Vladimir_Wairoa

Foremast composite construction. I had whole day today so I decided i Will try my first composite masting. Please be light on me. So far im more than Happy Another one Will be even Better as i figured IT out and i mušt say IT was pretty pretty easy. No powertool used only knife and sandpaper rolled in Hand. Sanding IT roundto perfect circle took 2 minutes in Hand moving around its Axis. Not legthwise. Probably i feared Ilit more than necessary. Foremast IS 14 milimeter in diameter. I measured walnut "Beam" of 10 MM so each added Strike would be 2mm wide. Upon observation composite groove IS not that wide and IT widens from inside out so i took about 1.6 MM and Made line so i could plane corner off straight. I cut upper cap then. Rounded mast hrad underneath. Measured start of composite groove. And started a little by knife so my planer wont reach out of Area. After corners were cut straight along line, 6 MM wide strakes were glued Up. By this tíme I knew i woudnt like to paint the final grooves as contrasting walnut AMD white wood would make IT done itself. And its always nicer than paint i think. Little wedges creatijg whole round fór bands would be hard to glue if painted so... Now there shpuld to inside pieces of peculiar shape. Kind of there angle woods following this shape Up. I wentvforvfar easier version. Glued in square wood but on Another masť i Will be wiser i Will try to chamfer off from wider square wooden Strike so IT would Filo Up "hole" even tighter almost touching corners - thats the goal.trick IS to make sure little pieces are striaghtly cut. When glued Up i removed tops by knife so they wont unglue when sanding beijg little lower. Than i lightly rounded sandpaper in Hand and formed circle and rounded carefully with Few times unless semicircular after i knew no one piece would fall off , i predseda tighter and IT formed perfect round. Ať the end i added paper bands...voila

Rob thanks, this IS typical me. Following flying fish model shipways plans how to do IT properly i hard laboree those and now you are telling me not necessary. I Made that hanging mechani fór molser yards and Power and upper topsail yards. Flying fish plan IS having them even on topgalant yards. So you are saying i should malé IT from now same as royal with wooden lock collar? Hosť i never to study those attachings more...:)

Wow, that IS awesome

Many thanks Rich, your encyclopedic knowledge never let down

Rob, how did you calculate length of main and fore masts? In the book they say 91 vs 94 FT but IT consisnts i assume overal length Down Up to the mast step. I Guess i Will have to calculate it , Well knowing her measures upside Down it is no problém ať All. Just curious V.

Chuck, speaking of next chapter I am curious if those plates will have supporting knees. I see original prototype and plan dont have those , just for curiosity. i quite like the effect and detail but it is nice without them as well. probably for thoae who plan rigging winnie those moght be needed for extra support. V.

splendid work.

Welcome Leo. hat off for cutting bulkheads. perfect start. more patience will be needed when sanding but it will pay off

thats the way

very nice indedd . like like like

very nice work Guillermo.

Rob i look fwd much to see your style in place. with all that paper sails etc. i will not hesitate to ask for advice or help if needed sure. As for my progress atm im enormously enthusiastic as im doing soemthing new. and more importantly after rigging 1:24 cutty, i was soldering everything and i dont need so far - so im enjoying it so far. im far from rigging, but following Eds gigantic show helps as well as flying fish rigging masting plans i observe. everything is explained there. i started untypically with yards than making masts and probably next winter rigging. but with me it is - one never knows :))) so with grain of salt but even installing wholebowsprit itself changed her enormously. did i mention im not going with composite masting? i take hat off of sou guys but i am not good at it - never made one . thats why. i dont wsnt to spoil it all. when i see your masts i just clap hands with outcome and effort that was made. v.

..continuation...but enough IS enough fór one day ...lower yard Has length 385 ! Milimeter! Quite a boom. I have only Few to finish hanging stuff and royal and aký one fór complex build. wooden tryout Will be replaced by brass. I Will make those ať the end Prior making masts.... Than i Can start making bands fór them... Thanks for watching etc...

I realised its a pitiful slight on her without All that tall splendor, and taking advantage of scale i Can to the detail Ed portrayed on young America. Not his quality of course but i have place to learn Few tricks from there and from you od course. Ill be updating here and there so stay tuned ..v.

Thanks much folks. Stun sails be it then on mine too. my gosh V.

nice clean work Rob as alwyas. one question guys. I believe glory didint carry stunsl sails and therefore her yard arms didnt have eyes for it , correct? or ? thanks much. Vlad

Shaping yards... Observing American yards, center thickness of yard reaches quite up far toward end and than rather suddenyl more sharlpy narrows Down maintaining Elegant line. . I tried to mimic that, Well more and at some less sucessfully. Still Few of them remained to be worked. Had to join one with inner steel wedge - noone would know ) And then - funny part starts thank you for any remark etc...

@ClipperFan Rich based on this painting Looks like she was some time rigged with only one big topsail instead of two narrow ones - same as flying fish. just an observation though... https://www.vosegalleries.com/works/glory-of-the-seas-at-singapore

Thanks as always Rich, yep I already noticed that. some yards for M &F as well i think. it will be my first complete complex masting rigging, but i think its far easier than pre 1800 rigging - in teems of less messy roping etcetera - with helps of casted iron many structural parts that made rope on some places obsolete and with help of chains as well. its messy because of enormous sails but pretty much males a lot more sense than on warships on 1700 - 1800 era.

good day Rich and humbly thank you for a compliment. Yeah i decided to move on and finish her hopefuly at some day- year. scale allows me to go with dwtails on that thing. so i ll be shaping and assembling all the yards ( which is pretty quick ) masts and so on when i have time. not sure how often but i usually work on batch of things so some weekends and so on. thank fro stopping by stay tuned. Her sailing profile is quite something, large long yards two topsail yards and so on...:) asking forgivness ofsome derail of authentic vigour, i wont do composite masts - it requires massive patience time consuing and skill and tools i dont have. im becoming alergic to wanky looks so i woulnt stand less than top outcome of that thing and its not i can do. i intend to leave masting and yard natural varnished fo sake of visibility of every bands details etc...or natural masts black yeards i dunno yet i quite like jubboom natural though...well stop talking lets go working on her by evenings. plenty to look fwd to. V.

The day I made yard truss spans...

Chapter ....masting rigging... Completing bowsprit /jiboom. Few photos from the work. Thank you fór watching comments etc.

fantastic guns coating Matt.

Oh Frank, even it doesnt seem believe me late chapters are just quicker - believe me - all rpecious tedious work paid off - stage is set - so you just add bits now to places that were worked very slowly and long long....its relaxing reward compared to what had to be done under visible coat hull preparation planking etc. I look to it that way. most interestingly, now surprisingly even i do it for myself, for first time lately entire family keep coming to see winnie here and there just saying wow wow and asking what will come next . even i still dont have rudder attached figurehead and stern ornamentals as its nearing beautiful details on the top their interest is immense. I can only imagine visual beauty of finished vessel with chapter 10, bow and blocks installed. its worth patince as All these chapters with fancy railings are like putting on jewellery on dressed lady, so its getting better and better each step. credit goes to Chuck with his excellent design and excelently cut material he provides. monographs navigation etc, to ensure people not having previous experience wont ruin that beauty.

Lovely Work Dave.