vossiewulf Posted June 10, 2017 Share #31 Posted June 10, 2017 Woohoo! The answer is carefully! (ducks) Take a look here. I pinged them to see what AU shipping rates would be, here it's free shipping. They seem to carry a pretty large range of mid-price Japanese carving tools, which means like the ones I bought the steel will be very good but you may need to do some reshaping of bevels and flattening backs etc. Look at this specifically. If you look at the people who viewed this also viewed list you'll see they have a series of knives like this, from mid-length to pencil handles with blades of varying shape and length, find the one(s) that work best for you. Best case you have at least three, one with the cutting edge aligned to the handle's long axis (straight blade) a skew like your marking knife, and something that faces more or less forward. The best I think is curved edge with tip almost facing pure forward, but keep in mind that sharpening curved edges is considerably trickier than straight edges. There are at least a half-dozen basic ways to sharpen knives in terms of the kinds of stones. The performance/cost sweet spot IMO is Japanese water stones, good quality stones can be had for not much. src 1 Quote Building HM Cutter Lady Nelson 1:64 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick01 Posted June 11, 2017 Author Share #32 Posted June 11, 2017 Thanks for the links - I searched EBay pretty well from here and these guys didn't show up at all! I'll bookmark them for further investigation. vossiewulf 1 Quote Completed builds:- HM Cutter Mermaid. HMS Endeavour's Longboat Topsail Schooner Enterprize Arab Dhow Sultan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick01 Posted June 16, 2017 Author Share #33 Posted June 16, 2017 Bowsprit step completed after a couple of tries and two days of fiddling to get everything to line up. Bowsprit roughed up as it was needed to ensure the step fitted and sat in the correct position. I had to ensure it was tapered correctly, starting with an 8mm dowel placed in the chuck of a hand drill used as a lathe I tapered it to measure 7 mm down to 6 mm and then had to square the end to fit the step at the correct angle - that was a real pain as there was a lot of guesswork and fitting by eye, however I got there in the end. Getting the curve needed 24 hours of soaking but it did come out OK. mtaylor, src, IgorSky and 2 others 5 Quote Completed builds:- HM Cutter Mermaid. HMS Endeavour's Longboat Topsail Schooner Enterprize Arab Dhow Sultan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vossiewulf Posted June 16, 2017 Share #34 Posted June 16, 2017 On 6/10/2017 at 5:00 PM, Rick01 said: Thanks for the links - I searched EBay pretty well from here and these guys didn't show up at all! I'll bookmark them for further investigation. I got a reply from them BTW, they say they ship to Australia. Rick01, jct and mtaylor 3 Quote Building HM Cutter Lady Nelson 1:64 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick01 Posted July 7, 2017 Author Share #35 Posted July 7, 2017 Getting on slowly. Bow section near complete and looking pretty crowded. Foremast is a temporary installation to get positioning of windlass etc. correct. Catheads have been rigged before fitting as it's so much easier than trying once crammed into the space available. Work is a little slow at the moment as I tripped a couple of weeks back and broke my femur - all pinned screwed and plated OK but sitting for any length of time to work on the model is rather painful! jct, IgorSky, John Allen and 2 others 5 Quote Completed builds:- HM Cutter Mermaid. HMS Endeavour's Longboat Topsail Schooner Enterprize Arab Dhow Sultan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick01 Posted August 19, 2017 Author Share #36 Posted August 19, 2017 Construction is a little slow at the moment - as an amputee I'm battling with a broken hip (not that big a problem) but the crutches together with a partial tear of my rotator cuff and an inflamed bursar are causing mobility problems! However I've managed to build lower and upper masts and started to dress them so I should be able to start some of the rigging shortly. I should probably add that fine work is a real problem due to the restricted movement of my shoulder. mtaylor, IgorSky, WBlakeny and 2 others 5 Quote Completed builds:- HM Cutter Mermaid. HMS Endeavour's Longboat Topsail Schooner Enterprize Arab Dhow Sultan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick01 Posted September 28, 2017 Author Share #37 Posted September 28, 2017 I know the build is slow but I'm getting there. Lower masts now stepped and main mast top plus boom etc. fitted. Majority of the rigging has also been added with the ratlines yet to be installed and some loose ends tidied up. jct, IgorSky, src and 3 others 6 Quote Completed builds:- HM Cutter Mermaid. HMS Endeavour's Longboat Topsail Schooner Enterprize Arab Dhow Sultan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick01 Posted October 11, 2017 Author Share #38 Posted October 11, 2017 A little more progress. Fore mast being worked on now Fore gaff, boom and yokes under construction and assembled ready to be cleaned up and dressed. src, IgorSky, michael mott and 2 others 5 Quote Completed builds:- HM Cutter Mermaid. HMS Endeavour's Longboat Topsail Schooner Enterprize Arab Dhow Sultan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick01 Posted December 7, 2017 Author Share #39 Posted December 7, 2017 Got a few steps further. Bilge pumps made and located but not yet fixed in place. Fore boom also completed. Ran out of parrels so gaff is still dismounted. Bowsprit completed together with dolphin striker. Little bit of the rigging also under way. This area is causing some problems - I've been on crutches for near 9 months and this has played havoc with my shoulders, surprisingly with fine work your shoulders seem to take quite a bit of strain which has meant that much of the rigging is on hold 'til I'm walking without crutches again - quite soon I hope. Rick Vladimir_Wairoa and mtaylor 2 Quote Completed builds:- HM Cutter Mermaid. HMS Endeavour's Longboat Topsail Schooner Enterprize Arab Dhow Sultan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jct Posted December 7, 2017 Share #40 Posted December 7, 2017 Super fine mtaylor 1 Quote Thx J In process On Hold US Brig Niagara Model Shipways Pinta ...Shipyard, card build; In the Queue HMS Endeavor...Corel; Completed builds Agilis...Steingraeber, Dual build with Popeye USS Hannah...scratch build to something between 1/72 ish and 1/60 ish scale Corel's...Half Moon; USN Picket Boat #1...Model Shipways; Model shipways...18th Century longboat.. Harriet Lane...Model Shipways Henry J Gasser Keeling-and-Clayton-mustang-funny-car Green Elephant Funny car Curtiss Sparrowhawk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick01 Posted February 4, 2018 Author Share #41 Posted February 4, 2018 Down to the final bits now. I've approx. 30 rope coils to make and attach, anchors to secure, a stand to make plus a case and I'm finished. I'm back on two legs at last but 8 months of crutches have ruined my left shoulder so fine rope work is a bit of a pain but I'm getting there. There are problems with it but for my first scratch build I'm happy. GrandpaPhil, mtaylor and tadheus 3 Quote Completed builds:- HM Cutter Mermaid. HMS Endeavour's Longboat Topsail Schooner Enterprize Arab Dhow Sultan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wintergreen Posted February 4, 2018 Share #42 Posted February 4, 2018 Rope coils are fun. Just like ratlines. Just kidding, you've done a great job with your first scratch project Rick. Regarding coils, it will help if you wet them with diluted white glue and then coil them, is my experience. mtaylor and Rick01 2 Quote Happy modelling! Håkan __________________________________________ Current build: Atlantica by Wintergreen Previous builds Kågen by Wintergreen Regina by Wintergreen Sea of Galilee boat, first century, sort of... Billing Boats Wasa Gallery: Kågen (Cog, kaeg) by Wintergreen - 1:30, Billing Boats Regina - 1:30, Billing Boats Dana, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick01 Posted February 11, 2018 Author Share #43 Posted February 11, 2018 Completed at last - I still have to make a stand and case for it but otherwise I've actually made a Scratch built model!! May not be the best one on the forum but I'm happy with the result. Rick ccoyle, tkay11, src and 4 others 7 Quote Completed builds:- HM Cutter Mermaid. HMS Endeavour's Longboat Topsail Schooner Enterprize Arab Dhow Sultan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freezing Parrot Posted June 29, 2021 Share #44 Posted June 29, 2021 That's definitely something to be proud of! I bow to your skill, sir! (Wait, am I supposed to doff my cap too, or something?) Quote Mike currently SE of Disorder Current Build: HM Cutter Lady Nelson - Amati Previous Build: Swift 1805 - Artesania Latina Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick01 Posted June 29, 2021 Author Share #45 Posted June 29, 2021 1 hour ago, Freezing Parrot said: That's definitely something to be proud of! I bow to your skill, sir! Thanks Mike - I had good plans to follow and honestly it's more a "workman like" model than anything else. It is fun to get one uder your belt once you've knocked over a couple of kits. Rick Quote Completed builds:- HM Cutter Mermaid. HMS Endeavour's Longboat Topsail Schooner Enterprize Arab Dhow Sultan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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