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This was a wonderful build log to follow with excellent results! Congratulations Hakan! I am looking forward to your next project. Thomas
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Fantastic work, Mike! She is a master piece! Thomas
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Gahm replied to Gahm's topic in - Kit build logs for subjects built from 1801 - 1850
Thank you, Jason and Patrick! Next time I will try to use images with a higher resolution 🙂 Thomas -
Beautiful built, BE! And your progress is amazing . . . Thomas
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Gahm replied to Gahm's topic in - Kit build logs for subjects built from 1801 - 1850
Patrick, there is really nothing special I do for serving with silk thread. If you don't fix the serving at the ends it will unravel. However, a little CA glue or if you know the length of your served rope feeding the silk thread through the rope at the ends will easily do the job. Thomas -
This is really nice work, BE! The cover idea makes a big difference. Thomas
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Gahm replied to Gahm's topic in - Kit build logs for subjects built from 1801 - 1850
Bob and Harshil, thank you for your kind comments! And thanks for all the likes! Harshil, for seizing the blocks I use served rope. I serve the rope with a 100wt silk thread which leads to a very smooth surface. I did this the first time when rigging the carronades and liked the look of it 🙂 Thomas -
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Gahm replied to Gahm's topic in - Kit build logs for subjects built from 1801 - 1850
A little update . . . I made the travelers (imgs 1 to 3). The leather lining was simulated with a layer of silkspan painted with leather paint. The jibboom was lashed to the bowsprit (img 4), the flying jibboom was mounted and the various blocks added. Imgs 5 to 8 show the blocks and the simulated round seizing. Img 9 presents the current state of the bowsprit assembly. Thomas Image 1 Image 2 Image 3 Image 4 Image 5 Image 6 Image 7 Image 8 Image 9 -
I finally moved into rope making, too, using Chuck's recipe and rope Rocket. After a little experimentation the results turned out very satisfactory. Between our dining table and a little Black& Decker work bench I can easily make ropes of about 25' (see picture). Although it was much easier to just buy the finished high quality ropes form Chuck 😊 Thomas
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Wonderful work! It is a delight to follow your build log! Thomas
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My next model will be a POF model. It would be wonderful to have some good choices! But first I need to get my Syren finished 😉 Thomas
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What a wonderful model! Thomas
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Wonderful work, Mike! Your oven looks like you could start preparing dinner on it right away 🙂 Thomas
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