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JesseLee
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JesseLee got a reaction from Salty Sea Dog in Scottish Maid by JesseLee - FINISHED - Artesania Latina - 1:50
My dog makes a good dark background to show the thread, lol.
I now knot the two threads together, do this on each side. I trim off one of the threads & leave one hanging from the knot & trim it to its proper length. I then apply Fray Check to hold to keep anything from unraveling.
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JesseLee got a reaction from JerseyCity Frankie in Scottish Maid by JesseLee - FINISHED - Artesania Latina - 1:50
Thanks Grant & John. And thanks CaptainSteve for the tip on the reef points. I modified it a little. I'll try to show the steps I'm taking to tie the reef points. My camera doesn't get as close in as I would like I hope it show it ok.
First I pre-tie a knot in a line of sewing thread. I pull this through the reef band with the sewing needle - pulling the knot up to the sail. I cut it off on the un-knotted side with enough extra length to do some tying. Then I do the same thing all over again from the opposite way (through the same hole) each thread knotted on one side passing by each other through the sail with a knot on each side. Now each side has 2 threads hanging out - one knotted & one not knotted.
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JesseLee got a reaction from JerseyCity Frankie in Scottish Maid by JesseLee - FINISHED - Artesania Latina - 1:50
Forgot to post the pics.....
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JesseLee got a reaction from NAZGÛL in Scottish Maid by JesseLee - FINISHED - Artesania Latina - 1:50
Forgot to post the pics.....
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JesseLee got a reaction from clearway in Scottish Maid by JesseLee - FINISHED - Artesania Latina - 1:50
Forgot to post the pics.....
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JesseLee got a reaction from clearway in Scottish Maid by JesseLee - FINISHED - Artesania Latina - 1:50
My dog makes a good dark background to show the thread, lol.
I now knot the two threads together, do this on each side. I trim off one of the threads & leave one hanging from the knot & trim it to its proper length. I then apply Fray Check to hold to keep anything from unraveling.
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JesseLee got a reaction from NAZGÛL in Scottish Maid by JesseLee - FINISHED - Artesania Latina - 1:50
Thanks Grant & John. And thanks CaptainSteve for the tip on the reef points. I modified it a little. I'll try to show the steps I'm taking to tie the reef points. My camera doesn't get as close in as I would like I hope it show it ok.
First I pre-tie a knot in a line of sewing thread. I pull this through the reef band with the sewing needle - pulling the knot up to the sail. I cut it off on the un-knotted side with enough extra length to do some tying. Then I do the same thing all over again from the opposite way (through the same hole) each thread knotted on one side passing by each other through the sail with a knot on each side. Now each side has 2 threads hanging out - one knotted & one not knotted.
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JesseLee got a reaction from tarbrush in Scottish Maid by JesseLee - FINISHED - Artesania Latina - 1:50
Forgot to post the pics.....
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JesseLee got a reaction from michael mott in Scottish Maid by JesseLee - FINISHED - Artesania Latina - 1:50
Washed the pencil marks out of the sails. Hung them on the front door on a sunny day. The sun coming through the glass storm door heats the space between the doors & dried them very quickly. The stitched lines turned out looking fine to me.
I am now working on the reef bands & other cloths sewed on the corners for extra strength in the high stress areas where the sail was pulled on by ropes/rigging. Pics coming soon.........
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JesseLee got a reaction from michael mott in Scottish Maid by JesseLee - FINISHED - Artesania Latina - 1:50
Hand stitching the lines for the sail cloths will not be easy. How in the world will I get all those line straight? I pined the sails to the sail plan sheet. Used a ruler to mark the lines in pencil. Used the penciled lines as my guide & very slowly over many days I stitched the line in keeping the stitching as close as I could, keeping the line as straight as I could.
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JesseLee got a reaction from themadchemist in Scottish Maid by JesseLee - FINISHED - Artesania Latina - 1:50
Forgot to post the pics.....
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JesseLee got a reaction from Trav in Scottish Maid by JesseLee - FINISHED - Artesania Latina - 1:50
Forgot to post the pics.....
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JesseLee got a reaction from NAZGÛL in Scottish Maid by JesseLee - FINISHED - Artesania Latina - 1:50
Began adding reef points. This isn't as easy for me as I thought it would be. Having a lot of trouble getting the knots on both sides. I can get one just fine but tying another knot on the other side right up against the reef band it very difficult for me. Many times I get the knot on the other side too far from the sail & I have to cut it off & start over.
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JesseLee reacted to SawdustDave in Mayflower by SawdustDave - Finished
Finally got both lifeboats lashed down on the grating mounts.
Back to creating a few more deadeyes so I can get one step closer to tying a boatload of clove hitches.
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JesseLee reacted to gjdale in Scottish Maid by JesseLee - FINISHED - Artesania Latina - 1:50
Nice work on the reef points JesseLee. By the time you're finished them you'll be an expert in placing that second knot!
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JesseLee reacted to tarbrush in Scottish Maid by JesseLee - FINISHED - Artesania Latina - 1:50
wow! those sails are gorgeous!
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JesseLee got a reaction from Salty Sea Dog in Scottish Maid by JesseLee - FINISHED - Artesania Latina - 1:50
Began adding reef points. This isn't as easy for me as I thought it would be. Having a lot of trouble getting the knots on both sides. I can get one just fine but tying another knot on the other side right up against the reef band it very difficult for me. Many times I get the knot on the other side too far from the sail & I have to cut it off & start over.
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JesseLee got a reaction from michael mott in Scottish Maid by JesseLee - FINISHED - Artesania Latina - 1:50
Been working on making & sewing on extra cloths & the reef bands. Used the Fray Check & a hair straightener to form & press them into shape. Making all this on has taken weeks but it turned out to be good timing- my computer crashed & I am now sharing one with my daughter. Things were different & getting all my stuff & info & programs onto hers so I could get back to posting pics on my build log has taken me a while to work out. The reef bands are formed & ready to sew on.
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JesseLee got a reaction from michael mott in Scottish Maid by JesseLee - FINISHED - Artesania Latina - 1:50
Sewed the reef bands & extra cloths. Next time I do sails I will not use anything thicker than thin handkerchief material. The sails look real good with these details but ended up a little too thick where extra cloth was sewed on. Next will be the reef points & boltrope.
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JesseLee got a reaction from RevKB in Rattlesnake/Cormorant 1780 by RevKB - Model Shipways - 1/64
Just found your build log Kenny. The Rattlesnake is one of the ships I have always wanted to build. Looking forward to following along.
Jesse
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JesseLee reacted to Piet in Maine Peapod by JesseLee - FINISHED - Midwest Products - 1:14 - Early 1900's
Nice progress there Jesse! I like the "state of the art" planking clamps, rubber bands and masking tape! That's also one of my methods
Let's hope and pray that this lyme thing won't bother you come April.
Cheers,
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JesseLee got a reaction from yvesvidal in Maine Peapod by JesseLee - FINISHED - Midwest Products - 1:14 - Early 1900's
Making progress on getting the hull planked. The wood strips supplied are basswood & have been bending pretty well. I have had 2 break. As I get to the point where the curving of the planks increase I have been soaking the planks. It doesn't tale much- holding it under hot water running from the sink is all it takes & they bend easily into shape.
The instructions recommend using CA glue foe everything in this build but I'm too old school & chose to use wood glue instead. I have only used CA to glue where the planks meets the stems to hold the ends down while the wood glue is drying between the plank edges. It looks a little rough right now but it will look fine once it is scraped & sanded.
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JesseLee reacted to mtaylor in Bounty Launch by CaptainSteve - FINISHED - Model Shipways - 1:16 Scale - SMALL
Careful there, we're all about to be sent to our rooms without dinner.... :D
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JesseLee reacted to GLakie in Bounty Launch by CaptainSteve - FINISHED - Model Shipways - 1:16 Scale - SMALL
LOL! Can't resist! That's a very life-like looking set of hairy nuts there Captain.
Cheers
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JesseLee got a reaction from clearway in Scottish Maid by JesseLee - FINISHED - Artesania Latina - 1:50
Began adding reef points. This isn't as easy for me as I thought it would be. Having a lot of trouble getting the knots on both sides. I can get one just fine but tying another knot on the other side right up against the reef band it very difficult for me. Many times I get the knot on the other side too far from the sail & I have to cut it off & start over.
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