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  1. mtaylor
    Beautiful work, Hans. I like the looks of the wood having that hewn look on her.
  2. mtaylor
    A great gesture for the dog's well-being. You've learned a lot in two years, but we can't go back. There's a limit we put on how much re-do we do otherwise the ship would never get finished.
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    Lovely work, Dan. I'm assuming there's a jig for making the ladder(s) as you do? It's a great idea when there's a bunch of ladders to be made.
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    Dan, What Bob said applies. Except I'll add another "Wow!"
  5. mtaylor
    Nice fix, Chris. Sometimes when things go wrong and hit the floor, we get lucky and the damage is hidden. Yep, been there, done that, and have the T-Shirt.
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    Thanks for the likes and comments. Finally... happy dance time again. At least a small one.. It took me several tries but the top transom is done and in place along with the stern timbers. I used some pen blanks as I didn't have any stock of cherry, boxwood, or pear thick enough. The final ended up in yellowheart. Thankfully, it will hidden by the planking. I cut the curve (which doesn't quite match the deck camber per the plans) on the top and bottom. Spot glued the waste back on and then the cut the curve of the stern. A soak in alcohol and the piece emierged. Notches were cut into the timber for the deadwood and frame timbers. Everything was then finessed into postion per the plans. The photos I contrast corrected helped a lot. Then the stern timbers were cut and matched to size and finessed into position. The further outboard the timbers go, the longer they get. I've checked and rechecked as these two bits are critical to the stern being right. I still have a lot more work in this area, but at least I know I won't be scrapping this one out because the stern was a hopeless cause. Just a small amount of fairing needs to be done before planking but I feel the rest of the framework should be added first to give it some strength. Those timbers are bit fragile as they are now. Here's the pics. Sorry, I forgot to take pictures of the process. As always, you click on them for enlargement.
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    Robin, That info is buried in a sidebar. Here's a cut and paste of it:
  8. mtaylor
    That is a monster ship, isn't it? Sweet lines.
  9. mtaylor
    Hi Piet, I'll be following along also. I figure I can learn something as I have on your other builds.
  10. mtaylor
    Nenad, you are becoming a master of the very small decorations.
  11. mtaylor
    Steve, Follow the sawbone's advice. Those things hurt like hell and they need the time to heal. I'm certain that at some point, he'll tell what you can and can't do as part of 'therapy'.
  12. mtaylor
    Hi Clark, There's been a lot of discussion on the Constitution over the years here. I did a quick search and these might help answer your questions: http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/topic/7402-uss-constitutions-ships-boats/ http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/topic/2313-how-were-boats-launched-from-the-deck There's also several builders who are and have a lot of research on her. You might go the log section and do a search for builds.
  13. mtaylor
    Nicely done on the Star, my friend. Looks fitting and proper.
  14. mtaylor
    Seeing that dingy and fully framed... I'm almost ready to give up building and take up dog walking.
  15. mtaylor
    Please... this is an English Language forum. If you need to, use Google Translate.
  16. mtaylor
    Sweet decking, JP.
  17. mtaylor
    Tom, I think you can still buy AL rigging thread (and some other bits) from Tower Hobbies. As for the quarter galleries, have a look at my log: http://modelshipworld.com/index.php?/topic/42-uss-constellation-by-mtaylor-al-wood-bashed-heavily-into-1854-sloop-of-war/ The log was rebuilt after the crash last year, so the text is missing, but maybe the pics will help you. I took the shape from the pictures of her in Baltimore that are available on the web.
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    Thanks again for looking in and commenting or liking... Danny, You're right but not for the reason you think. I boiled it for about 30 minutes (literally....) and it bent. I got into the jig and when it dried , it warped. I thought that since old shipbuilders steamed and boiled planks etc. I could do it too. Oh well.. I'm digging through the wood pile to find something in the right size to cut. I'm out of large cherry but have some other types. Back to sawdust.
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    Thanks for the likes and comments. At this point, I'm happy I have a stash of wood. I have the top transom shaped on one plane, a notch milled in to fit over the top of the deadwood and high hopes. As I tell my Admiral, high hopes and low expectations will keep you sane. I'm going to try bending it but we'll see. I may toss it and cut and shape the whole thing on the scroll saw and bench sander.
  20. mtaylor
    Thank heavens I started over.. this is coming out better than I thought. I missed so much on the plans and pictures the last time stumbling though... I'm making templates of the transom timbers from the plans and using the cleaned up photos as a guide. I think it's coming together much better. Here's the first two timbers in place. They're of the proper shape but not faired. That will come when all of the stern is in place lest I screw it up. The next one, the top transom, is the challenge. It has two curves (one vertically and one horizontally) to give the stern windows their curve but also the curve from side to side. Plus... (added bonus for complexity) it has eight slots milled into it for the vertical timbers. This should be frustrating and fun at the same time. See the pic for the plan view of this timber. Onward and upward....
  21. mtaylor
    Congratulations on a ship well done, Sjors.
  22. mtaylor
    Siggi, You might want to bring this up here: http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/topic/8770-thinking-things-throu-the-gunroom-gunner´s-room/ Daniel's raising some questions along the same line.
  23. mtaylor
    A great idea on the balusters. The French rigging methods certainly are different, aren't they?
  24. mtaylor
    Have a look here: http://nautarch.tamu.edu/Theses/pdf-files/Olsen-MA1984.pdf page 232.
  25. mtaylor
    It may not be, Janos. It might mean that fittings could actually be proper size and shape. Also, molds wear out, with this, the former metal parts would keep their crispness as long as the production line runs. I suspect though, that there will be those companies that don't keep up and will founder.

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