Russ Emerson | February 9, 2010
I have been learning to tie knots. Teeny tiny knots. Lots of teeny tiny knots. [Click for larger] See those black dowel-like things? Those are the spars and gaffs. If I were going to put sails on this model, those are where they would be attached. Each has blocks (as in block-and-tackle) through which ropes […]
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Russ Emerson | January 19, 2010
During the hiatus I took from shipbuilding, the question often occurred to me: how do I protect my project from a cat with a test-to-destruction sense of inquisitiveness? Yes, I refer to Kismet, who gleefully gets into everything. The last thing I wanted to do was invest a lot of hours in fiddly small details […]
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