One more chinese kit of La Salamandre ))), now is being built in Russia [COMPLETED BUILD]

[Koreets]

Some progress

 

[Uwek]

Great appearance - wonderful colors of the timber

 

[Koreets]

Now I secure them)

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[Gennaro]

Yes, I decided to replace this pillow-blocks for anchors ropes with scratched parts. They are made of vacuum coloured
hornbeam, as ebony is expensive and much more hard to get.

Outstanding work! Where do you buy black hornbeam?

 

[Alex R]

Impressive build. I'll follow your build and learn a lot for when I start Salamandre (after I finish HMS Snake and HMS Enterprise) in the far, far future....

 

[Koreets]

Some progress...
The guns are secured, now preparing for rigging them.

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[Koreets]

Outstanding work! Where do you buy black hornbeam?

Thanks, Gennaro!
I buy from Russian online sellers. You may try the pool cues manufacturers - they widely use this kind of timber

 

[Jimsky]

Hello @Gennaro One of the suppliers, I am buying 'black hornbeam', is our member @bibigon (Sergey). Please write him an email msservice@list.ru, he will be glad to help you.

 

[Gennaro]

Hello @Gennaro One of the suppliers, I am buying 'black hornbeam', is our member @bibigon (Sergey). Please write him an email msservice@list.ru, he will be glad to help you.

Many thanks Koreets and Jim, much appreciated.

 

[Koreets]

Still preparing to rig the guns...))

 

[Uwek]

Many thanks for showing us the details of the blocks-rigging and the making of these hooks
They are looking very good

 

[Gennaro]

Still preparing to rig the guns...))

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Stunning work as usual. What kind of glue do you use to secure rope around double blocks?

 

[Koreets]

Stunning work as usual. What kind of glue do you use to secure rope around double blocks?

Thanks, Gennaro. I use cyanoacrylate glue

 

[Gennaro]

Thanks, Gennaro. I use cyanoacrylate glue

Thanks for the tip, Koreets. In the first picture, blocks look varnished. Once I tried using CA on varnished surface and reaction occurred, looked like white spots. I assume you glue the ropes and when CA is dry, apply varnish. Sorry for bothering you with my silly questions, but I'm in the process of rigging carronades, and any advice from experts is more than appreciated. Thanks again.

 

[Koreets]

The first gun is rigged now.
And I may propose the way how to lay the rope)

 

[Norway]

Koreets, fine demonstration of how to rig guns, thank you

 

[Koreets]

Thanks for the tip, Koreets. In the first picture, blocks look varnished. Once I tried using CA on varnished surface and reaction occurred, looked like white spots. I assume you glue the ropes and when CA is dry, apply varnish. Sorry for bothering you with my silly questions, but I'm in the process of rigging carronades, and any advice from experts is more than appreciated. Thanks again.

I varnish/tone the blocks after assembly, when the ropes are glued.

 

[Maarten]

Marvelous work.
What did you use to secure the rope coil you made? Shellac?

 

[Koreets]

Marvelous work.
What did you use to secure the rope coil you made? Shellac?

Thanks, Maarten.
I use HYPO Cement glue

 

[Koreets]

Thanks, Maarten.
I use HYPO Cement glue

The HypoCement is to secure the coil on the desk.
To secure the coil itself I use the distilled PVA glue.