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  1. druxey
    Yes, Maury: make the forward plank of the garboard strake first. You can then place it exactly into the stem rabbet. The aft plank will be (comparatively) easy!
  2. druxey
    Ian: maybe you should offer to buy Ed's offcuts! Just don't try to pass them off as your own.
  3. druxey
    Have you calibrated your callipers by adjusting them at zero?
  4. druxey
    You look like you're off to a good start and seem to know what you are doing! Be optimistic.
  5. druxey
    Please read the various tutorials on planking on this site.(That's why they are there for you!) They will answer most, if not all, of your questions. In addition to the second batten near the bow, the lowest one should not rise as far as you have it at present. The garboard plank should not rise up the bow.
  6. druxey
    They were shaped rather like a Rugby football. I believe that all the information you need is in Steel's Rigging and Seamanship. The same information (but only for sixth rates) is in Volume IV of The Fully Framed Model.
  7. druxey
    I suspect that they didn't make items to tolerances of hundredths of an inch!
  8. druxey
    YES, they did - at least in 18th century British practice. Although not specifically mentioned in contemporary books such as Steel, this feature can be seen if one looks carefully at contemporary models. The wales always tapered in thickness around the bow so that they fitted nicely into the rabbet at the stem. This taper also aided bending the strakes around the bow. It is more than likely that other countries did the same thing.
  9. druxey
    Oh, good! They looked horizontal in your photo. Must be the angle it was taken at.
  10. druxey
    Who will miss the slots, Doris? That was a great re-working in a difficult area.
  11. druxey
    Looks very good, Ben, but the hawse holes should not be level. They follow the sheer as the wale comes around the bow. This means that the inner ones are higher (or the outer ones lower). Please check this before you commit to drilling!
  12. druxey
    Excellent, Toni!
  13. druxey
    Others have said it all. Terrific, Michael!
  14. druxey
    Nice, Toni. Did you remember to taper the wale thickness down at the bow to ease bending the plank and so that it fits the rabbet?
  15. druxey
    Always a treat to see your progress, Mark. Color choice looks great.
  16. druxey
    There is also the beautiful coppered contemporary model of Minerva in the Rogers' Collection, Annapolis.
  17. druxey
    Thanks for sharing your vacation with us, Toni. Now, back to model-making!
  18. druxey
    Those are good-looking pieces of hardware, Dan, but that was a lot of work! Good luck at Port Macquarie.
  19. druxey
    Welcome back, Doris! Hope your vacation refreshed you - it looks as if it has, seeing your progress. Lovely as ever.
  20. druxey
    If you are scratch building such a complex model, you must already have the skills to consider turning master barrels and casting them for yourself.
  21. druxey
    Yup. Take a deep breath, chalk it up to experience, and go at it fresh on another day. We've all been there at one time or many others!
  22. druxey
    Excellent piece of work, Alexander! Well done.
  23. druxey
    Very droll, Remco! Nicely modelled.
  24. druxey
    Well, that all looks ship-shape and Bristol fashion, Dan. Enjoy your new work space!
  25. druxey
    Lovely work - as always! Thank you for sharing, Ed.

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