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Carved the balcony supports and decorations between the lower stern windows. The piece on the hull with all the carvings on it for the other side will need to be redone. Somehow it got brushed off my work bench top onto the floor. No I did not step on it. My grand daughter came into my shop...

I am not certain which one(s) they will go to. Speaking with Vice Admiral Samuel Cox I got the impression they would be scattered amongst several different ones in groups of 3 or 4 and rotating among them. Norfork and The Naval academy for certain.

The title of this thread could have been better. This is the 2nd USS Pennsylvania I am building. I have built 12 other ships. They are all going to the US Navy museum system this fall. I am re making a few of my favorites for myself. Web search "ships burned at Gosport Harbor April 1861" I...

Doing a little work on Pennsylvania's quarter galleries.

The quarter gallery windows are all framed on the Pennsylvania

Micro mark sword saw. https://micromark.com/products/micro-make-microlux-sword-saw?keyword=Sword%20saw

The hull of the Pennsylvania is finished with the copper sheathing.

The hull of the Pennsylvania is finished with the copper sheathing.

I do not own or have used one myself, but, here is a demo of it on You Tube. www.youtube.com/wkkatch?v=0NphqLKpJds

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This was posted to my question in one of my face book groups. The photo is all he sent me. I will ask him for more info and get back to you.

gun ports comes to mind. The saw wold have a speed to match it's size, that is to say not very fast. https://micromark.com/collections/cutting/products/no-15-blades-pkg-of-5

Roger I agree wholeheartedly In 1/72 scale the nail head is something like 1/250". Even a pin prick would be to big. I do not imagine on a real ship you would want anything protruding from the hull. You could turn them around I suppose but they would be tough to glue to the hull.

Here is a question on mini power tools I have often wondered about. Just about every full sized power tool used my many of us on a regular basis is available in a miniature version. So, why not a reciprocating saw?

One side of the Pennsylvania's hull is coppered. Just over 2150 pieces.

More work done. I do not remember the coppering being so boring.

Plank on bulkhead.

I do not have any issues with touching the copper sheets. If it is the finger oils you are worried about, That is nothing wiping the finished hull down with acetone will not cure. It also helps take the shine off the copper. Tape can curl up along the edges over time, I solve this by using a...

Gun ports are mostly done. Some adjustments on a few still needed, brindle ports still need to go in and 2 spar deck ports at the bow.