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Janos, They came from MicroMark: http://www.micromark.com/solid-brass-miniature-bar-clamps-4-3and4-inches-long-set-of-2,6555.html They have 4 different sizes with the others being listed at the bottom of the page. Thanks Augie. I'm keeping my fingers crossed too. John, Tell OH&S that I am. And not just when I'm cutting or sanding ebony... but all woods.
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Randy, Oops.. too many things going on at once... Methinks someone got called Randy by mistake. I went back and corrected my post. That ought to cause some confusion.
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Randy, Don't add the footropes yet... seems that footropes really didn't come into their own until the mid1600's. Possible that they weren't on the San Francisco..or any galleon for that matter. Been playing from Google and no definitive dates except 17th/18th century which is really vague.
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Thanks for the good wishes, Sherry. I think that could happen here, but my parents are in another state and Janet's step-mom is in another city. Here's the laminating jig.. it's made from assorted scrap plywood and cherry bits and is still being fine tuned. I first cut the ebony to 1/8" wide by 1/16" thick. Soak them for hour or two and put them in the jig to dry. This pre-bends them and also tells me if the wood will split along the grain. I've had that happen so I'm just being cautious. I then coat on piece with PVA and mate it to the other to give me a 1/8" by 1/8th inch square length of wood. It's put into the jig and allowed to dry. The picture shows one in the jig and one of my test pieces also. I'm refining the forward end to allow it go into the rabbit without putting pressure on the stem. If I can get that last 1/2" area curved just right, it'll be golden and I'll crank out 6 pieces for use. As someone once said: "Here goes nothing....!!!"
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Happy birthday Nigel. I hope it's memorable and wonderful.
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It's really a shame that Revell couldn't have made this one at least 1:100 isn't it?
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Ok.. the case and Confederacy.. well done!! <and the crowd does the wave in Augie's honor> Time to grab the chair and the popcorn.
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Thanks for all comments.. yeah... it looks like retirement will be a rough life... Thanks Arthur... I'm trying. I'm fiddling with lamination as it seems to be the way to go with ebony. Once my new stock arrives, I'll try cutting out the fore end of the wale to get the curve set. Still climbing the learning curve and having fun.
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Walter, The term "sheers" is also used as you know it. There's also a "sheer hulk" which was an old ship that was cut-down and had sheers installed to put masts on other ships. More trivia...
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Have a safe move, Michiel. We'll see you when you're settled into the new place.
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Clare, For a noob, scratch that, even for a non-noob, the boat howitzers look great. Dan has an excellent idea/method of drilling those holes. There's also this which works: http://www.micromark.com/vise-for-spherical-objects,10285.html Try Dan's method first as I think that's what most use.. a homemade jig, I've got mine..
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Daniel, If they come for you, they're coming for the rest of us... :D
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NIce guns. I'm impressed with what they supplied and how you finished them.
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Piet, I don't think that's "cheating"... it's thinking things out and not making problems for yourself. Always better to be safe than sorry and tossing something into the trash because you went too close in cutting.
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You have been busy, Gaetan. Nicely done on the desk and work area. I'm flat envious.
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Next phase? Full moon??? There's a visual for you. Or are you talking about the picture and floating the ship off into the twilight? Yes, I'll go quietly officer...
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Several day stay and nothing serious...hmm... plastic surgery? You went there for the gourmet food? It's good that you're back and well.
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Adriaan, You have a great attitude and I'm sure you'll figure it out. The hardest part of the challenge tests is remembering what you put where to test. Like rubbing sawdust from different woods. If you get a reaction to one, it's tough to remember which one it was. Hopefully it's something you don't often use or work with.
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Walter, Falconer's Dictionary of the Marine (here: http://southseas.nla.gov.au/refs/falc/contents.html ) is a big help with terms. Another good source is zu Mondfeld's Historic Ship Models. Both can give a very broad base of knowledge. Or if you're like me.. read it .. go "oh... now I know" and then promptly forget it. To that end I have Falconer's bookmarked.
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Looks good. I take it you're still having fun with the nephew? And that he's having fun with his uncle?
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Check MicroMark. They have miniature brass hardware used by railroaders. Might even check your LHS.
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Happy birthday, Floyd,
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Matti, I had two sets of spares due to a nasty accident while building the first one. My lady pushed me to get a second one and "do better".... I did. That plastic is bit strange. Heating it and it doesn't give, a bit more and it bends and just a hair past that temperature, it turns into liquid. Go slow and take your time. You'll do fine. On the topic of Fred, the Musuem, and BB... as I understood it, the BB kit is only one the Wasa Museum sells. Seems BB is only company that updates their kit as new things are found through the research. If you have questions, do email the museum staff. You'll get an answer and it will be the right answer.
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The stove is treat for the eyes, Ian.
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