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  1. mtaylor
    Ah...that explains it... Sal, you are the man!!!
  2. mtaylor
    Lovely work Gary. Heal fast and let's try to keep DNA off the ships. I'm failing at that one, myself, but I do hope everyone else doesn't spill blood.
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    Thanks for the comments and the "likes". Good eye, Druxey. It's not the counter.. it's that framing piece I put in. It's about 1 mm too wide and sticks out too far. Rats.... Easy to fix though. Edit of the edit: close inspection shows a tolerance build up. I'll fix it during the planking as the light on the port side is about 1 mm too wide. Not sure what happened but it's easily fixed. Actually, gentlemen, I've become even harder on myself and bolder in redos as my scrap box will testify. But it's all good. I'm also accepting the "dings"...
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    They're pretty hefty, Paul. Look at the pictures of Vic's or the Constitution's.
  5. mtaylor
    Jon, Are you annealing the brass and/'or copper? Heat redhot and let it cool although some quench in water. Softens the metal up quite a bit.
  6. mtaylor
    Jud, Given the way things are, laws trump opinion. So we gotta' deal with the laws.
  7. mtaylor
    Can't even tell that it was broken and then fixed, Pat. Excellent repair. BTW, your puddening looks great.
  8. mtaylor
    Weird... I have no idea why the deck "camber" would matter then. There's a waterway, right? I'm thinking they meant the sheer because that curve will dictate how the bulwark planking runs. I looked at Dubz build (bulwark planking starts on page 5) and it looks like his planking follows he sheer of the deck.. Same for Sal's (again page 5). <scratches head><shrugs>
  9. mtaylor
    Bagged it!!! Still needs a bit of work to strengthen, probably some knees as this is pretty flimsy. I suspect the planking will help but I'd rather keep Murphy away.... First.. the deconstruction... cleaned out the debris and shaped it a bit better. Then attached the framing. This is where the problems hit... not that flexible and didn't get the shape of the existing frames just right. Also, the mortises on the existing frames crumbled.. could be the wood, could be me. And broke several frames filing and cutting them in. Gave it up, cleared off the damaged areas and glued it in place. Clamps removed and tarffrail set into position. It'll need a bit of fitting shaping and all the char removed but I'll hold off until this is completely planked. Looking a lot farther ahead in this area, will be the carvings. Still sorting out what the NMM plans really show and also what was common in the French frigates of the time. I suspect there will be some trade-offs because what Hahn shows would be really tiny. Not sure if they eyeball are up to it even with magnification. We'll see. I'm going to let this sit overnight and cure out completely while looking at other things needed and maybe making the knees. I think where the stern is now looks 100% better than where I started. Every step is a learning step or so it seems and this way is a darn sight easier than the way Hahn did it.
  10. mtaylor
    Camber or sheer, Robbyn? Camber is the curve of the deck from side to side. The sheer is the curve from fore to aft. I'm thinking the instructions mean sheer. You might ask some of the other Syren builders....
  11. mtaylor
    Thanks for the "likes"and the comments. Mortises are out as the wood is too thin and fragile. I'm now on (for lack of a better term) taffrail frame #4. I'm exploring a different method now but one that should work and give me foundation for the planking. It's saving me a lot of hours, Pat and a lot of headaches. I can pop out pieces pretty quick once the artwork is done. You want to use this to cut away something on the ship? I don't think that would work out well at all... I predict smoke and massive amounts of damage. I've used the German version as that's what my grandmother taught me... Lately, the metaphors have become, shall we say, more colorful... Uh... no. At this point, it's just the upper stern transom where the taffrail sits. I hope I don't screw things up that a total rebuild becomes necessary.. so far, so good. The toy just cuts the parts, sir. Clean up is still by hand. including all the char. Thanks Jose. I agree entirely about it being better and helping the confidence level. Back to finessing and fitting small pieces of wood to make a big piece of wood....
  12. mtaylor
    Keep the snowblower no matter what, Denis. Maybe it will be a talisman and keep the snow away as long as you own it.
  13. mtaylor
    That has the look of a hammock crane, Paul. Rotate it 90 degrees clockwise and you'll see it too. Size? I would guess about 3 to 4 feet where the hammocks went, but that's only a guess... and a not very scientific guess either. You might ask this in the fittings/deck furniture area.
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    A beaut of a setting for displaying her Cathead. I'm thinking about that cargo.. I would add any as it will definitely detract. One sees pictures of these vessels loaded and heading up or down river and all sense of difference is lost. BTW, I love the Black&White shots... very period looking.
  15. mtaylor
    Lovely and fascinating work, Druxey. That keel is tiny by any standard. Take care of business, we'll be patient.
  16. mtaylor
    Congratulations on a great build and for giving us an education, Cathead. This has been a fascinating trip.
  17. mtaylor
    You got me smiling, Mike. The fairing looks great. I thought I was the only one who tried a plane on frames? I also used it sparingly on the planks when I could.
  18. mtaylor
    Looking good, Dave. The lids really came out well, in my opinion.
  19. mtaylor
    Looks good, Chris. You'll get faster and yes soaking to make the bends takes time. Try dry bending on scrap. Use a curling iron, soldering iron, heat gun and see if that doesn't work for you.
  20. mtaylor
    Beautiful recovery, Grant.
  21. mtaylor
    What you said, Crackers... bits and pieces. As the price comes down, the hulls maybe, etc.
  22. mtaylor
    I've come to the conclusion that a re-do is 99% of the time the right thing. I just don't want to start a 3rd build log of this beast.
  23. mtaylor
    Nicely done on the buoy, Pat. The overall shots are impressive. Looking forward to seeing your fix on the chainplate.
  24. mtaylor
    Nicely done on the building slip, Jack. I was wondering how you were going to solve that problem. I'm looking forward to seeing the rest of the build process.
  25. mtaylor
    Congratulations on a build very well done, Bob.

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