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Last Comment by WilliamG - Posted Date: Wed March 10, 2010 8:55pm
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Thanks very very much Jim. I meant 3/4 = a foot or (1:16) if that's the correlation and the original vessel probably doesn't exactly exist except in my head, but the hull I'm working on is 48"L with an intended 40" mast head and an 11" beam. The Emma C Berry's measurements I'm not sure of. Until I get the spars up I won't know precisely how tall my model is going to be, as I guess-ti-mate much of the work because I'm terrible at conversions. Hopefully it will all work together fairly in the end.
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Last Comment by j_lefever - Posted Date: Wed March 10, 2010 8:09pm
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Nice work William



A question- you note the project as being .75 scale. Do you mean 3/4" = a foot (1:16) or 1:75 scale or something else? How big was the original?



Regards Jim
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Last Comment by jvmcc - Posted Date: Wed March 10, 2010 6:55am
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Thanks for the nice word. I had some veneer at about 1/32" thickness. I don't know the wood species, but it had enough grain to make me wonder if it work. I cut two strips across the grain to about 3/16" wide. They were about three inches in length. I glued a strip of 1/32" X 3/64" wood (grain running the long way) across the veneer right down its center. Then I glued the other veneer piece on top of that. I now had an "H" shaped piece that I started sanding. I used a dremel round veining cutter to form a concave surface on one side. I cleaned it up with some sandpaper on a dowel. I sanded the inside of the "H" to shape the "horns" of the cleat. At the backside , where the cleat is lashed to the shroud, I sanded to get a visually acceptable thickness. I gave the whole thing two light coats of urethane to kind of tighten the whole piece up. It cut beautifully with a fine tooth exacto handsaw. No splintering or tearing of grain. Now, with finished cleats with the grain running the right way, the horns don't break off. I was surprised by how easy and effective this turned out to be. The next time I do this I will use a wood with a less grainy texture.
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Last Comment by Navarone - Posted Date: Wed March 10, 2010 4:04am
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Excellent work John. Where did you find the wooden extrusion and how do you keep the piece from being crushed while cutting? What material is it made from?
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Last Comment by FNick - Posted Date: Wed March 10, 2010 1:52am
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Thanks Dennis

Hull planking is not going quite as smoothly as I would have liked but thankfully (or hopefully!!) my mistakes will be covered up by the paintwork ;)
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Last Comment by Spankydude1 - Posted Date: Tue March 9, 2010 12:55pm
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Very nice work Nicolas,

Your photo brings back memories of when I built MS Bluenose.
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Last Comment by Davit - Posted Date: Mon March 8, 2010 8:12am
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i see - works great for a stack - (22 long shells also work for stacks) - good job



Cheers
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Last Comment by SawdustDave - Posted Date: Mon March 8, 2010 7:05am
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Thanks Gary.... bullet shell? Na.... take a look at the shank of one of your smallest art brushes. Look familiar?
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Last Comment by Davit - Posted Date: Sun March 7, 2010 8:22pm
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Nice work Dave - is the stack a bullet shell?



Cheers
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Last Comment by JerryTodd - Posted Date: Sun March 7, 2010 4:13pm
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You'll often see these on the topmast shrouds as well. Another thing will be byes-eyes as failr-leads seized to the shrouds higher up.
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