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coloring handmade rigging line
mtaylor replied to davec's topic in Rope Making/Ropewalks's Discussions about Rope Making
It should be noted that coffee and tea are acidic and will rot the rigging (and sails) over time. -
I do some soaking but I found that an old curling iron cast-off from wife works very well. Set the heat to about 250 F, and just move the strip over the iron while bending it. A light wetting (a minute or so) helps. Word of advice... get your own curling iron or buy your wife a new one and take her old one. I wouldn't want to hear of any major battles or divorces over curling irons.
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Overestimating is actually a fine idea. Gives you lots of wiggle room and re-do capability without peering at the woodpile and fearing you'll run out.
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Michael, What a fantastic looking block.. and it works! Wow.
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Nice work. Very clean and I like the different shade of the planking.
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Hmm... the first layer does look, shall we say, well-weathered. Nice save, Larry.
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Hi Sarah, I'm going from memory on some of the other builds on this ship and ships of that era. #1) I believe "pointy end" up is correct. #2) Yes, the manhole covers would be right. #3) Those would be the anchor chain scuttles. The chain feed through them and goes into the chain locker. As for shape...I'm not sure if they would extend very far, if at all, above the deck. Hopefully, someone will jump in an tell me where I'm wrong.
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Ira, I hope you'll give some serious thought to opening a build log. First off, you'll get lots of help. Second, you'll leave a legacy for others to use. As for your question. If the gaps aren't too big, than gather some sawdust of the planking wood and mix with a bit of white glue (I also thin it a bit with water, others dont'). Force that mix into the gaps and when dry, carefully sand. You may have to do the a couple of times.
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I too remember this build. Looking forward to seeing the rest of it. Beautiful work, Vince.
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Lovely capstan, Robert. The inlay work is excellent.
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Hi Ron, Good to see you back. I'm following your wonderful build also.
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Good to see you back, Jamie. Most of aren't reconstructing but doing the "management summary" type of thing. Do what you're comfortable with.
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Scratch build 1/12 Stern Trawler Shirley-Ann
mtaylor replied to Sir Blue Henry's topic in RC Kits & Scratch building
Sir Blue, When you start the build log, please put it in the Scratch Build Log section, if you would. We're co-mingling all the "types"... card, static, resin, plastic, etc. -
JPett, Do you want this moved to the build logs? Or will you be opening a new log and keep this for review commentary?
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Popeye, I too am playing catch up...Nice work on the traps. I'm still curious about water-skis on a lobster boat. I have an image of... hmm.. nevermind. Too bizarre.
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gigantesco, Very nice work. What type of wood are you using? It has a pleasing color.
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ancre Le Commerce de Marseille by Zbigniew
mtaylor replied to Zbigniew's topic in - Build logs for subjects built 1751 - 1800
Zbigniew, Thanks for re-posting the lost parts of your build. This is beautiful work. -
Sarah, You seem to be having a ball with this and also doing a great job on building her. I'm enjoying your build.
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Børge, Nice to see the return of the Dragon.
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Chris, Nice to see the Folke back.
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Great on the list... Would you make a copy and post it in a separate post and we'll pin it to the forum so others can find it.
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Sorry Brian...
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Be cautious about "wet" wood while planking. It will shrink as it dries. CA does work very fast with damp wood as moisture accelerates the cure time.
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I moved this to the scratch build area. Feel free to add to it as you need.
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Ogo313, It looks like there's 5 Wasa build in the Kit Build Log section. Four of them are Corel, one is Billing's. You might take a look at them also.
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