[glynn]

Hi Jim,

I think the best I could say is that it's done now, and once on deck hopefully no-one will notice all the dents in the lovely bronze plate!!
As is usually the case, the practice run went really well, and the head formed easily. Then I started on the important bit and whether I hadn't heated the rod as well or eight were just too many to do at once , but I had to beat that copper rod with all my might, and left marks on the sheet to remind me forever.

I can see the peice from here and still cringe, but I now find I have to do the same on the rudder, for all the fittings, so only another forty to do. As the designer keeps telling me, by the time I have finished I'll be good at all sorts of things.

Perhaps I need a more gutsy blow torch, rather than using the one from the kitchen that we use for trendy puddings.

Glynn