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**jimkrauzlis** · #**141** 02-09-2014, 11:52 AM

You're very welcome, Glen...glad I could help!

I hear you about slow progress, but not to worry...tain't a race but a hobby!

And the key is that you are enjoying it as you go.... we surely are.

Cheers!
Jim

**birder** · #**142** 02-09-2014, 05:42 PM

Thank you Joe and Don

Jim I've started making smaller deadeyes and going well, was fortunate to find a better hardwood for them, and will be an improvement all around

Hope you folks Eastern US are getting through the winter ok, I'm looking forward to return of the Swallows now about 5 weeks away despite ice and snow out the window...

**Michael Mash** · #**143** 02-09-2014, 06:12 PM

She is looking superb Glen.
I admire your knowledge of the models of this ship in far flung museums.
Great sources of information for construction no doubt.
Mike

**birder** · #**144** 02-09-2014, 07:54 PM

Thanks Mike, this has been a long build so time to look for examples, pictures taken for me at the Addison museum shown here and also an example in Charles Davis' book are essential for me, the details of the deck on this model is most helpful

**Michael Mash** · #**145** 02-10-2014, 06:52 PM

That's a nice one Glen. Lots of detail.
I assume it is made primarily of wood?

**Don Boose** · #**146** 02-10-2014, 07:17 PM

Beautiful model!

Don

**birder** · #**147** 02-12-2014, 02:54 PM

Mike yes that is a model of wood made in the 1930's I think
the site is Addison Gallery of Art. Models of American Sailing Ships.
Don I agree, the way the wood is finished is nice on a model, but most Yankee ships would be painted and less British style furnishings, the builder used 6 ports a side as have I and also the model in Davis' book has 6 a side. Spacing is different for all three. This addison model also has the trysail masts and spanker sail rather than the usual staysails which were more common, but this is in agreement with all the models except the one in Davis which has only a trysail on the mizzen which is the common way.

just a note on making deadeyes, similar to Davis method but using power tools more, spin a dowel of appropriate diam in drill. with a small file making the groove for the rope or metal strop, separating them partly wth cutoff wheel in the dremel using knife to separate the rest, then sanding to small stalk, putting in a hole of depth desired to sand off the stalk, completed deadeye ready to drill out holes which I do with a mini drill bit by hand
Sounds like long process but with practice can turn one out pretty quickly
since last post have made 50 with 32 drilled (enough for foremast)

**Joe711** · #**148** 02-12-2014, 03:09 PM

Ingenious method, and the result is beautiful.
Thanks for the sharing!
Sincerely, Joe

**Michael Mash** · #**149** 02-13-2014, 11:09 AM

Hello Glen,
Question: I have noticed they sell small drill bits designed for dremels at the hobby shop.
Have you ever used one of those in a dremel? If so, what is your impression?
Thanks,
Mike

**birder** · #**150** 02-13-2014, 11:24 AM

Hi Mike
I'm using the little micro drill set that Harbor Freight sells as a set, have bought them quite a few times as they break easily if...when...dropped

Also have the little chuck for the dremel any bit would work likely fine, I don't use the power for drilling holes though as awkward for me to get to the little places that need holes for the many eye bolts needed, so have pretty much stayed with the micro drills twisted by hand works all over the ship and I glue in the eye bolts with ca gel
Glen