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The Dutch Boeier De Sperwer- The 'James Bond Yacht'
mtaylor replied to Salty Sea Dog's topic in Nautical/Naval History
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Landlubber Mike's technique for furled sails
mtaylor replied to Landlubber Mike's topic in Masting, rigging and sails
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Looks fantastic, even more like ebony than ebony. Happy new year and happy building to you and your family.
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Gaetan, This conversation needs to be done. I'd suggest opening another one in the Wood Discussion area.
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Andy, Dooohhhh..... you're right.
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Thanks Sam and Nigel. I'm biting the bullet and have a piece in some acetone which I'll let soak for several hours. Another has just been "wiped". The Loctite Super Gel CA seems to work best for me at this point. I do love the look and feel of ebony... but not the aggravation. We'll see where this goes.
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Nice way of setting the timberheads. As for the hatch colors.. no worries. Contrast is good.
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Denis, To solve the shopping problem, ask the Admiral to go with you to the hardware store(s) to look at power tools. She'll get the picture very quickly. Brian, I wish you had a build log of her. Looks great.
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Gaetan, You hit the target dead-center in that any contest is based upon the judges. If they had a bad morning, everyone gets rated down. If they had a great morning, everyone get rated high. If they prefer certain things (wood in this case), the rating goes up or down depending on what you used. Your work is first rate... above and beyond this mere mortal.
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Thanks for all kind words, the "likes" and the well-wishes. I hope everyone's new year brings them what they want. I gave that some serious thought until I realized that some of this stuff is only 3/32" wide. A bit too tiny for my fat fingers and old eyes. Brian, This stuff seems very hit and miss. I tried the green and it worked on some of the ebony. Other pieces, not so good. I'm thinking it has to do with the "blackness" and maybe oil content. I'm not fond of playing with acetone but am going to try a bit on some new ebony that's as black as black can be. She'll be fully rigged. I'm thinking furled sails at this moment.
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ancre Le Fleuron 1729 by rekon54 - 1:24
mtaylor replied to rekon54's topic in - Build logs for subjects built 1501 - 1750
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Don, What ship or ships or type of ships interest you? All the monographs are highly detailed and you can build to any level you like. There is a caveat in that some monographs do NOT have frame drawings. These would need to be lofted.
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Sam, Do you have a link? Might be worthwhile to post it in the Important Links area also.
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Hmm... not quite November of 2014 as I promised Sjors, but here's the latest. I finished the gunports (thank heavens it's not a 74), added the ebony wales (chain and main), and began working towards the top rails. The red arrow points to where I need to fill in with either plum or swiss pear. I'm undecided at this moment and waiting to see how some test wood looks with the Wipe on Poly. I also cut out every other frame between the build board and where the cap rail will be in the midship area. I need to rotate her around and do the other side now. As for the ebony... if I ever mention on another ship, that I'm planning on using ebony, please do unto me which the Victory did unto Bucentaur at Trafalgar. Just unload a broadside. Aggrevating stuff. The epoxy wasn't holding and required some gel type CA. I think pear with ebony stain would look as good.
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Simply beautiful, Bob. I like the display stand for this boat.
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That's a sweet looking hydroplane. I hope you don't mind if I grab a front row seat.
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Denis, Turn off the computer. Go to the workbench. Plank away. We'll wait. Simple ain't it?
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Annoy away, Rusty. We've been warned. Looking super nice, awe inspiring work.
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Obviously he's posing for the photo... <ahem> I'll get me coat now.
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Caulking.
mtaylor replied to Ganymede's topic in Building, Framing, Planking and plating a ships hull and deck
Patrick, It's Captain's choice on caulking as well as everything else. I think some is stylistic choices such as dark wood for planking and then dark caulking wouldn't show up. It can also be one of scale like treenails. Some scales just don't look right with caulking and treenails. -
Arjan, I take a more positive approach.. I try to learn from the successes and mistakes of others. I'm still having a hard time learning from my own mistakes.
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Hi Jan, She's looking good. Nice work on the rigging. As far as your posting problem, if you can, un-do the IE 11 upgrade. It's rather simple: http://www.wikihow.com/Uninstall-Internet-Explorer-11-for-Windows-7 There's an issue with IE11 and the board software. If IE 11 is needed for some other site, try Chrome or Firefox.
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Sweet planking. Love it.
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