Derek C

G.L.
I like the looks of the step inset in the rail ,not sure if it's correct but it looks clean
 
 

I did manage to get the other side Wales done and mounted and started on the gun deck . I got a good amount of it dry fit . I hope to be able to get the rest fit and get it sanded and glued together over the coarse of the week. Here are a few pics of how she is looking at this stage of the build .
 
Thanks for checking out my progress 

Derek C

I did manage to get the other side Wales done and mounted and started on the gun deck . I got a good amount of it dry fit . I hope to be able to get the rest fit and get it sanded and glued together over the coarse of the week. Here are a few pics of how she is looking at this stage of the build .
 
Thanks for checking out my progress 

Derek C

I did manage to get the other side Wales done and mounted and started on the gun deck . I got a good amount of it dry fit . I hope to be able to get the rest fit and get it sanded and glued together over the coarse of the week. Here are a few pics of how she is looking at this stage of the build .
 
Thanks for checking out my progress 

Derek C

I did manage to get the other side Wales done and mounted and started on the gun deck . I got a good amount of it dry fit . I hope to be able to get the rest fit and get it sanded and glued together over the coarse of the week. Here are a few pics of how she is looking at this stage of the build .
 
Thanks for checking out my progress 

Derek C

Evening, 
Hope all is quiet in everyone's Shipyard tonight. 
Work got in the way a lot this week.       Healthcare......it never stops!
 
A lot of chores were done as well in preparation for next weeks Super Bowl!
Go Pats!!!!!! 
 
Some was done in the Shipyard.
I seem to be staying away from the superstructure. I'm doing prelim measurements and test fittings for the Counter area and the transition area from the deck up the transom. Also wrapping my mind around the fashion pieces. 
I have really been studying John Flemings (Texxn5) build log. He goes into some depth in this area, its been a great help. 
 
So I do what I think a lot of us do.......side projects!
Mine are the guns right now.
The Masts have also been made a priority, but are purely in the reading/measuring/research stage right now. 
 

 
I do really like the look of these cannon.
I had partially built one already. so I started the other. One could dry while I worked on the other.
Busy hands, busy brain
They clean up easily. They are a white metal.....Britannia?....Pewter?
 

 
 
A little bit of assembly line here, there is only 2 total guns anyways.
1 cannon gets primed, 1 gets the first coat of Gunmetal/Iron black. 
1 carriage gets the iron rod thru it, the other, the flat piece of wood resting on the axels and the iron rod. 
 
 
 

 
Eyebolts next.
I'm still perfecting my technique!   
 
Admittedly, there not the best looking things and are probably out of scale, but I'll get better. 
There's plenty of them on the carronades so I should be an expert by the time I'm done with them all. 
 

 
Everything gets a coat of primer.
I mean everything. From cannon, to masts, to bulwarks.
 
When in doubt, I prime it.    No matter what!
 

 
Below is the current state of affairs.
Looks like a model shop after an earthquake hit!
The place needs a tidying up. 
I'll have guests next weekend for a Super Bowl party.
Good food, good beer/spirits/entertainment and a HD TV near by for the big game!
 

 
Tom E 
 

I did manage to get the other side Wales done and mounted and started on the gun deck . I got a good amount of it dry fit . I hope to be able to get the rest fit and get it sanded and glued together over the coarse of the week. Here are a few pics of how she is looking at this stage of the build .
 
Thanks for checking out my progress 

Derek C

I did manage to get the other side Wales done and mounted and started on the gun deck . I got a good amount of it dry fit . I hope to be able to get the rest fit and get it sanded and glued together over the coarse of the week. Here are a few pics of how she is looking at this stage of the build .
 
Thanks for checking out my progress 

Derek C

G.L.
I like the looks of the step inset in the rail ,not sure if it's correct but it looks clean
 
 

All the steps in place.

But done is done. I continue to glue the steps. The upper side of each step must be horizontal. Because the hull is cambered the after side is of each step has another angle. I sand them to the right angle with the band sander.

Today I worked on the Wales I got one side done hopefully get the other side done tomorrow. I made the Wales from walnut. Here is a few pics of how they turned out.
 
 
Thanks for checking in .
 
Derek C

Today I worked on the Wales I got one side done hopefully get the other side done tomorrow. I made the Wales from walnut. Here is a few pics of how they turned out.
 
 
Thanks for checking in .
 
Derek C

Today I worked on the Wales I got one side done hopefully get the other side done tomorrow. I made the Wales from walnut. Here is a few pics of how they turned out.
 
 
Thanks for checking in .
 
Derek C

Today I worked on the Wales I got one side done hopefully get the other side done tomorrow. I made the Wales from walnut. Here is a few pics of how they turned out.
 
 
Thanks for checking in .
 
Derek C

Today I worked on the Wales I got one side done hopefully get the other side done tomorrow. I made the Wales from walnut. Here is a few pics of how they turned out.
 
 
Thanks for checking in .
 
Derek C

I made the center supports for the lower deck  the plans showed square post , but I like the looks of the way G.L.  did his , so I knocked off the corners starting from  1/4 “ in from both ends. 
 
and i I drilled the ends to slide in my pegs .

Then I drilled holes in the bottom side of the lower deck and keelson  and assembled and glued down the lower deck . That felt like a milestone lol .
 
While I wait for the glue to dry I started cutting out pieces for the Main Sheet bits. First I cut blood wood to the desired size and sanded it to the final demensions shown on plan. I then used a coping saw and files to cut my notches
 
Using a drill press I drilled the spots for the sheaves as Tony K and G.L . did in there logs.

 
Now that the glue has dried and I have removed the clamps here is a few pictures of how she is looking.

 
Thanks for looking in on my build.

 
Derek  C

Some great ideas here. I plan to follow this log carefully.

Hi Ronkamin,
Welcome to MSW!
The Niagara is a beautiful ship. The complexities are challenging yet not overwhelming.
Your off to a great start. I wish I had seen the timberheads being built off model. That's a great idea, I would have done the same.
There are some great resources here. I have to recommend the Niagara build logs of @xken and @mikiek.
Especially when it comes to the main rail.     Admittedly, I still got the main rail wrong! 
Both of these logs have helped this rookie many times.
 
 
Tom E 
 
 

Good afternoon friends
This week I worked on the planking for the lower deck . I cut out the pieces I needed from the aspen, and then using the technique I used earlier in the log .stacked them in the vise and sanded ,until all of them were  uniform . I then used a wood burning pen to darken the edges to simulate the caulking. 
I was then ready to start laying out the planks and marking them up .
i used the example that G.L. Posted in his cross section log.
Here is a few pics to show how she is looking.% 
 
I personally am not 100% happy with the way the lower deck turned out and will hopefully get better results on the gun deck .This first deck was definitely a learning experience.
 
Thanks for looking in on my build 

Derek C

Good afternoon friends
This week I worked on the planking for the lower deck . I cut out the pieces I needed from the aspen, and then using the technique I used earlier in the log .stacked them in the vise and sanded ,until all of them were  uniform . I then used a wood burning pen to darken the edges to simulate the caulking. 
I was then ready to start laying out the planks and marking them up .
i used the example that G.L. Posted in his cross section log.
Here is a few pics to show how she is looking.% 
 
I personally am not 100% happy with the way the lower deck turned out and will hopefully get better results on the gun deck .This first deck was definitely a learning experience.
 
Thanks for looking in on my build 

Derek C

Good afternoon friends
This week I worked on the planking for the lower deck . I cut out the pieces I needed from the aspen, and then using the technique I used earlier in the log .stacked them in the vise and sanded ,until all of them were  uniform . I then used a wood burning pen to darken the edges to simulate the caulking. 
I was then ready to start laying out the planks and marking them up .
i used the example that G.L. Posted in his cross section log.
Here is a few pics to show how she is looking.% 
 
I personally am not 100% happy with the way the lower deck turned out and will hopefully get better results on the gun deck .This first deck was definitely a learning experience.
 
Thanks for looking in on my build 

Derek C

Good afternoon friends
This week I worked on the planking for the lower deck . I cut out the pieces I needed from the aspen, and then using the technique I used earlier in the log .stacked them in the vise and sanded ,until all of them were  uniform . I then used a wood burning pen to darken the edges to simulate the caulking. 
I was then ready to start laying out the planks and marking them up .
i used the example that G.L. Posted in his cross section log.
Here is a few pics to show how she is looking.% 
 
I personally am not 100% happy with the way the lower deck turned out and will hopefully get better results on the gun deck .This first deck was definitely a learning experience.
 
Thanks for looking in on my build 

Derek C

Good afternoon friends
This week I worked on the planking for the lower deck . I cut out the pieces I needed from the aspen, and then using the technique I used earlier in the log .stacked them in the vise and sanded ,until all of them were  uniform . I then used a wood burning pen to darken the edges to simulate the caulking. 
I was then ready to start laying out the planks and marking them up .
i used the example that G.L. Posted in his cross section log.
Here is a few pics to show how she is looking.% 
 
I personally am not 100% happy with the way the lower deck turned out and will hopefully get better results on the gun deck .This first deck was definitely a learning experience.
 
Thanks for looking in on my build 

Derek C

After that coarse sanding, scraping the deck with a cutter knife blade and fine sanding.