Overworked724

Patrick the interior bulkheads around the gunport and sweep port is very amazing, great work. It looks as if there is sufficient distance between the deck and sill for the margin plank and waterway, so as not to have the same problem I had on mine. Very nice
 
Will  
still on holiday
Stay well and stay safe
 
 

Sanity check as a minor diversion to the tedium of the interior bulkhead planking. 
 
My plan is to lay down a false deck and use thinner wood (1/32” or 3/64”) for my planking/margin. My hope is the false deck will give me greater stability and purchase while laying down the deck as well as nibbing and joggling at the bow. 
 
Took a sample of 0.5mm birch ply and a ~3/64” cedar plank. 
 

 
Went ahead and glued them and measured total thickness as almost perfectly 1/16” (0.0625”). Can’t get much closer. 
 

 

 
Quite Lucky that! 👍🏽  Laid it up against the bulkhead to check distance to the sills above the deck. 
 

 
Relieved to see the gap between deck and sill is a comfy 1/8”. Should be sufficient room for the waterway and carronade swivel bracket without making it proud above the sill. 
 
Moving on...
 

Sanity check as a minor diversion to the tedium of the interior bulkhead planking. 
 
My plan is to lay down a false deck and use thinner wood (1/32” or 3/64”) for my planking/margin. My hope is the false deck will give me greater stability and purchase while laying down the deck as well as nibbing and joggling at the bow. 
 
Took a sample of 0.5mm birch ply and a ~3/64” cedar plank. 
 

 
Went ahead and glued them and measured total thickness as almost perfectly 1/16” (0.0625”). Can’t get much closer. 
 

 

 
Quite Lucky that! 👍🏽  Laid it up against the bulkhead to check distance to the sills above the deck. 
 

 
Relieved to see the gap between deck and sill is a comfy 1/8”. Should be sufficient room for the waterway and carronade swivel bracket without making it proud above the sill. 
 
Moving on...
 

Glacial pace...good grief, I hate work but love my paychaeck.  =-/  
 
Got done with rough planking the interior port side. Realized I’d needed a slightly wider plank along top edge to cover the upward swish on stern and bow...used 7/32” plank along top edge. But still needed a shim on the bow portion. Basically I wanted to ensure that the interior wall was a bit higher that the outboard side so I can fair top of the bulkheads to level without eating into the wood of the shear strake.  I am trying to ensure I get a nice level cap rail...so I'm trying to make it less difficult for when time comes to prep and lay down to cap rails.
 
Bow...
 
You can see the very slight dip on the interior edge nearest the stem after I put in the last plank along the interior top edge.
 

 

 
(Can you see the 'surprise'?  I didn't notice until later!)
 

 
Added a shim along the front top edge....
 

 

 
Then I sanded down with a dremel barrel sander and ensured the inner bulkhead was slightly elevated than the outer.
 

 

 
 
Stern...(hey...the double block looks pretty nice)
 

 
 
 
Midships...fixed blocks are slightly depressed...sanding in my future!
 

 
Port side done...Overall - the rough interior planking looks ok.  With some final sanding and some touch up filler, she'll be ready to paint....Good Lord willing.
 

 
Plus one surprise!!!  A truly WTF moment....
 
Sometime recently, a port side filler block near the bow 'sunk'!!!  Well....s**t.  =-(  Just threw on some glue and continued on...the filler blocks are not my concern and I won't need them for deck planking.  😃 


 
Moving on to the starboard side!!
 

Still pecking away at the interior bulkhead planking. Work has been distracting these past few weeks but thought I would send a couple pics. 
 
The fixed sheave blocks actually look fairly decent when viewed from the exterior of the ship. 
 

 

 
The trick is getting good clean interior planking around them after they have been set in with glue. You can see (red circles) that I’ll still need to sand down the bulkheads about 0.5mm or so after I’ve completed the planking. This will also ensure the sheave blocks are flush on both sides. 
 

 

 
Sigh....more sanding in my future. 
 
Moving on!
 

 

Thanks for the compliment, and the tape idea.  What I am going to need to test thoroughly, is the placement of the tree nails in the holes.  I am pretty sure I will be able to do it.  In the picture that I posted, you can see the small screws that are holding the instruments in.  Each one had to be glued in separately.

Thanks Robin and Thomas!!
 
I finished with the gallow bits. Pegged them for extra reinforcement

@Justin P. sure thing. No promises!  I’m spitballing here! 🤣
 
I think I got my stash of plywood at Hobby Lobby or some other kraft shop...but they do sell it on Amazon.
 
1/64” birch sheets, Midwest Products 5240. It‘s a bit pricey...but a 12” x 24” sheet would be way more than enough to cover the deck. 

@Justin P. sure thing. No promises!  I’m spitballing here! 🤣
 
I think I got my stash of plywood at Hobby Lobby or some other kraft shop...but they do sell it on Amazon.
 
1/64” birch sheets, Midwest Products 5240. It‘s a bit pricey...but a 12” x 24” sheet would be way more than enough to cover the deck. 

This is a great idea.   Hopefully you won't mind if I follow suit. 
 
 

Sanity check as a minor diversion to the tedium of the interior bulkhead planking. 
 
My plan is to lay down a false deck and use thinner wood (1/32” or 3/64”) for my planking/margin. My hope is the false deck will give me greater stability and purchase while laying down the deck as well as nibbing and joggling at the bow. 
 
Took a sample of 0.5mm birch ply and a ~3/64” cedar plank. 
 

 
Went ahead and glued them and measured total thickness as almost perfectly 1/16” (0.0625”). Can’t get much closer. 
 

 

 
Quite Lucky that! 👍🏽  Laid it up against the bulkhead to check distance to the sills above the deck. 
 

 
Relieved to see the gap between deck and sill is a comfy 1/8”. Should be sufficient room for the waterway and carronade swivel bracket without making it proud above the sill. 
 
Moving on...
 

A very clean planking job! Well done!
 
Thomas

Glacial pace...good grief, I hate work but love my paychaeck.  =-/  
 
Got done with rough planking the interior port side. Realized I’d needed a slightly wider plank along top edge to cover the upward swish on stern and bow...used 7/32” plank along top edge. But still needed a shim on the bow portion. Basically I wanted to ensure that the interior wall was a bit higher that the outboard side so I can fair top of the bulkheads to level without eating into the wood of the shear strake.  I am trying to ensure I get a nice level cap rail...so I'm trying to make it less difficult for when time comes to prep and lay down to cap rails.
 
Bow...
 
You can see the very slight dip on the interior edge nearest the stem after I put in the last plank along the interior top edge.
 

 

 
(Can you see the 'surprise'?  I didn't notice until later!)
 

 
Added a shim along the front top edge....
 

 

 
Then I sanded down with a dremel barrel sander and ensured the inner bulkhead was slightly elevated than the outer.
 

 

 
 
Stern...(hey...the double block looks pretty nice)
 

 
 
 
Midships...fixed blocks are slightly depressed...sanding in my future!
 

 
Port side done...Overall - the rough interior planking looks ok.  With some final sanding and some touch up filler, she'll be ready to paint....Good Lord willing.
 

 
Plus one surprise!!!  A truly WTF moment....
 
Sometime recently, a port side filler block near the bow 'sunk'!!!  Well....s**t.  =-(  Just threw on some glue and continued on...the filler blocks are not my concern and I won't need them for deck planking.  😃 


 
Moving on to the starboard side!!
 

🤣

Looks like the block slipping isn't really a big deal. 
Inside planking looks very nice.
 
Dave

Well. The bottom of the ship didn’t fall off!  🤣 So that’s a win. 👍🏽

It’s not an issue really. I just glued it along to top edge to lock it in place (even though I didn’t really need to...).
 
I plan to put in a thin support deck to make it easier to do the deck planking. So I had set the fillers slightly lower than the tops of the frames initially anyway. 👍🏽

Hopefully just a glue failure and nothing more than that.

Very neat interior plank job!!
 
I am also confused on how this happened.... hope it's an easy fix! 

Glacial pace...good grief, I hate work but love my paychaeck.  =-/  
 
Got done with rough planking the interior port side. Realized I’d needed a slightly wider plank along top edge to cover the upward swish on stern and bow...used 7/32” plank along top edge. But still needed a shim on the bow portion. Basically I wanted to ensure that the interior wall was a bit higher that the outboard side so I can fair top of the bulkheads to level without eating into the wood of the shear strake.  I am trying to ensure I get a nice level cap rail...so I'm trying to make it less difficult for when time comes to prep and lay down to cap rails.
 
Bow...
 
You can see the very slight dip on the interior edge nearest the stem after I put in the last plank along the interior top edge.
 

 

 
(Can you see the 'surprise'?  I didn't notice until later!)
 

 
Added a shim along the front top edge....
 

 

 
Then I sanded down with a dremel barrel sander and ensured the inner bulkhead was slightly elevated than the outer.
 

 

 
 
Stern...(hey...the double block looks pretty nice)
 

 
 
 
Midships...fixed blocks are slightly depressed...sanding in my future!
 

 
Port side done...Overall - the rough interior planking looks ok.  With some final sanding and some touch up filler, she'll be ready to paint....Good Lord willing.
 

 
Plus one surprise!!!  A truly WTF moment....
 
Sometime recently, a port side filler block near the bow 'sunk'!!!  Well....s**t.  =-(  Just threw on some glue and continued on...the filler blocks are not my concern and I won't need them for deck planking.  😃 


 
Moving on to the starboard side!!
 

I have multiple pin vises, and sets of mini drill bits.  And a jewelers visor with 4 different magnifications for close in work.  I do agree that testing is a must.  I plan on a Tung oil finish and by using some of the different wood I have.  I need to test as much for final outcome of the finish as much as anything.  And I still need a tiny tiny hammer.  😂
 
i am not touching the model until I know I can do it.

Glacial pace...good grief, I hate work but love my paychaeck.  =-/  
 
Got done with rough planking the interior port side. Realized I’d needed a slightly wider plank along top edge to cover the upward swish on stern and bow...used 7/32” plank along top edge. But still needed a shim on the bow portion. Basically I wanted to ensure that the interior wall was a bit higher that the outboard side so I can fair top of the bulkheads to level without eating into the wood of the shear strake.  I am trying to ensure I get a nice level cap rail...so I'm trying to make it less difficult for when time comes to prep and lay down to cap rails.
 
Bow...
 
You can see the very slight dip on the interior edge nearest the stem after I put in the last plank along the interior top edge.
 

 

 
(Can you see the 'surprise'?  I didn't notice until later!)
 

 
Added a shim along the front top edge....
 

 

 
Then I sanded down with a dremel barrel sander and ensured the inner bulkhead was slightly elevated than the outer.
 

 

 
 
Stern...(hey...the double block looks pretty nice)
 

 
 
 
Midships...fixed blocks are slightly depressed...sanding in my future!
 

 
Port side done...Overall - the rough interior planking looks ok.  With some final sanding and some touch up filler, she'll be ready to paint....Good Lord willing.
 

 
Plus one surprise!!!  A truly WTF moment....
 
Sometime recently, a port side filler block near the bow 'sunk'!!!  Well....s**t.  =-(  Just threw on some glue and continued on...the filler blocks are not my concern and I won't need them for deck planking.  😃 


 
Moving on to the starboard side!!
 

Heads or Nails
i have been mulling over the possibility of not adding the tree nails to this build.  The more I think about it, the more I come to the conclusion that the time spent is worth it.  Maybe I will settle on using wood filler, but I do have an x-y table on the way and some soft wood blocks from plane building that will work well for making wood nails.  If your reservations on adding them is just the tedious process, I am not concerned.  If it is my skill level, then feel free to explain the difficulties I will encounter.  I can take it......  🤪

@Overworked724 I reread your process and just missed the 20 gauge needle part.  I did get the map pin ground down tip though...  😀
 
It's Waling Time!:    
 

   
NO.....not that.....
 

 
THIS:  I am doing what each of you have suggested and thinking over the treenail part.  I will do a test run with scrap material to see if I will continue planning them.  In the mean time, I have the wales to add and am wondering if I should sand the hull before adding?  I have done some in the area where the 3 wales will be attached, but it is not finish sanding by any means.  Just enough to smoothly support the wale planks.  As you can see, I did mark the bulkheads in anticipation of adding the tree nails.  Between Covid and Winter, I got time.  

Takes forever...binge watching Netflix helps. It’s practice for coppering the hull. 🤣