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Le Saint Philippe 1693 after Jean-Claude Lemineur (Ancre) in scale 1:48

We almost caught the cycle yesterday morning: blue gill, sunfish, perch, a baby smallmouth, a baby largemouth, a baby walleye, and a 15-inch black crappie (what that guy was doing in three feet of water I can't say - but what a fight for a 6-year-old to take on!). The only species missing were a northern pike and a musky.

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Ethan fishes with his dad so no problem for him to hold a fish. Damian's not so sure... ROTF
 
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We almost caught the cycle yesterday morning: blue gill, sunfish, perch, a baby smallmouth, a baby largemouth, a baby walleye, and a 15-inch black crappie (what that guy was doing in three feet of water I can't say - but what a fight for a 6-year-old to take on!). The only species missing were a northern pike and a musky.

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Nice to teach them the basics of fishing, Paul.
Regards, Peter
 
Tak spędzony czas z dziadkiem wnuki będą pamiętać do końca życia. Baw się dobrze Pawle. Pozdrawiam Mirek
 
Hello Friends!

It's been a few weeks since I posted anything that pertained to model building. In mid-July I shared this image of rough-cut decoration blanks:

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Here are those same pieces provisionally prepared (these still need to be fitted to the model):

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A "single" picture that represents hours of work.

My Kingfisher had a few carvings, but I had to discover all over again how to do these detailed decorative pieces.

On the Kingfisher I mostly used chisels and micro-files for everything - and that is how I created the leafy ball things on the far right (middle and bottom). Basically, these were chip carved and then cleaned up.

But on all the remaining pieces I forced myself to embrace rotary carving. This took some practice and I hope I will continue to improve with more experience - but I was encouraged. Rotary carving feels very natural in my hands, and it can do some things that chisels can't do (and vice-versa) so it was good to practice this skill.

Experts in 17th century French ships will know I have failed to accurately (or even remotely) create acanthus leaves on several of these pieces. This is what happens when you try to carve from memory (the place we stayed in Northern Wisconsin didn't have internet and it never occured to me to print out the drawings). Imagine a place where you have to go to the public library to find WiFi ROTF.

*** Now a decision needs to be made. Many people who carve in boxwood leave the carvings natural. A few others will use a solvent-cut bitumen or other 'aging' effect. My model is not going to be aged - but do I want to leave the boxwood natural - or try to tint it in the direction of my tung-oil treated pearwood? There is no way to get a perfect match - but do I want to reduce the contrast between these woods or embrace it? Hmm.

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dockattner said:
Hello Friends!

It's been a few weeks since I posted anything that pertained to model building. In mid-July I shared this image of rough-cut decoration blanks:

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Here are those same pieces provisionally prepared (these still need to be fitted to the model):

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A "single" picture that represents hours of work.

My Kingfisher had a few carvings, but I had to discover all over again how to do these detailed decorative pieces.

On the Kingfisher I mostly used chisels and micro-files for everything - and that is how I created the leafy ball things on the far right (middle and bottom). Basically, these were chip carved and then cleaned up.

But on all the remaining pieces I forced myself to embrace rotary carving. This took some practice and I hope I will continue to improve with more experience - but I was encouraged. Rotary carving feels very natural in my hands, and it can do some things that chisels can't do (and vice-versa) so it was good to practice this skill.

Experts in 17th century French ships will know I have failed to accurately (or even remotely) create acanthus leaves on several of these pieces. This is what happens when you try to carve from memory (the place we stayed in Northern Wisconsin didn't have internet and it never occured to me to print out the drawings). Imagine a place where you have to go to the public library to find WiFi ROTF.

*** Now a decision needs to be made. Many people who carve in boxwood leave the carvings natural. A few others will use a solvent-cut bitumen or other 'aging' effect. My model is not going to be aged - but do I want to leave the boxwood natural - or try to tint it in the direction of my tung-oil treated pearwood? There is no way to get a perfect match - but do I want to reduce the contrast between these woods or embrace it? Hmm.

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beautiful carving!!!!
 
Nice work Paul on the carvings Paul - don't get hung up on the finish -they will naturally patina over time with the pear. If anything I would use the same finish that you are using on the hull if you want to bring the contrast down.
 
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