Shazmira

Well, I was laying in bed last night wondering the exact same thing (there were 40 24" strips), then I remembered my new Rottie puppy had gotten into my wood a couple months back and used a couple packages of the boxwood I'd purchased as well as a couple bundles of the kit-provided basswood as a chew toy. Of course it turned out to be the wood I needed for my deck planking that fell to her humongous puppy teeth. 

So after all that worry, it turned out the coppering really was not all that difficult. Here she is finished
 

 

 
The rudder
 

 
And all assembled
 

 
Now that I have received my replacement pieces from ME, I can go back and get my deck planked at last!
 

Well, I was laying in bed last night wondering the exact same thing (there were 40 24" strips), then I remembered my new Rottie puppy had gotten into my wood a couple months back and used a couple packages of the boxwood I'd purchased as well as a couple bundles of the kit-provided basswood as a chew toy. Of course it turned out to be the wood I needed for my deck planking that fell to her humongous puppy teeth. 

Well, I was laying in bed last night wondering the exact same thing (there were 40 24" strips), then I remembered my new Rottie puppy had gotten into my wood a couple months back and used a couple packages of the boxwood I'd purchased as well as a couple bundles of the kit-provided basswood as a chew toy. Of course it turned out to be the wood I needed for my deck planking that fell to her humongous puppy teeth. 

Well, smack dab in the middle of planking my deck and of course I have run out of boxwood strips. Placed an order with Crown Timberyard. I do hope their quality is up to the standards of Jeff' from Hobby Mill. But building is at a standstill again, while I wait for wood

Time for another update and on to the next chapter (finally)
 
After marking off the deck, I started work on the swivel brackets.  I am a little nervous because when I did the decks I had a few mistakes that might now rear their heads. We'll see.
 
the swivel brackets from a distance. (I really don't want to look at them close :-) )
 

 
Next came the pin rails. I am going to wait until later to install these.
 
I started by cutting out the rails.  The straight rails were pretty easy to cut and shape.  For the curved rails near the bow, i first shaped the outboard edge that would be glued.  I then used a compass opened to 1/8 inch to trace the curve on the opposite side.
 
this picture gives the idea only this first one was done backwards, first the inboard side than the outboard. When I figured out the mistake I changed the sequence for the remaining ones to shape the outboard side first to make sure it fit the curve than the inside one to match.

 
These are the pin rails cut and shaped. I will do any fine tuning during installation.

 
Then using the mill, I created two holes in each to install wires to support the glue up. 
 

 
 
Now comes the fun (insanity??)
 
I decided to try to make the belaying pins myself.  As with the figure head, while it might not be as sharp as the supplied one it would be home made and a skill that I could use for scratch building.  I figured what the heck, if it doesn't work out I could always use the brass ones supplied.
 
First my setup

 
I used a short strip of boxwood, first rounding then shaping.  I used files rather than chisels. 

 
the piece was big enough to shape three pins. Any more and there would be too much flex on the work piece.  That means some repetition waste for the ends but it shouldn't be too bad and I am milling the wood myself so the costs stay low..  
 

 
I cut them after removing it from the lathe, I didn't want tiny pieces flying around the work area.

 
As you can see there is still variation and more attention to size and detail is needed.  But, for the first three practice pieces I believe it is worth continuing.
 

 
I do have a concern as to whether the wood ( its really thin) would support the lines without breaking.  I'll have to test that.  If they don't I will try again with a stronger wood such as beech or hickory.
 
Sorry for the blurry pictures.  not my best.
 
Richard
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

almost a month has gone by but I have finally finished this section of the practicum.
 
I decided to try and salvage the cat heads which had their top pieces too short. I took them apart, glued a piece to lengthen them and then installed.  It was only a tiny extension so I needed to be careful when cutting and sanding after they were attached.
 


 
Next I worked on the middle rail, again building it from scratch using boxwood.  I used the laser cut pieces as template first gluing the stock in layers then gluing the template.  
 



 
Then added the rest of the structure. 

 
Next I went to work on the bumpkins.  I am holding off on installing them until later as advised by Chuck in his build log.
 
I decided to use my proxxon wood lathe to reduce a strip of 1/8 boxwood to 1/16.
 

I was having some difficulty stabilizing the back end.  I had seen several suggestions but noticed some foam packing near the work table.  I cut out a round piece and pierced it so I could push it around the end of the work piece. I then stuffed that into the tail stock.

Using sandpaper and files I reduced the bumpkin width to
1/16. (the thinning operation was too fragile for me to use a chisel.)

 
I did use a chisel for the end cuts.
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then added the wire extension but will not cut them to size until installation.

 
While things on the bow were uncluttered, I drilled the holes to receive the bumpkins' wire inserts.
 
Finally I added the remaining structure sans bumpkins which I will hold until later. 
 

The figure head is not permanently attached.  Her face is a little flat so I wanted to look at it some more before deciding to keep or re-sculpt.  
 
It came out reasonably well but I can work that looks "off" or "clumsy" in workmanship. After spending a lot of time fabricating the pieces, I seem to still have an unsteady hand when attaching them. I decided to try using a solid base for my hand while I am attaching or drilling.  I have a piece of 8" by 8" by 17" bass wood and sanded the sides smooth.  I is a little heavy but is a really solid hand rest when needed.
 
Now, on to the next section
 
Richard

Thank you for the "likes" and the comments.
 
Well.. to paraphrase Clement Moore...  "The rudder was hung on the sternpost with care in hopes that I won't pull out my hair".   Yeah.. bad verse.. Oh well.
 
This part took some sorting out on exactly how to hang it properly rather than sort of cobbled like I did the kit models...   Thank heavens for the Optivisor as the holes for the bolts were pretty tiny.  I've half a mind to build the next one at 1:48 or 1:36 even just so I can see without eyestrain.  Like the Admiralty would be receptive to that.     
 
Next up will be the rudder coat (hopefully), the strop, and the chains.   Thanks to seeing Giampero's rudder coat, he gave me some ideas on how the Licorne's should look.  
 
Anyway, pictures.....
 
  

awesome copper work.........

Very nice coppering job Robin.  There are a few suggestions around on MSW about weathering the copper.  Worth a search for it.
 
Cheers,

Well done Robbyn, will you clear coat the copper or let it age?
Sam

Nicely done Robbyn.

Lovely coppering, Robbyn.   I like the way you didn't copper the false keel. That's nice touch.

So after all that worry, it turned out the coppering really was not all that difficult. Here she is finished
 

 

 
The rudder
 

 
And all assembled
 

 
Now that I have received my replacement pieces from ME, I can go back and get my deck planked at last!
 

So after all that worry, it turned out the coppering really was not all that difficult. Here she is finished
 

 

 
The rudder
 

 
And all assembled
 

 
Now that I have received my replacement pieces from ME, I can go back and get my deck planked at last!
 

Sam, I found mine online through JoAnn's Fabric. I am a pink kinda girl lol

What I would really like to do is find a way to age it now, to get it to the proper lovely green, and then clear coat. Unfortunately those little corners of this copper tape, like to come up, and if I don't want damage to the hull I do need to do something to protect it. Not sure what is the best way to go though.

So after all that worry, it turned out the coppering really was not all that difficult. Here she is finished
 

 

 
The rudder
 

 
And all assembled
 

 
Now that I have received my replacement pieces from ME, I can go back and get my deck planked at last!
 

Well Crap! Here I thought I had a good idea...another "DOH" moment I guess. But thanks guys for pointing out the 2D would not transfer correctly to 3D. Guess I will just have to wait for my new Pounce wheels to come in, and start this process again. Really wish just once, I could get a new technique down correctly on the first try instead of tearing things out and repeating, 3 or 4 times until I get it where I can live with it. I know, I know, practice makes perfect right. Problem is my build time is so very limited right now, it is just frustrating as hell to make no progress whatsoever in 3 weeks of trying! 

Thank you Gary, I had seen that particular pdf. I did order a set of pounce wheels as well, as the stamps I made gave me blurry results on my tiles. I keep finding all sorts of U-tube videos and the likes, but they all lack what exactly I am looking for. Even the logs on here show me the keep area very well, but none I have seen show me how to achieve the curve sweep of tiles up the bow, which is where I am having the most issues. I can't seem to get my lines to curve naturally, either in going row by row, or using the brick method.

Sam, I found mine online through JoAnn's Fabric. I am a pink kinda girl lol

Sam, I found mine online through JoAnn's Fabric. I am a pink kinda girl lol

Sam, I found mine online through JoAnn's Fabric. I am a pink kinda girl lol

If not here there is lots of information on line.
 
Now, the $64k question is where did you find that hot pink building mat? The Better Half would like one
Sam

So after all that worry, it turned out the coppering really was not all that difficult. Here she is finished
 

 

 
The rudder
 

 
And all assembled
 

 
Now that I have received my replacement pieces from ME, I can go back and get my deck planked at last!