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pete48 got a reaction from Piet in Herreshoff Buzzards Bay 14 by michael mott - 1:8 scale - SMALL February 5, 2016

It Looks really good Michael, well done, I would not even know where to begin with doing any carving work ( I agree Sawdust Dave does some amazing work )

Best Regards,
Pete
pete48 got a reaction from mtaylor in Surabaya by Piet - 1/80 - Mid 17th-Century VOC ship February 4, 2016

Beautiful work Piet, they look fantastic

Best Regards,
Pete
pete48 got a reaction from mtaylor in Surabaya by Piet - 1/80 - Mid 17th-Century VOC ship February 4, 2016

HI, Piet, Well, it looks like everything worked out pretty well, in light of the broken drill bit. they look fantastic Beautiful work

Best Regards,
Pete
pete48 got a reaction from Mfelinger in Buzzards Bay 14 by pete48 - FINISHED - 3/4" = 1' scale - SMALL - L.F. Herreshoff design February 12, 2016

Thank You, Jon, I have found it on the internet (and Flounder Bay always has it ) It would be nice to find it here locally, so I can pick thru it. I imagine it;s a pretty penny for an actual mast

Thank you, Piet, Hey, you never answered my question, Did you fly as a commercial pilot?

Best Regards,
Pete
pete48 got a reaction from Mfelinger in Buzzards Bay 14 by pete48 - FINISHED - 3/4" = 1' scale - SMALL - L.F. Herreshoff design February 12, 2016

Thanks, Piet, Its all smoke and mirrors, I cheated the metal parts are super glued together, as soon as I use the soldering gun its all over, I make a big melted blob of brass and solder. I did use brass. The Mast is made from 1/4" square stock out of Alder, the Boom is made from basswood. to lay out the mast, I first cut to length, in this case the mast is 24' ( scale ) I then mark the sail slot side of the mast ( this side has no taper ) I then mark and cut the taper on the front of the mast, in this case the taper is 1/8" to 0 from the mast head to the base ( top of the deck ) I then mark and cut the taper on both sides of the mast wich is 1/16" to 0 from the mast head to the spreaders. Then its a matter of rounding off the edges and giving the leading edge a foil shape ( I leave the sail slot side of the mast alone as this has to remain straight ) I would like to get some Sitka spruce for the Haven mast, I get the Alder from Home Depot ( I try to find the tightest grain possible )

Thank You, Mark, I am pleased with how the colors turned out, I am going for that Classic look , like you see in Wooden Boat magazine

Best Regards,
Pete
pete48 got a reaction from Mfelinger in Buzzards Bay 14 by pete48 - FINISHED - 3/4" = 1' scale - SMALL - L.F. Herreshoff design February 12, 2016

Today, I started by sanding the Rub and Toe Rails with 400 grit sandpaper. Then something Patrick said, got me to thinking, so I got out my very small metal working tools and made the bow chain plate Masthead and Gooseneck. I then attached the Bow Chain plate and applied the second coat of varnish. I then turned my attention to making the mast and boom, I then made the spreaders. I went with a slightly larger boom so that I could give it a more performance oriented shape ( similar to that found on a Americas cup Boat pre cat ) The Cockpit coamings and gooseneck have not been installed. Next will be to finish the Mast and boom and get it ready for varnish and a third coat on the Rails. Here are the results
pete48 got a reaction from Mfelinger in Buzzards Bay 14 by pete48 - FINISHED - 3/4" = 1' scale - SMALL - L.F. Herreshoff design February 12, 2016

Thank You, Crackers, She's coming together, Hopefully, the looking better trend will continue

Best Regards,
Pete
pete48 got a reaction from Mfelinger in Buzzards Bay 14 by pete48 - FINISHED - 3/4" = 1' scale - SMALL - L.F. Herreshoff design February 12, 2016

Thank You, Elijah

Thank You, Greg

Thank You, John

Thank You, Patrick, A trailer Wow, I don;t think I have the skills to build one ( my metal working skills are terrible) I think I would need to sub that out to Piet ( He's Got some serious skills ) I do enjoy a good Challenge However building a trailer is out of my Wheel house

Best Regards,
Pete
pete48 got a reaction from Omega1234 in Herreshoff Buzzards Bay 14 by michael mott - 1:8 scale - SMALL February 4, 2016

It Looks really good Michael, well done, I would not even know where to begin with doing any carving work ( I agree Sawdust Dave does some amazing work )

Best Regards,
Pete
pete48 got a reaction from Bobstrake in Herreshoff Buzzards Bay 14 by michael mott - 1:8 scale - SMALL February 4, 2016

Hi Michael, That's about what I went with on the first one, on the current one I went with 4" at the transom and 9" at the forward bulkhead ( that's finish without the coamings )

Best Regards,
Pete
pete48 got a reaction from Omega1234 in Herreshoff Buzzards Bay 14 by michael mott - 1:8 scale - SMALL February 4, 2016

Hi Michael, Nicely done, Curious, what did you end up with for a deck width at the transom?

Best Regards,
Pete
pete48 got a reaction from Jond in Boothbay Harbor One Design 1938 by Jond - FINISHED - 1:6 - RADIO - 21' racing sloop February 4, 2016

Beautiful work Jon, Those winches look Fantastic.

Best Regards,
Pete
pete48 got a reaction from mtaylor in Boothbay Harbor One Design 1938 by Jond - FINISHED - 1:6 - RADIO - 21' racing sloop February 4, 2016

Hi Jon, Looking at that posting sure has me wanting to go Sailing, Beautiful work she's looking good

Best Regards,
Pete
pete48 got a reaction from popeye the sailor in Haven 12 1/2' by pete48 - 1" = 1' Scale - Joel White version September 15, 2016

Today, With a high temperature of 28, ( about 0 C) and an impending snow storm, I decided I would get all the floor timbers installed. I started with Installing the Forward bulkhead, I then installed the Centerboard box, Once the centerboard box was installed, I used a template that I made to lay out the Floor timber lengths, I then measured and cut and installed all the Floor beams. I then turned my attention to making and installing the 2 blocks at the front bulkhead, Everything to this point has been glued with Titebond 3. Next will be to install the rear cockpit bulkhead and seal up the bilge. Here are the results
pete48 got a reaction from popeye the sailor in Haven 12 1/2' by pete48 - 1" = 1' Scale - Joel White version September 15, 2016

Thank You, Jon, I think Joel White did an Amazing job designing this one, The Herreshoff Boats have the most beautiful lines and are an absolute pleasure to build.

Thank You druxey,

Thank You, John and everyone that has hit the like button

Best Regards,
Pete
pete48 got a reaction from popeye the sailor in Haven 12 1/2' by pete48 - 1" = 1' Scale - Joel White version September 15, 2016

Thank You, Patrick, I have been having a lot of fun building this one, I am enjoying working on a larger scale, I have been able to use more actual Boat Building techniques wich is nice

Best Regards,
Pete
pete48 got a reaction from Piet in AMERICA by IgorSky - FINISHED - scale ̴ 1/800 - BOTTLE February 5, 2016

Simply amazing Igor, Beautiful work

Best Regards,
Pete
pete48 got a reaction from pythagoras in AMERICA by IgorSky - FINISHED - scale ̴ 1/800 - BOTTLE March 18, 2016

Amazing work Igor, Looks fantastic

Best Regards,
Pete
pete48 reacted to Piet in Herreshoff Buzzards Bay 14 by michael mott - 1:8 scale - SMALL February 4, 2016

Isn't it a real satisfying feeling when things fall in place so perfectly - ref the deck coming stringer. And now your carving prowess, nicely done Michael.

Cheers,
pete48 reacted to Piet in Buzzards Bay 14 by pete48 - FINISHED - 3/4" = 1' scale - SMALL - L.F. Herreshoff design February 4, 2016

When you Google "sitka spruce" you'll get many hits where to buy it. When I was in the aircraft repairing business i bought aircraft grade sitka spruce from an aircraft parts supplier in the Midwest. The name escapes me right now.

Cheers,
pete48 reacted to Jond in Buzzards Bay 14 by pete48 - FINISHED - 3/4" = 1' scale - SMALL - L.F. Herreshoff design February 4, 2016

Pete

i find there are several sites with nice sitka spruce. they cut stock to many dimensions so the first work is done for you without waste. also it is straight and stays straight. I use if for all my spars. I think I do more because when you get to the wooden boat shows and around the beautiful yachts have it. So a few dollars extra for model side makes me feel better.. I can not image replacing a real mast..$$$$$

this build is really looking good.

cheers
pete48 got a reaction from Piet in Surabaya by Piet - 1/80 - Mid 17th-Century VOC ship February 4, 2016

Beautiful work Piet, they look fantastic

Best Regards,
Pete
pete48 got a reaction from ggrieco in Buzzards Bay 14 by pete48 - FINISHED - 3/4" = 1' scale - SMALL - L.F. Herreshoff design February 9, 2016

Thanks, Piet, Its all smoke and mirrors, I cheated the metal parts are super glued together, as soon as I use the soldering gun its all over, I make a big melted blob of brass and solder. I did use brass. The Mast is made from 1/4" square stock out of Alder, the Boom is made from basswood. to lay out the mast, I first cut to length, in this case the mast is 24' ( scale ) I then mark the sail slot side of the mast ( this side has no taper ) I then mark and cut the taper on the front of the mast, in this case the taper is 1/8" to 0 from the mast head to the base ( top of the deck ) I then mark and cut the taper on both sides of the mast wich is 1/16" to 0 from the mast head to the spreaders. Then its a matter of rounding off the edges and giving the leading edge a foil shape ( I leave the sail slot side of the mast alone as this has to remain straight ) I would like to get some Sitka spruce for the Haven mast, I get the Alder from Home Depot ( I try to find the tightest grain possible )

Thank You, Mark, I am pleased with how the colors turned out, I am going for that Classic look , like you see in Wooden Boat magazine

Best Regards,
Pete
pete48 got a reaction from mtaylor in Herreshoff Buzzards Bay 14 by michael mott - 1:8 scale - SMALL February 4, 2016

It Looks really good Michael, well done, I would not even know where to begin with doing any carving work ( I agree Sawdust Dave does some amazing work )

Best Regards,
Pete
pete48 reacted to Jim Lad in Boothbay Harbor One Design 1938 by Jond - FINISHED - 1:6 - RADIO - 21' racing sloop February 4, 2016

I wish you'd stop doing that, Jond. I have trouble sorting out which are the full size pieces and which are your excellent miniatures!

John

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