I love your work, Chris! Centerline timbers look perfect!
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Thanks, Chris. I was asking more specifically about Boudriot's La Renommee. I have the monograph and know he draws half frames. I was wondering if there were full frame drawings commercially available.Depends on the author of the Monograph - Boudriot and Lemineur do not illustrate full frames. Delacroix does - which still requires making copies of them, tracing or drafting during construction.
I had the advantage of one of my friends in the French forum share the frames for Renommee he uploaded into pdf form as full frames which was a huge advantage. I could print the frames with ease on my home computer which sped up the process considerably.
try Amati nails that are square-headed.FrankI agree with you that there are reasons to question the esthetic of the bright brass bolts. If they could be blackened in situ it would look better but that is difficult. Casey's will stain regardless of how careful you are (though Giampy does it that way after first sealing the wood). I've heard liver of sulfur can be used without the danger of staining the surrounding wood, but I have no personal experience with it.
On the Kingfisher I used copper bolts and they are less 'visible' and seem more eager to naturally darken. But is square copper stock even available?