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Gene Bodnar

Sun May 27 2012, 10:15pm

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Mike,

Thanks. Yes, I used a jig for the arched windows, which consisted of two toothpicks set in a small block of wood. I tied a loop of string around the toothpicks, which became the central two vertical slats. The remaining slats were cut from card and glued in place. Finally, the arched frame was glued atop of of this, and then trimmed around the edges after the glued dried.

Gene

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Mon May 28 2012, 08:36am

Arthur

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Gene: I'm intrigued to know how you made those Venetian windows. I'm assuming they're glazed but looking across the hull to the backs of them, it looks as though you've only done the ones on the right so far; but there's no sign of any acrylic on the backs of them.
If they're not glazed, how on earth did you get the string to stay in place? In fact, even if they are glazed, how was it done?

aew

Mon May 28 2012, 08:41am

Arthur

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Gene: I posted my questions without realising there was another post on page, 5 so I'm a bit wiser now. Do I take it that the windows aren't glazed and that you've used glue to stiffen the string?

teleman

Mon May 28 2012, 04:07pm

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Gene,
Nice update and neat little trick to keep the frames square Gene.

mario

Gene Bodnar

Mon May 28 2012, 05:07pm

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Arthur,

None of the windows are glazed yet, but they certainly will be glazed when I've finished them. Here's how I made the windows, step by step. It's very tedious, taking about 15 minutes a window.

aew

Tue May 29 2012, 08:49am

Arthur

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Gene: Thanks for the excellent explanation/tutorial.
I hadn't realised that the horizontal (and the two upper, diagonal) glazing bars were card. I thought they were also string, which is why I was wondering how they held their shape.

Puzzle glue is something I've not come across so far, but it seems to be readily available. I'll keep it in mind.

Gene Bodnar

Wed May 30 2012, 04:35pm

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The deckhouse windows for C deck are finally finished -- a total of 132 windows of 7 different styles.

Gene

Winston

Wed May 30 2012, 04:39pm

Winston

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Looking good Gene. You going to be able to carry that thing once your done? She's a monster!

Gene Bodnar

Wed May 30 2012, 09:45pm

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Winston,

She's a light-weight monster that only weighs around 10 pounds (and most of that is the stand). The ship is made of 1/16" basswood, and since it's POF, it's hollow.

Gene