giampieroricci
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I placed a few more frames. In this type of carpentry to be able to set up a frame it takes a lot of time! To give the structure more solidity, I thought of using some steel nails placed transversely at the base of the frames:
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While waiting for inspiration, the two mascon decorations remained pending; I decided that it was time to complete them and to make the figurehead as well.
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I started square frames. These constructions take a long time, each one is different from the other, each component has a different thickness, in short, a real challenge!
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I have finished the installation of the cant frames. I hope I have interpreted well the shape of the rising wood !
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Thanks Greg! I treasure your suggestion!
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Thank you, Allan and Glenn, and for all your likes! The work seems to be going well, even for all the measurements that I look at at least three times before operating .... I have finished the arrangement of the fore cant frames. The arrangement of the fore cant frame n. 11 is very particular because it has a cast timber:
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sills: I continue with the fore cant frames: and aft cant frames:
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I am undecided whether to continue in this way, as David also suggests in his book, or open the gunboats after fixing all the frames. I wanted to try with the ventilation door .....
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Thank you, Gary!! I placed a couple of fore cant frames:
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The hawse pieces: Of course, everything still needs to be roughed out. I kept myself very abundant!
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I started fixing the whole aft part. I have encountered considerable difficulties in getting everything to fit together!
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Some progress; I fixed the bollard timberheads Now comes the hard work! I haven't fixed anything yet, I have to test all the joints first
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I fixed the keel to the base - everything seems to be fine! bollard timberheads:
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Thank you for all likes!!! Today I have made the inner post; nothing is fixed yet, everything is provisional: The rabbet: for now it is only sketchy. It will be completed later, after the hawse pieces have been fixed
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Thanks Greg! It is an honor for me to know that you will follow my job! I hope you don't deny me your valuable advice and your help in this work that for me is new, and my knowledge is still limited!
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As I had anticipated, I started a new challenge: the construction of an English frigate, with a carpentry that, until now, I had never approached. Very fascinating architecture, and a model, the Pegasus that struck me immediately, already from the first splendid images seen here on MSW. I am studying a lot, because I would like to be able to come up with a model that is worthy of the great work done by David Antscherl and Greg Herbert and I count a lot on your help and support! Meanwhile, I started setting up the first job:
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