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Post 27:  Boom Crutches
 
I found these tricky.  The procedure for constructing them is well described in Chuck's post so as I tried to follow this I don't see a point in repeating his excellent description.  Nevertheless, several attempts ended up in the bin before I obtained something reasonable and even now they are far from perfectly matched.  Fortunately the black paint hides a multitude of sins!
 

John

The 250 mm  center distance can be limiting.  For example the bowspit on my Cheerful is 310.  So I have the extension table which allows me to turn longer pieces such as masts.
 
John

The 250 mm  center distance can be limiting.  For example the bowspit on my Cheerful is 310.  So I have the extension table which allows me to turn longer pieces such as masts.
 
John

Post 26: Chain Plates deadeyes etc
 
I made the backstay plates and the chainplates as described by Chuck. I am not sure what the correct procedure is for making the deadeye strops is but here's what I did:
 
I made some rings by wrapping 22 gauge wire around a 6.3 mm diameter dowel

Then silver soldered them closed

Blackened them

Then crimped them around the deadeye

The plans show the chainplates nailed to the wales then to the hull then to the channel.  I thought this involved an ugly kink so I put two nails in the wales and one in the channel.

 
John
 
 
 
 
 

Post 26: Chain Plates deadeyes etc
 
I made the backstay plates and the chainplates as described by Chuck. I am not sure what the correct procedure is for making the deadeye strops is but here's what I did:
 
I made some rings by wrapping 22 gauge wire around a 6.3 mm diameter dowel

Then silver soldered them closed

Blackened them

Then crimped them around the deadeye

The plans show the chainplates nailed to the wales then to the hull then to the channel.  I thought this involved an ugly kink so I put two nails in the wales and one in the channel.

 
John
 
 
 
 
 

My wife and I are keen opera fans and although there is no live opera at the moment, the Metropolitan Opera in New York is streaming a different opera every day including some performances from the 60's and 70's starring performers like Big Lucy Pavarotti and the legendary black American soprano Leontyne Price.   The effect on my ship modelling can be seen in the attached photo!
 

John

Post 25 :  Deck Planking.
 
The deck planking is now complete.  The scaphs were a bit of a challenging but interesting to do.  I first made paper patterns by the age old technique of rubbing over with graphite like this:
 

Here is the completed decking:
 


 
Chuck:
 
Your deck looks very flat.  Did you scrape it after it was laid?
 
 

Post 26: Chain Plates deadeyes etc
 
I made the backstay plates and the chainplates as described by Chuck. I am not sure what the correct procedure is for making the deadeye strops is but here's what I did:
 
I made some rings by wrapping 22 gauge wire around a 6.3 mm diameter dowel

Then silver soldered them closed

Blackened them

Then crimped them around the deadeye

The plans show the chainplates nailed to the wales then to the hull then to the channel.  I thought this involved an ugly kink so I put two nails in the wales and one in the channel.

 
John
 
 
 
 
 

Post 19 - Treenails
 
I used Chuck's method of drilling and filling. I used 1.3 mm tape to ensure that the holes were in line and corresponded to bulkheads and predicted positions of frames
 
 
 
 
I then used a sharp HB pencil to line the holes ans simulate tar.  I found that care was needed here.  If I was too aggressive there was excess graphite around the hole which made the filler darker resulting in a variation in the colour of the treenails
 

 
The result is quite subtle - as I believe it should be.  The treenails can only really be seen from up close
 


 
 
 
When I was a boy two Dutch children arrived at my school - no English, but it didn't take long
 
 
After a year or so their father built a house for the family.
 
 
This house was unique for two reasons:
 
 
1. It was varnished - in those days all houses in our town were painted.
 
 
2. It was claimed that he used no nails.
 
 
It turned out that all of the external weather-boards were attached to the studs with wooden pegs - treenails! (although I didn't Know the term then)
 
 
When I visited the house after getting to know the Dutch children I found that from the road there was no evidence of any pegs..  It was only when one approached within a meter or so that the begs became obvious,
 
 
I don't know if he had worked in the ship building industry but the point was that the effect of the wooden pegs was quite subtle.
 
 
John
 
 
 

Post 15
Lining out the hull. 
I did this several times but in the end the difference between the various versions was only around 0.5mm.  There seems to be no tapering required aft of about bulkhead B.  I hope this is correct!

Post 12
 
Fashion Pieces added.  Some tweaking was needed to fit them to the shape of my transom

Post 26: Chain Plates deadeyes etc
 
I made the backstay plates and the chainplates as described by Chuck. I am not sure what the correct procedure is for making the deadeye strops is but here's what I did:
 
I made some rings by wrapping 22 gauge wire around a 6.3 mm diameter dowel

Then silver soldered them closed

Blackened them

Then crimped them around the deadeye

The plans show the chainplates nailed to the wales then to the hull then to the channel.  I thought this involved an ugly kink so I put two nails in the wales and one in the channel.

 
John
 
 
 
 
 

Post 25 :  Deck Planking.
 
The deck planking is now complete.  The scaphs were a bit of a challenging but interesting to do.  I first made paper patterns by the age old technique of rubbing over with graphite like this:
 

Here is the completed decking:
 


 
Chuck:
 
Your deck looks very flat.  Did you scrape it after it was laid?
 
 

Post 26: Chain Plates deadeyes etc
 
I made the backstay plates and the chainplates as described by Chuck. I am not sure what the correct procedure is for making the deadeye strops is but here's what I did:
 
I made some rings by wrapping 22 gauge wire around a 6.3 mm diameter dowel

Then silver soldered them closed

Blackened them

Then crimped them around the deadeye

The plans show the chainplates nailed to the wales then to the hull then to the channel.  I thought this involved an ugly kink so I put two nails in the wales and one in the channel.

 
John
 
 
 
 
 

Post 26: Chain Plates deadeyes etc
 
I made the backstay plates and the chainplates as described by Chuck. I am not sure what the correct procedure is for making the deadeye strops is but here's what I did:
 
I made some rings by wrapping 22 gauge wire around a 6.3 mm diameter dowel

Then silver soldered them closed

Blackened them

Then crimped them around the deadeye

The plans show the chainplates nailed to the wales then to the hull then to the channel.  I thought this involved an ugly kink so I put two nails in the wales and one in the channel.

 
John
 
 
 
 
 

Post 26: Chain Plates deadeyes etc
 
I made the backstay plates and the chainplates as described by Chuck. I am not sure what the correct procedure is for making the deadeye strops is but here's what I did:
 
I made some rings by wrapping 22 gauge wire around a 6.3 mm diameter dowel

Then silver soldered them closed

Blackened them

Then crimped them around the deadeye

The plans show the chainplates nailed to the wales then to the hull then to the channel.  I thought this involved an ugly kink so I put two nails in the wales and one in the channel.

 
John
 
 
 
 
 

My wife and I are keen opera fans and although there is no live opera at the moment, the Metropolitan Opera in New York is streaming a different opera every day including some performances from the 60's and 70's starring performers like Big Lucy Pavarotti and the legendary black American soprano Leontyne Price.   The effect on my ship modelling can be seen in the attached photo!
 

John

My wife and I are keen opera fans and although there is no live opera at the moment, the Metropolitan Opera in New York is streaming a different opera every day including some performances from the 60's and 70's starring performers like Big Lucy Pavarotti and the legendary black American soprano Leontyne Price.   The effect on my ship modelling can be seen in the attached photo!
 

John

My wife and I are keen opera fans and although there is no live opera at the moment, the Metropolitan Opera in New York is streaming a different opera every day including some performances from the 60's and 70's starring performers like Big Lucy Pavarotti and the legendary black American soprano Leontyne Price.   The effect on my ship modelling can be seen in the attached photo!
 

John

Post 24: First Belt of deck Planking
 
The first six planks either side of the central five are now laid. Reasonably straight forward once the once the deck is lined out properly. Now comes the more difficult part of cutting the hooked scarphs while at the same time maintaining the correct taper. It will be a challenge.  But that is the fun part of the hobby,
 
John

Post 23 : Central Planking
 
I have now completed the installation of the Deck furniture and the central planking.
 
I made sure that the various units matched the deck camber by attaching a piece of sandpaper to the deck and moving the item back and forth:

I made sure that he items were correctly placed by using a jig made from thick card:

The planking around these items took some time but seems to be OK now:
 


 

Post 22:  Margin Planks
 
I have been away from the workshop for a bit but the caprails and margin planks are now complete.  The margin planks were difficult until I established a technique for fabricating these.  several attempts ended up in the bin.  They are not in Chuck's league but are as good as I could get them.
 

John

Post 21
 
False Deck and Caprails
 
It took me a couple of goes to get a reasonable fit for the false deck
 

 
Then the bulwarks were planked and painted
 

 
And finally the caprails added in three pieces
 


 
I am not sure why the stern here looks so dirty.  This must be something to do with the lighting I used because it is quite clean in fact.
 
John

Post 20
 
Fancy Molding
 
I made a scraper (several in fact) by cutting into an old hacksaw blade using a Dremel with a thin cutting blade.
 


 


 

I found the production of these moldings quite challenging. Because I have only a limited supply of boxwood I made some initial tests with yellow cedar. However, this  gave very indistinct results and it was only when I used boxwood that I could obtain a satisfactory profile.  I also stuck the strip to my bench with double sided tape to stop it moving. I found that several light strokes were best until the profile was established and then I could be more aggressive.
 

Post 19 - Treenails
 
I used Chuck's method of drilling and filling. I used 1.3 mm tape to ensure that the holes were in line and corresponded to bulkheads and predicted positions of frames
 
 
 
 
I then used a sharp HB pencil to line the holes ans simulate tar.  I found that care was needed here.  If I was too aggressive there was excess graphite around the hole which made the filler darker resulting in a variation in the colour of the treenails
 

 
The result is quite subtle - as I believe it should be.  The treenails can only really be seen from up close
 


 
 
 
When I was a boy two Dutch children arrived at my school - no English, but it didn't take long
 
 
After a year or so their father built a house for the family.
 
 
This house was unique for two reasons:
 
 
1. It was varnished - in those days all houses in our town were painted.
 
 
2. It was claimed that he used no nails.
 
 
It turned out that all of the external weather-boards were attached to the studs with wooden pegs - treenails! (although I didn't Know the term then)
 
 
When I visited the house after getting to know the Dutch children I found that from the road there was no evidence of any pegs..  It was only when one approached within a meter or so that the begs became obvious,
 
 
I don't know if he had worked in the ship building industry but the point was that the effect of the wooden pegs was quite subtle.
 
 
John