Williamo Posted January 28, 2018 Share #1 Posted January 28, 2018 (edited) Hi, My name is Bill. I live in Brittany in France. I am a new member, currently building the Corel Sloop (or Sloup), and researching the history of these work- boats on the south and north coasts of Brittany. They have beautiful lines. I am also interested in developing CNC techniques to improve fairing of frames and planking in a general way for wooden hulls. Happy to hear from anyone with interests in these areas. Edited January 28, 2018 by Williamo Misspelling ccoyle, Mike Shea, Dee_Dee and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Lad Posted January 28, 2018 Share #2 Posted January 28, 2018 Hello Bill, and a warm welcome to the forum from 'Down Under'. John geoff 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtaylor Posted January 28, 2018 Share #3 Posted January 28, 2018 Welcome to MSW, Bill. There's a lot of us using "tech" such as CNC, Laser Cutters, and 3D printing. Much is in this area as far as discussion: https://modelshipworld.com/index.php?/forum/34-cad-and-3d-modellingdrafting-plans-with-software/ However, there's also a wealth of information in the various build logs. Use the search feature with keywords like "CNC", "Laser cutter", etc. geoff and Mike Shea 2 Quote Mark "The shipwright is slow, but the wood is patient." - me Current Build: Past Builds: La Belle Poule 1765 - French Frigate from ANCRE plans - ON HOLD Triton Cross-Section NRG Hallf Hull Planking Kit HMS Sphinx 1775 - Vanguard Models - 1:64 Non-Ship Model: On hold, maybe forever: CH-53 Sikorsky - 1:48 - Revell - Completed Licorne - 1755 from Hahn Plans (Scratch) Version 2.0 (Abandoned) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Williamo Posted January 28, 2018 Author Share #4 Posted January 28, 2018 Many thanks for the warm welcome Jim. I moved to France about a year ago from Western Australia. Thanks for your welcome and info Mark. Lots of interesting ideas. geoff, Mike Shea and mtaylor 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Shea Posted January 29, 2018 Share #5 Posted January 29, 2018 Very nice build. geoff 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dee_Dee Posted January 29, 2018 Share #6 Posted January 29, 2018 (edited) I posted this in reply to your thread on Naval history: I built the Corel sloup kit using photos from all of the above links; I bashed the heck out of it from the very beginning. When building this kit, it became apparent that EVERY Brittany sloop is different; a lot of it depended on what is the primary fishing, oysters, lobsters, sardines, location and more. The link to my build is in my signature. A place to start is with the 'Bergère de Domrémy, hull # B 5929', a scallop dredging sloop / coquillier built in 1936. It was rebuilt and now a French National Treasure. The French An Test website contains some details and history. There's lots of info on this website. http://bergere.antest.net/le-bateau/description/ Info on Auguste Tertu, who built the Bergère de Domrémy and many other boats http://bergere.antest.net/2013/12/auguste-tertu/ Page through Sophie's link for numerous photos and good info on the Bergère de Domrémy and other sloops: http://sophie-g.net/photo/bret/brest/bergere01.htm A blog with lots of photos of Bergère de Domrémy http://www.laroyale-modelisme.net/t9662-la-bergere-de-domremy The Brittany sloop is similar to the Irish Galway and Kinsale Hooker and many other Channel / Atlantic fishing boats. More info on these Irish boats here: http://www.tradboats.ie/index.php The "Douarnenez Festival" held every other year features numerous variations on the Brittany sloop / coquillier. Here are links to photos from the 2006 and 2012 festivals. Google 'Douarnenez Festival' for more photos. 2006: http://www.pbase.com/image/65376766 2012: https://www.flickr.com/photos/valendrevarzecois/7623197092/ Videos from 2012 Douarnenez Festival https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8bwdXWwGRbY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lcetV8QmPGk This Pinterest page did a good job of assembling various fishing vessels from the Channel and Atlantic coast and includes some basic drawings. https://www.pinterest.co.uk/tomedom/french-traditional-boat-types-of-the-channel-and-a/ Edited January 29, 2018 by Dee_Dee mtaylor and geoff 2 Quote Current Build - Glad Tidings -MS Completed Builds - Dragon - Corel - One design International Class Yacht - Sloup Coquillier / Shell Fish Sloop - Corel - Based on 'Bergere de Domremy / Shepherdess from Domremy - Muscongus Bay Lobster Smack - Scratch build based on drawings from Chapelle's book "American Small Sailing Craft" On the Shelf - Gretel-Mamoli - Emma C. Berry-MS - Chesapeake Bay Pilot Boat, Semi-scratch Find yourself hoping you never reach your destination Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoff Posted January 30, 2018 Share #7 Posted January 30, 2018 Welcome to MSW Bill, model looking good! All the best, Geoff mtaylor 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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