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African Walnut is one tough wood to bend without splintering. The big thing is heat and lots of it. The soaking is just the means to transfer the heat. You might try putting on a pot of water to boil, insert the wood and then after boiling for a bit, depending on thickness, try bending. It may take repeated times to do this.
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Practice makes perfect they say. Well done, Kevin. Do look for that Cool Jell that Jack recommended. It will probably make things easier.
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HMS Winchelsea - Special Offer
mtaylor replied to kurtvd19's topic in NAUTICAL RESEARCH GUILD - News & Information
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Wonderful work, Kortes. A master's build to be sure.
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Very well done, Phil. One would never know that is the first of hopefully many to come.
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That engine will look spectacular, Nils. The clutch lever and power shaft are very well done.
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Almost time to start singing "Row, Row, Row your boat". Your oarsman looks pretty good as he's putting his back into it.
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Planking Model Ships
mtaylor replied to alpayed's topic in Planking Techniques's Planking Downloads and Tutorials and Videos
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Define "best". Different modelers will take that to mean different things.
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Do make sure you start a build log. It'll be the best way to get help and questions answered. If there's specific problem/question that no one answers, post it to the proper section and those who don't follow build logs because there's so many of them, will probably see it.
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I think we're all looking forward to a successful launch and maiden voyage, Steve.
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Vanguard is Chris Wattons's company. He's dd a lot of work for other companies designing models for them. Caldercraft is one of them. He has at least one topic here on MSW discussing his new company and models and the first one is now available. Use the search feature and plug in Watton and you should find his posts.
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It's great to see you back, Cedric. Sorry to hear of the health problems and I hope you can have a full recovery. Love the cat on the workbench obviously waiting for you.
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Some ships used cleats secured to the shrouds. Others had cleats on the bulwarks. Depends on the shipyard and design.
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Looks good. My only suggestion on your current build is to do some light sanding on that deck to remove the char around the lasered nails.
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In the kit area, builder RGL does a lot of heavy weathering (depending on what age he's looking for). You might look for his logs and check them out.
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There's only one tutorial, as such, that I know of here: http://modelshipworldforum.com/ship-model-rigging-and-sails.php Most of what I see in sail making is in build logs, both scratch and kit builds.
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The idea is to "billow" the sail to resemble blowing in the wind. You'll need to jig it up horizontally such that the sides are supported and the center area hangs down, then apply your starch, enamel, or glue/water and allow to dry.
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