Dear Folks,
Well, winter has arrived in the great Pacific Northwest in the US and I have once again opened my indoor shop to continue the build from a kit of the "Ajax". I am choosing to build a general 1765 version of an English Frigate. As some of you may recall last winter, I finished building up the hull and am now ready to start Masting and Rigging. To me, this is when a ship begins to come to life and is a stage of the build that I really enjoy and I think I'm ok at pulling off, as long as these old fingers and eyes can still do it. So, I'll be posting with pictures as things progress and will be starting with the lower foremast.
Its nice to be back. (Oh, I managed to build a 12ft rowing skiff for a friend and have started the build of a 15ft sailing skiff for my personal use. Will resume in the spring of next year).
Cheers,
Dennis Lancaster
Bellingham, Wa. USA