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Coming along well, Mark. I've found marking levels inside the hull easier by poking a thin piece of wood or metal attached to my height gauge between the frames rather than by reaching over as you have done. Funny how myths like ammonia have circulated for years. There are others: don't use beeswax or tea on your rigging or sails; both are acid and in the long term do no good. Conservators' wax and material dye or acrylic paint are much better options.
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NAIAD 1797 by Bitao - 1:60
druxey replied to Bitao's topic in - Build logs for subjects built 1751 - 1800
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I'm sure you'll be getting up the learning curve quickly! I used a pin vice for drilling small holes using HSS bits for years before I could afford a decent hand-held power rotary tool. I held one forefinger over the far end of the tool to steady it (very little pressure!) and rotated it with the other hand. I had very few breakages after that with even #78 bits.
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Well done: good shots with your 'cannon'! You could try ironing out the bubbles on the sail on low heat. Congratulations on successfully completing your model.
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You still use pennies, South of the border???? This looks like an interesting build, Chris.
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NAIAD 1797 by Bitao - 1:60
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We will consider the bo'sun's reinstatement....
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I believe that keeping the boats 'wet' was advantageous: it kept the seams watertight. Demote that bo'sun!
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Well, welcome back to this thread, Steven! Nice to see progress again. Of course the 'old' stays showed up late to the party. 'Twas ever thus. If you don't mind my mentioning it, those laniards look awfully pale. Are you planning on coloring or toning them down?
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A quick note on dye migration along the grain. Depending on the wood specie and its structure, another method that works on tight-grain wood such as Castello is to knife cut in a stop line. The dye travels to the line, but not beyond. Test on scrap first!
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I'm not sure what your application is, but perhaps a custom filed scratch molding scraper might do the trick?
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