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  1. mtaylor
    Remco, Congratulations on a major milestone. You continue to raise the bar on all of us.
  2. mtaylor
    JVO, You can do it with a slightly cheaper saw than Byrnes Saw in cost. I'm making planks down to 1/32" on a Micro-mark saw. However, it's a big pain and it's not as accurate. I'm only getting about a 50% yield on cut planks. When this one finally dies, I'll be getting a Byrnes. BTW, the price difference on a Byrnes Saw and Micro-mark is about $70 and Jim's saw is much more precise and robust. No plastic for one thing.
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    Impressive and a great tutorial. Makes me less nervous about doing one though like Alistair, mine has to be 1:64. I think the next ship will be at 1:24....
  4. mtaylor
    Steve, That's basically anti-boarding netting which would also help keep falling debris from the masts from landing on that deck. It would be unrolled all the way to the bulwarks.
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    Bob, This one???? http://modelshipworld.com/index.php?/topic/4972-diy-drill-press-stand-xy-table/
  6. mtaylor
    Hmm.... I did some Googling and there's also the town "historic district". I'm wondering if they might have something. Somewhere I saw a miniature much like the Woolrich yard. Back to Google I guess.
  7. mtaylor
    No, I don't. See the other post you made on Deptford.
  8. mtaylor
    Hmm... you two are mixing apples and hand grenades. One's saying jack staff, the other is saying jack shaft. "Jack not name. Jack is job" --- Sweetums (Muppet Movie)
  9. mtaylor
    Thanks for the comments. The scrap box is indeed hungry lately. I'm currently on keel #5 and I think I finally got it the way I want it. Pics soon, I hope.
  10. mtaylor
    Jay, Get a copy of "Building the Wooden Fighting Ships" by Dobbs and Moore. The answer is "yes". The planks would have been spiled before going in the steamer. They pulled it from the steamer and put it in place on the hull using various clamping devices. If there was problem in getting it right, it went back in the steamer. Steamers were located around the yard near the building slips/drydocks according the maps in the book.
  11. mtaylor
    Well, John, seems that the English do things like that so there would be similarities, no?
  12. mtaylor
    Ed, You might contact these folks: http://www.rmg.co.uk/explore/sea-and-ships/facts/ships-and-seafarers/the-royal-dockyards-of-deptford-and-woolwich
  13. mtaylor
    Did you see this one? It's the only one I've heard of. Some of the Model Shipways kits include a building slip that could be expanded on such as this one: http://www.modelexpo-online.com/product.asp?ITEMNO=MS2027SP
  14. mtaylor
    Careful there Grant... it might be a trap to get us to follow down the rabbit hole.
  15. mtaylor
    Augie hit it.... WOW!!!!!
  16. mtaylor
    Dogan, Please us English as this is an English board. Thanks.
  17. mtaylor
    Lovely work, Piet.
  18. mtaylor
    Ed, The rule of thumb as I recall was one hour per inch thickness plus one hour for the plank.
  19. mtaylor
    Indeed, but from my end, they did it better. From your end, you're doing it better.
  20. mtaylor
    Ed, Those look like the steamers I've seen illustrated in several books. The timber/planks was inserted at the ends. The "hatches" were for man-handling the wood in side the steamer box. There was a long metal pan that held the water under the timber. Yes, they steamed planks in the 1700's possibly earlier.
  21. mtaylor
    Janos, I have very mixed views on cherry. I suspect it has to do with a particular piece. Sometimes it's no to very little grain, and other times, very pronounced. Same with the color. I have some that's as pale as it was when I got it. If it's fine grained and turns that deep rich red, I love it. If not... meh. This stuff seems to be working because I soaked it for 3 days as I had some other things to attend to.
  22. mtaylor
    Matti... wow... great looking carvings.
  23. mtaylor
    Mike, Do a search on "curling iron". Quite a few of use this to provide the heat needed to bend and twist some woods.
  24. mtaylor
    Hmmm.... the Force is strong with young Bindy. I think she will be coming to the Darkside, soon. Wrong movie, I know but your decking is wonderful, Nenad.
  25. mtaylor
    A very nice test... well done.

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