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  1. 14 hours ago, Roger Pellett said:

    Wooden ships “work.”  As the ship travels through waves, the uneven buoyancy causes the hull to flex.  With conventionally framed construction the frames made no contribution to to the longitudinal strength of the hull.  In the Nineteenth Century the use of diagonal iron strapping was an attempt to add longitudinal strength to large hills but of course this was three hundred years or so prior to Mary Rose.

     

    As ships aged these longitudinal bending stresses affected planking fasteners allowing individual planks to slide relative to each other, working the caulking loose.  The repair would have been to caulk the seam and to nail the batten atop.  This problem existed to some degree into modern times until advanced adhesives allowed monocoque construction of wooden hulls. 

     

    Roger

    Thanks Roger.

    Indeed.

    The Mary Rose builders (rebuilders) were also working on this problem

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  2. Planking of the stern.

     

    First to do

    The cannon deck will become almost completely invisible later, so I don't put much time and effort into it. The sides will be further finished later.

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    To further plank the stern, I first need to determine where the cannon ports should be placed.  

    And discovered that the stern was not completely symmetrical. Fortunately, I used PVA glue that can be loosened with isopropyl alcohol.

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    Error corrected

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    The lower stern planked and with the 2 cannon ports

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    Low quality interior ;) 

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    I first have to consider what the next steps on the model will be.
    And, the hobby room urgently needs a makeover. As well as two bedrooms, the wife says....

     

     

  3. Canadian movements from D'Day to the end of August.

    https://www.canada.ca/en/department-national-defence/services/military-history/history-heritage/casualty-identification-military/normandy-france.html

     

    After that.

    Northern west France and then West Belgium (map)
    left Canadian (coastal side)
    middle Polish units (corresponds to my mother's stories)
    right english

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    Be careful with a Mk.VII in Canadian service at this stage of the war.

     

    Scots guards? a Mk.VII = ok

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