Building, Framing, Planking and plating a ships hull and deck

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1. Planking techniques and tutorials and videos, etc.

   By Chuck, April 22, 2020
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   • Cold_Fire
   • October 20, 2023

2. Exploring different ways of hull construction

   By JKC27, yesterday at 03:30 PM
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   • allanyed
   • 3 hours ago

3. A question about glue.

   By danbloch, May 15, 2020   

   • question
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   • GrandpaPhil
   • Sunday at 08:54 PM

4. Planking before or after transom install

   By Jamie Coleman, Friday at 01:39 PM
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   • Gregory
   • Friday at 01:58 PM

5. Avoiding Chipping while Milling Hardwood

   By ChrisLBren, January 13
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   • Isaiah
   • Friday at 04:19 AM

6. Type of glue to use planking a hull

   By Jerry Berenson, January 11
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   • tedrobinson2000
   • April 16

7. Room and Space on ships' boats

   By allanyed, April 11
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   • allanyed
   • April 14

8. Hull Plug for a mold (reproduction of the hull maybe)

   By Scottish Guy, April 3
   • 19 replies
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   • Scottish Guy
   • April 9

9. Marking off the bow for planking

   By Dcox, April 5
   • 2 replies
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   • Chuck
   • April 5

10. Using wood as decking for a plastic hull model?

    By Scottish Guy, March 29
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    • wefalck
    • March 30

11. What have I done wrong

    By Dindsy, February 7
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    • allanyed
    • March 24

12. Gunwale details 1800 schooner

    By georgeband, February 25, 2021
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    • georgeband
    • March 24

13. Long term CA vapors

    By ricky86, February 10
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    • Mike Shea
    • March 23

14. CV-59 USS Forrestal Carrier

    By GZM2023, February 28
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    • GZM2023
    • March 23

15. Newbie here- Flattening the planks?

    By Chikpeas, March 9
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    • Bob Cleek
    • March 19

16. Amati 1/35 endeavour questions

    By jford212, March 19
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    • jford212
    • March 19

17. Stairs on the hull planking and on the wale

    By Ferit, June 10, 2019
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    • Morganp
    • March 14

18. "Thick Stuff" - question for the guru´s here: does a 2 1/2 inch step on deck make sense?

    By Marcus.K., February 18
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    • Roger Pellett
    • March 8

19. Why do OcCre models start with the first plank partially down the hull?

    By SiriusVoyager, February 25
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    • SiriusVoyager
    • February 28

20. Gluing Birch planking to plywood frames

    By Diver, February 24
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    • allanyed
    • February 25

21. Second planking done.....what do you do to fine it up.

    By bigcreekdad, February 9
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    • bigcreekdad
    • February 19

22. New to Model Ship Building

    By Enterprise, February 10
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    • JeffT
    • February 10

23. Copper plate overlapping (< > 1794) - lower overlaps upper or vice versa? 1 2

    By Sizzolo, February 1
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    • Knocklouder
    • February 9

24. Modification of Mondfeld's ships boat jig

    By barkeater, February 8
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    • Gregory
    • February 8

25. Fairing question on Model Shipways Syren

    By eurekapaul, February 5
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    • eurekapaul
    • February 7

26. Planking, using CA glue, my Amati Fifie

    By David W, February 5
    • 10 replies
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    • glbarlow
    • February 7

27. Museumvillage

    By Museumvillage, January 29
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    • ccoyle
    • January 29

28. How to locate the galleon's decks and the fit between the frame and false keel ?

    By Giorgik63, January 23
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    • Giorgik63
    • January 26

29. French FULMINANT rear castle 1 2 3 4 7

    By HAIIAPHNK, August 18, 2023
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    • empathry
    • January 24

30. Looking for suggestions

    By bigcreekdad, January 16
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    • Javelin
    • January 22