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| daves |
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 Registered Member #105 Joined: Wed Jul 15 2009, 12:01pmPosts: 3500 | the little triangle goes under the gun like this. As you can see the model is starting to collect dust. It sits on my work table and gets a fair share of the saw dust. | ||
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| Registered Member #105 Joined: Wed Jul 15 2009, 12:01pmPosts: 3500 | am I on the right track for the sleds yup you are right on track how does the planking on the deck look and the cabin, ships of the time and place used Pine for decking so the boxwood is working out great. what kind of finish should I use thing just a natural min wax finish on deck items do you have any sugestions other then that. I use tung oil on my models. THANKS AGAIN Don. PS will send EV the material list that I emailed her about latter today the material list is on the NRG web site so I took a look at it. There is going to be a lot of cutting and hand work on the Washington build. Personally I would not use Maple or Boxwood or any hard wood. Jeff shows a lot of joinery and hard woods make it difficult to do. What I would do is use either Cherry, Basswood, Poplar, Pearwood or Alder this class of hardwoods are hard and keep a sharp edge but they are much easier to cut and shape. The thrill of the build is more important than building a model out of an expensive or rare wood and something like boxwood is a real pain in the #$% to use if your working with hand tools. I have about 3,500 pounds of it and I use cherry and pear for my builds. | ||
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| donfarr |
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| Registered Member #2001 Joined: Fri Dec 23 2011, 09:51pmPosts: 1738 | Hi Dave, Thanks for answer, I have forbys tung oil finish low gloss is that OK, Also I would like to use cherry for frames if that is easier to work with, then some alder and some pear, can you give me price on what I need will start end of july or first part of Auguest but need to get things in order before I start. THANKS AGAI FOR ALL YOUR HELP Don | ||
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| donfarr |
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| Registered Member #2001 Joined: Fri Dec 23 2011, 09:51pmPosts: 1738 | Hi Dave, My Daughter sent out the pictures of completed Caustic, only need display case, would like your thoughts on this it was a fun build and I learned a GREAT DEAL for future builds, any word on Genl. Hunter kit how far off. THANKS FOR ALL YOUR HELP Don | ||
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| daves |
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| Registered Member #105 Joined: Wed Jul 15 2009, 12:01pmPosts: 3500 | Learning something and having fun doing it plus having a model to display is a win all the way around. The model really looks good.  | ||
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| daves |
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| Registered Member #105 Joined: Wed Jul 15 2009, 12:01pmPosts: 3500 | I am finishing up the General Hunter with hatch coamings, cap rail and a windlass and then the stern. A few weeks of work left and I will move on to the next project. you were asking about saw blades i do not use a table saw but i do have an old Jarmac. I never had luck using slitting blades because there is no set to the teeth and they tend to burn when cutting and sometimes bind in the cut. a blade needs a set to remove saw dust. | ||
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| Registered Member #2001 Joined: Fri Dec 23 2011, 09:51pmPosts: 1738 | Thanks Dave, For info on saw blades, and I am pretty proud of the Caustic. THANKS FOR ALL YOUR HELP Don | ||
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