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Prepping to plank the aft deck. I noticed that many of the planks on the aft deck will need to be tapered for about 5-6 inches down to about half their width (3/32). I have always had trouble with these very narrow cuts as my metal ruler seems to slip a lot on the basswood while cutting. In order to alleviate this I'm trying something new. I took my metal ruler, a piece of 1/8 in thick basswood with a factory edge, abrasive cloth (used by plumbers to clean copper pipe), spray adhesive and painters tape out to the garage. I marked the width of the abrasive cloth and masked the rest of the basswood piece. Cut a strip of the abrasive cloth for the basswood piece as well as for the metal ruler. Sprayed adhesive on the back side of the abrasive cloth, back side of the ruler and the exposed area of the basswood piece and waited a minute before gluing. My hope is that the grit of the abrasive cloth will "trap" and hold the piece I'm cutting and prevent the ruler from slipping.
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That was my thought. But it might be easier to make it one piece and then scribe it so it appears to be 2 boards.
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Have a question about the deck end planks. These 2 planks form the edge of where the aft deck planking ends. Does one have to make these from 1/16 in. thick stock? Or are they somewhere on one of the laser cut pieces? Help on this would be much appreciated. Dave
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I agree and thanks for your advice. I'll use some scrap pieces and try burnishing, sealer and wipe on. Might even be a combination of these for the best finish. Dave
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Thanks Dave, I figure I'll do the final finish and a coat of wipe on when I finish the aft deck, and do them both at once. Another thing I want to try is burnishing basswood with a piece of brown paper bag before painting. Would like to find a way to keep paint bleed to a minimum. Basswood is so absorbent. Perhaps a coat of wipe on poly or sanding sealer before painting? Seem like sanding or scraping just fuzzes up the grain. Dave
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Not sure I fully understand. But could you edge glue 2 or 3 planks together to form a wider strake? This has worked for me in the past.
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Thanks for the "push", just what I needed. Just finishing up planking the foredeck. Ran into a small issue. Should be able to post about it later this evening.
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CPDDET replied to JamesBhm's topic in Building, Framing, Planking and plating a ships hull and deck
Perhaps there is someway to contact someone at Royal Museums Greenwich and get the info you need? -
Your progress on these ships just amazes me. Don't know where you find the time. But your progress inspires me to spend more time on mine.
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Ship's name on transom
CPDDET replied to JamesBhm's topic in Building, Framing, Planking and plating a ships hull and deck
https://www.rmg.co.uk/discover/behind-the-scenes/blog/what’s-name-hms-‘victory’-and-naming-ships-long-18th-century Here is an interesting link. While it doesn't answer your question exactly, it may prove to be a resource to get the correct answer. -
Yes, Go to the section entitled build logs from model kits. BUT Read the entry "read this first". This will explain how to name your log as well as the rest of the procedure.
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Keep us posted!
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My build is going slowly as well. But my build log is a great place to keep notes for future builds, so I don't make the same mistakes again. At times I get advice and support when I update the log. The log reminds me how far I've progressed. Keeping the log helps to motivate me to keep my commitment to the build. Open your build log and I will gladly follow it. Us newbies need all the support we can get.😀
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Yep, they shipped me 20 new hull planks. No charge for the wood or for the shipping cost.
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While I'm not building the same model, I had made an error when planking the hull of my Bluenose and attempted to " work around it". Things only got worse so I tore out a good 30 percent of the hull planks. Ordered replacement wood and got it done right the second time. Yes, it added time and labor to the build but I'm in no hurry and feel better knowing it's done correctly. JMHO
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Will be back from Florida at the end of the month. Really looking forward to getting back to my build. Dave
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Bluenose ll is doing the Great Lakes Challenge this year and be be in several ports. On August 1-4 she will be in Kenosha WI, which is very close to me. Don't know what stage my build will be in August but I'm considering finishing the decking and and then holding off until I can get a good amount of deck photos before continuing. Either way I will be taking lots of pics and will gladly share and take requests. Dave
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Looks quite nice. I agree about the contrast.
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Looks very nice. I'm taking notes.
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Looking for a sander to get into tight corners and spaces. I see Micro Mart has one but always looking for advice / suggestions.
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Thanks for the advice and compliment.
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The false frames will be glued in after the deck planking and before the bulwarks are installed. I'll soak the bulwarks to take some pressure off the false frames when installing them.
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