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Thank you very much for the like!
 
I provided the rear deck with all the pins..



Added Kevel blocks to the rear deck..



And the final spray, the inner railing..


Cleaned the holes in the gretings and waxed the rear deck..


 

Thank you very much Patrick!!
 
I lined the back deck with lapped boards..

 

Deck with gratings ground..



Deck sanded..


View below the rear deck..
 

Made stairs..




Ramshead pulleys made for Halyard Knightheat posts..


Next work aft deck wall..


And a supply of Small staghorn harnesses..


 
 
 
 

Made stairs..




Ramshead pulleys made for Halyard Knightheat posts..


Next work aft deck wall..


And a supply of Small staghorn harnesses..


 
 
 
 

Happy Labor Day group.  Quick update - halfway there - 32 frames of 64 completed (each consisting of 12 parts).  I am very happy I bought a flitch of Pear back in 2017 as the price has doubled and framing consumes quite a bit of wood at this scale.  

Greetings Group,
 
I restarted this build in earnest beginning of August and have completed 20 frames (roughly 1/3rd of the total frames).  The frames have not been sanded or bias added, simply assembled (each frame is 12 parts and stacked) with some extra "fat along the bold line of the frame patterns.  
 
I carve out early a couple hours early 430 AM - 630AM before the kids go to school and my day starts - has been working really well so far !

Made stairs..




Ramshead pulleys made for Halyard Knightheat posts..


Next work aft deck wall..


And a supply of Small staghorn harnesses..


 
 
 
 

Made stairs..




Ramshead pulleys made for Halyard Knightheat posts..


Next work aft deck wall..


And a supply of Small staghorn harnesses..


 
 
 
 

Made stairs..




Ramshead pulleys made for Halyard Knightheat posts..


Next work aft deck wall..


And a supply of Small staghorn harnesses..


 
 
 
 

Made stairs..




Ramshead pulleys made for Halyard Knightheat posts..


Next work aft deck wall..


And a supply of Small staghorn harnesses..


 
 
 
 

Decorative S attached to the stern..
 


Work on the inner railing, the supporting centers of the posts made of steel pins..
 



Waxed..
 


Capstan already placed under the deck, using a previously created jig..
 

Railing done..
 

Hello Dave. I'll be happy to watch, I like Carolina. Your start looks very honest..!!

Not much to report. Just have all the bulkheads fit, and faired. Next I'll finish up the stern framing, drill mast holes and permanently attach the keel. After that I'll start planking. Still up in the air on which species of wood I'll use for this ship. I'm thinking either cherry or pear. The price between the two may be the deciding factor.

Got the keel all glued up, got the false keel cut and started fitting bulkheads one at a time. Trying to be as accurate as I can because any mistakes at this point will make for bigger problems down the road.

Decorative S attached to the stern..
 


Work on the inner railing, the supporting centers of the posts made of steel pins..
 



Waxed..
 


Capstan already placed under the deck, using a previously created jig..
 

Railing done..
 

Yep, for now I assume it is destined to be a a small mystery for a long time or even forever...
 
 

As an alternative to the above Polish gun barrels, captured Swedish 48-pdr assault guns can be substituted. 15, 6 and 6 pieces were cast in 1621, 1622 and 1624, respectively, at the Stockholm foundry. They were used both by the land forces and the navy. Note its slightly conical bore.
 

 
... and the real thing from the „Solen”:
 

 
 

... To begin with, two assault guns (referred to in English as "cannon-periers," in Swedish as "stormstycken," and in German as "Feuerkatzen" – "fire cats" or simply as "Schrotstücke" – "hail-shot pieces"). They were most likely placed behind the mainmast, as on the "Solen". According to the 1565 inventory of one of the royal arsenals, six of these "small stone guns" in the weight range of 8.5–9.25 centners, belonged organizationally to the field army.
 
They may also be of interest to the "Vasa" modellers, as three such trophy guns were issued to this Swedish ship in 1628.
 

 
 

Lieste, all that you have written is very good, but for an era of artillery tactics with an already advanced firing techniques and much better quality guns. But even in the Vauban era and later, on stable ground in siege work by scientist gunners, do you know how close the heavy siege guns had to be positioned to the walls in order to gain accuracy needed to effectively make the breach? Not more than a few tens of meters. Another example from the period close to this project: after several days of bombarding the Invincible Armada from hundreds of guns and expending all available ammunition, the English fleet accomplished almost nothing in terms of the Spanish ships destruction. Ricochet fire, if used intentionally then at all by English gunners, must have been to no avail as well. So, for the needs of this very project, I would prefer to think in terms of the early 17th century practice/reality than 18th century theory.
 
Druxey: I should have added that some primitive form of elevating/depressing is possible by shifting barrel rests to different positions. This would be required to fulfil the standing order from the so-called Fleming Instruction of 1628 (Swedish admiral). From memory: "if boarding is not possible, the ships should stay close to the enemy ships and aim at their waterline". No ricochet fire is mentioned in this Instruction.
 
One could also imagine additional wedges between the barrel rests and the gun tubes themselves, but their usefulness would be rather poor due to the rocking of the ship.
 
 
 

No Druxey, it was no needed. Artillery fire was usually opened at the point blank range or even less, otherwise it was waste of ammunition or missing the only chance to effectively bombard the opponent.
 
Look at the muzzles of guns from the "Solen". In many of the pieces the bores are so much out of centre, that even at the musket range on land they could easily miss the target. Ironically, a number of these pieces are cast with foresights, equally out of place. Therefore, the small notches were cut by the gunners for attaching the aiming reeds (visible on the left barrel). There are much more geometrical faults in these guns, rendering them suitable only for the closest range fire.
 

 

Many thanks Ab. 
 
Thanks to the good advice of Fred Hocker I was able to make hopefully reliable graphic reconstructions of all the "Solen" carriages, which I published in 2011 together with their descriptions.
Here you have such sample reconstruction of another carriage from the "Solen", shown with its preserved wooden components. Exceptionally, it has only single hook attached to its cheek (and not double one as in all others). Instead, it has a hole at the rear of the bed. Some iron fittings are the same as in other carriages, and some are unique in its arrangement.
 
All parts of all carriages are made of single piece of oak. The same for the trucks (wheels), which were also found in quite large number in spare parts storeroom. The fibres of the larger front trucks are always parallel to the carriage cheeks, while those of the smaller rear trucks are always perpendicular to it. Front trucks could have chamfered edges, as shown in the picture above. I think double layer trucks are only later development, as they are single in many other preserved carriages from this period too.
 
 

 

Many thanks Scrubby! It gives power to go on...
 
Mark, you are absolutely right. Just to start the new topic:
 
As requested by modellers, the ship's armament is treated next. One of the most valuable source materials for this reconstruction are the cannons and carriages from the Swedish warship "Solen" ("Sun"), which fought bravely against the Polish fleet in the battle of 1627, although not against the "St George" herself, and I was able to subject her salvaged armament to detailed analysis many years ago.
 
Out of the ship complete armament of 20 guns, not even two barrels are identical (of Swedish, Ruthenian and Polish origin). As well, not even two carriages are similar in size, shape, decoration and construction, each being individually built to a specific barrel. The general carriage construction is shown below and it is closely based on one of these preserved carriages (English names of its parts are in gray). It was perhaps the same on the "St George", although such wild diversity will be reduced for practical reasons in this reconstruction.
 

 
 
 

Still a small update. Aiming for standard solutions in this reconstruction, I have also slightly rearranged the layout of the gun deck (overloop) by replacing a number of carlings and ledges. Now carlings are beneath ledges as can be seen below.
 

 

 
 

These renderings just for fun, taking a rest from preparing 2D draughts. Mostly structural elements with the frames hidden.
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 

Mast steps made (only the mizzen mast step is shown). Now trimming all the pieces to their final shape (mortises, rabbets) and preparing the 2D drawings of the hull. Good luck Waldemar!