G.L.

On ‎30‎-‎12‎-‎2017 at 7:53 AM, michael mott said:

Beautiful workmanship on the Decking GL

Michael

Thank You Michael.

I discovered recently your Bristol pilot boat log. That is ship modelling at a whole different level. It is clear that I have still a lot to learn. It is thanks to logs like yours that we can continue improving our skills.

G.L.

On ‎29‎-‎12‎-‎2017 at 12:35 PM, John Allen said:

G.L.

 

Your build is taking shape and looking very good. Really enjoyed the way you approached constructing the stove very nice.

John,

Thank you very much for your comment.

G.L.

11.7

The deck is finished with tree nails and then sanding, sanding and sanding...

11.6

When the model is fully planked. I lay some weights on the deck and let everything dry. When the glue is dry, I scrape the planks smooth with a knife blade.

11.5

I start the planking from amidships and use a lath to glue the first planks in a straight line. At the sides and the heads of each plank I glue black cardboard strips to imitate the caulking. As the planking reaches the sides of the boat they can been cut into the waterways.

11.4

The waterways in place, but not glued. The inner edge is not yet shaped. I will do that while laying the deck planks.

11.3

I copy the shape of the outer edge of the waterway on a piece of tracing paper. After the template is glued on a of pine plank of 3 mm thick, it can been sawn.

11.2

At the stern, an oak plank is covering the space between the stern and the last but one deck beam.

Part 11: Laying the deck:

11.1

Only the port side of the deck will be closed. I will leave the biggest part of the starboard side uncovered to preserve a view on the deck beam structure and the interior.        
I start with making and placing small filling pieces between the bulwark stanchions. On the sides of them I glue a strip of black cardboard to imitate the caulking.

The jib boom support finally into position. Remark the round groove in the port knight head for the bow sprit, it was filed out with a round file.

10.5

A wooden roll which will guide the jib boom when it is rolled in or out is added.

10.4

The stringers are shortened to the correct height and the clamp is glued into position. A sheave is added on top of the starboard stringer.

10.3

Sawing the clamp for the outside of the port stringer.

10.2

The block is glued between the stringers in the slots and on the inside of the starboard stringer a sheave shell is glued into position.

10: Finishing the jib boom support

10.1

In part 7, post 7.1 I made the stringers of the jib boom support. Now it is time to finish it. Once the deck is laid it can't been removed any more. I start with cutting the slots for the block on which the bowsprit will rest. The block is sawn from a small piece of oak and the round groove for the bowsprit was filed in it with a round file.

9.15

Some of the deck beams have to be sawn trough for the gaps of the hatches.

9.14

While placing the deck beams, I make the grooves for the carlings which will connect the beams on the edge of the waterway.

9.13

Now the bulkheads are in place, the deck beams can be glued into position. Before doing that, I coat the inside of hull with a blend of 2/3 linseed oil and 1/3 turpentine. With the deck beams in place the inside of the hull won't be accessible any more

9.12

The fish hold is separated from the sail shed by a low partition. In the sail shed the stringers for the fishing winch are not yet in place.

9.11

The stove, after it has been painted black and placed in position in the crew shelter.

9.10

The lids are of cardboard, the hinges of small pieces of brass and the ring at the top side of a piece of copper wire

9.9

The 90 degrees bent stove pipe is made of a nail/bolt.

9.8

As metalwork is not really my thing, I make the stove with  a mixture of materials. I make the body of wood with the help of the lathe (drill converted into lathe).

9.7

To design the ship stove I used some photos from the internet.

9.6

The crew shelter is accessible via stairs.

Sawing of the stringers.

I see that I didn't make any more photos of the making process. Therefore I a add a picture of the end result. A bit difficult from between the frames.