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

Daniel20 · 2026-01-12T07:10:24-0600

Beautiful work Paul!

RDN1954 · 2026-01-12T07:50:59-0600

Exemplary work as always.
Enjoy your break!

Rebus · 2026-01-12T07:58:53-0600

Incredible work. So enjoy your updates.

dockattner · 2026-01-12T08:20:20-0600

Steef66 said:
Your work looks again superbe. Have nice holidays this year.

Thanks, Stephan. Between the beams and the ledges I spent some cold days in my garage. Looking forward to vacationing somewhere warmer!

dockattner · 2026-01-12T08:21:35-0600

Peter Voogt said:
A very nice line-up of those deck beams, Paul. The pictures from different angles gives a nice view of there positioning.
Regards, Peter

Thanks, Peter. Measure three times - cut three times...

dockattner · 2026-01-12T08:22:09-0600

serikoff said:
How I love this precision in details!!!

Thank you very much, Sergey. Lot's of fiddling with a #11 blade.

dockattner · 2026-01-12T08:22:46-0600

Herman said:
Beautiful work Paul. Have a nice holiday.

Thanks for stopping by, Herman. Chasing the sun on this vacation.

dockattner · 2026-01-12T08:25:27-0600

Namabiiru said:
Wow. Just….wow.

Thank you, my friend. Taking out the rider frames and some of the platform beams didn't feel like a wow moment but I had built myself into a corner. Now I need to figure out how to build myself out of that same corner in the weeks ahead. It sure would be great if I knew what I was doing!

dockattner · 2026-01-12T08:25:51-0600

Rebus said:
Incredible work. So enjoy your updates.

That's nice of you to share, Rebus. I'm glad you visited.

dockattner · 2026-01-12T08:28:51-0600

RDN1954 said:
Exemplary work as always.
Enjoy your break!

Thank you, kindly. Maybe I'll steal a page from @Maarten's book and do some carving. I'm not sure if I'll have time to get pieces set up before we leave though.

dockattner · 2026-01-12T08:32:36-0600

Daniel20 said:
Beautiful work Paul!

Thanks, Daniel. More work than it looks like

. What is so simple to create from a kit requires hours and hours when making everything from raw lumber. Not sure I like that aspect or not. Satisfying...but...

AllanKP69 · 2026-01-12T12:57:20-0600

BEAUTIFUL, so neat and clean!!! Your fitting and checking the lay of the beams before fixing them in place is very well done.

Allan

dockattner · 2026-01-12T13:05:49-0600

AllanKP69 said:
BEAUTIFUL, so neat and clean!!! Your fitting and checking the lay of the beams before fixing them in place is very well done.

Allan

How very nice of you to take the initiative to post, Allan. Your encouragement is most appreciated.

CLB · 2026-01-12T17:10:33-0600

Love the update Paul on the deck beams- enjoy your holiday -she will be waiting for your return !!!

dockattner · 2026-01-12T19:10:21-0600

CLB said:
Love the update Paul on the deck beams- enjoy your holiday -she will be waiting for your return !!!

Thanks, Chris. As you know even the mundane tasks take lots of time and demand precision if future steps are to be met with success. Case in point - the most aft deck beam located just below the wing transom isn't installed perfectly - a fact that has only now come to light as these deck beams are being fitted.

Well, that can't be fixed anymore so onward we go making the best of it...

RussF · 2026-01-13T06:01:35-0600

dockattner said:
Thanks, Chris. As you know even the mundane tasks take lots of time and demand precision if future steps are to be met with success. Case in point - the most aft deck beam located just below the wing transom isn't installed perfectly - a fact that has only now come to light as these deck beams are being fitted.

Well, that can't be fixed anymore so onward we go making the best of it...

It is so easy for us with our calipers, micrometers and macro photography to see something that is 1/64" off on a part that's 6" long and weighs 5 grams. Do you think the shipwrights of old maintained that kind of precision on a piece that was 24' long and probably weighed 300 lbs? Of course not. If they later discovered that something was slightly off, they simply made adjustments to the pieces that attached to it and kept going. Don't beat yourself up Paul. You're simply adding the human element to your build. Not many people here can build to the same quality as you, and when you add the fact that you only have a couple of models under your belt, that list gets much shorter. Enjoy your vacation, my friend!

dockattner · 2026-01-13T06:11:12-0600

RussF said:
It is so easy for us with our calipers, micrometers and macro photography to see something that is 1/64" off on a part that's 6" long and weighs 5 grams. Do you think the shipwrights of old maintained that kind of precision on a piece that was 24' long and probably weighed 300 lbs? Of course not. If they later discovered that something was slightly off, they simply made adjustments to the pieces that attached to it and kept going. Don't beat yourself up Paul. You're simply adding the human element to your build. Not many people here can build to the same quality as you, and when you add the fact that you only have a couple of models under your belt, that list gets much shorter. Enjoy your vacation, my friend!

Thanks, Russ. If mistakes are the measure of humanity, then I am more human than most ROTF

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BradNSW · 2026-01-13T09:04:01-0600

Only you would know (if you hadn't told the entire forum) ROTF

. Either way, I'm sure none of us would have ever been able to detect this micro-difference!!

Enjoy the holiday! She willl be waiting for your return, looking better than you remember...absence makes the heart grow fonder, right? You'll realize what a gem you've created when you see her next.

CLB · 2026-01-13T09:24:31-0600

Believe me one of the hardest things with this hobby is when to move on even when you've made you know you've made a mistake. If there's little to no impact on the future structure and its too risky to correct - move on ! In time it will fade into the background and no one will notice it anyway.