donrobinson

Mark: Thanks. That wood sounds incredible, I wonder if it was a special type of beech or if it was treated somehow. This stuff is incredible how it bends with just a little soaking but still would not come close to that.
 
H,H,: On the first layer I bevelled the edges, with this layer being beech and only .5 mm thick I didn't bother with the bevelling and it seemed to work good. The planks around the transom were soaked in water first, as there was a lot of lateral bending required in order to make them fit. Thanks for having a look. 

Good morning all, Thanks for all the compliments, likes and for just stopping in.
 Not much has been going on lately just planking and more planking, I am just a little over half done now and going hard. To date I have 38 strakes completed which is approximately 254 planks that equals to about 30.4 meters of .5 x 4 mm strips of beech wood. So, yes, life has been a beech!!
 Really not much to show as it is all kind of boring, I thought if any of you were suffering from insomnia this might help. Here we go: 
 

Planking around transom complete, this was a little exciting 
 

Showing here the little section of planking that needs to be filled in. I really wasn't too sure how the correct way of doing this was but thinking this will all be painted later that this method would do just fine. This is three pieces of .5 x 4 mm planking edge glued together and the rough shape of opening marked out.
 

The back side of the laminated piece was coated with thin ca before cutting to shape, this wood is fairly brittle
 

Final fitting and glued into place
 

And how it looks after the next  strake installed  on either side
 

 
Garboard and broad strakes installed, final trimming and sanding will be done when planking is completed. I have almost completed the area above the waterline, which is all painted, below the waterline is covered with copper plates. Decision now is to just get the hull covered or continue doing it the proper way, which takes a lot more time.
 
 Thanks for stopping in and have a good day

Mark: Thanks. That wood sounds incredible, I wonder if it was a special type of beech or if it was treated somehow. This stuff is incredible how it bends with just a little soaking but still would not come close to that.
 
H,H,: On the first layer I bevelled the edges, with this layer being beech and only .5 mm thick I didn't bother with the bevelling and it seemed to work good. The planks around the transom were soaked in water first, as there was a lot of lateral bending required in order to make them fit. Thanks for having a look. 

Mark: Thanks. That wood sounds incredible, I wonder if it was a special type of beech or if it was treated somehow. This stuff is incredible how it bends with just a little soaking but still would not come close to that.
 
H,H,: On the first layer I bevelled the edges, with this layer being beech and only .5 mm thick I didn't bother with the bevelling and it seemed to work good. The planks around the transom were soaked in water first, as there was a lot of lateral bending required in order to make them fit. Thanks for having a look. 

Good morning all, Thanks for all the compliments, likes and for just stopping in.
 Not much has been going on lately just planking and more planking, I am just a little over half done now and going hard. To date I have 38 strakes completed which is approximately 254 planks that equals to about 30.4 meters of .5 x 4 mm strips of beech wood. So, yes, life has been a beech!!
 Really not much to show as it is all kind of boring, I thought if any of you were suffering from insomnia this might help. Here we go: 
 

Planking around transom complete, this was a little exciting 
 

Showing here the little section of planking that needs to be filled in. I really wasn't too sure how the correct way of doing this was but thinking this will all be painted later that this method would do just fine. This is three pieces of .5 x 4 mm planking edge glued together and the rough shape of opening marked out.
 

The back side of the laminated piece was coated with thin ca before cutting to shape, this wood is fairly brittle
 

Final fitting and glued into place
 

And how it looks after the next  strake installed  on either side
 

 
Garboard and broad strakes installed, final trimming and sanding will be done when planking is completed. I have almost completed the area above the waterline, which is all painted, below the waterline is covered with copper plates. Decision now is to just get the hull covered or continue doing it the proper way, which takes a lot more time.
 
 Thanks for stopping in and have a good day

Mark: Thanks. That wood sounds incredible, I wonder if it was a special type of beech or if it was treated somehow. This stuff is incredible how it bends with just a little soaking but still would not come close to that.
 
H,H,: On the first layer I bevelled the edges, with this layer being beech and only .5 mm thick I didn't bother with the bevelling and it seemed to work good. The planks around the transom were soaked in water first, as there was a lot of lateral bending required in order to make them fit. Thanks for having a look. 

Excellent work Bob, how did you attach the jackstaff to the cap?

robdurant: Thanks for the compliment and for the link. I like how the beech bent so well I am going to get some to have on hand for future builds. I have no idea how it takes stain or a finish but I will be experimenting with it to see. If all else fails paint will do the trick. I'll be sure to show my results here.

robdurant: Thanks for the compliment and for the link. I like how the beech bent so well I am going to get some to have on hand for future builds. I have no idea how it takes stain or a finish but I will be experimenting with it to see. If all else fails paint will do the trick. I'll be sure to show my results here.

robdurant: Thanks for the compliment and for the link. I like how the beech bent so well I am going to get some to have on hand for future builds. I have no idea how it takes stain or a finish but I will be experimenting with it to see. If all else fails paint will do the trick. I'll be sure to show my results here.

Again excellent work Bob, are you carving and shaping all these intricate pieces by hand or do you have power tools such as a mill? Either way it looks real good I especially like the cleats and boom step. A fine example of doing things "the right way" 

Doug: Thanks, I agree about the right way. It was just one of those lazy thoughts, that has already faded away
Messis: So good of you to stop in, I am doing fine and hope you are also. Your Hermione is looking great!
Bob: You made me laugh with that comment, and you are 100% right. Thanks for dropping by

Good morning all, Thanks for all the compliments, likes and for just stopping in.
 Not much has been going on lately just planking and more planking, I am just a little over half done now and going hard. To date I have 38 strakes completed which is approximately 254 planks that equals to about 30.4 meters of .5 x 4 mm strips of beech wood. So, yes, life has been a beech!!
 Really not much to show as it is all kind of boring, I thought if any of you were suffering from insomnia this might help. Here we go: 
 

Planking around transom complete, this was a little exciting 
 

Showing here the little section of planking that needs to be filled in. I really wasn't too sure how the correct way of doing this was but thinking this will all be painted later that this method would do just fine. This is three pieces of .5 x 4 mm planking edge glued together and the rough shape of opening marked out.
 

The back side of the laminated piece was coated with thin ca before cutting to shape, this wood is fairly brittle
 

Final fitting and glued into place
 

And how it looks after the next  strake installed  on either side
 

 
Garboard and broad strakes installed, final trimming and sanding will be done when planking is completed. I have almost completed the area above the waterline, which is all painted, below the waterline is covered with copper plates. Decision now is to just get the hull covered or continue doing it the proper way, which takes a lot more time.
 
 Thanks for stopping in and have a good day

Again excellent work Bob, are you carving and shaping all these intricate pieces by hand or do you have power tools such as a mill? Either way it looks real good I especially like the cleats and boom step. A fine example of doing things "the right way" 

Again excellent work Bob, are you carving and shaping all these intricate pieces by hand or do you have power tools such as a mill? Either way it looks real good I especially like the cleats and boom step. A fine example of doing things "the right way" 

Again excellent work Bob, are you carving and shaping all these intricate pieces by hand or do you have power tools such as a mill? Either way it looks real good I especially like the cleats and boom step. A fine example of doing things "the right way" 

Good morning all, Thanks for all the compliments, likes and for just stopping in.
 Not much has been going on lately just planking and more planking, I am just a little over half done now and going hard. To date I have 38 strakes completed which is approximately 254 planks that equals to about 30.4 meters of .5 x 4 mm strips of beech wood. So, yes, life has been a beech!!
 Really not much to show as it is all kind of boring, I thought if any of you were suffering from insomnia this might help. Here we go: 
 

Planking around transom complete, this was a little exciting 
 

Showing here the little section of planking that needs to be filled in. I really wasn't too sure how the correct way of doing this was but thinking this will all be painted later that this method would do just fine. This is three pieces of .5 x 4 mm planking edge glued together and the rough shape of opening marked out.
 

The back side of the laminated piece was coated with thin ca before cutting to shape, this wood is fairly brittle
 

Final fitting and glued into place
 

And how it looks after the next  strake installed  on either side
 

 
Garboard and broad strakes installed, final trimming and sanding will be done when planking is completed. I have almost completed the area above the waterline, which is all painted, below the waterline is covered with copper plates. Decision now is to just get the hull covered or continue doing it the proper way, which takes a lot more time.
 
 Thanks for stopping in and have a good day

I agree Bob, that deck looks awesome, great detailing

Excellent start to your planking Dee Dee

Hi Jim, the beech bends easy. Around and underneath the transom there were some crazy bends and with a little soaking in water the beech took to the bends very good.

Hi Mike, Thanks. It is a double planked kit with the beech being the top layer. I have never used beech for anything before this so this is new to me also. It will all be hid with either paint or copper plates. It sort of resembles oak in a lot of ways and when sanding areas such as the butt ends of planks it will splinter if you are not careful.

Good morning all, Thanks for all the compliments, likes and for just stopping in.
 Not much has been going on lately just planking and more planking, I am just a little over half done now and going hard. To date I have 38 strakes completed which is approximately 254 planks that equals to about 30.4 meters of .5 x 4 mm strips of beech wood. So, yes, life has been a beech!!
 Really not much to show as it is all kind of boring, I thought if any of you were suffering from insomnia this might help. Here we go: 
 

Planking around transom complete, this was a little exciting 
 

Showing here the little section of planking that needs to be filled in. I really wasn't too sure how the correct way of doing this was but thinking this will all be painted later that this method would do just fine. This is three pieces of .5 x 4 mm planking edge glued together and the rough shape of opening marked out.
 

The back side of the laminated piece was coated with thin ca before cutting to shape, this wood is fairly brittle
 

Final fitting and glued into place
 

And how it looks after the next  strake installed  on either side
 

 
Garboard and broad strakes installed, final trimming and sanding will be done when planking is completed. I have almost completed the area above the waterline, which is all painted, below the waterline is covered with copper plates. Decision now is to just get the hull covered or continue doing it the proper way, which takes a lot more time.
 
 Thanks for stopping in and have a good day

Doug: Thanks, I agree about the right way. It was just one of those lazy thoughts, that has already faded away
Messis: So good of you to stop in, I am doing fine and hope you are also. Your Hermione is looking great!
Bob: You made me laugh with that comment, and you are 100% right. Thanks for dropping by

Hi Jim, the beech bends easy. Around and underneath the transom there were some crazy bends and with a little soaking in water the beech took to the bends very good.

Good morning all, Thanks for all the compliments, likes and for just stopping in.
 Not much has been going on lately just planking and more planking, I am just a little over half done now and going hard. To date I have 38 strakes completed which is approximately 254 planks that equals to about 30.4 meters of .5 x 4 mm strips of beech wood. So, yes, life has been a beech!!
 Really not much to show as it is all kind of boring, I thought if any of you were suffering from insomnia this might help. Here we go: 
 

Planking around transom complete, this was a little exciting 
 

Showing here the little section of planking that needs to be filled in. I really wasn't too sure how the correct way of doing this was but thinking this will all be painted later that this method would do just fine. This is three pieces of .5 x 4 mm planking edge glued together and the rough shape of opening marked out.
 

The back side of the laminated piece was coated with thin ca before cutting to shape, this wood is fairly brittle
 

Final fitting and glued into place
 

And how it looks after the next  strake installed  on either side
 

 
Garboard and broad strakes installed, final trimming and sanding will be done when planking is completed. I have almost completed the area above the waterline, which is all painted, below the waterline is covered with copper plates. Decision now is to just get the hull covered or continue doing it the proper way, which takes a lot more time.
 
 Thanks for stopping in and have a good day