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Thank you Frank for your kind words!. I have a long road ahead of me.

This site is extremely helpful and inspiring. I will likely do my sails like yours.

JP

Very nice result !I look forward to see it in the cabin.

I like what you have done with the sails.

Really enjoying watch this build.

Beautiful work! The pictures turned out great.

Pretty cool and ingenious. 

How long do they last with the sawdust?

Working on making the spars. Not sure this is a textbook technique but it is working pretty well.

Starting to attach blocks and working on the standing rigging. This is the part which makes me the more nervous. The plans are terrible so you spend more time trying to understand them than actually rigging.

To attach the block, i was able to find some good videos on YouTube especially this one.

Great technique from Bender!

Very nice hull color! Cannot wait to see her free!

Done with the master!!!

Final paper turned in, time for some wood time or like my wife calls it "wood porn". LOL

Hi there,

 

Ive been really busy at work lately, and with family life. 

 

In the meantime I've been trying a new way of "build log" >> Watch me live on Twitch http://www.twitch.tv/chrisutomik

 

Pretty cool tool !

Nicely done!!

Congratulations in reaching this milestone.

JP,

 

I have one similar to this:  http://www.littlemachineshop.com/products/product_view.php?ProductID=4959&category=1271799306  Actually, it's the same just a different brand (Micromark).  Harbor Freight and Grizzly sell the same model but this is the lowest price I've seen.  

 

My lathe goes up to 2500 rpm and works ok on wood as long as you use a slow feed rate.  The catch is, that a wood lathe will have a bigger distance between the chuck and tailstock but for our purposes, you'll need a support to keep the wood from flexing when turning masts and yards.

 

If you'll mostly be doing small parts, go with what you can afford.  There's other ways to turn masts and yards than a lathe.  But a metal lathe is infinitely more versatile than a wood lathe.

Thank you for your reply Mark.

I am looking to get a machine as versatile as possible. Maybe a lathe bigger like yours could be an option.

is there a location on this site where I could find some  documentation on 'some of the other ways to turn masts and yards' you mentioned?

-JP

Hi.

I am in the market for a lathe. I have to admit that I am a little bit confused with information I am reading . ideally I would like to get one machine to do wood and metal. My understanding if it is correct, is that the lathe must turn faster for wood than metal.most of the micro lathe go up to 5000 rpm and I thought that the smaller the piece of wood (diameter) the faster the speed must be . Based of the calculation method I found , the speed should be much higher for items like a mast, pins,...

What models are you actually using?

I found these. Any recommendation?

https://www.grizzly.com/products/4-x-6-Micro-Metal-Lathe/G0745

http://www.sherline.com/4000pg.htm

http://www.taigtools.com/mlathe.html

The first one is more in my price range.

If you have any other suggestions, please do not hesitate to let me know.

Jp

Can you share the instructions?

Do you need translation?

Well, almost a year since I start this ship. So much have happened !

One more kid , a home purchase, a full garage remodel (insulation, drywall, paint and even cut out a window) and finally the near completion of my Master degree (one more class).

I am dying to get back in the workshop.

I will start posting some updates by the end of December from my new man cave!

Thank you Mark !

I will take a look at their logs and see what I can decipher on the technique to follow.

Hi fellow Shipwrights,

I am looking for documentation on how to build a new Knee of the head, Stem and Gripe from scratch for a future project, the Fair American. In looking at a lot of different build logs it seem like the idea is to create some kind of "puzzle" - excuse my expression - to rebuild these 3 sections.

Of course, I am sure there is a method or plans to do that. Are these plans standard per period? Ship type? Is there any reference book I should be looking into it?

Any help or guidance would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you.

JP

Welcome back!

Looking forward to see updates to your built log.

Congratulations!!!

WOW!!!

Love the work on the carronade.

She is beautiful. You are done a magnificent piece. Thank you the detailed shots.

Great Build! You did a wonderful work.

Nice start. Quick question, is the practicum really needed for this build?

I have her on the shelf and she will be most likely my next built. When looking at the plans, it seems that the photocopy from kit are cut off on the bottom making it difficult to identify which sheet is which in some cases.

Wow !! She is beautiful. You have done a wonderful work.

How many hours would you say was to complete this build? 

Very nice!!