Mark P
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Mark P reacted to druxey in HMS Tiger 1747 by Siggi52 - 1:48 - 60 gun ship from NMM plans
Nice work, Siggi. Gammoning was considered standing rigging, and would be dark with Stockholm tar.
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Mark P reacted to Siggi52 in HMS Tiger 1747 by Siggi52 - 1:48 - 60 gun ship from NMM plans
Hello,
the bowsprit is now fast and the last „seats of ease“ are installed. The next things are the boomkin cleats. But that may take a little time.
Should I tar the gammoning? I'm not sure
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Mark P reacted to Keith Black in HMS Tiger 1747 by Siggi52 - 1:48 - 60 gun ship from NMM plans
Siggi, that is so pretty and so beautifully done.
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Mark P reacted to Siggi52 in HMS Tiger 1747 by Siggi52 - 1:48 - 60 gun ship from NMM plans
Hello and thank you for your nice comments and likes,
today the carpenters finished the rails, so next the painter should do his best.
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Mark P reacted to noel_colledge in HMS Tiger 1747 by Siggi52 - 1:48 - 60 gun ship from NMM plans
Hope you have managed to recruit the same carpenters and painters, save you the time of training new ones.
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Mark P got a reaction from shipman in HMS Tiger 1747 by Siggi52 - 1:48 - 60 gun ship from NMM plans
Good Evening Siggi;
Well done Alexander for finding this. I have several contemporary copies of the 1719 establishment, but I looked more at the 1745 versions, on the assumption that Blaise Ollivier was telling the truth, and they were not official policy before 1737. I should have checked the earlier one just to be sure! Goodwin is quite correct, and has transcribed the establishment word for word. The presence of binding strakes here is interesting: if Blaise Ollivier states that the master shipwright he spoke to in 1637 did not use them, yet they were required by the establishment, the shipwright was presumably not doing as he should have done. This demonstrates very well that Ollivier's comments can only be taken as applicable to the particular yard or yards which he visited, and not as general remarks upon all English shipbuilding.
The flat of the deck is a general term, and refers to the main area of deck planking. This seems to have excluded the end planks at the bow, and possibly the stern also. Often, the first planks in the bows were of oak, if available, to withstand wear better. The remainder of the deck was often planked in deals, except for the two strakes closest to the sides, which were also of oak, to better resist the force of the gun carriages.
Thanks Siggi for some more inspiring researches!
All the best,
Mark P
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Mark P got a reaction from shipman in HMS Tiger 1747 by Siggi52 - 1:48 - 60 gun ship from NMM plans
Lovely work Siggi;
A pleasure to watch her taking shape.
Concerning the mast wedges, there is an interesting passage in a book about the Dutch Wars in the 17th century:
The Navy Records Society published a book about the Wars, and it includes the following memoir of a sailor. He was part of a group of men who had recaptured a former English ship, which had been taken by the Dutch some time previously. As they sailed the ship out of harbour, they came across a Dutch ship, which realising that they were English, turned to escape, and gradually got further and further away. The English commander asked if any of the crew had served on the English ship before she was captured, and when one man said that he had, the commander asked him what was the ship's best point of sailing. The sailor's answer was that they should alter the rake of the masts by slackening the backstays and having done this, they gradually overhauled and captured the Dutch ship.
So small differences in mast rake could make a difference in the sailing qualities of a ship.
All the best,
Mark P
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Mark P reacted to albert in HMS ANSON 1781 by albert - 1/48 - 64 guns
Hi Gary to which NMM plans are you refering.
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Mark P reacted to albert in HMS ANSON 1781 by albert - 1/48 - 64 guns
Hi continue construction HMS Anson.
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Mark P reacted to albert in HMS ANSON 1781 by albert - 1/48 - 64 guns
Thanks for your comments, these are the pieces of the carpentry I made, ready to be finished and assembled on a temporary basis to see if everything goes well. A greeting
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Mark P reacted to Bluto 1790 in HMS ANSON 1781 by albert - 1/48 - 64 guns
Here we go again Albert - - - another masterpiece !!!
I can't decide if it's good for someone like me to be viewing your build logs as they really show up my deficiencies . . . but then it's so good to see such perfection, so I've decided - - - I'll definitely be following this!
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Mark P got a reaction from Canute in Syren Ship Model Company News, Updates and Info.....(part 2)
1500 blocks in a day; no wonder the blockmakers at Portsmouth Dockyard got so upset over the introduction of Brunel's blockmaking machines. I would consider making 50 miniature blocks a day a success if making them by hand.
All the best,
Mark P
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Mark P got a reaction from Ryland Craze in Syren Ship Model Company News, Updates and Info.....(part 2)
1500 blocks in a day; no wonder the blockmakers at Portsmouth Dockyard got so upset over the introduction of Brunel's blockmaking machines. I would consider making 50 miniature blocks a day a success if making them by hand.
All the best,
Mark P
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Mark P reacted to druxey in Syren Ship Model Company News, Updates and Info.....(part 2)
It's amazing how the subconscious works away without one being aware of it, and then suddenly; bingo! Glad you have a more elegant method of block-making now, Chuck. Brunel would have been proud of you.
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Mark P reacted to allanyed in Syren Ship Model Company News, Updates and Info.....(part 2)
Ten down, forty to go. Don't even THINK about retiring Chuck, you will disappoint a LOT of folks out there.
Congrats!
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Mark P got a reaction from Jack12477 in Syren Ship Model Company News, Updates and Info.....(part 2)
1500 blocks in a day; no wonder the blockmakers at Portsmouth Dockyard got so upset over the introduction of Brunel's blockmaking machines. I would consider making 50 miniature blocks a day a success if making them by hand.
All the best,
Mark P
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Mark P got a reaction from druxey in Syren Ship Model Company News, Updates and Info.....(part 2)
1500 blocks in a day; no wonder the blockmakers at Portsmouth Dockyard got so upset over the introduction of Brunel's blockmaking machines. I would consider making 50 miniature blocks a day a success if making them by hand.
All the best,
Mark P
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Mark P got a reaction from thibaultron in Syren Ship Model Company News, Updates and Info.....(part 2)
1500 blocks in a day; no wonder the blockmakers at Portsmouth Dockyard got so upset over the introduction of Brunel's blockmaking machines. I would consider making 50 miniature blocks a day a success if making them by hand.
All the best,
Mark P
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Mark P got a reaction from scrubbyj427 in Syren Ship Model Company News, Updates and Info.....(part 2)
1500 blocks in a day; no wonder the blockmakers at Portsmouth Dockyard got so upset over the introduction of Brunel's blockmaking machines. I would consider making 50 miniature blocks a day a success if making them by hand.
All the best,
Mark P
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Mark P got a reaction from allanyed in Syren Ship Model Company News, Updates and Info.....(part 2)
1500 blocks in a day; no wonder the blockmakers at Portsmouth Dockyard got so upset over the introduction of Brunel's blockmaking machines. I would consider making 50 miniature blocks a day a success if making them by hand.
All the best,
Mark P
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Mark P reacted to Chuck in Syren Ship Model Company News, Updates and Info.....(part 2)
Yes its crazy….if I really push it and do a 12 hour day I could prob make about 2000…..of the smaller sizes. But its not fun work. So 1000 or even 1500 will have to do.
I have tweaked my process as I learn the technologies. I am sure other mfg’s can make them quicker but I think I now have a solid technique and process.
it does mean however that I must redo the cad files I use for the blocks which takes forever, but I only need to do that once for each size. Each size also needs its own jig and hold down device…designed…laser cut and built.
But again, I only have to do this once and then its pretty routine.
The new process is quicker and produces a cleaner well shaped block. Believe it or not, the idea came to me one night around 3am when I couldnt fall asleep. I sprung out of bed and made some notes…worked on it the next day. And to my surprise it works a treat and makes it easier for me once the initial setup is completed.
The craziest stuff pops into my brain in the wee hours of the morning. Its nuts.
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Mark P got a reaction from Chuck in Syren Ship Model Company News, Updates and Info.....(part 2)
1500 blocks in a day; no wonder the blockmakers at Portsmouth Dockyard got so upset over the introduction of Brunel's blockmaking machines. I would consider making 50 miniature blocks a day a success if making them by hand.
All the best,
Mark P
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Mark P got a reaction from mtaylor in Syren Ship Model Company News, Updates and Info.....(part 2)
1500 blocks in a day; no wonder the blockmakers at Portsmouth Dockyard got so upset over the introduction of Brunel's blockmaking machines. I would consider making 50 miniature blocks a day a success if making them by hand.
All the best,
Mark P
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Mark P reacted to druxey in Syren Ship Model Company News, Updates and Info.....(part 2)
Belated congratulations on your 10th anniversary, Chuck! Here's to the next ten.
The reason you sell out of small blocks is not because they are so nice, but because as fast as you sell them they disappear into the buyers' workshops' black holes, never to be seen again. That's my theory, anyway.
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Mark P reacted to Chuck in Syren Ship Model Company News, Updates and Info.....(part 2)
Thanks guys....Its crazy. Just made those 3/32" single blocks two days ago and they all but gone. So before I can make the next size I have to doubleback and make more. Im never going to get done at this rate.
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