mugje

26 minutes ago, Thukydides said:

Looking good. A minor point, the butts of the planks should be perpendicular to the keel (they are attached to the frames on a real ship). So they will not always be at right angles. A relatively minor point that I also didn’t realize until part way through my second planking.

Oh wow...never thought about that either

Planking looks great! Don't think too much forward about how long it will take, just one plank at a time...

Really nice job in the planking!

Sounds not like a small production with those names...congratulations Chuck!

Even without VR it was interesting  ...I did read that Chris wanted to design this one, if he does...that would be an epic kit 😮 

Little update...i'm just 6 planks and a garboard strake away of finishing the first layer of planking. Going not so very fast, but enjoying the process.

Halfway planking the hull I realized I wasn't happy with the shape of the bow and stern. I sanded them a bit to conservative and this resulted in not a real nice flow in the planking. So made the decision to brake away the planking at the places where I thought it didn't look right. So this was a bit of extra planking fun , I learned some extra bending techniques along the way, so it was helpful also. I also realized that with lining off the hull using tape that I didn't took enough time to really check the run of the tape (because the tape didn't stick well). This resulted in a bit of a waviness pattern across the hull. Therefore I did the process of lining off again, but this time with wooden battens. For me this works better because of the stiffness of the planks...you won't have to check every bulkhead if the plank waves up or down the hull. So that was also a valuable lesson for me. 

So first broke the planks away for reworking the bow and stern:

After that I used wooden battens for lining off the hull:

And now almost closed! 🎊

Lovely project to watch developing! 👍🙂

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Nice review Kevin 👍

That is an impressive result! Congratulations with finishing this build , also great thorough review!

1 hour ago, KurtH said:

Thanks!  I put them in today and found that they fit so tightly that once they are in position, they are not going anywhere.  That spacer on top was a bit of a challenge for me.  It would not fit into the notches in the tops of the stern timber pieces so I had to file it to make it thinner.  I got it done though.  It will be pictured in my next post.  Meanwhile, on to the installation of the gun deck.

I experienced the same with the spacer...needed some really carefull sanding here and there 👍

Welcome! And love your first build, it looks great

I can't even remember if I l glued them straight on, or painted them after...but they can be fitted in just one way isn't? If I remember correct, they sit very tight in there slots

so I think I dropped a bit of glue in there and secured it right away....but after dry-fitting everything first. Also the spacer on top. 

That is some nice planking there! You're doing great at this fine cutter!

Great review James!

Outstanding work! 

Serious progress Glenn! Looking great! 

Love that you make choices you like!

20 hours ago, JeffT said:

Mine looked exactly the same. I added a shim to extend the planking to the stern post

Thanks JeffT! Good to hear you experienced the same

6 minutes ago, chris watton said:

Yes

Thanks...I thought of that too...it would look the cleanest I think   maybe even remove a millimeter of the stern post itself...that wouldn't influence too much with the rudder etc I think...will look into that

1 hour ago, chris watton said:

Don't usually see that much of a gap.

 

I would just cut a 'shim' of pear and glue it to the stern post, to bring it in a little more.

You mean...sort of widen the lasered pattern that goes on top the stern post? Or kind of a ramp where the second layer can lay on top of. (sorry for the bad English  )

1 hour ago, Blue Ensign said:

I had a look back on my log  and looking at the photos I took there doesn't seem to be that much difference at that stage.

If you look at the manual p33  you can see the first planking finishes around the same point, and even shorter lower down. (deliberately)

Remember this has to be  fined down sufficiently to allow the second planking to fit the stern post.

 

Carry on Mugje, you're doing a fine job.

 

B.E.

 Yeah I saw it too in more build logs that it isn't really that much different, but in almost no build logs it wasn't really visible how the second layer ends there you would almost think that there would be space underneath the pear plank that connects to the rudder post pattern.

I will look further into it  

Okay people...not an update but some questions...still working on the first layer of planking (lot's of experimenting  )

I have a hard time picturing if the corner and angle of the sternpiece is right. And couldn't find a clear example in the other logs that could help me visualize it. Maybe a bit difficult to explain, let's see if I can make it clear.

I temporary placed the rudder post with his pattern so I can see where the second layer of planking would end. And when you look at my pictures...there is quite a gap between first layer of planking and the rudder post pattern. Much larger then the 0.8 mm thickness of the pear planking 😄. So if I would lay the second layer of pear on top of the first, there would remain quite a gap to cover. I thought...i'm going to adress it now, maybe there needs some changes in the stern piece and now it's not all covered in planks.

Maybe there is to much roundness in the stern filler piece?

Also...do you guys think the part with the yellow circle in the picture below is faired enough? And not to round? I thought...maybe it needs to be a bit straighter to get a smoother transition to the MDF keel.

Congratulations on your succes Chris! Working on your Sphinx now...your succes doesn't suprise me when I see the quality of it in comparison with the more traditional manufacturers, but take care in managing you and your wife's energy  

That looks amazing! I really do like the change in colors of those beams...the white and the red on the sides

13 minutes ago, Gregory said:

@mugje

Have you considered using veneer to make planks.

Stores like Rockler have a good selection of maple..

Thanks Gregory, but I think I will go for the boxwood. How more I look to the combination with the pear the whole ship gets a nice warm tone in my opinion. So I think I will settle for that