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  1. druxey
    Nice attention to detail! Chart cabinet looks very convincing.
  2. druxey
    Very nicely reworked. Having only the stern of the model is very convenient for tipping it up on end to work on! Papierverschwunden!
  3. druxey
    Wow! Beautifully done.
  4. druxey
    First, it is considered standing rigging and therefore was tarred to preserve it. Secondly, sailors got this on them when they climbed the rigging, hence the traditional name 'tars'. I'm sure Trevor could confirm that!
  5. druxey
    I wonder what the jaw capacity is?
  6. druxey
    I think cut and move the third timberhead from aft is the reasonable. The fourth might be omitted altogether and the fifth moved aft.
  7. druxey
    Tubing is a difficult material to bend. What about softened copper rod or wire?
  8. druxey
    Allan: the position would need to be clear of the shrouds, i.e. near the green arrow. The captain would be most displeased with self-destruction. So, either a timberhead was removed or re-spaced. Another clue as to position would be where the deck beams beneath are placed.
  9. druxey
    Nice au natural look!
  10. druxey
    The amazing floating beams! That is a neat solution for positioning them.
  11. druxey
    No, I don't think so, Allan. It would blow the timberheads apart there. The carronade must have replaced a 9-pounder at one of the red locations, or mods. made to the forecastle to accommodate it.
  12. druxey
    Well, now I'm also confused! I was only referring to the color arrowed plan (post #38), with two wider spaces between timberheads and gaps in the rail. I think we can safely assume a drafting error with the single line through this gap on the aft space.
  13. druxey
    Just carronades at the red arrows only. It could be only a single carronade with two possible positions for it!
  14. druxey
    Full marks for perseverance and creative solutions. Not, perhaps, for stabbing yourself! Please always keep your fingers behind a cutting edge or point!
  15. druxey
    Off to a good start, Chris!
  16. druxey
    Please read either: chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/https://thenrg.org/resources/Documents/articles/APrimerOnPlanking.pdf or: chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/https://thenrg.org/resources/Documents/articles/LiningOffYourHullPlankingTutorialAndFan.pdf Thern is so much information at your fingertips on this wonderful site!
  17. druxey
    Nice start. Two points: One, that stem would be shored up well (propped) or is would stress the boxing joint and very likely fall over! Two: As for the rabbet line, it would become the bearding. You need a good book to reference for so much of the construction of one of these wooden ships.
  18. druxey
    But you really need to plan out all the planking runs first, or you will run planks at the bow down to points! The problem arises by running the garboard up the stem, as in the illustration above. It leaves insufficient space for all the other strakes, like crowded teeth. The only solution is to drop some strakes, which in most hulls is unnecessary. Do read the planking tutorials. It will save you a lot of grief.
  19. druxey
    Read the pinned articles on planking on this site!
  20. druxey
    The blue arrowed location was for the fish davit, I think.
  21. druxey
    Here is a 3-pounder of the period in two scales: The barrel was 4' 0" long. Hope this helps you, Ab!
  22. druxey
    Nice to see you back and progressing.
  23. druxey
    Never make anything simple if you can make it complicated! The designers back then certainly threw everything at the carpenters and shipwrights. And now the model-maker. You are doing an outstanding job, Matthias.
  24. druxey
    Look at paintings of the day; there are no reef points. Bonnets were used only on larger ships until reef points were introduced.
  25. druxey
    A very pragmatic and practical approach to lofting! It should work out well.

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