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Wooden ship modeling is fun!

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Posted by philo426 on Sunday, January 26, 2014 6:50 PM

Thanks!

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Posted by 2/20 Bluemax on Monday, January 27, 2014 7:25 PM

Regarding conservation and preservation. I went on a tour of the Henry Ford Museum's restoration and conservation facilities several years ago. At one point of the tour I was in the area where conservation, restoration and preservation was performed on steam engines and other mechanical devices. The gentleman, while describing the work he performed there, used a small two cylinder operating steam engine as an example of the problems involved in keeping things in working order. He made a point, I never thought of, that when the number of replacement parts on the engine reached a certain point, I think he said fifty percent, it was no longer considered to be an original engine, but was more like a re-manufactured engine and not suitable for display. It would be auctioned off. The museum keeps similar artifacts in operating condition and run them as part of the museum displays.

If an antique or historical ship model with extensive damage was to be restored, could there be a point where the model  would not be considered to be original when the restoration process was completed? Would the work be attempted at all.

Jim

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Posted by amphib on Tuesday, January 28, 2014 5:36 AM

This reminds me of the Frenchman's axe. The head has been replaced three times and the handle twice but it's still the same axe.

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Posted by Big Jake on Tuesday, January 28, 2014 5:46 PM

ha....hahahahahaha

 

 

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Posted by philo426 on Sunday, February 2, 2014 2:03 PM

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Posted by philo426 on Tuesday, February 4, 2014 5:36 PM

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Posted by philo426 on Thursday, February 6, 2014 5:52 PM

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Posted by philo426 on Friday, February 7, 2014 5:47 PM

Cat head fever!  

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Posted by philo426 on Saturday, February 15, 2014 10:56 AM

Cut a square in the deck with my Dremel and put in some forecastle grating.  

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Posted by Jim Barton on Thursday, February 20, 2014 4:08 PM

Nice!

"Whaddya mean 'Who's flying the plane?!' Nobody's flying the plane!"

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Posted by philo426 on Thursday, February 20, 2014 8:05 PM

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Posted by philo426 on Tuesday, February 25, 2014 7:58 PM

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Posted by Marcus McBean on Tuesday, February 25, 2014 8:04 PM

She is really starting to shape up really nice, love the detail.

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Posted by philo426 on Wednesday, February 26, 2014 9:02 PM

Thanks!

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Posted by philo426 on Monday, March 3, 2014 9:28 PM

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