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On 06/03/2017 at 2:31 AM, AnobiumPunctatum said:

excellent milling job

Christian,

 

Only the bottom part was actually milled. The sides, as they were bevelled, the notches were manually cut and filed to size.

 

Alexandru

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Excellent wood-work !

 

For those, who read French, there is a nice and comprehensive article on the 'cure molles' by Patrice Descencière in NEPTUNIA No. 264: http://www.aamm.fr/boutique/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=67&products_id=428

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This may be a stupid question, but... :)

How do you make a brass nails flush with the wood? The only way I know is sanding, and it is hard to do on convex surfaces or in any confined place. But on your photos I see brass nails perfectly flush, and in places where I can't imagine getting with a sanding block. What is the trick?

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Mike,

 

No question is stupid. 

I use files to make the nails flush with the wood.  For convex surfaces I have curved files as you can see in the first picture, the second and the third file. Both have a flat surface in section but the third one is pointed so if I use it closer to the point it will file a smaller surface. For even trickier places I have a curved file with a half round section - the third in the second picture.

Hope this answer your question.

 

Alexandru

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Indeed! Stopping on the exact right moment to avoid scratching the wood - that is quite a skill. Will practice more, thanks for the inspiration :)

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Really wonderful. I love your precise joinery.

Regards Christian

 

Current build: HM Cutter Alert, 1777; HM Sloop Fly, 1776 - 1/36

On the drawing board: English Ship Sloops Fly, 1776, Comet, 1783 and Aetna, 1776; Naval Cutter Alert, 1777

Paused: HMS Triton, 1771 - 1/48

"Have no fear of perfection - you'll never reach it." Salvador Dali

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Thank you Greg, Druxey, Christian and Albert.

 

I made some progress in the couple last weeks and now the barge is completed. The inside was already oiled as once the deck is in place I will have limited access to do it later - even if the deck planking is only partial.

Here are the pictures.

 

Alexandru

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Thank you all for appreciation.

 

Mark, this is a hand held vise/clamp you can find on Amazon: https://www.amazon.ca/Universal-Holder-Jewelers-Jewelry-Engraving/dp/B00NA7SG9C/ref=sr_1_12?ie=UTF8&qid=1492517975&sr=8-12&keywords=jewelry+clamp

 

Alexandru

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Hey howya goin Alexandru mate, beautiful work done on her mate.  :bird-vi:

I'm probably not going to live long enough to build all these but I'm BLOODY going to try HAHAHA.

 

Future Builds: The Schooner Bluenose, scale 1:48, POF Scratch Build (Gene Bodnar practicum - Plans from modelshipbuilder.com)

                       HMS Victory, scale 1:64 or 1:48, POF Scratch Build (John McKay's plans)

                        

Current Builds: 42ft Longboat Armed for War 1834, scale 1:36 POF Scratch Build (Plans from A.N.C.R.E.) 

                        Galley Washington 1776, scale 1:48, POF Scratch Build (NRG's Plans)

                        Ragusian Carrack, scale 1:59, POB kit (MarisStella)

                        King of the Mississippi, scale 1:80, POB Kit (Artesania Latina)

                        HMS Snake 1797, 18 Gun Sloop of War, scale 1:64, POB Kit (Jotika/CalderCraft)

 


Current Build: Stage Coach 1848, scale 1:10, Kit (Artesania Latina) Shhh don't tell the Admins I'm building this I'll hide it here ^under this line^ so they don't see it HAHAHA.

                       

 

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Beautiful joinery Alexandru, What diameter are the brass pins that you are using for the treenails? 

 

Michael

Current builds  Bristol Pilot Cutter 1:8;      Skipjack 19 foot Launch 1:8;       Herreshoff Buzzards Bay 14 1:8

Other projects  Pilot Cutter 1:500 ;   Maria, 1:2  Now just a memory    

Future model Gill Smith Catboat Pauline 1:8

Finished projects  A Bassett Lowke steamship Albertic 1:100  

 

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9 hours ago, michael mott said:

Beautiful joinery Alexandru, What diameter are the brass pins that you are using for the treenails? 

 

Michael

Michael,

 

The brass wire is 0.5mm in diameter.

 

Alexandru

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Hello,

 

Some more progress pictures - quite a bit of metalwork which I like less but I am quite happy with the results. I managed to only break a single 0.5mm drill bit of while drilling holes in the end of those turned brass axels. 

 

Alexandru

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Thank you for the info Alexandru.

 

Michael

Current builds  Bristol Pilot Cutter 1:8;      Skipjack 19 foot Launch 1:8;       Herreshoff Buzzards Bay 14 1:8

Other projects  Pilot Cutter 1:500 ;   Maria, 1:2  Now just a memory    

Future model Gill Smith Catboat Pauline 1:8

Finished projects  A Bassett Lowke steamship Albertic 1:100  

 

Anything you can imagine is possible, when you put your mind to it.

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On 3/5/2017 at 9:30 PM, michael mott said:

Found them!!

 

here you go they are called handi clamps

 

Michael

More clamps, I must buy more clamps!!! 10 on the way.

 

Bill

Chantilly, VA

 

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Hello,

 

More progress pictures.

 

You will probably notice the knee under the last beam placed on the inside in first 2 pictures - that was a mistake and I took them out since then. In picture number 8 they are on the outside as they should have been in the first place.

 

I started the small wheel this morning and it is more complicated to build than I expected. I thought that the small one will be easier to do than the big one first but because is small all pieces are thin and break very easily. The two wheels are made from 6 arched pieces each - think I had to cut at least 4 more to replace the broken ones. Plus the horizontal/vertical spokes are square 2mm thick in section and they join at half wood. Those broke a lot too. But in the end I managed to do them and they look quite sturdy now after the full assembly. Quite happy with them.

 

Alexandru

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Wow, absolut fantastic. I like your precision.

Regards Christian

 

Current build: HM Cutter Alert, 1777; HM Sloop Fly, 1776 - 1/36

On the drawing board: English Ship Sloops Fly, 1776, Comet, 1783 and Aetna, 1776; Naval Cutter Alert, 1777

Paused: HMS Triton, 1771 - 1/48

"Have no fear of perfection - you'll never reach it." Salvador Dali

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Hello,

 

Here are some more progress pictures. Slower progress over the summer with vacations and nice weather to stay in the basement workshop. 

 

The small wheel was completed beginning of May. The big one mid June. Then a long break and after that started working on the "scoop" - metalworking is not my forte so is taking a lot of time. Plus I break a lot of 0.6mm drill bits. Worst part is that when they break they rest into the piece and there is no way to take the small bit out. 

 

Now I am blocked again as I break the last bit this morning and I still have to drill both sides. I ordered 100 more bits on eBay but it will take a while till I get them. They are very cheap (0.99CAD for 10, free shipping from China) but the quality is proportional with the price - I would say one in three actually cuts into the brass, the others I will end up using them in wood.

 

Another first today - riveting - went better then I expected once I got the feel for it and learned how long the piece of wire to make a nice rivet.

 

Alexandru

 

Oh darn, the pictures ended up in reverse order.

 

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