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

Mirek · 2026-02-08T00:47:14-0600

Witaj
Pracy bardzo dużo ale jaki efekt . Warto było Pawle . Pozdrawiam Mirek

Hello,
It was a lot of work, but what a result. It was worth it, Paweł. Best regards, Mirek.

Tobias · 2026-02-08T01:44:55-0600

Good morning Paul, after all the questions and confusion surrounding the plans, your execution is a pure delight. Absolutely beautiful work, my friend.

Charlie1805 · 2026-02-08T02:38:21-0600

Hello,

Great project and very nicely executed. Please allow me to ask a question. Where did you get your wood?

dockattner · 2026-02-08T07:15:00-0600

BradNSW said:
The outcome of this deck is incredible, even under the scrutiny of the close-up camera lens!!

Your dedication to putting in all the dove-tail joints is inspiring.

It's amazing how easy it is to create a tight full-scale dovetail, with sharp tools. At this scale you are getting about as close to perfect as possible! I hope you continue to improve on the next deck, as you are approaching what is possible at this scale.

Thanks for sharing this wonderful build, with such great pictures!!

Thanks, Brad. As I mentioned in another post I can envision how to cut the male end of the dovetail on a mill - but not the female end... so I end up just trying to do both by hand. The trouble happens when too much wood is removed leaving an open joint. If I can be more patient perhaps I can tighten things up a bit more.

dockattner · 2026-02-08T07:16:36-0600

Mirek said:
Witaj
Pracy bardzo dużo ale jaki efekt . Warto było Pawle . Pozdrawiam Mirek

Hello,
It was a lot of work, but what a result. It was worth it, Paweł. Best regards, Mirek.

Yes. A LOT of work for a deck that (even with an open-ended model) will be a bit hard to see. But I am satisfied that I put in the effort.

dockattner · 2026-02-08T07:17:51-0600

Tobias said:
Good morning Paul, after all the questions and confusion surrounding the plans, your execution is a pure delight. Absolutely beautiful work, my friend.

Cheers, Tobias. Thank you for your kind review. Alas, a clear understanding of the plans still eludes me.

dockattner · 2026-02-08T07:24:28-0600

Charlie1805 said:
Hello,

Great project and very nicely executed. Please allow me to ask a question. Where did you get your wood?

Hi Charlie,

Thank you for encouraging me. I sourced the pearwood domestically here in the US: https://www.rarewoodsusa.com/ (it is European pearwood, however).

The webpage for an excellent German vendor has disappeared. @Tobias can you assist our friend?

Another option might be: https://www.hobbymill.eu/products?fs=e&s=cl. This guy is in Estonia though I believe he only sells prepared boards and strips rather than raw lumber.

Charlie1805 · 2026-02-08T08:14:30-0600

dockattner said:
Hi Charlie,

Thank you for encouraging me. I sourced the pearwood domestically here in the US: https://www.rarewoodsusa.com/ (it is European pearwood, however).

The webpage for an excellent German vendor has disappeared. @Tobias can you assist our friend?

Another option might be: https://www.hobbymill.eu/products?fs=e&s=cl. This guy is in Estonia though I believe he only sells prepared boards and strips rather than raw lumber.

Hello Doc, thank you very much for your quick reply. Your construction report is simply TOP> what you're showing there is fantastic.