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| Mike 41 |
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  Registered Member #702 Joined: Fri Feb 05 2010, 10:37pmPosts: 1241 | Gene Nice job on the wheel very innovative. I like to use boxwood for small parts like the steering wheel and binnacle. Mike | ||
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| Gene Bodnar |
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 Registered Member #126 Joined: Tue Jul 21 2009, 11:20amPosts: 1778 | Mike, I've never used boxwood, although I've heard about lots of folks using it. Where to you buy it? Does it come in different grades? I know the stuff is quite expensive, right? Gene | ||
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| twintrow |
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| Registered Member #121 Joined: Tue Jul 21 2009, 04:41amPosts: 429 | Gene I'm not sure about the difference between boxwood and basswood, but I bought some basswood from ME in bulk on clearance sale. It carves well, holds an edge well and is nearly as light as balsa but much closer grain, more dense. My grandson uses it to make fishing lures. Tom | ||
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| Mike 41 |
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| Registered Member #702 Joined: Fri Feb 05 2010, 10:37pmPosts: 1241 | Gene, A good source for boxwood is the LumberYard for Model Shipwrights it is expensive but if you only use it for small parts it is not too bad about 1/3 the cost of ebony. This is from their website. Boxwood Wood Rough Board - 1" X 2" X 20" Sales Price: $ 15.00 Mike | ||
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| Gene Bodnar |
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| Registered Member #126 Joined: Tue Jul 21 2009, 11:20amPosts: 1778 | Mike, thanks. I'll have to buy a piece one of these days, maybe on my next order. Tom, Boxwood is a very close-grained wood that can retain very intricate details when carved, so I hear. It's quite expensive compared to basswood. I usually buy a periodic large quantity of basswood from this site: www.itascawoodproducts.com Gene | ||
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| Gene Bodnar |
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| Registered Member #126 Joined: Tue Jul 21 2009, 11:20amPosts: 1778 | The interior decks and fittings have been completed. Next, I plan on planking the starboard side entirely, but only planking the port side down to the waterline.     | ||
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| Winston |
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winston  Registered Member #1 Joined: Sat Jun 13 2009, 02:08pmPosts: 2547 | She's looking real good Gene. You going to fully mast and spar her too? | ||
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| Gene Bodnar |
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| Registered Member #126 Joined: Tue Jul 21 2009, 11:20amPosts: 1778 | Winston, Thanks. No, not fully masted. At this point, I expect to add hoops and wooldings on the existing lower masts, plus add a top to each mast. The rigging will consist of shrouds and lower stays, plus a bit on the bowsprit. This assumes I have the time to do this (see paragraph below); if not, the existing masts will be cut down to stubs, and no rigging will be done. This model is over 5 feet in length, as it is shown in the pictures. Installing all the rigging would make the model over 6 feet tall and nearly 6 feet long. I don't have the room to complete such a model. Unfortunately, only museums buy large-scale models, and I doubt if any in the USA would be interested in a British warship. By the way, my next model will be much, much smaller -- a 28" fully rigged (with sails) POF of a Hudson River sloop named Victorine. I'll be writing a practicum for this one for a 16-week class I'll be teaching after the first of the year. I've got 5 students signed up, so far. A copy of the practicum will be forwarded to you, in case you might like to include it on MSB. Of course, I could also conduct the course right on this site, too, if you would like. Gene | ||
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| twintrow |
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| Registered Member #121 Joined: Tue Jul 21 2009, 04:41amPosts: 429 | Absolutely conduct the course on this site. The build practicums are a unique feature of this site. I've saved them all and intend on completely them once I get the 3-4 ships promised already out of the way. BTW Gene do you turn your own cannons, or mold them, or buy them all ready to go? thanks Tom | ||
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| Gene Bodnar |
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| Registered Member #126 Joined: Tue Jul 21 2009, 11:20amPosts: 1778 | Tom, I'd love to conduct the course on this site, but this requires Winston's approval. I turn my own cannons on an inexpensive Proxxon lathe. In fact, I make literally everything required for a model from scratch. Gene | ||
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