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  1. KenW
    Thanks Jon. I already knocked off the aft ones, but thought it was save to reinstall them as part of the hull completion. I didn't think they would be in danger during rigging. I'll have to be careful. (Or, reinstall them later. Maybe I'll wait on those 6 aft ones.) Cheers.
  2. KenW
    The next step is to install the gun port lids and the channels and chains. I just completed the lids for the two foremost guns and the first channel and chain. Now that I have a process for each, the rest should go a little quicker.
  3. KenW
    Thanks and I'm glad I could be of help. I'll check out your build log. Cheers.
  4. KenW
    Thanks for the comments and the 'likes'.. Mike: The wood hardener is by Min-Wax. I got it at the local hardware store.
  5. KenW
    Great work and good luck on your move.
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    The forecastle furniture is complete. The breast rail is not glued yet because I’m worried about having enough room to tie the rigging. A lot of people on this site have mentioned that, so I’m holding back on a lot of stuff. Maybe I’m over-reacting. Next I realized that I forgot to install the anchor cable before I planked the forecastle. So I used a piece of wire and snaked the cable through the hawse hole. Now the cable is secured and the other end is just hanging there waiting for the anchor. I also finally glued the figurehead onto the stem. I think I’ll bring the model to my club meeting next week.
  7. KenW
    Thanks to Russ, EJ and Dave, as well as the 'likes'. I'm optimistic about the tooth picks - I do know they are not bamboo. Cheers.
  8. KenW
    Quick status: I made 25 belaying pins from tooth picks. They are 5/16” long and, needless to say, there are many rejects in the waste basket. I’m going to paint them with the wood hardener and hope that whatever wood the tooth picks are made of will hold up to the rigging. The model is progressing slowly, but steady.
  9. KenW
    Hey Brian: Great job; your build looks fantastic. Where did you get those little clamps? Cheers.
  10. KenW
    WOW. That's small. So at 3/16" scale they should be about 5/16.
  11. KenW
    Hey Mike: Good looking pins. How long are they? Thanks.
  12. KenW
    Great work Dave. It's nice to see someone else using redheart. Your model is really coming along. Also, I assume you are cutting your own bulkheads, keel former, etc. Otherwise, I can't see how you can change the scale. Cheers. Oh, and your nibbling looks great.
  13. KenW
    E.J. I really like the coloring of the wood on your model. A nice deep tone. Well done!
  14. KenW
    Thanks Jon. They do look a little big, but hopefully that will be 'covered up' by everything around it once the rigging starts. The stanchion cleats aren't nearly as big looking. Cheers.
  15. KenW
    I wanted to show the kevels, which I thought were pretty good. These are for the forecastle and are much smaller than those on the quarter deck because they have to attach to a stanchion. While none of the stanchions are glued, and I have yet to cut the cap rail, I think that the model is progressing, all be it slowly.
  16. KenW
    Thanks Ryland. Good to meet you as well. Cheers.
  17. KenW
    Thanks Dave. I'll have to look up those definitions again.
  18. KenW
    Thanks Russ. Surprised you noticed the nibbling. Cheers.
  19. KenW
    I’ve planked the forecastle deck and I’m pleased with the results. I think that the tree nailing is the best I’ve managed to do - certainly the best on this model. (In the photo, the yellow coloring means I have to do more sanding.) So, it’s on to the next challenge.
  20. KenW
    Hey Christian. No trouble; I want to rig the ship's boat on my 20 gun Rattlesnake, so I was doing the research anyway. Hope I was helpful. Cheers.
  21. KenW
    Well, I did some more research - I downloaded the Steele book and this is what I found. The main and fore stay tackles and pendants, on a small ship (20 guns or so), seem to be attached to the boat. Photos from Steele: On a recent trip to the US Navel Academy Museum, one of the models had the stay tackles were attached to the boat with the lines attached to the gallows. Photo of the model: And the John Harland book shows the yard tackle and pendant 'traced' up to the yard. Photo from Harland: So, from all this, there may be a solution for a small ship with only one boat. However, I don't know what happens to the main and fore yard tackles and pendants on a large ship with multiple boats. Don't know if this helps.
  22. KenW
    The Burton pendants were for hauling sails, masts and any other item required. I don't think they were used for the ship's boats. They are relatively short and just hang there. I suspect that the main stay pendants used for hauling out the boats were somehow 'traced' up in a kind of coil or something. Don't know. We need more input.
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    Hey Christian: I have that book on order. I just got, "Seamanship in the Age of Sail", by John Harland. He has these drawings in Chapter 20. On reading the text, I can't figure what was done with the mast stay tackle and the fore stay tackle pendants. He says that the two yard tackles have "trace lines" that were used to haul them up and then "stopped neatly along the yard out of the way". He says the (mast) pendants "were permanent fixtures", but doesn't say what was done with them when not being used. They look much longer than the burton pendants so I don't know if they can just hang there. Anyway, sorry to clog up your log with these issues. Probably should be on a separate entry. Your build is looking great and I'm enjoying following it along. Cheers.
  24. KenW
    Just a small update – I installed the horse for the boom sheet, the kevels on the quarter deck bulwark and the bulkhead ‘ladder’ or steps. I made 4 kevels per side to give me a place to tie off the lower main yard lifts. Still need to come up with a place to tie off the crossjack lift, but there is plenty of time to make that decision.
  25. KenW
    Thanks Christian - The method of launching the ship's boats agrees with a model I just saw and the US Naval museum in Annapolis. What I don't understand is what they did with the blocks, etc. hanging from the main stay and the pendants attached to the two lower yards. They can't just be flapping there in the breeze. Anyway, I have lots of time before I get to that point.

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