Emmet
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Thanks for you input-it is clear that how you build will be different for many reasons. It is still great to exchange ideas. It makes you think. With respect to installing the garboard plank and bottom planks I did not put the deck in so that I could hold the ship upside down by using clamps on the frames. I had a heck of a time dealing with 3 mm planks and trimming them to 1.5 mm multiple times. I did read all of the info on the bearding line but could not see how it applied in my case. There is not much of a keel on the La Nina. Originally I had used some angle clamps to hold the ship upright. I will be watching your planking. BTW it looks good.
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It helps to hear what others do. Recently I downloaded modelshipssimplified and Isaw a suggestion about cutting the width multiple times while the wood was wet. He also suggested drying a plank while bending it to the hull starting at the bow. Then using CA-a space then PVA and go across the hul that way. I will not be doing ahulll too soon but the info is important to me. I am currently doing rigging on La NIna.
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Sorry! By tapering I mean taking a 3 mm plank and trimming it down to 1.5 mm. In my case I am building the La Nina and almost every piece had to be tapered or trimmed towards the bow. I will be doing another ship and am researching all ship things on a continual basis. I have looked at YT 's good work and learned a great deal but I have a long way to go. Thanks for the answer.
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Thanks for showing the detail as you go along. Do you have a planking plan to scale or do you just work it out from the instructions.? How do you do your tapering?
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Would love to see the pics of the lifeboat for the Amati. I am building the La Nina and amnot using the metal lifeboat.
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Excellent pic of excellent work-this is a keeper
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I am just getting ready to rig the cannons on my little La Nina. The pictures here are very useful.My rigging will be somewhat different but it still good to see these.
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I have been thinking about this very topic and I find it amazing how each shipyard has a clever approach to many different topics.
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I will definitely spend time with this. I have seen videos on utube but not as good as these.
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Got it .Thanks Usually I go to Walmart and do a pickup but I did not see it there. I guess it has to be ordered and shipped. Thanks! shopping pays
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All ideas are helpful. I see it is about $12 for two 0.1 oz tubes and $19 at Amazon for 0.85 oz. I will definitely keep that in mind. I realize skill is part of this as well. As I have said the planks were tapered from 3mm to 1.5mm-tough to find the center. Often is put it on the plank with the 3mm part and then on the hull for the 1.5mm pieces. Bear in mind it was the first time I used super glue in this fashion. Plank planning on the next ship will include working with CA. I have actually entertained the idea of doing a partial on the first planks and using pva with clamps until forced into CA. But we shall see. I am also not at my home base. At home I have more ways of dealing with difficulties. Let me add that I am enjoying the many challenges of building. There are many more to go. I just have to see this as a learning process, Thanks fo ryour help.
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I went through most of those if not in detail I have seen alot on the way to organize planks and the different ways of filling in spaces. But as of yet nothing in detains about exactly how to apply the CA glue the planks or the hull. By and large the detail is missing. I believe I have downloaded every one of those pdfs.
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Thak you for your interest. Just as an aside I have looked for details on planking on this site as well as others and found no help. I started out using Pro CA- medium gap filling by Great Plains. I used toothpicks and poured the glue onto an open surface. The ~12" planks had to be tapered to 1.5 mm and curved upwards as well. I just could not get the glue (in there) without a mess. I am shortening this comment. I would apply glue to about 1.5-2 in. press down and wait. sometimes there would just be too much glue and too little. In any event it was not working. So then I tried using the original super glue wit the small spout. That seemed to work better but it was still too messy with the small planks. After that I went to Loctite CA glue with a brush. That was more effective at getting the job done but still too messy. I went ahead and decided I would sand away. That turned out to just be too much to remove the excess glue. Recently I am trying Gorilla CA. I will put a picture on as soon as I finish this reply. I found that I had more time with this particular application. Wheter the nature of the wood is different I do not know. This also not planking which is far more difficult. I would add that I have built cabinets and other furniture and never had this difficulty. For laughs-I confess I used super glue to fix a tooth on a plate temporarily and it worked just fine. Thanks again
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There is no way, short of paintng the hull, that I can solve the messy work with super glue on the finished planks. I sanded a lot but I am too close to going through the 0,5 mm planks. I could probably do a better job today but, again, with having to install planks that are reduced down to 1.5mm with tapering I have to find an alternative for future jobs. Perhaps a longer lasting CA glue might give me time to apply the glue more carefully or find a way to clamp the planks. At any rate I am going to carve the serious blotches, redo and accept it as my first ship. I do not think a varnish stain would solve the problem.
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The pictures do justice to the work
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Thanks for showing these operations in detail.
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Holy cow-something else-great stuff
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Nifty job with such tiny stuff. Annealed wire is pretty tough so I imagine it will keep its shape. The little cannons are great. I am just a newbie but I enjoy watching these kinds of thngs.
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It looks wild. I have not done any riffing yet but I am sure you can do it.
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I am happy to see the planking here and will follow this. I just finished La Nina planking and I think it was terrible but that is how you learn.
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I think we should add a new page.
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Just to let you know I appreciate your carving.
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I am a bit puzzled by the double planking. It does not appear that my build calls for planking double. I was just wondering aobut your thoughts here.
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