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  1. mtaylor
    I great to see you back Vivian. I hope all is going well other than the phone, tablet, and camera.
  2. mtaylor
    Sweet work, Pat. Everything looks to be coming together in grand style.
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    Stunning work on that, Mobbsie. The gloss does show how smooth you did the planking. The wood choice just make the whole thing pop right off the computer screen.
  4. mtaylor
    Just fantastic, Patrick. I'm worried you'll finish everything and then not be able to put on one of your great paint jobs.
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    Spot on, Dave!!!! I wish I could hit the "like" button for that a 1000 times.
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    Lovely planking, EJ. Looks super nice.
  7. mtaylor
    Greg, That is outstanding work at any scale or size. Just Wow...!!!!
  8. mtaylor
    I like your approach to the cannons. I turned the ones for my Constellation using brass rod, files, and dremel with a chuck. Wood is probably much easier on the hands I would hope. Looking great. I hope you get to feeling better and can get back to the bench.
  9. mtaylor
    I've had to come back and look at this several times. What appears to be a Rube Goldberg is really a marvel of engineering for the time. Beautiful work, Glenn.
  10. mtaylor
    I can see why you're doing a cross-section. I would imagine all the frames would be a long process. Looking good though...
  11. mtaylor
    Hi Les, It depends on the wood itself, I'd say. If it's old, brittle, and open grained, you might want to think about replacing it. Run a couple of slices off and see what it looks like and if you can work with it.
  12. mtaylor
    Thanks for the comments and the "likes"... Here's the rudder ready to hang. Once the cudgeons are on the hull, I'll add the rudder coat and mount it. I'll probably pin it to the sternpost from the inside of the hull just to keep it in place as I'll be flipping the hull over a few more times before cutting it loose and mounting it to a cradle. I made a judgement call after testing on some scrap about the bolts. Not going to happen. If the bolts are visible, they're oversize by an order of magnitude. If' they're just the right size, they're invisible. I also did some testing to compare Jax Black to Birchwood Casey Black. Not much difference except maybe the Birchwood Casey is a bit blacker and also seems to cover silver solder better. Been a busy of testing this stuff. Ok.. pictures..... First piccy shows the old and the new together. I'm happier with the new and the old is hitting the scrap box. The second pic has a dummy sternpost next to it. I've got a big smile on that one.
  13. mtaylor
    The might very well be what the painting shows. I'm surprised it's not on the sketch, though. Then again, different points in time and different looks/equipment.
  14. mtaylor
    Looks great, Nenad.
  15. mtaylor
    Really great, Michael. So when is the first production run that we can order these? I'm kidding about the production but that is a seriously good looking saw.
  16. mtaylor
    It's good to see you back, Mario. I'm looking forward to following along.
  17. mtaylor
    No rush, Jack. Decking is looking good.
  18. mtaylor
    Ah... the ubiquitous towel. I have one also... I think Douglas Adams was right about it being the most important thing. That is some wonderful planking going there, Erik. I find it amazing what can be done with clothes pins.
  19. mtaylor
    Wonderful work on the head, Fam. And that stern is a beauty.
  20. mtaylor
    Just fantastic and you should be proud of them, Kees.
  21. mtaylor
    You can also try any fabric store. I bought some 1200 yard rolls at Joanne's.
  22. mtaylor
    Ray, Looking good. My only advice is to use less rope for breeching. About 2 1/2 times the barrel length. And to get the sag, just touch a bit of CA to the line and stick it to the deck. It will be dark on that gundeck so much of the details will be lost... but you and we will know what's there.
  23. mtaylor
    On the Triton cross-section, a lot guys do it that way. I did too. Just a small drop of PVA. Once some planking is in place a bit of alcohol on a paper towel on the joint should pop it loose.
  24. mtaylor
    Looking great, Denis. I think the red will look good.
  25. mtaylor
    Hmm... I think you'd need to leave quite a few spalls on to constantly make sure nothing has shifted. Might I suggest that you put them on top the frame? A lot of the builders do it that way so they can get the spalls off.

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