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Good point! I’ll get the brackets fit so everything works, a picture or two, then remove them until later on. Thanks! -
Good evening all, the project for the last few days was the design and building of Terrors curved davits. Here is the first one installed. It’s my first time using the laminated technique to make curved lumber. I’m fairly happy with the result.
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More work in the shipyard this weekend, finishing up the standing rigging. Or at least I think I finished it. Will have to go back and check a few things to make sure, but taking a break from rigging to build some curved davits. I took a partial screen shot out of Matthew Betts book on the Terror and scaled it to my model, using his research to define the curve for my davits. I used some 1mm x 4mm spare planks and laminate them to make my davits. So far I’m fairly happy with the outcome. Pictures of the davits coming soon. Here is the latest on the ship it’s self.
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Good evening everyone, thanks for stopping by. Finally finished all the rat lines. Almost done with the standing rigging! Here is the latest…
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Well friends, the shipyard has been slow this week, maybe it’s because rat lines was on the menu. Updated pictures.
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Thanks for a little of your time and the likes! More work going on in the shipyard today. Finally finished the standing rigging on the main mast. Here is the latest update.
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Keith, I'm starting to contemplate how I'm going to make the curved davits. Did you use a laminating technique or soften with water, bend to shape and dry? Or some other method? Daniel
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More main mast standing rigging work. Took a few days, but here is the latest status image.
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Good evening all. I think my eyes are a bit cross eyed with all the rat line work. Today I finished the main mast rat lines.
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Keith, as I’m reading Dr. Betts book on the Terror, page 145 on the Kindle version, I came across this regarding the davits in addition to the above post.
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Good evening all, more bowsprit work with much of the fore mast standing rigging finished. Now back to rat lines…
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Keith, I’m about 1/3 through the book and am impressed on what this ship went through over the course of her life. That being said, I’ve not made it to the section of the book before her last voyage… I do think the book is well done for what it set out to do. Daniel
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Kieth, while I have not been able to get a hard copy of Dr. Betts book, I have been able to purchase a kindle version. Below are a couple screen shots that I found in the book. #1: Erebus and Terror prior to departure for the Northwest Passage. (The Illustrated London News, 24 May 1845) - appears to show a curved stern davit. #2: Terror, which Stanley called ‘our friend and Pitcher’, under tow by Blazer, 30 May, 1845, Owen Stanley. (National Library of Australia, Bib ID 2484716) - also shows a curved davit #3: And the last image, a portion of Dr. Betts research and drawings shows curved davits. I think curved davits is where I’m heading with my Terror. Daniel
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Good evening all, more work in the shipyard today. Spent some time working on the bowsprit. I didn’t realized how much work is involved.
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Good morning Dave and fellow Washingtonian, I believe I have all the cleats and belaying pins installed based on Dr. Betts research of the Terror; however, attaching the rigging is always a challenge. I have a little experience with my Golden Hind I finished a couple of years ago, but it will still be a challenge. I have long hemostats for reaching across the deck to attached the lines to the belaying pins. Not easy, a delicate process, and very time consuming... BTW, your LN is turning out wonderful. Keep up the great work. Daniel
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Good evening all. As is the case with all good projects, one might learn more information information along the way. Dr. Betts book on the HMS Terror in hardback has not been and is still not available in the U.S.; however, I was able find a Kindle version. Looking through the book at the images and research I feel good about the “additions/ changes” I and others have made to the standard OcCre Terror kit. I did discover that there are differences in the standing rigging between Dr. Betts research and the OcCre plans I was following. Since I really just started the standing rigging, I chose to take a step backwards and fix a couple of lines, well, eight to be exact. Here is the updated model following Dr. Betts book.
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Welcome to the Terror club. Your doing a wonderful job on your planking. Keep up the great work.
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Great start to this wonderful ship! Welcome to the Terror club.
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Good evening everyone. More work in the shipyard today. Completed the standing rigging on the foremast!
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Thanks all for stopping by. Continued work on the rat lines of the fore mast. Port side finished and a good start on the starboard set.
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