Alzarius

Alzarius. Try the Cornwall Ship site. They are in the UK and I have ordered much timber from them in the past year. All was shipped in art mailing tubes and arrived in Canada safe and sound. And yes, they have .5mm in many widths. Hope this helps a bit.

 

Chris

Thats actually who I have a current order with! They had a very good selection. Just no way to track anything and I have never ordered from the UK before.

Do you remember how long it took them to get your order to you?

If you click on milled strip wood they have what you are looking for. And trust me I have dealt with and he is in Ohio.  Go to the sponsors section and check them out.

David B.

Much appreciated!

Once he is going again, ill definitely be ordering from him. Until then... guess I have to wait for long shipping days lol.

I just checked, its the same one

Alzarius, The Hobby Mill is in Cincinatti OH.  They have Mahogany.  Jeff Phillis is a site sponsor.  They have a banner on the main forum page. Take another look.

David B

I guess they are both out of Cincinatti and are a one man show.

Ill go look for the banner. Thanks again

Doreltomin,

I do realized I butcherred my first attempt, badly. I have, since my first errors, used filler blocks to do the front of the ship and this planking attempt is going very well and looks 20 times better. I could probably get away without a second layer after sanding it once it is planked. Im just trying to be a perfectionist. I read all of the articles after i messed up the first time. Everything is beveled this time and it has made the project so much easier and the planking doesnt look like a 10 year old did it this time.

Thats teh first time I saw the paper though and Ill definitely be looking over that.

Thanks!

Alzarius, The Hobbymill is run by Jeff Philips who is a site sponsor.  They are out of Cincinatti OH.  They have mahogany strips as well as several other types of wood. Their banner is on the forum page. I think you went to the wrong one.

David B

Looks like Ill just have to wait until May!! lol

http://www.hobbymillusa.com/announcements-and-sales.php

Perhaps posting a few pictures in a log might allow you to get some additional advice from the planking gurus on the site. They can usually give you advice to sort most things

I did that, and Im almost embarassed to post this but.....

http://modelshipworld.com/index.php?/topic/5364-san-francisco-2-by-alzarius-artesania-latina-first-build-noob/?hl=alzarius

The second time around (the "fixes") looks 10x better than this first attempt though. It looks nothing like it does now and Ill be updating it once I get it planked.

By the way, I am not so sure if mahogany is a good choice for the second layer,even if your kit used this.

 

As I have pointed previously, the trick is to find a wood which has the proper grain of oak reduced to scale. You cannot use oak to simulate oak reduced in scale, because the grain will look too coarse. You need something with finer grain. The best fit for this are fruit trees: plum, apple, pear, perhaps lemon. My favourite is plum, which grows into two different colours, one is darker and may be used for hull, the other is lighter and can be used for deck planks. 

Thanks again for another good reply!!

Do you have any other suggestions than hobby mill?

They look good but are quite a bit more expensive than the other place I ordered, and sadly, are closed this entire month!

I am currently building

http://www.hobbylinc.com/htm/lat/lat22452.htm

San Francisco 2

Are you building a kit that is double planked? If you are they will have wood for the 2nd layer. Take time to makes sure the hull is smooth and symmetrical. Any defects on the 1st layer will show on the 2nd layer.

No.

Originally I did the planking without reading too much into it. I opened the kit and went with it. I did not do any beveling or any fairing. It looked HORRIBLE. So I ripped the planks off (CA Glue at that... messy... broke stuff). I then put in some fillers to help keep the shape and I am now planking and am a little more than halfway done. After I sand it, I think itll look nice, especially considering its my first real attempt. There are a few gaps in it, that I have tried to fill with very small shavings from the planks and it looks well and you cant see it unless you know where its at. However its still not "as perfect as I want it" and thats what I am trying to achieve. The planking is one of the biggest jobs of building these things so I just want it to look as nice as possible.

And upon ripping planks off, I am now short planks to finish the first planking. I ordered some, from the UK and I am in Tennessee. I wanted to get it finished, sand it and get it smooth and symetrical, then add a thin layer over top of it to make it look ... well "perfect" even if I cant achieve that yet lol.

I only have about 10 planks left and theres no status update on my others coming in.

I messed things up bad at first, so I took it all off and started again. It looks MUCH better this time around but I do want it to look as perfect as possible.

dgbot, I did look at hobby milll before but they do not have mahogany, and they are also closed for the entire month of feburary according to their website. I loved the site I found but its in the UK and is taking forever for my planks to get here. Not sure I can wait another month!!! (Yes, Im impatient lol)

Thanks for the advice everyone, looks like I need to order some thin planks!!

Yes, that helps a lot

I am currently using 2mmx5mm so .5 would be as large as id like to go.

Where do you order your planks? The only good place I found was in the UK and its taking forever for my replacement planks to get here.

What do you use for the 2nd layer of planking to cover up the first planking mishaps?

Do you use the planks again? Or do you use the decking, thinner planks?

If you use the same planking strips twice, doesnt the size of 2 layers show?

Thanks