BrianD2112

Thanks I will keep moving forward slowly. I feel like it is MY "original sin" as in the the first critical mistake I made made on the hull and paying for it ever since. I will just have to be satisfied with the outcome and learn from my mistakes but is hard when you are OCD like myself. LOL.

PS E.J. LOVING THE NEW BUILD.

Well moving a long oh so slowly. Not extactly happy with lowest planks at just above keel at the stern but this is the most difficult due tork on planks. But will move forward as best I can. Will look for easier hull planking on next build for sure

Wood came in today, so plan on working on boat tomorrow. I am thinking of using combo of AC glue and Wood glue when I plank so I do not have to nail it.

I FINALLY got my email confirmation that my wood for my 2nd planking has been shipped. I hope to be back to working on my ship very soon

Thanks E.J. That sounds correct it's just confusing when you are unfamiliar with wood types and colors. I am just trying to match the wood on the model and this should help immensely

sorry

Here is picture from instructions to show difference in wood color of HULL planking and TRIM. With hull planking lighter than trim

Can you tell what wood hull is? It is lighter than the other wood. There are two woods one is hull planking and darker wood for items like water ways, trim and wales. I have plenty of wood except hull planking and that's what I am mainly ordering I will get it in 1 mm

OK I have questions about timber. I am hoping to order my timber tomorrow when Crown Timberyard is open. I am ordering timber for hull planking and extra wood for wales, decor and furniture which is darker than hull planking. Looking at the database of wood for ships, I think hull planking is mahogany and other darker wood is Oak. Is that correct? Can you tell by my Picts what wood is hull planking. E.J. Do you think .5 mm planks is better than 1 mm, it would seem to me but I am a noob.

I saw a link to Crown Timberyard in an article here but is closed till Nov 2 for maintenance. I will check it out b4 ordering.

I have been reading up on deck planking and came across 2 methods so any input would be appreciated. I read that that there should be no less than two rows of planks between places where two plank ends meet. One method in a book says to use two sizes of planks such as 80 mm and 40 mm and rotate to achieve this. Another article here says to use different starting points(3-4) for top of first planks and keep rotating.

As I have been sanding my hull, I come to realize that there are some depressions too deep to sand out due bad planking techniques lol. I was wondering if I should fill them and allow to dry and then fill rest of hull to get better surface to apply 2nd planking and not having to apply too much filler to sand and also let deeper places set up better

I got my Mitre box from Hobby Lobby today (finally) and I also picked up some small files and balsa wood blocks for filler on next build. I am going to order wood for 2nd planking and stock. The best place I have found is Cornwall in UK. They seem to have a very good selection of wood and sizes especially for my model. Is there and US or other company that is frequently used here.

Thanks E.J. going to hobby lobby tomorrow

I got a miter saw and box with a tool kit that came with a combo kit but the box has no slots cut in it . Then ordered just the box from another company it was back ordered and then cancelled But I will try again with different company when I order wood

I have sanding the hull and is starting to look promising to plank. I am going to order some timber but have a few questions.

The hull plank strips appear to be mahogany correct? For this ship

If ordering some additional planking It seems wise to perhaps order some stock for future use? if so what should I get

I have been looking at Amati Master Cut Tool. It looks like would be useful for beginner like me or just waste of money??

I think I might just do that I will use filler & sand and if I can get a reasonable surface I will double plank. I know I could use the practice.

Thanks E.J. Exceptional and detailed answer as always. I will work on sanding over next few days to prepare to apply filler. After some reading, I was wondering if I could double plank this model even though it is not meant to be and of course would have to order more planking. Just a thought

Ok I have (attempted) to plank the hull. I am not sure if I should fill, sand and paint hull b4 moving on to planking the deck since this model was never meant to be painted and there is not any info in instructions. If I should, any suggestions or articles to read. I have not found any on application of wood filler and sanding yet.

I am still moving along all be it  very slowly and like a jig saw puzzle due to previous errors but still progressing.I still have other side to complete.  I will need some help with advice on filling and sanding b4 I paint to minimize the visibility of my planking mistakes. if still does do not look even some what presentable, I will take a small pick ax and make a hole in the hull and then get a rock from the yard put it in the whole and say she was ship wrecked . I will definitely need to do some work at  the planks ends at the bow to get the bow keel piece to look any where close to tight fit. Looking forward to planking the deck in a couple of weeks or so.

Very true dgbot I would have benefited greatly from that with out a doubt. I am shaping each individual plank for the remaining planks. E.J. will be happy to know I have spent today improving filling at bow, working bulkheads and shaping strakes before laying another hull plank. I think I will have cut the strake into two planks for last few strakes to make them properly fit. However, I still have some work to do before I resume hull planking.

Thanks E.J.

After reading I may see a at least a couple of my issues. Let me know if correct. One: I need to improve my fairing of frames. Two: I did bend the frames for the curvature of the hull running from bow to stern BUT not for the curvature relative to each other (planks) going from deck to keel.

i am posting few more pictures so you can see more of what i did. I did taper planks at bow but not sure if enough, I have 5 mm wide planks and tapered to 2.5 mm starting at the 2nd frame from the bow, wondering if due to lack of experience, the frames were not faired  as well as i thought. I saw the video on tapering and couple the articles you listed before i started planking. I did not look at the steam bending one how ever. I will re read those and I have a book on planking arriving any day now. I will proceed carefully and do the best I can then patch, fill and sand then most likely paint to hide . Thanks for your advice E.J.and i will study more b4 proceeding.

I am having a few issues with planking the hull. The first 3 laid pretty nice and then little rougher each time. The planks having trouble with kind of double bend and are layering on each other a bit. I am not sure what last planks will be anchored to. Any suggestions will be appreciated. I will live with what the out  come is being my first attempt but would love to improve it as much as possible.

And to ROBIN: oh so very true. I feel I lean something new daily and I am just starting. The first day of one plank was rough. However after planning, practice & advice for you guys, I feel I have already made some strides to improving my work on this build.