yamsterman

HI ALL
A VERY QUICK UPDATE.
THE WALES ARE NOW ON!!!!!!!!
HOLE FOR THE RUDDER ALSO CUT IN THE COUNTER.
 
LOTS OF CLEANING UP ON THE WALES AND FRAMES TO DO.......WORKING WITH EBONY IS A MESSY BUSINESS.
 
CLAMPS HAVE FINALLY BEEN FINISHED...WILL USE THESE WHEN PLANKING ABOVE THE WALES...NEXT JOB.
 
CHEERS FOR NOW.........MICK

HI ALL
WALE STRAKES ARE IN THE PROCESS OF BEING FITTED.
EASY ONES ARE ON......JUST WORKING ON THE AWKWARD SO AND SO'S.
 
EBONY STRIP BEING EDGE BENT TO MATCH THE SHEER CURVE OF PLAN.FIRST STRAKE IN PLACE.PIECE OF EBONY HEAT BENT 3 MONTHS AGO AS A TESTFINAL STERN PIECE..WITH A TWIST!

hi kurt
wow!!!.....feeling somewhat humble!!
glad the guys at the meeting liked my humble efforts.........hopefully too many warts didnt pop out with the photos being blown up so large!
 
stiles and bates is a good source of pink ivory here in the uk.
 
generally available as pen blanks approx 3/4"  x  3/4"  x  6"  
 
or as spindle blanks  1" x 1" x 12"
 
the last piece i brought was a couple of months ago, along with a few other bits and pieces , and cost £4.80 for a spindle blank.
 
not sure if they would ship to the us and how much it would cost.......there are i believe certain restrictions on some species of exotic timber being imported into the us.
 
cracking on with the wale strakes as we speak
 
cheers....mick

HI ALL
TIME FOR ANOTHER PROGRESS REPORT.
 
LOWER DECK HAS BEEN FINISHED AND INSTALLED ALONG WITH TILED HEARTH FOR THE SHIPS STOVE.
TREENAILS HAVE BEEN FITTED.....IVE GONE WITH SOME 0.38MM MONOFILAMENT IN BLACK FOR THIS AS ONCE THE MAIN DECK WITH ALL THE CARLINGS AND LEDGES ETC HAS BEEN FITTED ANY TREENAILING WOULD BE DIFFICULT TO SEE.
IT LOOKS A BIT HARSH AS WE SPEAK .......BUT WE SHALL SEE.
 
PUMP WELL AND SHOT LOCKERS CONSTRUCTED BUT NOT YET FITTED.....IM WAITING TO CONSTRUCT THE HINGES AND STOVE PLUS RUDDER PINTLES AND GUNPORT HINGES ALL AT THE SAME TIME.....A SORT OF MAD BRASS BINGE.
 
UPPER LIMIT OF WALE STRAKE HAS BEEN MARKED AND SOME PIECES OF EBONY EDGE BENT TO THE APPROPRIATE CURVE.
FIRST TWO PIECES ARE WAITING TO HAVE THIER HOOK SCARPHS FORMED PRIOR TO INSTALLATION.
THESE WILL RUN FROM FRAME 2 AFT TO FRAME O FORWARD PORT AND STARBOARD.
 
IVE ALSO HAD A COUPLE OF DAYS BASHING METAL......THE RESULTS ARE ENCLOSED BUT ARE NOT QUITE FINISHED YET....STILL WAITING FOR THE FINISHING TOUCHES TO ARRIVE.
 
CHEERS........MICK

HI ALL
HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ONE AND ALL!
 
TIME FOR A SHORT UPDATE.
 
STILL WORKING ON DECK BEAMS CARLINGS AND LEDGES ETC ETC.
 
NEARLY THERE....JUST A FEW A THE STERN TO COMPLETE.
 
PHOTOS ENCLOSED AS PER USUAL
 
CHEERS....MICK

HI ALL
TIME FOR AN UPDATE ON ACTUAL SHIPBUILDING.
BEAMS AND ASSOCIATED TIMBERS HAVE STARTED TO BE INSTALLED.
HAVING FUN CUTTING ALL THOSE LOVELY TINY JOINTS!!
THE CLAMPS I MADE EARLIER ARE COMING IN USEFUL.....JUST GLUING UP A COUPLE OF SCARFED LODGING KNEES.
I HAVE INCLUDED A COUPLE OF PHOTOS OF A CLOCK FROM A MUCH EARLIER POST....FINALLY FINISHED!!!!!!!!
IT IS KIND OF SHIP RELATED...THE CABINET IT SITS ON IS FULL OF SHIP BUILDING BOOKS!
THE ENGLISH 56 FT SLOOP 1776 IS ON ITS TEMPORARY HOME JUST TO THE LEFT.....I NEED TO MAKE AN OAK TABLE FOR ITS PERMANENT HOME....ANOTHER JOB TO DO!!
I WILL POST SOME MORE UPDATES IN THE COMING WEEKS.
CHEERS FOR NOW........MICK

HI ALL
THE RESULTS OF TODAYS ENDEAVOURS ARE ENCLOSED.
I FOLLOWED EDT'S DRAWING BUT CHANGED THE THREAD SIZE TO 3MM.
THE NUTS ARE EPOXIED ONTO THE THREADED RODS.
FAIRLY SIMPLE TO MAKE...BUT THE DRILLING HAS TO BE SPOT ON!!!
THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN SIX SMALL CLAMPS AND TWO LARGER ONES...BUT I HAD A SENIOR MOMENT AND SANDED THE WRONG END!!!!
OH WELL CAN ALWAYS MAKE SOME MORE.
PHOTOS AS USUAL AND THE LAST ONE PROVES THAT THEY DO WORK........
I MAY HAVE A GO AT THE MORE COMPLICATED VERSION WHILST IM IN TOOL BUILDING MODE......LEFT HANDED TAPS AND DIES ARE FAIRLY EASY TO GET HOLD OF.....ABOUT  £22  FOR A DIE AND 2ND TAP........I CAN HIGHLY RECOMMEND DRILL SERVICE OF HORLEY........SHOULD PROVE A CHALLENGE CROSS DRILLING THOSE BRASS PIVOTS FOR THE THREADS!!!!
CHEERS FOR NOW......MICK

HI ALL
JUST A QUICK UPDATE TO PROVE IM STILL WORKING ON THE MODEL!
MAIN DECK HAS BEEN STARTED......THIS I THINK WILL TAKE SOME TIME DUE TO MY CURRENT SHIFT PATTERN...BUT THERES NO RUSH.
 
CHEERS FOR NOW....MICK

hi kurt
it might be worth having a look at  "rigging;period fore-and-aft craft"  by lennarth petersson   and also "rigging period ship models" by the same author.
the descriptions are mainly pictorial which is very helpful for a beginner.
you can then read biddlecomb and steel and it may not be such a chore.
hope this helps.
 
cheers....mick

hi kurt
it might be worth having a look at  "rigging;period fore-and-aft craft"  by lennarth petersson   and also "rigging period ship models" by the same author.
the descriptions are mainly pictorial which is very helpful for a beginner.
you can then read biddlecomb and steel and it may not be such a chore.
hope this helps.
 
cheers....mick

hi alan
i feel the same way when i look at the work of albert,jeronimo.dan,druxey........too name but a few.
its a constant striving for betterment....whilst having a good deal of fun.
cheers....mick

Hi all
Many thanks.
Glad too  be nearing the end of the deck framing......always a time consuming job.
Looking forward to all those little mini projects.....pumps...forward bits...capstan etc
Planning for yhe next model as well....can almost see the finishing line after 2 years.!!
 
Cheers....mick

HI ALL
HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ONE AND ALL!
 
TIME FOR A SHORT UPDATE.
 
STILL WORKING ON DECK BEAMS CARLINGS AND LEDGES ETC ETC.
 
NEARLY THERE....JUST A FEW A THE STERN TO COMPLETE.
 
PHOTOS ENCLOSED AS PER USUAL
 
CHEERS....MICK

Hi all
Many thanks.
Glad too  be nearing the end of the deck framing......always a time consuming job.
Looking forward to all those little mini projects.....pumps...forward bits...capstan etc
Planning for yhe next model as well....can almost see the finishing line after 2 years.!!
 
Cheers....mick

hi alan
i feel the same way when i look at the work of albert,jeronimo.dan,druxey........too name but a few.
its a constant striving for betterment....whilst having a good deal of fun.
cheers....mick

hi rusty
many thanks.
some of those joints could do with being tighter!!!
camera never lies!
cheers  .....mick

WASHINGTON GALLEY PART 1
 
HI ALL
 
WOOD HAS FINALLY BEEN CUT.
STARTED WITH BASIC KEEL COMPONENTS.
MAIN KEEL CUT 3/16 WIDE BY 7/32 DEEP.  FALSE KEEL 3/16  X  1/16.  HOG 3/16  BY 3/32.
ALL CUT FROM SHEET MATERIAL ON THE BYRNES SAW.
 
I DECIDED TO DO THIS IN THREE SEPERATE PIECES AS IT WOULD BE EASIER TO PROFILE THE REBATE.
 
THE HOG(?) HAS PROVED TO BE QUITE A TASKING PIECE TO MAKE ACCURATELY. THE PIECES IN THE PHOTOS ARE THE FOURTH ATTEMPT!!!!
 
I ORIGINALLY ASSUMED THAT THE SPACE BETWEEN THE DOUBLE FRAMES,WHICH ARE 1FT THICK(SIDED) OR 1/4 INCH ON THE MODEL WOULD BE EQUAL TO 0NE FRAME THICKNESS OR 6INCHES IN REAL LIFE (1/8inch) ON THE MODEL.A QUICK MEASUREMENT LATE A NIGHT SEEMED TO CONFIRM THIS.
 
 
WRONG!WRONG!WRONG!............MEASURE TWICE OR EVEN THRICE.......CUT ONCE!
 
THE ACTUAL MEASUEMENT IS 9/16 ON AN INCH.
 
IN ORDER TO CUT THIS ACCURATELY I HAD TO DEVISE A JIG FOR THE MILLING MACHINE
( SEE PHOTOS)
 
 
BUILDING BOARD AND FRAME PLAN PREPARED AND ALMOST READY FOR USE.
 
A FEW JIGS HAVE ALSO BEEN MADE FOR HELP IN FRAME ALIGNMENT....BUT THESE MAY HAVE TO BE REDONE AS THEY MAY BE ON THE CLUNKY SIDE.
 
THATS ABOUT ALL FOR THE MOMENT.....BACK TO WORK WE GO
 
CHEERS....MICK

HI ALL
I THOUGHT ID LAUNCH A NEW TOPIC TO RUN IN PARALELL WITH CHUCKS CUTTER CHEERFUL.
PLANS HAVE BEEN PURCHASED AND STUDIED FROM THE NRG.
PRACTICUM HAS BEEN DOWNLOADED.....I HAD THIS SPIRAL BOUND AT A LOCAL PRINT SHOP JUST TO KEEP EVERYTHING TOGETHER.
BOXWOOD HAS BEEN ORDERED AND DELIVERED....IN 2 DAYS!!!!!
 
I WAS ORIGINALLY GOING TO ORDER THE PRECUT PACKAGE FROM CROWN TIMBER.......HOWEVER WHILST I DO NOT DOUBT THE QUALITY OF JASONS PRODUCTS THE COST OF DELIVERY PLUS 20% VAT AND POST OFFICE HANDLING FEES WOULD HAVE PUSHED THE PRICE TO CLOSE ON £400.
 
I USUALLY USE A COUPLE OF COMPANYS FOR TIMBER ONE BEING ARKOWOOD AND THE OTHER BEING TIMBERLINE IN KENT ,UK.
I PHONED TIMBERLINE AND SPOKE TO BOB GIVING HIM A LIST OF REQUIREMENTS ( SCANTLING LIST IN BACK OF PRACTICUM) ALL IN IMPERIAL DIMENSIONS. THAT WAS YESTERDAY MORNING.
AT LUNCHTIME TODAY TNT TURNED UP WITH A NICE BIG PARCEL. ALL BOXWOOD TIMBER PROCESSED TO THE RELAVANT THICKNESSES IE THE CLOSEST METRIC EQUIVALENT.
 
THE 1/4 INCH THICK WORKS OUT AT 6.35MM.......AND IT IS!!
THE SAME APPLIES TO ALL OTHER THICKNESSES.
HOWS THAT FOR CUSTOMER SERVICE?
 
I CAN HIGHLY RECOMMENDED BOB AND HIS TEAM HAVING DEALT WITH THEM FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS NOW.
THE ONLY THING WORTH MENTIONING IS THAT YOU WILL HAVE TO PLANE A STRAIGHT EDGE ON SOME OF THE TIMBER SHEETS.....HOW HARD IS THAT FOR A MODELMAKER?....AS THE SHEETS ARE CUT FROM A FAIRLY ROUGH SAWN BILLET.
 
 
I DIDNT ORDER ANY 1/16 AS IALREADY HAD SOME ON STOCK. THE 1/32 IS MAINLY FOR DECK PLANKING FOR WHICH I INTEND TO USE SOME ENGLISH HOLLY.
 
AND THE PRICE FOR ALL THAT LOVELY BOXWOOD (IN 1METRE LENGTHS) ?
 
INCLUDING VAT AND DELIVERY IT CAME TOO £164  A SIGNIFICANT SAVING FOR ME.
 
BUILDING BOARD HAS BEEN PREPARED SO I GUESS WERE READY TO START.
 
BUT FIRST FOUR NIGHT SHIFTS HAVE TO BE GOT OUT OF THE WAY!
 
CHEERS............MICK

Hi all
Many thanks.
Glad too  be nearing the end of the deck framing......always a time consuming job.
Looking forward to all those little mini projects.....pumps...forward bits...capstan etc
Planning for yhe next model as well....can almost see the finishing line after 2 years.!!
 
Cheers....mick

hi alan
i feel the same way when i look at the work of albert,jeronimo.dan,druxey........too name but a few.
its a constant striving for betterment....whilst having a good deal of fun.
cheers....mick

hi alan
i feel the same way when i look at the work of albert,jeronimo.dan,druxey........too name but a few.
its a constant striving for betterment....whilst having a good deal of fun.
cheers....mick

hi rusty
many thanks.
some of those joints could do with being tighter!!!
camera never lies!
cheers  .....mick

HI ALL
HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ONE AND ALL!
 
TIME FOR A SHORT UPDATE.
 
STILL WORKING ON DECK BEAMS CARLINGS AND LEDGES ETC ETC.
 
NEARLY THERE....JUST A FEW A THE STERN TO COMPLETE.
 
PHOTOS ENCLOSED AS PER USUAL
 
CHEERS....MICK

HI ALL
TIME FOR AN UPDATE ON ACTUAL SHIPBUILDING.
BEAMS AND ASSOCIATED TIMBERS HAVE STARTED TO BE INSTALLED.
HAVING FUN CUTTING ALL THOSE LOVELY TINY JOINTS!!
THE CLAMPS I MADE EARLIER ARE COMING IN USEFUL.....JUST GLUING UP A COUPLE OF SCARFED LODGING KNEES.
I HAVE INCLUDED A COUPLE OF PHOTOS OF A CLOCK FROM A MUCH EARLIER POST....FINALLY FINISHED!!!!!!!!
IT IS KIND OF SHIP RELATED...THE CABINET IT SITS ON IS FULL OF SHIP BUILDING BOOKS!
THE ENGLISH 56 FT SLOOP 1776 IS ON ITS TEMPORARY HOME JUST TO THE LEFT.....I NEED TO MAKE AN OAK TABLE FOR ITS PERMANENT HOME....ANOTHER JOB TO DO!!
I WILL POST SOME MORE UPDATES IN THE COMING WEEKS.
CHEERS FOR NOW........MICK

HI ALL
ACTUALLY GOT SOME TIME OFF FOR A CHANGE!
BUILDING ON THE WASHINGTON GALLEY WILL RECOMMENCE SHORTLY.
IN THE MEAN TIME IVE BEEN BEAVERING AWAY MAKING SOME MORE TOOLS....AND SOME MORE YET TO MAKE.....
 
EDT'S PLANKING CLAMPS HAVE BEEN MADE......SIMPLE SCREW CLAMPS TO FOLLOW ......AND THEN EDT'S CHISELS ( GULP)
PHOTOS BELOW.
MODERATORS PLEASE FEEL FREE TO MOVE THIS IF ITS NOT IN THE RIGHT PLACE.
 
HOPEFULLY THE CONSTRUCTION SHOULD BE OBVIOUS FROM THE PHOTOS.
 
THE SPACERS HAVE BEEN MADE FROM BUFFALO HORN......DIDNT HAVE ANY HARDWOOD DOWEL TO HAND.
 
I ALSO CHANGED THE NUTS FROM THOSE IN THE SECOND PHOTO.
 
ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE FEEL FREE TO ASK.
 
CHEERS....MICK