Very good progress, Nigel ! I attended a course last week for sharpening carving tools. It was very interessting. I need to start with some carving exercises.
Saint-Philippe 1693-POF to the Monograph by Jean-Claude Lemineur by NMBrook-1/36
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Great work Nigel. I totaly recognize what you say about taking pictures. I sometimes make pictures to correct my carvings, especially small faces. In pictures you see things that are invisible with the bare eye.
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I will do a step by step when I continue with the carving.A combination of three different burrs were used in the Proxxon rotary tool.I feel the item is ridiculously fragile and was mindful not to use anything that would put any lateral force in it.
I know Janos swears by the micromotor for carving,however due to various conditions I have from working in heavy industry for many years,I need to use two hands whenever possible.It was the diagnosis of these conditions that lead to my sabbatical from the work on Sovereign.Things are a little better now I no longer use vibrating tools at work.
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Nigel
I will do a step by step when I continue with the carving.A combination of three different burrs were used in the Proxxon rotary tool.I feel the item is ridiculously fragile and was mindful not to use anything that would put any lateral force in it.
I know Janos swears by the micromotor for carving,however due to various conditions I have from working in heavy industry for many years,I need to use two hands whenever possible.It was the diagnosis of these conditions that lead to my sabbatical from the work on Sovereign.Things are a little better now I no longer use vibrating tools at work.
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Nigel
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And you have to make the procedure also from the other side, or?
Take a break - and drink a coffee in between, or better some tea with baldrian / valerian
Take a break - and drink a coffee in between, or better some tea with baldrian / valerian
Yes Uwe,the item is 3mm thick and carved on both sides,mirror image.I have seen this done with two pieces laminated together however it seems to me that that is making it more complex in that both profiles have to align perfectly.
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Nigel
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Time for a cnc machine?
This will also be handy for all the French Lillies on the sides
Yes it is something to ponder in the future given the hundred or more identical Fleur de Lis on the hull topsides.Cnc Proxxon MF70 might be the tool to use
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Nigel
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Hi Nigel
This is the greatest project I have ever seen. I admire it very much
He's huge, and he's very difficult to make,I'm looking forward to his update.
Warm regards
Tom
This is the greatest project I have ever seen. I admire it very much
He's huge, and he's very difficult to make,I'm looking forward to his update.
Warm regards
Tom
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Hi Maarten
Yes I may.I looked at it a good while ago while the business was in its infancy.There is a Uk dealer for them as well
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Nigel
Yes I may.I looked at it a good while ago while the business was in its infancy.There is a Uk dealer for them as well
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Nigel
Just a small,or large depending on how you look at it,update.First chunk of frames complete,removed from jig and rough faired.
mug for scale
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Nigel
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Wow. Great progress, Nigel. Ready for the next 53 frames 
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The sharp exactlys joints looks very good. Masterpiece !
?The sharp exactlys joints looks very good. Masterpiece !
A REAL ARTIST AT WORK. Don
Thankyou for your kind comments.
55 frames OliverThere are 9 frame drawings and this assembly is one of them.That is why I gave a ballpark figure of two years for the frames.Had it not been for all the mortices,I think it would be more like 6 months.However.the joints do add a great deal to the build aesthetically.Best bit is that all the internal rider frames are morticed just the same as you will see in my next posts.
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Nigel
55 frames Oliver
There are 9 frame drawings and this assembly is one of them.That is why I gave a ballpark figure of two years for the frames.Had it not been for all the mortices,I think it would be more like 6 months.However.the joints do add a great deal to the build aesthetically.Best bit is that all the internal rider frames are morticed just the same as you will see in my next posts.Kind Regards
Nigel
Hi Nigel,
You can still consider to make it a section model.
You can still consider to make it a section model.