That looks great. I like the idea of the filler blocks, that will provide a bit more surface to work with. Great idea.
Jan
Jan
Thanks Jan… it definitely can’t hurt and it didn’t take much effort.
Chris
The way the kit cap rail is designed it shows the glue lines and where everything is sandwiched together. So I decided to laminate the cap rail. I thinking the kit wood is beech wood. Did not have beech veneer but had some maple. I think it’s a pretty close match after it was dyed. I can probably work with the dyes a little more to get a closer match to the kit wood. What does everyone think.
That is a neat substitution. Was it difficult to form?
Jan
Jan
Super easy. Just wet it and clamped it to the top rail to use it as a former and used my plank bender. The trick will to glue it down uniformly since I glued the top rail down already. Still thinking about how to do it. On the starboard side, I will laminate it before gluing it to the ship.
Hmm, something to think about when I get to that stage. I’m waiting for warmer outdoor conditions so I can do some serious sanding outside. Currently it’s 22F and snowing. Forecast is 10 plus inches.
Jan
Yessir, I'm in my little boatyard trying to follow Pietsan's example for rigging the Foremast on my WB build. also trying not to glue my fingers together. I dislike using that "superglue stuff" and avoid it if all possible.
Jan
Wonderful. These are exactly the pictures I wanted to see to give me confidence to do the same. I have begun.
Thank you . . .
