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Part 39 – Safety Railings
 
As shown in the last post, the replica ship has safety railings around the companionways for access to the hold.
 
                        
 
                        
 
As discussed in previous posts these railings may only be part of the modern replica ship, but my feeling is that the crowded Accommodation Deck would have made the companionway openings quite dangerous, and the railings may have been at least temporary installations during the emigrants’ voyage.  So I decided to build them.
 
The railings were sized to fit over the framing on the companionways, and CAD plans were developed
 
                        
 
The railings were made from 3 x 6’s (1/16 x 1/8).  The upright members would be notched for the horizontal railings, so these notches were cut into a 1/8 thick billet using the milling machine.  Timbers were then parted off and shaped to the final dimensions in the thickness sander.
 
                        
 
A jig for assembling the pieces was needed to keep everything properly aligned.  The jig was made on the milling machine and can be seen in the above photo.
 
The individual pieces of stock had 5 grooves cut in them.  The first and last grooves were for cutting out the part.
 
                        
 
                        
 
                        
 
The top rail and the bottom rim were mitered and placed into the jig.  Then the individual pieces were added to the jig.
 
                        
 
                        
 
Then the horizontal braces were glued into the notches in the vertical pieces.
 
                        
 
When dry, these side pieces were removed from the jig and the top rail and bottom rim were glued to the sides.  These sides were then placed in a separate jig that was designed to hold the sides square to each other.
 
                        
 
A mitered top cross-piece was glued in place, followed by the horizontal braces for the front of the assembly.
 
                        
 
                        
 
The assembly was then removed from the jig and the bottom mitered cross-piece was glued in place.  Small ‘bumpers’ were added to the bottom rim.  The following photos show the completed railings in place.
 
                        
 
                        
 
                        
 
All of the individual components for the Accommodation Deck are now completed, and installation of the Main Deck beams can begin.
 
                        
 
                        
 
                        
 
Thanks everyone, and enjoy the weekend!

Más

Hello David Goulden; Please look at <metromarine.org> This is the website of
"Metro Marine Modellers" of Toronto.  They usually have a club meeting each month,
on the 3rd Friday I believe. Check the site to see if you can "connect" in July or August. 
They used to have a list of hobby shops and sources most useful to model builders. 
It would be great if you could "connect" with someone either at a Fun Run or a Sunday
sailing event. There are Static, Scale & Sailing Divisions. This club was a special part of
my life during the 10+ years I lived in Toronto.  Regards, Pollex

Hello Druxy; I have a book "Bluenose II" Saga of the Great fishing Schooners
      Measured Drawings by LB Jensen. This is a soft-cover book  11"x14" (almost).
Nimbus Publishing 1994/2002    ISBN 1-55109-063-5   125pp.
Is this the book you're referring to?  Regards, Pollex (Calgary)

Hello Druxy; I have a book "Bluenose II" Saga of the Great fishing Schooners
      Measured Drawings by LB Jensen. This is a soft-cover book  11"x14" (almost).
Nimbus Publishing 1994/2002    ISBN 1-55109-063-5   125pp.
Is this the book you're referring to?  Regards, Pollex (Calgary)

Jud,
 
You and Chris raise valid points.   There are those who start a build log, realize they're in way over their heads and give up.  There are others, who start a log, realize they're in way over their heads and the put that log on hold and get a simpler kit.    One of the topics over the years has been about the number of models, unfinished, sitting in an attic or basement because the builder didn't know how to do what was needed.   
 
There's two articles in the article database that explain "how to select a kit" and "what to expect in a kit".  They've been offered many time to new members.   Both articles have great advice.
 
Going from plastic to wood is a big step.  Similar to going from replacing some items on your car to building one from the ground up.   Same principles, just different skill set needed.
 
In my case, my first ship was Wasa (from Billings).  I opened the kit, read the directions such that they are, and put it away.  I went to the hobby shop and bought a simple battle station and AL's Scottish Maid.    I learned. It's humbling to realize you don't know how to do things.   When those two models wiere done, I did the Wasa.  
 
We here at MSW have also seen the same thing in scratchbuilding.  Look at the logs of models never finished.   Even the starters like the Triton cross-section.   
 
It's tough call on things in this hobby.   MSW is based on the premise that everyone wants everyone else to succeed also.  Mutual support.   Sometimes, the advice may seem harsh, but it's voices of experience that give it. And they give it in context of "how to learn".  Some new builders do carry on and turn out a nice model but they are usually reading other logs and listening to those who have built the model.  And most would tell you, they should have started with something easier.   
 
My apologies for being long winded.

Hello Squire Trelawney (aka S. Coleman);
The cutwater is never planked, as it's a "build-up" of timbers extending up
from the keel. It's painted like the rest of the hull, which in this case would
either be black (tar) or off-white cream (white-stuff). Hope this helps, Pollex

Thank you, 
 
What is the secret to build a nice bell,  as well as a nice model ship? Plan, plan,plan and for the bell, you just need some turning experience.
If you would ask me what is the best set of plans available on the market, the answer is very easy:
 
74 guns  by Jean Boudriot; plans with details. In addition, 1780 is a nice period, where the 74 had very nice lines with fewer decorations than in the previous century.
 
For the catholic, the best book is the bible
For the model ship builder, the bible is the 74
 
If I had only 1 book this set of 4 would be  the one
 
The only difference between a beginner and an advanced model ship builder is that the advanced one understand the importance of the detail.
At the opposite, at a period I did research about ships built in Quebec in 1750. The only thing that survived are the lines of the Frégate L'Abénakise when captured by the English. I could have tried to built  one but everything would have been speculation especially for the carvings which make each model distinct.

Hello Squire Trelawney (aka S. Coleman);
The cutwater is never planked, as it's a "build-up" of timbers extending up
from the keel. It's painted like the rest of the hull, which in this case would
either be black (tar) or off-white cream (white-stuff). Hope this helps, Pollex

This morning I could not sleep..

Hello Ulises; I've taken a quick look through your build.  I'd suggest you carefully check the
"pitch" or the angle of the bowsprit.  Check the angle with the waterline, as it looks very steep,
almost 45 degrees! Is it really supposed to be this steep?  Kind regards, pollex  (Calgary)

Hello Ulises; I've taken a quick look through your build.  I'd suggest you carefully check the
"pitch" or the angle of the bowsprit.  Check the angle with the waterline, as it looks very steep,
almost 45 degrees! Is it really supposed to be this steep?  Kind regards, pollex  (Calgary)

Hello Ulises; I've taken a quick look through your build.  I'd suggest you carefully check the
"pitch" or the angle of the bowsprit.  Check the angle with the waterline, as it looks very steep,
almost 45 degrees! Is it really supposed to be this steep?  Kind regards, pollex  (Calgary)

I did some experiment with the last lens. On the forth picture the photo is twisted. Actually I am doing bricklaying for the oven.

Continuation.
 
 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 
 
 
 
The beginning of the relation is available at this address:
 
 
http://5500.forumact...ndre-1-24#66516
 
 
 
Regards, Paul

Thank you Alejandro.   I too have downloaded it and am taking a look.   
 
By the way, if you open it in Chrome, highlight the text (I do a couple of paragraphs at a time) right click and "Google Translate".  It will do a passable but not 100% accurate translation. 

I have decided to do a serious review on this book and the plans and here it is. (avsjerome2003) just mentioned the book and nothing else.
 
17th century Dutch Merchant Ships
Text, Photos and Plans for the Ship Modeler.
 
By A. J. Hoving
Plans by C. Emke
Models by H. Tomesn
Graphics by E. Hoving
Publisher: SeaWatch Books, LLC
Case Bound, Full Color, Dust Jacket
Year: 2014
Large 8.5x11 format
 
Pages: 152 and 24 sets of plans from 10 merchant ship types in the scale of 1-48 and 1-96.
ISBN: 978-0-9904041-1-8
 
With this book all the plans modelers may need to recreate a whole range of vessels from the Dutch Golden Age. The plans are on thick stock (paper) and the ships areas follows”
 
Seagoing Vessels:
Pinas Witsen – scale 1-96 – 4 sheets of plans.
Fluit “Langewijk” – scale 1-96 – 3 sheets of plans.
Fluit “Zeehaen” (Able Tasman) – scale 1-96 – 3 sheets of plans.
Fluit “Roode Leeuw” – scale 1-96 – 2 sheets of plans.
Cat “Peacock” – scale 1-96 – 1 sheet of plans.
 
Coastal Trade:
Boyer 86ft – scale 1-48 – 3 sheets of plans.
Galliot – scale 1-48 – 2 sheets of plans.
 
Inshore:
The Narrow- & Wide-ship – scale 1-48 – 2 sheets of plans.
Kaag – scale- 1-48 – 1 sheet of plans.
 
Fishermen as Traders:
Buss 1598 – scale 1-96 – 1 sheets of plans.
Hooker – scale 1-96 – 1 sheets of plans.
Pink – scale 1-48 – 1 sheet of plans.
 
ISBN: 978-0-9904041-2-5
Note: Three Fluits is one ship type.
 
Summary of the people that created this book.
 
Ab Hoving: Worked as the chief model restorer in the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam. Studied the technique of Dutch ship building in the 17th and 18th century. He has written numerous books, articles in several magazines and given lectures. He has been involved in major replica building projects, such as Duyfken (West Australia, Statenjacht (Utrecht) and others.
 
Cor Emke: After he retired as a manager from an American Co. in forklifts Cor dedicated his life in building ship models of Dutch vessels from the 17th century. In cooperation with Ab Hoving he produced many AutoCAD drawings of ships, thus filling the gap in the availability of such draughts. Together with Ab he has been involved in several replica projects, like the Statenjacht Utrecht and De 7 Provincien.
 
Herbert Tomesen: Herbert runs a company in Amsterdam, Holland, Artitec (www.artitec.nl), which produces architectural models. He produced large scenery models of ancient cities in many museums in Holland. He built a huge diorama of Roadstead of Texel in the 17th century containing over a hundred ships. The models in this book are by him.
 
Emiel Hoving: Ab’s son Emiel studied art in Groningen and has been a graphic designer for almost 20 years. He works for Artitec and did the design for Ab’s first book, Message in a model and Statenjacht Utrecht. For the pictures in this book he took photgraphs of Herberts models and used PhotShop to create images of what Dutch maritime world looked like in the 17th century.
 
Summary:
The book is well written with numerous pictures, beautiful maritime paintings, copies of old building plans, hull renderings and many ship models. Well documented historical information to give the reader a good picture of what type of ships were used in the 17th century Dutch trade.
 
There is a detailed chapter of what items the Dutch traded in Europe and Russia and one can see that their wealth was first of all connected with their trading position Europe and that is what created their prosperity. The Dutch were Europe’s main freighters.
 
Another detailed chapter discusses how the ships were built. What measurements and ratios were used to produce a type of ship. In the back of the book there is a comparison chart of Witsen and Van Yk’s shipbuilding Formula’s. Several detailed renderings how the Dutch build there ships, “shell first”.
 
The chapters after that gives the reader detailed descriptions of the type of ship described which include close-ups from ship models, paintings and realistic Photoshop images.
 
 




 
 
It is too bad the book does not include a CD-Rom with the plans on it like the book from Abel Tasman. The advantage of this would be that you could view, zoom and pan the drawings on the computer monitor and print them to scale different from those that are supplied with the book.

Re: DWL & LWL
     It is always fascinating to read extracts from the logs of 18th & early 19th century
ships of the British Royal Navy, where Captains were urged to report (in as much
detail as possible), the ship's best point of sailing, the draughts and the loading of
stores & ballast. These extracts are found in books by Gardiner & Lavery, etc. and
show how important the Admiralty considered them for reviewing present ships and
future designs.
     I'm convinced that the mathematical reckonings for DWL & LWL were known
as early as the beginning of the 1600's by Phineas Pett & Co. but were kept as the
secret "black magic" by which they presented designs and estimates preferred to
their competitors.  Later, as mathematics became a more public knowledge say
after 1750,  design theory added to practical build experience.  Regards, pollex (Calgary)

Re: DWL & LWL
     It is always fascinating to read extracts from the logs of 18th & early 19th century
ships of the British Royal Navy, where Captains were urged to report (in as much
detail as possible), the ship's best point of sailing, the draughts and the loading of
stores & ballast. These extracts are found in books by Gardiner & Lavery, etc. and
show how important the Admiralty considered them for reviewing present ships and
future designs.
     I'm convinced that the mathematical reckonings for DWL & LWL were known
as early as the beginning of the 1600's by Phineas Pett & Co. but were kept as the
secret "black magic" by which they presented designs and estimates preferred to
their competitors.  Later, as mathematics became a more public knowledge say
after 1750,  design theory added to practical build experience.  Regards, pollex (Calgary)

Re: DWL & LWL
     It is always fascinating to read extracts from the logs of 18th & early 19th century
ships of the British Royal Navy, where Captains were urged to report (in as much
detail as possible), the ship's best point of sailing, the draughts and the loading of
stores & ballast. These extracts are found in books by Gardiner & Lavery, etc. and
show how important the Admiralty considered them for reviewing present ships and
future designs.
     I'm convinced that the mathematical reckonings for DWL & LWL were known
as early as the beginning of the 1600's by Phineas Pett & Co. but were kept as the
secret "black magic" by which they presented designs and estimates preferred to
their competitors.  Later, as mathematics became a more public knowledge say
after 1750,  design theory added to practical build experience.  Regards, pollex (Calgary)

Re: DWL & LWL
     It is always fascinating to read extracts from the logs of 18th & early 19th century
ships of the British Royal Navy, where Captains were urged to report (in as much
detail as possible), the ship's best point of sailing, the draughts and the loading of
stores & ballast. These extracts are found in books by Gardiner & Lavery, etc. and
show how important the Admiralty considered them for reviewing present ships and
future designs.
     I'm convinced that the mathematical reckonings for DWL & LWL were known
as early as the beginning of the 1600's by Phineas Pett & Co. but were kept as the
secret "black magic" by which they presented designs and estimates preferred to
their competitors.  Later, as mathematics became a more public knowledge say
after 1750,  design theory added to practical build experience.  Regards, pollex (Calgary)

Re: Surcouf (Alexmd)
This was a most interesting vessel, which was lost in the Carribean during the war. She must have sailed with the
"Free French", the French seamen who were willing to fight within the Royal Navy, as I don't think she was lost
after "VE Day".  I seem to remember that there were two 8" guns in the turret, although not the cause of her sinking.
Regards, pollex (Calgary)

Re: Surcouf (Alexmd)
This was a most interesting vessel, which was lost in the Carribean during the war. She must have sailed with the
"Free French", the French seamen who were willing to fight within the Royal Navy, as I don't think she was lost
after "VE Day".  I seem to remember that there were two 8" guns in the turret, although not the cause of her sinking.
Regards, pollex (Calgary)

Re: Surcouf (Alexmd)
This was a most interesting vessel, which was lost in the Carribean during the war. She must have sailed with the
"Free French", the French seamen who were willing to fight within the Royal Navy, as I don't think she was lost
after "VE Day".  I seem to remember that there were two 8" guns in the turret, although not the cause of her sinking.
Regards, pollex (Calgary)

Hello,
thanks for the encouragement, one and all!
Here is the continuation:
 
The first image shows all installation parts of the cutters.

 
On the next two images all built boats can be seen that I have built for the French corvette.
Only thing missing is the gig.