THE SCUTTLEBUTT
The Scuttlebutt is the official newsletter of the Rocky
Mountain Shipwrights – Its objective is to promote, develop and further scale model shipbuilding and the study of maritime subjects, art, history and traditions. VOLUME 11, NUMBER
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JUNE MEETING
THE JUNE MEETING OF THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN SHIPWRIGHTS
WILL BE HELD ON SATURDAY, JUNE 15, AT 0930 HOURS, ROCKLER WOODWORKING &
HARDWARE, 2553 SOUTH COLORADO BLVD., DENVER, CO. SPEAKER: ED QUAM TOPIC: “WOODS TO USE AND NOT USE, AND WHY ” JULY MEETING
The July Meeting will be held on Saturday, July
20, at 0930 hours, at Rockler Woodworking &
Hardware, Speaker: Terry Godwin & Mark Pankratz Topic: “Hahn Method”. NOW HEAR
THIS - SKIPPER’S NOTES We had a great meeting in May and look forward to an even better one
in June. The meeting, as usual, will
be at Rockler’s on Saturday, June 15, at We had some input on the “no-show” logo on the mail out version of
last month’s Scuttlebutt. We’ll try
harder. One of our newer members approached me at our last meeting with an idea that I believe has a lot of merit. What do you think? The idea is to keep a loose-leaf, three ring binder available in our library for anyone who has something they would like to sell, such as tools, ships, services etc. |
Also it could be used if you’re looking to buy, need advice, or help
just let it be known. I like it Mark Prankratz and his show committee are
doing a great job in getting things on and off the drawing board for the RMS
fall show. If you have ideas to make
it better, let him know. Future things to think about – Bob Slattery called the other day with
a thought about having our December meeting at a restaurant and “breaking
bread”. It would be a good way to get
to know each other better. That too would be a good time to get acquainted with
the new RMS officers for 2003. That’s
another item to be thinking about. Who
do we want to nominate? By the way,
Bob Slattery knows a nice place with privacy. Hope to see everyone, now 69 members, at the upcoming RMS
meeting. The program promises to be
another real winner with Ed Quam on a subject we
should all learn more about; “Woods to use and not use, and why”. Your Skipper, Jim Smith NEW MEMBERS Please welcome the following new members to RMS. Bob Skarbek rskarbek@yahoo.com RMS members are encouraged to wear their name badges to monthly
meetings. New members can order name
badges at Sun Signs, 4420 Tennyson St., Denver, CO 80212 (303-477-1594). UPCOMING 2002 RMS MEETING DATESMeetings are held on the third Saturday monthly |
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at 0930 hours. Location: Rockler
Woodworking & Hardware, 2553 South Colorado Blvd., Denver, CO. August
17 Ed Quam,
Mark Pankratz Lumber
Mill September
21 Jon Sorensen, John McGann Planking October
19 Annual Model Exhibition November
16 Kit Review December
21 Ed Quam,
Jon Sorenson Rigging LIBRARY During the past month we have added several books to our library. Terry Godwin donated the book, “The Masting
and Rigging of English Ships of War, 1625-1860”, by James Lees. Caboose Hobbies donated the following books to the club from their
sale table. We thank Caboose Hobbies
for their continued support of the Rocky Mountain Shipwrights and encourage
members to visit Caboose Hobbies and get a good deal on some books. “The Ship Model Builder’s Assistant”, by Charles Davis “Model Ships from Scratch”, by Scott Robertson “Ship Model Builder’s Handbook”, by Tom Gorman “Ship Models in Glass”, by Peter Hille “Basics of Ship Modeling”, by Mike Ashey “The Period Ship Handbook 2”, by Keith Julier “Historic Model Ships from Scratch”, by Scott Robertson “Ship Modeling Techniques”, by Portia Takakjian We voted money to purchase some more books from Caboose Hobbies,
which will be used to add additional books to the library. Donations of books from members are especially welcome. The library is located in the cabinet near
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Rockler Woodworking and
Hardware. Members are requested to
return any books that have been outstanding for a long time so that other
members may enjoy them too. - Roger Hanson
Article Report “THE
RECONSTRUCTION OF A GROUP OF WOODEN MODELS FROM THE TOMB OF DJEHUTINAKHT…”,
by Nadia Lokma, ARCE Bulletin, No. 181, pgs 1, 3-6 The In 1992, reconstruction
and conservation of the models began. After studying other models, the figures
of people were cleaned and consolidated so they could be handled without
causing further damage. Next, the
figures were identified along with their correct positions on the models. Many of the boat figures were attached
during restoration in the early 20th Century using plaster, wood dust, and
animal glue. Most of these had been
attached incorrectly. For example, a
lookout on one boat was attached to the bow, but looking backwards! Standing figures were
attached to the deck by fixing the legs in holes. If the leg had broken off in the hole, the
remaining piece could be matched against the figure. Determining the positions of seated figures
(rowers) was especially difficult.
Attachment to the boat was by a single dowel. If the dowel had broken off, the remains in
the hole were matched against the remains on the figure. If the dowel was not broken off, the size
and shape of the holes in the deck and in the figure were used. After at least one figure had been
positioned, the other figures were easier. The collection of wooden models is now
stored in climate-controlled cabinets in the Bob Rushforth |