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Running Rigging _ Running in Circles....
mtaylor replied to USNCHief's topic in Masting, rigging and sails
Welcome to MSW, Fred. A couple of suggestions... do an introduction in the New Member area. And open your own topic on this with photos. If you decide to do a restoration, than a topic in the scratch area would be the place to document it. -
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Looks like a good method. I do have one question.. it looks like the rope going under the sheeve rather than over the top of it. Maybe I'm wrong?
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Brig USS Enterprise 1799 info gathering
mtaylor replied to CharlieZardoz's topic in Nautical/Naval History
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Welcome to MSW. Where are you located? Often there are other modelers in your area that might be interested in getting together.
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Diggel, Welcome to MSW. Do an introduction in New Member area and also give some thought to doing a build log on your sub. We'd love to see it.
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Beautifully restored, D.J. And it should be proudly displayed.
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Well that Wasa/Vasa pointed that out very well.
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Need some info to sort this... Are you downloading or watching online? What OS? ? They can be watched online via your browser otherwise, they need a video viewer such as the Windows Video Viewer which is a part of Windows or VLC Video Player. These are Youtube videos. Are you able to watch other videos there?
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If you're doing the cutting, a scroll saw then or a coping saw. One is power and the other is a hand saw. If you want someone else to cut it... that's problematical. Possibly a cabinet shop but labor can be pricey. Where are you? Check and see if your town has a Makerspace. They have the tools and folks to assist in using them.
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Are you looking for wood stock? If so, what types/species of wood? If stock, not billets, go to the main page. There's a list of sponsors and there's two wood suppliers for hard woods. You can order sheets, strips, etc. If ply for bulkheads, check your local hobby shop if there is one or go on line and Google for "lite" or "light" ply as it cuts and sands well. As for tools.. depends. Again from billets, sheets for strip wood, etc. or are you looking to make your own? For sheets, strips, a circular bench saw. The Byrnes is top of the line and top notch. There's others below that point. For cutting out the parts themselves like bulkheads or other bits and pieces, a scroll saw. Just about every hardware store sells them. Also budget... low, modest, top of the line? So being a bit more specific might help up suggest something.
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2nd rate London 1656 – the art of the shipwright
mtaylor replied to Waldemar's topic in Nautical/Naval History
There's a big difference between a scholar and a researcher, IMHO. Scholars generally seem to be living in their own world and need to justify their beliefs and writings. A researcher generally follows the evidence and ideas. I say this from having worked with both a long time ago. I say "generally" as there are exceptions to everything. -
I was unaware of the John.
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Doing some late night wandering on the Net, stumbled across this. It might interesting for those who don't know who the ship was named after. The first woman dubbed First Lady was actually not the wife of a US president, but his niece! Harriet Lane, the niece of James Buchanan, is believed to be the first woman referred to using the title of First Lady. Buchanan was a lifelong bachelor who took over care of Lane after she was orphaned when she was 11 years old. Lane began to run in "fashionable circles" after moving in with Buchanan, who was the Secretary of State at the time. In 1854, Lane moved to London with Buchanan, where he was minister to the Court of St. James. Queen Victoria gave her the rank of an ambassador's wife, which would continue on into Lane's time in the White House, where she became incredibly popular and proved to be skilled when it came to hosting events. In 1860, Frank Leslie’s Popular Monthly described Lane as "The Lady of the White House, and by courtesy, the First Lady of the Land." By the 1870s, the term was widely used. Although most signs point to Lane being the first woman to be called First Lady, there is a bit of discrepancy in the matter. According to some historians, Andrew Jackson referred to Dolley Madison, wife of James Madison, as First Lady when delivering her eulogy in 1849. Others believe that the First Lady label was truly popularized in coverage of Lucy Webb Hayes, the wife of Rutherford B. Hayes.
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