wire to thinner diameters. Get yourself a Byrnes' drawplate from Model Machines. That is made specifically to shave wood.
  11. But you've made the block, Michael: it's the cylinder head that's needed! Seriously, a few days off now and again ain't a bad thing.
  12. Acrylics are soluble in alcohol, so presumably the alcohol content in polyvinylalcoholic (white) glue, will dissolve the finish sufficiently to form a good bond.
  13. With the rabbeted edge rather than a bevel, how do you transition to the gain fore and aft, Lee? Looks like Lee Valley Tools got you! Very nicely done.
  14. The quoin is the wedge under the rear of the cannon, Siggi. There were 18 pounder guns cast to the Blomefield pattern that were 8' 0" long, but only after 1787, so that isn't the answer, now that I looked it up!
  15. Perhaps shorter cannon of the same calibre were used?
  16. Usually the guns would be secured with the muzzles hard up against the deck clamps, just above the port openings. (The quoins would be removed to do this.)
  17. Gill is a cherry-picked version: there is much information that is not there, when compared to the 1794 Steel two-volume edition. However, is expense is a factor....
  18. Nice description you hunted down, Ed. So, turpentine was part of the paint formula, but not enough to flatten the finish. Boiling assisted in polymerizing the 'paint oil', which I assume was linseed oil.
  19. Bravo, Alex! Too bad the bearing detail will be hidden soon.... Don't forget a good dose of grease.
  20. With all due respect to Lees and yourself, Dan; Steel (Rigging and Seamanship, Volume I, page 190) gives the sequence of rigging for topgallant masts as shrouds, standing backstay, then stay. Great job on the jib traveller!
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