Julie Mo
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I got all the mahogany strips for the keel glued in place and smoothed. It turned out okay. Then came the lacquer, mostly to protect the bare wood from contaminants. I took the hull outside to spray the lacquer. With the house closed up, the lacquer smell permeates every room, even with the shop door closed. So the hull got a little sun today. After I get the deck glued down, I'll trim the planks flush. On a sad note, when I was gluing the keel strips in place, I used rubber bands around the hull. At one point I placed the stern on the floor to put some rubber bands on at the bow. The bow was leaning on my knee with the keep in the air. The weight of the keel spun it around and I heard a sickening CRUNCH! I looked at the stern and about half of the planks on the transom broke off below the rail line. Two steps forward, one step back...- 562 replies
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Yes, Richard, I will be using nitrocelluose lacquer. In fact I did a light spray on one side of the hull today. It's primarily to protect the mahogany planks from oils and other contaminants until I'm ready to do a final spray. Hi Bill, I've been using CA glue sparingly because it can be such a mess, though I haven't tried the CA/PVA trick. With those thin strips I glued to the keel, that would have indeed been a trick. Sometimes I wish I could shrink myself because working with these tiny parts is VERY challenging! What I most like CA for is filling in those tiny areas too small to use wood slivers. I take some sawdust from the same wood and fill in the gaps. Then I dab CA on it. After it's cured, I sand it smooth. It's great if you aren't planning on using stain or dye but sometimes the CA-sawdust composite can be darker than natural wood after a clear finish.
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No matter who won the Cup, the Boys Down Under would have been the winners. It wouldn't surprise me if they made up 75% of all the crews combined. Thanks to the Kiwis and Aussies for allowing their talent to race for other crews!
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Next up is fixing up the newbie booboos I made. When I was making up the laminated keel, I got ahead of myself and shaped it before the hull planking was done. At the keel, the planking had nothing to butt up against. So now I have to add some mahogany strips to the keel and then reshape it. The red arrows show the first strip glued in place. I'll have to keep building it up until there's enough to shape it smooth. I have to do the same elsewhere. The only part about this that is frustrating is trying to clamp the thin strips in place as I get closer to the bow. All the clamps I have want to pop off.
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Your metal work puts this build into the Stratosphere, Keith! Words cannot properly convey my awe.
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Keith, I don't know where the time went but I have a lot of catching up to do! As always. you do not disappoint! I love the cams you used for holding the mast. Thanks so much for sharing and doing so in such great detail.
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In celebration of the completion of the deck planking, we threw a big party. Attendees were Charlie Nicholson, Bill Camper, Tom Sopwith and many of the original crew. It was quite a rowdy bunch! And the Spirits were flowing. Charlie told me he liked the diagonal planking but said he didn't want to be in my shoes for the challenges that lay on the horizon. I slid the bottle of Pussers down the bar toward him and he caught it without spilling a drop. Then he poured a shot for the two of us and one for Bill, Tom and all the crew. A raucous "Cheers!" emanated throughout the pub. Then Bill and Charlie, with Tom in tow, pinned the first picture of the completed planking on the pub wall. Those boys really know how to sail!
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Thanks for drawing and posting the sketch, Keith. But I don't think I will be able to do what you showed in the sketch. When I was planking the first side of the hull, some of the planks that extended above the deck snapped off below the deck line. In order to avoid this happening again, I cut them flush with the top of the frame (I did not have the plywood decking in place). I didn't catch the error until it was too late. So I may have to glue a cap plank over the hull planking, butted up to the deck. Newbie mistake... Another problem I noticed yesterday, after I turned the hull over, was this: Even when those planks are flush with the plywood deck, they will still extend past it. The pre-cut parts that came with the kit will not cover that gap. There is a similar situation on the bow but I already knew that and planned to mill some pieces that will look like they belonged. Looks like I'll have to do the same at the stern.
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I'm not sure if I understand you right, Keith. Are you talking about the pieces that sit flush, on top of the deck? I haven't glued the deck on yet. Once that's in place, I will have to see how the hull planking butts up to the deck. I've been thinking about adding a strip around the hull, where the deck and hull meet. My thoughts were to see how the planks the kit supplied would work with the mahogany keel, if it needed it. Still have a few last planks at the bow to glue on (it's slow going with those tiny pieces). After that's done, I'll work on the deck installation and see where I am and then decide what I think needs to be done. Glad you asked the question, though. I had to go back to the instructions to see if I could figure out what you were referring to. Then I realized I haven't looked at them in months!
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Amazing attention to detail, Frank! Looking at the photos you supplied, I was trying to put together a video in my mind and as it formed I was even more impressed. Beautiful work!
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One side is done! WhooHooo! I have little work on the bow of the other side left and that's in progress. Question: Once the hull is sanded smooth, is it then time to apply a finish to it? I'm probably going to go clear lacquer and paint a waterline stripe. Should this be done before flipping the boat over to work topsides?
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Miniature Russian carving tools
Julie Mo replied to druxey's topic in Modeling tools and Workshop Equipment
I can understand where you're coming from. For full size carving tools, I had to purchase several different types of water stones and diamond sharpeners. How on earth do you sharpen these tiny tools? What do you use? -
OMG, Keith, your words are so comforting. But I know whatever mental blocks I set in place are mine to take down. We all live in a world only six inches wide, the space between our ears. For anyone who has ever had a needle stuck in the tip of their finger, you know it doesn't want to go very far. Lots of cartilage and other hard masses stand in the way. That's what I'm seeing as I get to the bow. There is so much stuff in there, the push pins need more than a push. A hammer comes to mind... I'd love to do the rubber band thing but I've found if the banding covers the plank, you can't see if the plank is tight to the existing plank. I had to remove one plank from the other side because it drifted away when I wrapped it with banding. Maybe shrink wrap?
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I don't like building small ships, my eyes are too bad. Best of luck on your build. May the seas be fare and the rum be flowing. Julie
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I came close on the other side, Keith. With the way I am planking this, I'm glad I went with veneer rather than the planks that came with the kit. The veneer is almost twice the thickness of the kit planks and that's been a life saver. I've been rough sanding as I go along and there are places I'm sure I had to sand off more than half the thickness. Lots of the clinker effect in my plank orientation.
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I feel like I'm getting back some of the methods I developed before the house remodel took over. Some of the things I learned, I completely forgot. Now I feel I'm getting back in the groove again. I just might finish the hull planking yet.
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Welcome back, Jeff. As I have learned here, no matter how long you are gone, you are always welcome. The people here are great! Julie
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Thank you guys. Knowing I invited public scorn, or at least a little kick in the behind, should I get "distracted" again, I put in some more time on the planking today. Honestly, I do not remember the first side taking this long (breaks in between not included). Anyway, I think today's score is 14.
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It's funny how I can get so focused on a project or two and become unable to see anything else. The kitchen remodel has been foremost in my thoughts for months. The next step is making all the doors and drawer fronts. But that means I have to create a better garage shop setup than I presently have and it's hot and humid now so I putz around doing anything I can to avoid the heat and humidity. The one project that will keep me away from all that heat and humidity fell far back in my mind, again. I'm not sure why I keep avoiding getting back to the model. A lot of possible reasons have popped up in my head but none give me that "Ah HA!" moment. Anyway, yesterday I ignored whatever it is that keeps me away and mixed up a new batch of hide glue so I could get back to the hull planking. The going seemed very slow. Over about 3 hours time I laid only 10 planks. That's about one plank every 18 minutes. I tried to get back to the next plank in about 5 minutes (that's what it needs now due to some tight bends) but it ended averaging 18. I felt like I was getting nowhere. And it looked like it, too. This side seems to be going sooooooooo slowly, as far as progress in a day is concerned. It's not fun anymore. But I will keep at it. If I don't keep my word, bug me mercilessly.
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Oscillating Spindle Sander to get one or not.
Julie Mo replied to Eddie's topic in Modeling tools and Workshop Equipment
I have owned the Jet version for years. It dramatically widened the scope of woodworking projects I've taken on. Without it, I doubt I would have tackled making necks for the guitars I've made. Fine Woodworking has done tool tests on spindle sanders twice that I can remember. Both times they gave the award to Ridgid. While I am pretty happy with the Jet, there are times I wish it had the capabilities of the Ridgid. -
Wow! I watched the video. If the beams didn't have differences in grain patterns, you wouldn't be able to see where the joint is. Another video came up after that. What the Japanese do with hand tools!
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I would test it first. Some finishes don't bond well. Or you could put a coat of wax free shellac in between the coats.
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Don't worry about what's in those drawers, Carl. Now be on your way or great harm could follow should you attempt to discover their contents.
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Yep, same foreman I saw...
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Michael, you are putting the Lilliputian shipwrights out of work! Gimballed compass and all... Other than that all I can say is, "Wow!"
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