shipcarpenter

Hello, 
 
thanks Marktime for looking, I am only carpenter . I made some paper models as a young boy but now I am making my first wooden ship and I really enjoy it.
 
Following pictures show my little progress in last days.

Thanks Nigel, Tim and Matti for comments!
 
Work goes on. I finished all 6 cannons a the rudder. Starting with deck furniture and fittings. I´m workin on hatches, binnacle and windlass.

Hi,
 
thanks David for your kind words.
Now shipcarpenter becomes a blacksmith and silversmith.
I have to produce 1pin for rudder hinges. There were only 3 pieces in the kit, but I need 4 for my improved rudder.
I made it from brass tube and wire. Soldering with gas solder using liquid solder for brass. I enyoyed it - maybe I mistook my craft.
Last foto shows the infernal tool compared with lighter.
 

Hi ,
 
Thank you Ian, I saw your Unicorn and I like it very much. I made some progress on cannons and with rudder.
 

Hull was stained with water-based stain. 
I didn´t like the metal stocks for cannnos from kit so I made my own. Material sapeli 2x6mm and brass 0,25mm.
Treenailing of main deck. I made holes 0,4mm and filled them with dark putty, then sanding.
Inner bulwark timbers.
 

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While waiting for the ordered small nails matched the main deck beams.
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 

Lower deck aft.
 
 
 
 

 
 
 

..Thank you Jack..
 
So here's the promised wrap up..
Next thing was to add some nice attributes so it really starts to looks like a lantern, (and to hide some of the imperfections of the wood).
 
.. I started with “twisting” 3 strings of Ø 0.4 mm brass wire with a drill, pictures will show later where i used it.
 

 
I used a “rounding over” and an “edge cutter” and milled the profiles into 2 laths and by using the table saw I cut them into 4 individually shaped laths (but I ended up in only using 3 shapes..)
 


 
Then i really challenged the table saw by cutting them into 8 egual angled pieces (2x22,5 degrees cuts).
 


 
And could glue these into "perfectly" shaped octagons..
 

 
Glued the different octagons on top and bottom..
 

 
And camouflaged the “rough” sides of the lantern with pieces of twisted (blackened) brass wire.
..the final finish was to glue an (cannon) ball on top and to add a Ø1,5mm stick  and to cut the holder for it …
 

 
Taa-daa..
 



 
So next project will be to create the 2 "smaller" lanterns.. 
.. the ST has not "1", but "3" lanterns   

Thank you for your nice comments Michael, Randy & Sjors, and thanks to everyone for visiting/using the like button.
 
Finally I have some time to spend on some other details of the ST..
I had an idea in my head about how to create my own version of the poop lantern ..
 
Too be sure I use the right dimensions I started out with an template and made sure everything was in the same scale.
 

 
Creating the frame for the glass was a bit of a struggle (after several attempts) I found a "easy" way to manufacture these ..   
I used my mill setup (with an X-Y table) to have length consistency of the individual frame parts …
 

 
And used the table saw (with some “homemade” additions) to get the needed thickness of the frame.
 


 
The result after cutting/assembling them.
 


 
I used the same technique for the muntins and assembled them with the template I made earlier to make sure they fit inside the frames.
 

 
I made a top & bottom of 2 different sized pieces of 0.6 mm finer...
... and to make life a bit easier, i used a brass bar to keep the frames in place during the gluing process.
 

 
So far so good, the wrap up will follow soon...
 

 

I was able to spend a bit of time on the ship this weekend.
I made the cat blocks and I was a bit disappointed that I couldn't figure out a way to simulate the wider centre of the iron band around the block where the sheave pin goes through.
I started making the second anchor as well.

archjofo: thank you !
 
I made just a little progress: sails and anchors.
 
Jan

First part of the running rigging is finished. Now I can continue with sails - and the second part of the running rigging.
( ...and with anchors, rudders and flags.......It seems that ships will be finished very soon  )
 
Here are some pictures I took today.
 
Jan

I also started with the gratings at the bowsprit deck.  The quality of AL certainly deteriorated over the years.  On the left is a grating made from the strips that came with my kit.  The grooves are cut so poorly and unevenly that it is nearly impossible to form a grid.   I certainly wasn’t going to put that on my ship!  After a lot of trouble I managed to buy grating strips of an AL kit that was manufactured many years ago.  That grating is on the right.  They are as different as chalk and cheese…
 

 
To make the bowsprit grating, I first determined the shape of the grating by cutting a piece of paper until it fitted in the grating’s place.
 

 
I transferred the shape to a piece of spare wood and made a jig that formed a mold of some sorts.
 

 
 
From here it was easier to cut and assemble the grating.
 


 
Dry-fitted grating – I still need to do some serious sanding and varnish the whole assembly.

And the girls.

Build log part 51
 
 
 
HERE THE MODEL COMPLETED WITH ALL SAILS (part 2 of 3)
 
 
 
 

raft Container launching flip board
 

all ready for the maiden voyage
 

forecastle reports all sails set
 

mizzenmast top
 

foremast topgallant platform
 

foremast lower top with view on hard braced main sail yard
 

likewise for mainmast
 

mainsail braced leewards around the shrouds
 

view from the after wake
 

good at the wind course...
 
 
 
 
 
Build log part 52 to follow...
 
Nils

Build log part 50
 
 
 
HERE THE MODEL COMPLETED WITH ALL SAILS (part 1 of 3)
 
 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
Build log part 51 to follow...
 
Nils

Hello,
 
thanks Pawel, I used actually small bulb lights but it can be easy done with LEDs. I will try them maybe on my next ship,
which is still  waiting on wardrobe.
Some more photos of boats and lantern.

Hello! 
a little progress done. I continue with boats - small frames were added, lantern is done - glazed with micro kristal klear, masts were turned on my home narex lathe...
Next are the channels, chain plates and deadeyes.

25’ Cutters Ver 2.5 (continued)
 
All progressed reasonably well with the planking from here on, although I did need to make a couple of stealer planks that I would not have needed to do if I were cutting the planks individually from sheet stock.  Never mind – I think I managed to sneak them in in a not too obvious way.  The secret here was to really feather the ends of the stealers so that they blended with the adjacent plank.
 
Here’s a few photos of the completed planking.  The stem needs trimming and shaping, as does the transom, but the hard work is done.  While it could be better, I'm satisfied with the results here - they say the third time is the charm!
 

 

 

 
And just to prove that I was working on two at once:
 

 

 
I thought I’d throw these two photos in to show the real difference in hull shape between the Cutters and the Pinnace (the Pinnace is 3’ (actual) longer than the Cutters).
 

 

 
And finally, just for scale, here’s the obligatory picture of a Cutter in that giant fake hand…..
 

 
Next up, fitting out and painting.  Stay tuned……

This set of photos shows the rest of the lower decks. 

Minor progress with the chain plates pinned in place. A mast was put in place and some rigging line tied off to give the run of the chainplates.
I pulled my old Sherbourne out recently to contribute to a display of my dad's woodwork and boats and noticed I must have fixed the chainplates as per the plans rather than following the rigging line. It's only noticeable on the Sherbourne now I know what to look for but I'm keen to avoid that mistake with Granado.


The fleet takes in the last of the autumn sunshine together.

The head rails had a centre section carved out to created raise prfofiles on either side. It's a little rough thanks to the file slipping and he grain on the walnut but it'll do. The centres were painted up to match the rest
Two part epoxy was used to attach the head rails. It claimed a setting time of 4 minutes but was more like an hour resulting in a lot of smearing to remove and paint over later.



 
While the epoxy was out the remaining stern figures were added. The castings are not quite symmetrical so bit of gentle pressure bent them on the right angle to have their heads resting against the taffrail. The bases they rest on had the edge facing the hull shaped to fit neatly.
The wee dolphin carvings were set further back towards the stern than the kit instructions show. According to AOTS Granado they are almost a continuation of the stern carvings.


 
His majesty's bomb vessel Granado as she now stands

It will come as no suprise to anyone who has been looking in on my log that i have changed my mind again  .I had one side of the hull close to completion and when i started the other side . {i still don,t know my port from my starport } i thought i would try something different as the timbers between the wales were put on first and so didn,t run in line with them . I used maple the same as the decking and thought why not try caulking the same as the deck and was pleasantly suprised with the effect  .It may not be everyones taste but i think it gives a very solid look to the hull . my caulking leaves a lot to be desired but it,s the best i can do at present ,of -course once i was finished to-day i read Nigel,s article on using black tissue paper but will still give it a try when redoing the other side   . One thing i have learned is to be more carefull about  choosing timber , the variations in color when varnished caught me out ,even the maple has different grains and the two sides of the plank can look completely different  . I had thought originally that this might add to the look but now im not so sure . will be more carefull next time  I look forward to any comment s but i can assure you i will not be re planking again ,there are some parts of my hull now over 6mm thick and apart from that i must try to move on to the next stage or i,ll be at this build for ever  . Continuing good weather leaves little build time at present , i,m a ploughman by day and a trainee shipwright by nite  Here come the pic,s and don,t hold back on the opinions im a big boy i can take it Have Fun !!
 

 

 
 
 

 

 

 
 
 
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I graduated from the internal stack to the height of the deck boards.
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 

 
 
 
 
The whole process of this model is described at this address:
 
http://www.koga.net....php?f=7&t=45782
 
on Polish modeling forum "Koga"