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Thanks again Chad, I'll try the teak oil on some scrap as you suggested,  if it looks good I'll get the hanging and lodging knees done then give the planking an oiling.

Cheers 

Jon 

Thanks Chad.

I was just going to put a matt varnish on it. I wouldn't know what oil to use. I have some teak oil for the outdoor chairs, would that do it?

Cheers 

Jon 

Hi, RAIN AGAIN@#@÷!!, so not at work.

Started on the lower deck structure,  it's so intensive,  I have nothing but the utmost respect for those people doing a full framed scratch build, all those frames and decks. But I'm getting there (faster with the weather as it is). Got let the glue dry so till next time😉👍

Cheers 

I was going to ask same question but guess I don't have to now👍

Good to see you back Eamonn, it will be nice to see your Ballhoo out of ordinary!

Sherbourne  is a nice boat to build, and another in the fleet is always welcome. 

I'm glad you got a brand new shipyard too😃👍

Cheers 

Beautiful galleys and your music is sublime sir.  Thank you.

Hi again,  more rain today so more time on Triton X section. 

More planking on the inside and beam arms cut and attached to the deck beam.

If it keeps raining I shall have this finished😅

Thanks for the likes and looking in👍sorry about the strobing effect of the planking but I'm mainly using whatever wood I have and just buying what I haven't got.

These bulkheads look very tidy indeed, Mark 👍

Thanks for looking in Eamonn 👍

Hi, we got a lot of rain here where I live so got myself a few more hours on Triton X section. 

As I knew they would the deck beams I fixed yesterday had to come off, well one of them.

Started to plank the inside. Shaped the limber stakes from some basswood as it was the largest strip I have in my stock. The thick stuff over the futtock joints is beech.

I'm liking the beech wood, I may have to use it on my Triton POB build.

This X section is coming along now, still slowly but I can see what I'm doing now.

Well that's it for now,  because I have to let the glue dry.

Till next time 

Cheers 

Hi all,

Just small update, my wood arrived just about 24 hours after clicking order.

So marked lower deck clamp and glued planks to sit deck beams on then dry fitted two beams as test. As they fitted I glued them in place, but no doubt they'll  have  to come out again!!! but it is only white glue. The  rest of the beams are now laying out pinned to put the required camber on them.

There's a lot of cutting  notching and measuring to do now so till next time. 😅

Cheers

Thanks for the likes.👍

Hi all, 

Another short stint on the cross section and it has seen me attach the frames to the keel and then fix the keelson. Now waiting for the glue to dry before doing more. 

Till next time

Cheers 

Thank you  all who have looked in.😉

Bob thanks for the advice, I have bought some very fine blades, they are Japanese and are a spiral so  I can cut in any direction without having to alter the saw frame. That said I will look into upgrading my coping saw, so many thanks for your interest and encouragement .

Cheers 

Watching with interest Mark 👍

I may just buy one piece to see what it is like, if it's not suitable I'm only down £12 but then it will still get used somewhere. 

Thank you Mark for your encouraging comments.👍

The scrap box will never be empty on this and subsequent builds.

Anyway back to the cross section and I'm celebrating as I've finished cutting the frames.🍾👍As soon as my deck structure wood turns up I'll be cutting all the components of those out but I can see more than a lot of pieces of walnut now that the frames are glued. Just a "bit" of sanding and I'm ready to start putting it  together. 

I just realized why I'm still waiting for my wood, I forgot to click ORDER😠

Whilst looking for someone in the uk who supplies differenttypes of wood to use for my triton build I came across the Wood Veneer Hub who have cherry veneer sheets 345cm × 18cm at 1.5mm thick  for £11.91 so I wondered if any uk members have used this site for this and wether it would be suitable for planking.

Any input gratefully received. 

Cheers

You can put me down for one Chris. I don't have any preference on wood type so long as I can get a Speedy. 😃👍

Cracking job LS, those ratlines look great and as for the anchors well what can I say except fantastic

😀👍

Cheers 

We wouldn't tell anyone it would be just between you and us 👍😉

Excellent work Norway!! 

Nice neat little ship. 

Cheers Jon 

Great videos Chuck. They'll be a big help when I get round to planking the Triton. 

Thankyou!

Thankyou and thanks  for having me.

Hello LS, yes I bought these plans from NRG for $5 = £4.34. I hope to make everything but the cannon, rigging yarn, blocks and deadeyes but we will see if I can manage this.

It's going to be quite a challenge but I have no time constrictions on this build, it will be as and when.

Thanks for looking in. 

Cheers 😀

That's a good looking raven Phil. 

Hi all, 

The borrowed jigsaw did the job and then had 2 or 3 hours with old trusty cutting the b/h . I've dry fitted them to the keel former and there is quite a bit of tweaking to do.

I must say although it's still using a saw it made a change from cutting the components for the x section frames. 

I'm gonna need a bigger table!!

If I'm going to do more of this type of build I got to get a band saw or a scroll saw,  it was a lot of cutting.