Derek C

When I got home from work today I was excited to see my wood had arrived I unpacked it and got It sorted .

tomorrow when I get home I will start gluing down the templates for the frames and start on my keel, keelson and false keel.

Mark

I found UWEKs log , and I found some great info .thanks again for the tip .

Derek

Thanks Mark ,I will do that 

Mark 

do you know what gauge ropes I need for the rigging of the guns, I looked around and couldn’t find a reference on that.

Thanks

Derek

You can always go back and use a 11 blade to cut deep grooves in your planks and then use a wood burning pen to define the cuts if the full planking bothers you 

Derek

It looks good  

Insert the nail into your dremel and use a good file and you can resize those nail heads with ease 

Yup looking good , much better this time round .Slow and steady bud 

What a type of wood is it Ed?

I just finished a boat made out of teakwood and Had a heck of a time bending planks I found if I boiled them for 20-30 minutes and then let them sit in the water as it cools a bit the wood started to relax . The window of time was very limited once I pulled the wood from the water to get my bends . Not sure what wood your using but maybe this method will work for you 

Derek

Thanks Mark , I will do that .I like the idea of the jig as well great tip thanks 

Derek

I finished one of the cannons I think the barrel looks ok , I will leave it alone and once I place it in its port I will make my final decision unless I hear otherwise from my fellow members 

Thanks for looking in

Derek 

Sweet ,can’t wait to see the progress 

Hi SaSi

i am new to this hobby, and planking can be a  difficult task but  there are plenty of tricks out there to help with the task I  learned a bunch from the link below

https://modelshipworld.com/index.php?/forum/14-building-framing-planking-and-plating-a-ships-hull-and-deck/

check it out , and be patient, follow the plans and most importantly have fun 

Derek

Welcome to MSW , sounds like you will have a fun build going keep us posted 

Derek 

Hello

i will pull up a chair and follow along 

Derek 

Your ship is looking great 

Only a few more days until my wood order arrives and I can start building frames, but for now I started making the  second cannon carriage today using the same technique except I printed a copy of the plan to cut out and use as a template this time . 

Clamping the two pieces together to ensure the pieces wouldl be identical as I filed and sanded to match the template.

I also added wheels to the first cannon they are not complete yet but just trying to decide on the overall look .

guess it looks ok what do the masses think 🤔 

Derek

Looks like your on a good track now 

Brilliant !!!!  I will be making one of those. Thanks for the Tip 

Yea she is a beautiful boat 

Messed around with some card stock paper and built a barrel for the cannon not sure I’m happy with it . Maybe after the wheels are done it will look better if not I will try again .

Hi Dave 

welcome to MSW , please start a build log in the kit section so we can follow along . There are many members with great skills that would surely help you along the way 

Derek

I got a notice from ups ...my wood will be here by wed next week . 

I haven't had much time this week but here's how the cannon is coming

Slow moving but its moving

Very cool

Thanks Pete glad to ave you aboard

Thanks guys  Climb aboard this trip is going to be a adventure for sure lol .

Mark, thanks for the kind words I see in the download section you know your way around this ship ! Glad to have you aboard ,and any advice or criticism is greatly appreciated .

Derek