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  1. mtbediz
    Thank you Cisco. I am gluing the planks both to the bulkheads and to each other at the edges.
  2. mtbediz
    Welcome back. Good luck with your Conny 2. I hope this time things go as they should.
  3. mtbediz
    The planks need to be bent to fit snugly into the bulkheads. Both lateral and edge bending is required in the bow. By the way, the end of the road is in sight in planking.
  4. mtbediz
    Hull planking continues.
  5. mtbediz
    I apologize for delaying the reply. I use wider planks (5 mm) in planking because I can do more precise tapering with wide planks. That's why I use fewer planks. I will paint the ship as it looks today. I will also copper plate below the waterline. I added the counter extensions beforehand because I wanted to do the planking of the transom first. Otherwise, there was a high probability that the stern frames would break as I would turn the ship upside down while doing the hull planking.
  6. mtbediz
    I make my own hooks using the hand tools in the photo.
  7. mtbediz
    Thank you. Yes I will paint the hull.
  8. mtbediz
    Thank you so much Geoff.
  9. mtbediz
    Thank you Greg. For now, it is in line with the tick marks, but there will definitely be deviations in the future. Because it is very difficult, almost impossible, to do the tapering exactly right at this scale. I will definitely need to correct the deviations.
  10. mtbediz
    Hull planking continues. Since each plank is prepared separately and glued into place with PVA, the progress is a little slow.
  11. mtbediz
    I have started preparing the wales and gluing them in place. I make the wales using 2x5 mm basswood planks. The planks are tapered a little at the bow and stern, and then, after being kept in boiling water for about 10 minutes, they are fastened in place with clamps and pins. After drying and taking shape, the planks are glued into place.
  12. mtbediz
    I glued the filler blocks to the bow and stern then I started the hull planking..First, I put the garboards on both sides and then added another plank next to them. From now on, I will continue the planking from the top towards the keel.
  13. mtbediz
    I completed the upper hull outer planking. I will cut out the spar deck gunports later. Now it's time to turn the ship upside down and hull planking.
  14. mtbediz
    Your build is progressing very nicely. I am following with a big interest.
  15. mtbediz
    Thank you for your concern, Greg. Increasing my followers makes me happy and increases my motivation.
  16. mtbediz
    Thank you for your interest. I follow your build log too. I'm sorry you had to re-cut your bulkheads and keel, but I'm glad you were happy with the result. Since I do everything from scratch, I can move forward by correcting the mistakes in the plans.
  17. mtbediz
    After completing the planking of the spar deck gunports, I plan to start planking the hull.
  18. mtbediz
    Thank you.
  19. mtbediz
    Transom planking done.
  20. mtbediz
    Thank you.
  21. mtbediz
    For a first try, I think you did it pretty well. It will get better with practice.
  22. mtbediz
    I've started planking the upper hull. First, I am making between the gun ports. To guide me in aligning the planks, I temporarily clamped a plank running from bow to stern.
  23. mtbediz
    Gun deck planking has been completed. I will do the outer planking of the upper hull. Meanwhile, the frames of the spar deck gun ports will also be made.
  24. mtbediz
    Peter Goodwin calls them guardrail stancions in his Alert book. By the way your Alert looks awesome.
  25. mtbediz
    I’ve started planking the gun deck. I am using 1x3 mm hornbeam strips and PVA glue.

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