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Despite the fact that I no longer have to go to the lengths of boiling and bending planks, I still find my max pace per day is about two uncut planks worth of wood. It looks like things are going in the right direction, however. I have finished the center, and it is maybe 1 mm off toward the stern. But I don't think it's a big deal because it's not that visible.
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The advance slowly continues. As of now, the plan is to plank along the middle, then build outward from the sides and deal with all the fiddly bits that have to fit the ship's curves last. By doing it this way, I should leave myself a solid base to build out from. Of course, given that the ship supplies pieces that frame the deck against the sides, I most likely don't need to be too worried about getting the space between the two absolutely perfect. With luck, I should be able to plank all the way to the cabin doors in three or four days. After that, I think I'll build to the sides of the main deck.
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Good news! I've put planks over the entire beginning of the ship, and it's perfectly centered for certain. Now I just need to countinue going down toward the stern.
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After careful measurement, I've started blanking the main deck. I've done my best to get the first four planks straight as possible. I think I've succeeded as best as I can for doing things by hand. These first four are important because they will serve as the cornerstone by which I will measure the rest of the ship.
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After a few interruptions for important events, I'm back to work. Tonight I finished the foredeck. The lines between the boards comes from a colored pencil. The whole process with these deck planks is extremely straightforward. Although I can see now that the planks must've been slightly off center.
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Today I've dyed the deck boards. All I had to do was soak steel wool in vinegar for two days, then brush the mixture onto the boards. After I use a colored pencil on the sides, they should be ready to go onto the deck.
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Just finished the second coat of red paint. I like how it looks a little weathered, and I don't think a third will do that much good. Once it dries, I'll get working on the deck.
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Much has transpired since the last update. I glued on the doors for the bow, primed the inner gunwales black, and painted them red. After it dries, I'll make the decision on whether it needs a second coat or if a more worn look is best.
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Seeing that the next step before putting on the rail is painting the gun ports red, I need to buy brushes. In the meantime, I realized a pair of doors for the forecastle would look nice. Here's what I've made. And done. Just a little carving and they become a lot better.
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Judging from the posts of some others on the forum, it's better to finish all my gluing first before putting on wood oil. That said, I'll now keep going on the rest of the ship.
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I decided to go with the 1mm scrap walnut. Yellow just didn't quite feel right. Overall, it went well. Just simple jigsaw puzzling and a little bit of sanding. It may not be perfectly historically accurate, but it looks good to me, so I'm keeping it. The knee of the head is one perfectly smooth line with the keel. It might be a few days until I reach the next step. Work is busy, I need to consider where to buy a clear oil or varnish of some sort, and make a final determination on whether I want to scratch build a rear transom and side windows. Right now, I know I don't have the scrap wood to do it, but I'm still leaning toward buying more and going for it.
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Everything has been going well. The knee of the head is almost done. But I just ran out of .5mm walnut. This one's on Corel too. This setback gives me two options. The first is to plank up the rest of the knee of the head with leftover yellow scrapwood. I should have just enough. The second is to glue on my 1mm walnut and adjust it to shape with a knife. That shouldn't be a big deal. For now, I'll think it over.
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I've started planking up the knee of the head. So far, it's one of the easiest steps yet, albeit slightly on the slower side. I tapered it very slightly before planking, taking off maybe half a mm off each side. It may not be as much as I should, but I'd rather have it be thicker and more resilient than thinner and more breakable. I already don't trust it.
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I'm sure now that this strategy is working. The front feels a little stiffer than it used to. I realized I measured wrong on the open spot for the figurehead, so I cut away more wood. Furthermore, I plan to put a last 1mm x 4mm piece covering the last uncovered section toward the bow. I think more is better for this method.
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Success! It went pretty much exactly as planned. I think I will put in one more "spine" before the end into the U-shaped section of the bow, but it feels more stable with this piece on. Not sure how much of that is just in my head, but I like to think I am noticing something real.
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