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  1. G.L.
    The planking is continuing. There is not much different comment to give other than I have to be more and more inventive to clamp the planks. Rubber bands come in very handy. Thank you very much for reading this log, for your likes and for your encouraging and inspiring comments. Till next week!
  2. G.L.
    Looks beautiful, Ras, and the colors go so well together. Excellent work and a fascinating log to follow.
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    Thank you very much, Vaddoc. At the moment I have no difficulties working with mahogany. Ebony, on the other hand, is very hard and it is difficult to bend. When sawing and sanding it produces very fine black dust that also seems to be quite toxic (see posts post 26, 27, 28). The hull is 54 cm long and the planking is ±1.2 mm thick.
  4. G.L.
    Impeccable work, Valeriy!
  5. G.L.
    In my opinion this is well done, Mark. Still much better than I could. Probably your skill will grow as more of the wood carving is done.
  6. G.L.
    The first plank is cut. It is very straight, narrow at the ends and a little wider in the middle. Gluing the first strakes at both sides. The thin planks bend easily. The port side of the model will be left open. This plank will be the last on that side for the time being. And that is it for this week Thank you very much for reading this log, for your likes and for your reactions. Till next week!
  7. G.L.
    I don't think bending will be a big problem, the strakes will be only 8mm wide at their widest point. I laminate the planks because Mr. Orsel used this method to build his model. He used mahogany veneer on the outside and ebony veneer on the inside to have neat black planking on the inside without having to paint. I don't have ebony veneer, so I use black-stained mahogany veneer for the inside. Mahogany veneer is indeed brittle, but if you moisten it beforehand, you can cut long narrow strips.
  8. G.L.
    Justin, I had a similar concern when viewing the monograph.
  9. G.L.
    That has once again become a beautiful model. Congratulations. You have a real maritime museum there.
  10. G.L.
    7. Planking the hull The inside of the hull is black and the outside natural mahogany color. Mr Bruno Orsel uses planks made of a layer of ebony veneer, glued on a layer of mahogany veneer. I don't have ebony veneer so I make black veneer myself by staining mahogany veneer black. I glue two blades (black and natural) on each other. I let the glue dry between two glass plates to obtain a thin (± 1.2 mm thick) plywood sheet to cut the strakes of. Of this sheet I can cut the planks one side black and one natural mahogany. I start the planking at the bottom side with the garboards. Gluing the port garboard. The next is the starboard garboard. Between the garboard and the wale come 18 strakes. To determine their shape, I measure every five frames the frame length and divide that by 18. Thank you very much for reading this log and for your likes. Till next week!
  11. G.L.
    The planking looks very good, Vaddoc. Very well done. Painting the hull or keeping it in natural wood, it's always a difficult decision. After doing all this excellent work on the planking I would keep the wood natural.
  12. G.L.
    Well done, Mehmet. Already another project in mind?
  13. G.L.
    Congratulations, Jorge. Your Triton really turned out to be a very beautiful model.
  14. G.L.
    Well Hakan, the hull is not deformed, but I had a different incident😒. When I removed the clamps and supports which had to keep the starboard wale in place, the starboard side of the transom and the after frame cracked. The force of the ebony wale pressing on the transom was probably too great. So, no progress to report this week. I carefully remove the remnants of the frame and the transom. Fortunately this succeeds without causing further damage. I re-laminate the frame ... ... and the transom. Forgot to make a picture of the replaced pieces. Instead of that another picture of a painting of clippers d'Argenteuil by Gustave Caillebotte. I hope I can report some progress again next week. Thank you very much for reading this log, for your likes and for your reactions. Till next week!
  15. G.L.
    6. The wales Before placing the wales, I glue at regular distances a small support to the frames at the correct height. The wales are made of ebony to contrast with the mahogany hull. To give the stiff ebony somewhat the round shape of the hull, I pre-bend the wales over the heat of a paint burner. Gluing the port wale. Starboard wale lays ready in front of the model. My method to keep the wales into place while the glue is drying Next day, the supports can be removed. It is now the turn of the starboard wale. Below the wales comes a mahogany ornamental bumper edge. Thank you very much for reading this log, for your likes and for all your encouraging reactions. Till next week!
  16. G.L.
    Indeed. I just hope it will connect well with the deck. Thanks Patrick.
  17. G.L.
    Very efficient service device! Looks much better than this one I've ever made.
  18. G.L.
    I made several of these 'small' trips with frigates (they lasted much longer than an afternoon), I clearly recognize the atmosphere in your painting. Honestly I don't have much nostalgia for it. Painted very truthfully. I am a fan of your work!
  19. G.L.
    Beautiful model, Ekis. Congratulations!
  20. G.L.
    My sincere condolences to your mother, Mehmet. That will be a beautiful model again. A nice tribute to her.
  21. G.L.
    Vaddoc, that has become a perfect hull. It was well worth the investment in time and precision work.
  22. G.L.
    5. Transom The transom of the clipper is bent, therefore it will be laminated with three layers of veneer. I make first the mold to laminate. The three veneer layers. The inner layer is stained in black. Here they are glued. The next day I take them out of their mold. This is the shape of the transom. The transom is sawn out. The top and the bottom sides must be sanded diagonally. One on the inside, the other on the outside. Gluing the transom into position. Thank you very much for reading this log, for your likes and for all your encouraging reactions. Till next week!
  23. G.L.
    4. Horn timbers I now remove the frames behind the rudder post. The horn timbers are made of ebony and they have to be glued at each side of the helm port. Fitting them. The frames will be incorporated into the horn timbers. Sawing the slots for the frames. Gluing the horn timbers into place. I use two spacer blocks to keep them parallel. The after frames can now also be glued definitively into place. I am now also gluing the cant frames.
  24. G.L.
    Thanks Ward and Ekis.
  25. G.L.
    Nice presentation, Rich. Congratulations!

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