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  1. mtaylor
    One big help to me was a book I bought. The Big Book of Scroll Saw Woodworking from the publishers of Scroll Saw Woodworking and Crafts Magazine. ISBN 978-1-56523-426-0. The first 17 pages are gold mine of info on blades and setting up the saw.
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    I'll toss another grenade into the mix.... some had the tops and trees dropped in the front. Wasa comes to mind assuming the Billing's plans were correct. New research may have changed that, though.
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    Rich, That's one of the "easy" parts... just get an empty aluminum can, shape it the way you want the flag to look. Lay the flag on the can and coat with lacquer or 50-50 mix of white glue and water or spray with starch. When it dries, pull it off the can and you have a flag that appropriately flapping. You'll have to figure out the best way for you. Hahn, used the aluminum itself.. either can or foil he doesn't specify and then he painted the flag on the metal and used that for his flag.
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    Good question.. I think it's functionality. With split ports, the guns were left run out and the lids sealed around them. With single lids, the gun had to be pulled back in, the barrel raised and the whole thing lashed against the side of the ship. It took more space. Plus, if there was a need, it took some doing to unship it and make it ready, whereas with the split lid, pop open the lids, remove the tampion and you're in business. In 1798, the one piece lids were very common and it was also a "country" type of thing. The French frigates of middle to late 1700's didn't (for the most part though some did) have any lids permanently installed. The only time a lid was used was in heavy seas.
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    yep.... had the wrong glasses on. That's my excuse and I'm sticking with it.
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    A very clever answer to a tricky problem. Well done!!!
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    Nice buckets, Kevin, although I think the ER crest is a tad large.
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    Excellent plating, Sjors. Looks really super nice.
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    Good to have you back, JP. And it's great to see that you're back in the shipyard.
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    Looking good, Vivian. I like the way you're building this ship.
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    The kit uses the one piece lids as that was what was fitted to the real thing back when the kit was designed. The ship in Baltimore is now fitted with the correct lids (two piece). Foxy, if you're not aware, the kit doesn't reflect the 1798 Constellation as no plans exist (or have been found, at least). The kit is based on the ship sitting in Baltimore which at the time the kit was designed was a fiction. Long story, much about it on the web.
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    Here's what I do to make a zero clearance insert... it's a piece of scrap plywood close to the thickness of the lip inside the hole. I level it and bring it up to the table level using tape on the bottom of the insert. I really need to make a new one for these particular blades but it works for the parts I'm cutting. The hole was originally drilled to take a larger pin-type blade.
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    Nicely done on the windows and I like your fill in the slot method for the wires.
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    Lovely work all around, Danny. Thanks for showing us how the chains are done.
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    There is also the Model Railroaders who do extensive painting and weathering. I've seen some links but never bookmarked them as I don't paint... except maybe the outside of the house... the inside (sometimes) and not much else.
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    Good to hear. I guess I fit into that category of "even a blind squirrel gets an acorn every once in awhile.".. I am happy that this worked out for you.
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    Sam, Buy two sets... you'll discover the pain and angst in the machining.
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    Sam, Go look at your local hobby shop. Find a pair and rework the tips.
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    I think natural finish.. but if we're going to be creative then fuchsia and power pink maybe?
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    Paint???? <gasp><choke> They look super in natural wood. Excellent work, Grant.
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    I quite agree with Bob. Looks great from here.
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    Daniel, As always... amazing in detail and accuracy.
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    I would think that you are dead-on accurate sir.
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    Ah.. masterful work from the master... I bow to your excellence in planking. Ok.. seriously, that is one fine planking job you're doing. Great choice on wood color. You got me smiling.
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    Hmm... interesting.. I searched and found two pages of references. Here's some links: http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/topic/2503-uss-constitution-model-shipways-vs-mamoli/ http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/topic/3694-uss-constitution-which-one-moved-by-moderator/ http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/topic/7344-uss-constitution-vs-uss-constitution-model-shipways-vs-bluejacket/

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