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  1. captgino
    Great recommendation. There are also a lot of French sites with a lot of pictures.
  2. captgino
    Fairly straightforward process. It just takes forever as I need to wait at least 30 minutes to let the wood glue to set. Made a key to help with the wing nuts. 😊 Here is the result after a few hours. In between glue sessions, I will be working on rigging my other projects.
  3. captgino
    First frame glue up...
  4. captgino
    Thickness sanding done. On to glue up...
  5. captgino
    Efficient, quick, great workout 😂
  6. captgino
    Starting to work on the frame preparation. I need to ensure that they all have the same thickness. The plans show a thickness of about 5.6mm so I am making each side 2.8mm. I know that I will have to make micro sanding adjustments here and there..
  7. captgino
    Yes, you are right. It would not be as thin in a real ship. I thought about it last night and I decided not to redo it for now since it will likely be cover by a frame. Dilemma!
  8. captgino
    Last night I worked on the Deadwood. Here is the result. There will be some slight adjustments and micro sanding sessions. The joints are pretty tight and will be tighten when it glue them up.
  9. captgino
    Here is the design I decided to go with...
  10. captgino
    I am not planning on fully planking her. So it sounds like making it simpler. I am just curious to see if some rules existed for this section.
  11. captgino
    Question. The hahn plans do not have details on the Deadwood section. What pattern should I use a ship of this type? I inspired myself from the practicum for the hms warrior by Romero. Here is what I came up with. Too complicated for this ship?
  12. captgino
    Finished the keel and keelson. I am sure I will need to make some adjustments as the build moves forward. A small bandsaw is very useful and much faster than a scrollsaw. Quick and dirty zero clearance surface. 😊 Spindler sander to clean up. Here is the finished product. Holding the parts to prevent any wrapping. Deadwood and stern post are next.
  13. captgino
    Well done!! You created a beautiful model.
  14. captgino
    Worked on the stem for the past few days.  The jig saw session was pretty straight forward but working to sand each piece was very tedious and mistakes were made. See the result... 🤔 It was quite a learning curve. My first version was a complete bust. Lesson learned : sand to the line and leave it. Version 2 was much better and accurate. 😊 I was able to borrow a sherline mill. OMG was an awesome tool. Working on the keel now...
  15. captgino
    Painting done. I am waiting for the paint to cure before putting one or two coats of vernis.
  16. captgino
    Completed the mast and gaffs construction. Next steps will be finalizing any sanding touches, staining and painting.
  17. captgino
    Dead-eyes and chain plates in position. I will be starting masts either tomorrow or the day after.
  18. captgino
    Rudder attached and a few more details...
  19. captgino
    Working on the rudder continues... A liitte soldering and voilà! I still have to touch up the paint which was a little bit damaged in the process. 😕
  20. captgino
    Quick update and small progress on the rudder.
  21. captgino
    Frame assembly part 1 completed
  22. captgino
    Little jig to ensure the frames are perfectly flat and of the exact thickness.
  23. captgino
    Ok.. Here is what I made to clamp/press the 2 parts of the frame together. High level construction method. Used scrap plywood to make the base. 10*8 inches Raided the wife sew cabinet to get some felt 😂 Triming Adding parchemin paper Making a sandwich... Used a frame to determine the position for the bolts. Drilling holes. Inserting 5/16 bolts Confirming that the frames will be happy. Final product.
  24. captgino
    Thank you! I used a 7 1/4 in blade. The kerf is much smaller so you lose less material. The table arbor is 5/8 so any blades less than 10'' with that arbor size hole should work. Here is the blade is used. You definitely need to make yourself a zero clearance insert.
  25. captgino
    Small update. I am still working on making frames. It is proven to be a long and repetitive process. Nothing exciting I have about 15 left to do. The next step will be to sand them flat. I do not have a thickness sander so while the billets were fairly similar. there is some imperfections.More pictures to come. I am also working on a jig press together the 2 parts of the frame to make the final one. I would assume a final thickness check will be needed. More sanding in my future 😂

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