Kingfisher 1770 1:48 POF
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Happy birthday Paul.
It is a good day to start the second half of your life.
It is a good day to start the second half of your life.
Hey everyone, thank you for the very kind birthday wishes! We're just getting back today from a visit to Yellowstone and Grand Teton - two of the national parks here in the US. I only took 700 photos so this is going to take a while to post them all 
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Yellowstone
Grand Teton
Yes, you SHOULD visit these places! Magnificent!
.Yellowstone
Grand Teton
Yes, you SHOULD visit these places! Magnificent!
Very impressive pictures.
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Makers me want to book straight away.Hey everyone, thank you for the very kind birthday wishes! We're just getting back today from a visit to Yellowstone and Grand Teton - two of the national parks here in the US. I only took 700 photos so this is going to take a while to post them all
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Really nicely framed pictures Paul. Ansel Adamas would be impressed.
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Happy Birthday PaulHey everyone, thank you for the very kind birthday wishes! We're just getting back today from a visit to Yellowstone and Grand Teton - two of the national parks here in the US. I only took 700 photos so this is going to take a while to post them all
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(Sorry for being late)All the Best
Beautiful vistas. You can almost hear and feel the photos. Magnificent places
Good morning Paul. Impressive. I wonder if there are any bike trials there it would be an awesome place to ride in for sure. Cheers GrantHey everyone, thank you for the very kind birthday wishes! We're just getting back today from a visit to Yellowstone and Grand Teton - two of the national parks here in the US. I only took 700 photos so this is going to take a while to post them all
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Only human powered bike trails as far as I know. It's all remarkably pristine - especially Yellowstone.
Agreed. There are natural resources that could be used in these places - but as humans we are more prone to abuse than use. It's good that we have some places set aside to be enjoyed as they were created.
Geez, I was so busy being "ME" I missed your BD.
SO A BELATED HAPPY BIRTHDAY.
Those pictures are fantastic. Much better than the ones I took with my old 35mm Argus camera many years ago. I whole heartily agree that those are great parks to visit.
Jan
SO A BELATED HAPPY
BIRTHDAY.Those pictures are fantastic. Much better than the ones I took with my old 35mm Argus camera many years ago. I whole heartily agree that those are great parks to visit.
Jan
This week I turned my attention to the keelson. It is made of five segments along its length with each of the segments joined by a hooked scarf joint. At the bow of the ship the last portion of the keelson tapers from 12" wide to 9" wide and is then joined to the 9" wide stemson.
The kit design calls for a simplified keelson (and keel) that lack the notches on the facing segments commonly seen on other (more impressive) POF builds. I was happy to follow the simplified design as the notched faces are impossible to see on a completed model.
My very first hooked scarf joint in clamps:
Another one, but now sanded to the proper height of 13":
The upper edge of the keelson (and stemson) receives a bevel. I'm sure there is a way to make the bevel using a mill or a scraping tool. I just used files:
The bevels on the stemson (the notches are for breasthooks and deck hooks to be added later):
The top of the stemson must be placed precisely as it eventually establishes the vertical position of the upper deck (I used a gauge set to a measurement taken from the plans):
The keelson is bolted to the keel with 1.25" bolts (every other frame). I used copper wire and will postpone burnishing the ends until I see what happens to them naturally:
And the scarf joints also receive smaller bolts (0.75") at the ends of the joined timbers (lip bolts?):
I am more than a little annoyed that these are not round. All I can think of is that I compressed/distorted the copper wires while inserting them. I'm not sure how many more bolts will be used on this ship, but I need to solve this problem.
The overall view and a closer look of the installed keelson:
Speaking of problems...at the bow I always knew that I needed to refine the inner face of the hawse timbers to establish their proper thickness. I postponed that until seeing how they related to the stemson. Well, its worse than I could have ever imaged. Check this out:
The stemson should be proud of the hawse timbers by the thickness of the planks that will terminate into it (as you can see it is rather substantially submerged).
I need to think about how to solve this issue without damaging the stemson and still end up with a reasonably contoured (faired) inner face of the hawse timbers. I sure wish I knew what I was doing...
The kit design calls for a simplified keelson (and keel) that lack the notches on the facing segments commonly seen on other (more impressive) POF builds. I was happy to follow the simplified design as the notched faces are impossible to see on a completed model.
My very first hooked scarf joint in clamps:
Another one, but now sanded to the proper height of 13":
The upper edge of the keelson (and stemson) receives a bevel. I'm sure there is a way to make the bevel using a mill or a scraping tool. I just used files:
The bevels on the stemson (the notches are for breasthooks and deck hooks to be added later):
The top of the stemson must be placed precisely as it eventually establishes the vertical position of the upper deck (I used a gauge set to a measurement taken from the plans):
The keelson is bolted to the keel with 1.25" bolts (every other frame). I used copper wire and will postpone burnishing the ends until I see what happens to them naturally:
And the scarf joints also receive smaller bolts (0.75") at the ends of the joined timbers (lip bolts?):
I am more than a little annoyed that these are not round. All I can think of is that I compressed/distorted the copper wires while inserting them. I'm not sure how many more bolts will be used on this ship, but I need to solve this problem.
The overall view and a closer look of the installed keelson:
Speaking of problems...at the bow I always knew that I needed to refine the inner face of the hawse timbers to establish their proper thickness. I postponed that until seeing how they related to the stemson. Well, its worse than I could have ever imaged. Check this out:
The stemson should be proud of the hawse timbers by the thickness of the planks that will terminate into it (as you can see it is rather substantially submerged).
I need to think about how to solve this issue without damaging the stemson and still end up with a reasonably contoured (faired) inner face of the hawse timbers. I sure wish I knew what I was doing...
Wow, impressive work using hand tools.
Jan
Jan
You’ll figure it out, Paul. You always do.
The keelson with the 2 sizes of brass nails looks very nice, Paul. And not being ‘perfect’ round: where they back then also?
And on the pictures…… hardly visible.
I see some inside sanding in the bow coming up …..
But still a big wow for your work till now.
Regards, Peter