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HMS Harpy 1796 by dunnock - Vanguard Models - 1:64

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What do you plan to apply along the top edge of the copper (where it reaches the wooden hull)? I've seen some people keep it rough, some use a piece of copper-painted rope, some use thin strips of copper. Just curious what options you've used and what you're planning. I suppose it depends on how clean the edge is.

Current Builds: Sherbourne 1763 (Vanguard Models), Ranger 1864 (Vanguard Models), San Francisco Bay Scow Schooner (Midwest Products), Gunboat Philadelphia (Model Shipways)

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17 hours ago, palmerit said:

What do you plan to apply along the top edge of the copper (where it reaches the wooden hull)? I've seen some people keep it rough, some use a piece of copper-painted rope, some use thin strips of copper. Just curious what options you've used and what you're planning. I suppose it depends on how clean the edge is.

I like to finish the edge with stripwood (it covers a multitude of poor cutting). On previous builds I have edged with 1mm square section boxwood.  I now also have some 1.5x1mm strip so I will decide when the coppering is complete which to use.

 

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