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Matti, I'm not commenting much.. been busy. But, I am following along. The folks at the Wasa museum are very helpful even by email. I really enjoyed doing my build of this ship. I'll have to do some digging, but there was someone from the old site who did cannons and some the other things for the museum. I'll try to remember and find out if they will repost their log.
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I think Kevin's been kidnapped and stashed in the converted attic. The wabbits are running things now. Now where did I put those carrots... er... peace offerings?
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Push the weather man into the rubber room and feed him Thorazine. The bipolar weather should mellow out. That's my story and I'm sticking with it.
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Next best thing to a road trip... a boat trip. Have a great one and send us pictures from time to time.
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Nice work on the rudders and the pintles came out especially nice. Did you heat treat the bit after trimming it flat on the end?
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Cutter by qwerty2008 - FINISHED - BOTTLE
mtaylor replied to qwerty2008's topic in - Build logs for subjects built 1751 - 1800
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Great work, Augie. She looks like a ship. A very beautiful ship at that.
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Andy, The key is to use a very slow speed and to support the other end of the piece. You'll need to clamp the drill down to something and then work on the other end. Actually, about 1" in from the end of the piece. You can put a block of wood (again clamped down) for that 1" or less bit at the end to spin in. Otherwise, grab some sandpaper, and rotate the wood in it by hand. Slow going but you do other things, like sip a beverage, watch a movie, yell at the dog.
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Sjors, you got the answer. You need to drill holes in the cross-trees for the deadeyes. On your San Ildefonso, look ahead at the rigging drawings. I'll bet you'll have to drill holes there also. If you can, drill them before you put them on the masts. I hope you had a nice day off to watch the Coronation.
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A beautiful build, Jim. Love the cargo and the detailing.
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Have a good trip (but since it's work related, can it really be "good"?), Larry. The hull is fairing up nicely.
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Aldo,since your doing the POB, you could probably get away with fairing the bulkheads with a heavy hand. The POF is a different story.
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Andy, Looks great. You're almost to the finish line.
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Pierre, It would probably be best if you started your own log. The more the merrier.
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Sarah, Incredible work on something so tiny. I'll bet it will make your next ship seem huge.
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Easy to miss something, in my opinion. These things aren't simple beasts but quite complex even by today's engineering standards.
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John, It's good that you caught that one early. I'm looking forward to seeing this beauty rigged.
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Henry, The short answer is "yes". You'll also see some Spanish ships with that method also.
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I'd say, go with the one that interests YOU the most. You'll enjoy it more, do a better job, and also raise your chances of finishing it by at least a magnitude of probability. If you build one that we talk you into and it's not in your heart...it won't be any of those things.
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Nice progress, Robbyn. I know it's hard not to look in the box, do and inventory, and then start checking fit... just in case you need to contact ME to get parts. However, pretty soon, you'll establish your "working space" with several builds lying about. Hmm... on second thought, that could be a win-win.
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Great news on your feeling better. Now call the boss.. cough a lot... take another day off and make some blocks. See.. that was easy. Nice looking yard jig you made. Looks like it will do the job in spades.
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Wow.. pictures. It's real.. it's alive!!!!!!!!! Sjors, Garward is asking about the chainplates. I suspect that instructions show it the way you did it. Garward is pointing out the way they were done. Seems sometimes those pesky gunports get in the way.
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Gil, Sorry to hear of the health scares. But as others have said, there's always next year and both of you can celebrate.
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