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  1. KORTES
    I would like to present my attempts in making cap rail taffrail. I waited a long time to approach it, finding the right technology, finally setting for the plank bending with further refining. To start, I had to prepare a pattern, and as I had to bend the lath with a big margin(the original size 1,5:22 mm), I had to make reinforced fixators. I have made two samples, refining them while adjusting them in place.
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    Dear Michael and Keith I’m very touched by your attention to my work.
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    Here is the after body of the cap rail.
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    Cap rail fore body. Material - black hornbeam, after installing, I fixed it in place with 0,6 mm brass nails.
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    Now it’s time to make cap rail and waterways. I bent it after putting under steam, using a pattern. After fixation i dried it using a hot air gun - it speeds up the process.
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    Thank you very much dear Keith.
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    Top timbers are installed.
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    I have constructed the bulwarks.
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    Your handicraft is truly amazing!
  10. KORTES
    I have refined the taffrail a bit.
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    Basically I’ve finished nailing. I finally got around to overhang. It is painted, taffrail is covered with pear tree and black hornbeam. I made it with a small margin, when the enclosures are set I will finish the taffrail.
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    Thank you very much my dear colleagues. Dear Michael. I have a pause in building "SPERWER" - I'm making sails. That's why I decided to show on the forum my last finished work Unfortunately I don't belong to the masters who work quickly. Once, I have apent two weeks of my vacation to make nailing.
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    I have finished sketching, I still have half of the broadside to be filled with treenails.
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    The hell is waiting to be done. For now I am making sketches.
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    My greetings, dear Dave. Before the beginning of the building I realised the necessity of such instrument.Unfortunately, to my point of view, the PROXXON instruments are unreasonably expensive . That is why I have found in the internet photo of such instrument and asked my brother, who works with metal, to make me one. As a result I have two machines in one and it was a lot cheaper.
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    Treenails of the deck. Unfortunately, I didn’t master the make using the syringe needle, after a few failed tries I gave it up… I haven’t had enough patience. I decided to sharpen on the grinder. After some try-outs I opted for the pear tree instead of the toothpicks. D=0,6 mm.
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    I have finished the covering of the second broadside. Sketching and putting treenail in place are still to be done. I’m still trying out on samples. As I will have to drill a lot, the manual drill will not be the best solution, I had to work on and upgrade my mini-drill. I bought it on flea-market a long time ago, but couldn’t find any use of it. Yesterday I installed a small switch and now I’m testing it.
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    Dear druxey, Yes, you are right, making this decision wasn't easy, but I had an example of the outstanding Masters in front of me and I really wanted to get even if for a little closer to their quality of work. In the end I was satisfied with the results, even though I had to redo my work many times. Plus I have gotten experience out of it. Dear BETAQDAVE, It's hard to give a definite answer on the choice of the method of making a hull. I found this method used by Snarlev, and at that moment I thought it was the easiest and the least labor consuming.When working on "Sperwer" I used a different method, and I could say that each one has its own advantages. Dear KeithAug, The covering was removed by means of heating by a hot air gun, it wasn't hard due to the fact that I used PVA glue. My best regards, Alexander.
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    Taking into account experience and mistakes.
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    After some consideration, I decided to re-do the covering.
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    Now, some of mistakes… In order to warn my colleagues, who , just like me , don’t have too much experience, I wanted to highlight my mistake in the process of covering. More than once in the working process I made sure that THE BEST IS THE ENEMY OF THE GOOD. After having completed the covering I decided , following the example of the Masters, to highlight the joints between the laths a bit. As a result, I haven’t succeeded in it, but I ruined the covering. The reason turned out to be banal – the glue on the plank ends, which wasn’t erased in time.
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    As a result…
  23. KORTES
    Rubbing strip and two upper belts I decided to make out of black hornbeam. It turned out to be a very technological material.
  24. KORTES
    Following my photo –report – here are some photos. Covering.
  25. KORTES
    As I had to work under a constant supervision, I forgot to post photos at the time. Although the process of lath bending has been highlighted many times, I would still like to share my experience. I think it could come in handy in the process of covering of the overhang and taffrail. I tried different modes, but decided to use the one that consists in bending the steam-treated plank on the pattern. This complicates the process a bit, making it more time-consuming, but when setting in place, the further work is much more comfortable. The lath I used is no less than 1,5mm thick, if it’s thick it can be refined using marking gage.

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