bigcreekdad

Awesome craftsmanship!

Fantastic build!

Where to buy the larger toothed blades? What great advice on this board!

Had the washers correctly placed. What a difference! Getting a little light burning, but I need to clean the table up. Also, ordered that device recommended above from NRG.

That's all for the great advice!

Got it!...Many thanks Sir!!

I feel stupid, but I have a large washer on either side. Is that what you mean? And how do you know if they are set correctly?

NO IDEA........I am exposing my limited knowledge......Can you explain the "arbors" thing?

What am I doing wrong?  Haven't milled strips in a couple years. Also, I changed blades and am not sure I've got the washers on either side placed properly. Any help there?

Lovely build! I built this about 10 years ago. One of my favorites. Sadly, I gave it to my son and a buddy of his knocked it off a shelf. It's now in a bag waiting for me to fix, but I just haven't gotten the urge to do it.

What you all say is quite helpful....thanks!

I have never used them for hull planking. However, they seem to be included by the hundreds in most kits. I also see a few builds here that included their use. I must admit, using clamps and such to hold planks in place til the glue dries is a pain in the elbow. Thoughts?

Allan.....must be me.

I know it's primarily for underplanking, but I find it a pain to try to bend...both ways. And it breaks easily IMO. Maybe if they made it thinner. Thoughts from others?

Looks great!

You are doing a great job!

Thanks

I had the one that has two clamps that slide along horizontally. Worked fine until I lost a clamp (seems like it should be designed to prevent clamps from sliding off...oh well). I inquired from place I I bought it from about a replacement clamp with no response. In any case, what are you using? Also, is anyone using a regular table vise rigged with something to hold more than a couple inches of keel?

😹ERS. You have built some beautiful ships. I'm humbled when I look at mine.

Magnificent!!

I used a spray can red on the lower hull. My first use of it but I really liked the finish of it. Don't remember the brand, but I bought it at our local hobby store, so I'm thinking it was nothing exotic. The upper hull black was brushed on Vallejo Negro.

Wow...lots of comments. I've been building ships for over 12 years. Have six complete under my belt, and a couple misfires. So, if I didn't enjoy it I'm clearly into some type of self abuse (lol). I got away from serious modeling for over a year while I built an online collectable postage stamp store. I now have a pretty complete inventory of the countries I enjoy, and have more time to model. I started the HMS Brig Supply and am ready to start the first planking. I do my building in my den, but sawing etc in the basement. That's where the Cheerful is hiding. Some day, I'll get back to it.

Awesome!  Thanks

I purchased Chuck's Cheerful plans and lots of Alaskan Cedar wood several years ago. I was doing great (IMO) and had the planking started when I got to the drop plank. After several botched attempts, I put the build on hold. Have gone back several times to give it another go, but always retreat again. It pisses me off every time I go to my basement and see it sitting there in limbo. Such a beautiful ship and great plans. Has anyone else run into this kind of mental road block before?

Allan....was the pear you are talking about native to where you were in Ohio? I've lived in Toledo area for most of my life, and I don't see any pear.

Greg....that's damn beautiful! Let's just say this...I wouldn't let my grandson play with that toy. Do you have a full pic you can share?

BTW, I was certainly not criticizing painters. In fact, I'm now looking at my Bluenose build....with a beautiful (IMO) paint job. I used a spray on the lower hull (RED) and it is pretty darn nice (IMO)! It's just I prefer unpainted wood on some ships. I gave away my build of Caldercrafts' Pickle...I thought the copper plating looked awful.