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  1. Senior ole salt
    How a little blood on the deck. ? After all, sailors slip with their knives ..once in a while. S.os
  2. Senior ole salt
    Looks like a noble build coming up. I loved those DD . They escorted my aircraft carrier during deployments. IMHO all US Navy ships should be named after Medal of honor or Navy cross recipients. S.os
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    How about a thicker acrylic ? S.os
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    alexmd, are you sure you want to go with a wooden frame? I had a shop cut the plastic acrylic to my dimensions. I bought the necessary glue and put the whole thing together myself. It worked out fine and was not that hard to do. You do not mention the size of the case you want to make. S.os
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    Beautiful model you got there Mark. I Like the painting you made on the stern. I read your essay on the junk grade for your boat. Have you ever experimented with the Yuloh? S.os
  6. Senior ole salt
    Thanks Bob for the heads up. Glad you're OK. S.os
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    grsjax, Sounds good. Wish I thought of it sooner. Thanks S.os
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    Michael and others, I continue to be awed by the craftsmanship show on this forum. and the ability to post it so well. S.os
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    Wow !!! Daniel. All I can say is Bravo !! That was for me was a tension filled video. So glad it had a successful outcome. I might even try it but with a canoe in a wide mouthed opening. S.os
  10. Senior ole salt
    Peter , what an exquisite little boat. Same for the paint job. It looks cozy enough to live aboard in comfort. S.os
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    You ain't kidding me Gary. You got some miniature shipwrights working for you. Probably space aliens, and all master shipwrights from some distant planet. Outstanding and thanks for posting it all. S.os
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    Wow that a good idea. I just recently got a weathering kit from a local hobby shop. It contains the soot you mentioned. I'm gonna try it the way you outlined. (Trial sail first) Thanks S,os
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    That sure is an impressive build you got there Mike. Thanks for the post on the thimble making. How did you anneal just the center portion ? S.os
  14. Senior ole salt
    You're going great and I admire your diligence in posting your progress. S.os
  15. Senior ole salt
    Dannyboys, You also might look into this book available though the internet, http://books.google.com/books/about/The_Junks_and_Sampans_of_the_Yangtze.html?id=VzpJAAAAYAAJ S.os
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    I surmise some of the models shown here are caseless. I know two of mine are. One posted before and the other a model of a sprit rigged skiff which I built full size later on. Is there a good way to clean them and still preserve the patina ? S.os
  17. Senior ole salt
    Thanks for all the good tips in solving my problem. I decided to go with the simplest, a kind of a combination of the suggestions above that is: Take a strip of copper (soft) cut about 3/32 wide and suitable length to make the desired eye. I filed one end to a sort of blade or better yet a "scarf". I then bent it around a twist drill with a 1/8" overlap. I then sodered the assembly together. To mount it in place on the model I first formed the rope grommet,and seized it in the "thimble with thread. Right now it resides P & S on the model . If you look real close you can see the thimble has no flange, but tell anybody. Thanks Pat,Jud,Ulises,Bart,Druxley,Antony S.os
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    One particular detail that is giving me trouble on my New Bedford whale boat has me stumped. That's the thimble needed to furnish a tying point for the boat's erected mast shrouds. It needs to be about 1/8" inside dia. I tried the method outlined in Mr. Ronnberg excellent book but it doesn't work for me. Are there any other methods to achieve making this round thimble ? Thanks S.os
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    Received this video I'd like to share. https://www.dropbox.com/sh/4zkp7hvrgbcd7gd/D-qPNsG9ym#lh:null-Laffey%20Enhanced%20vo%203.wmv S.os
  20. Senior ole salt
    Bob, maybe it had something to do with getting the dories over the side. Check out this video. S.os
  21. Senior ole salt
    Joe , good idea about the name plate but I may go with a fancy shiny brass one .. a bit of contrast i think. Thanks Jay for the offer but this model has a promised destination. Overdale, I tried the tea solution on the sail and it worked OK . Now I'm going to figure a way to soot up the furled sail, like smoke from the try works got on it. Mark Here's one putty cat but he;s too big. It looks like I'll have to whittle one. Thanks all for your interest. S.os
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    I've making slow progress but the finish is near. I obtained the weathered mounting board ( cherry) a imitation sperm whales tooth. The images shown below are missing the various line tubs, buckets and piggins that go with this model. The tubs have their lines faked down but I still have to "weather" the hoops. Also to soot up the sail some to kind of get some of the grimy whale blubber being processed aboard the whale ship. S.os
  23. Senior ole salt
    Captain Bob I googled staple bolt for schooners. I got this: http://books.google.com/books?id=tmGcfkEBNLIC&pg=PA84&lpg=PA84&dq=staple+bolt+on+a+schooner&source=bl&ots=V-TH99pUxs&sig=aHjC2_J_xzfzkSOEg76U2OhO6Xw&hl=en&sa=X&ei=P3MJU5nUBJHlygGUr4Fo&ved=0CCkQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=staple%20bolt%20on%20a%20schooner&f=false A bit long but I think your answer might be in there some were. Good Luck S.os
  24. Senior ole salt
    Thanks Chuck for the bit of history. Ti's a shame Arnold took the wrong path, he did a lot of good ( including being wounded) before turning on his country. Good luck with the build. I'll be watching too. S.os
  25. Senior ole salt
    Stunning work. That cage type mast rivals the Eiffel tower in beauty.

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