yamsterman

Hi Mike
All timber oxidises with age....surface finishes help delay this process.
Not sure how this will affect pink ivory...depends on how light a shade you start out with...what finish you use...whether it's got uva/b filters built in etc etc.
Should be interesting to watch over the coming years.
Cheers...mick

Hi Patrick and Carl
The wheels belong to a 1/8 scale American carriage called a roof seat brake.
A sporting carriage used by the well to do to attend race meetings,country outings etc.
It's very much on the back burner at the moment....they are only there because I haven't found a home for them yet!
Largest diameter is approx 8inches for the rear wheels and approx 6 for the front.
Might get round to doing something with them one day.
Cheers....mick

HI ALL
 
FILLING TRANSOMS FITTED AND PARTIALLY FAIRED.
 
STERN TAFFRAIL FITTED....JUST SOME FILLING TIMBERS TO GO IN.
 
IT LOOKS LIKE I WAS A FRACTION SHORT WITH THE STARBOARD STERN FASHION PIECE.....SHOULDNT BE A PROBLEM AS THE PLANKING WILL EVENTUALLY COVER THIS INDISCRETION.
 
BASICS OF THE HULL ARE THEREFORE NEARLY DONE.
 
I WILL CUT THE MAIN SHEERLINE TO FINAL SIZE ONCE THE WALE STRAKES ARE ON.
 
CHEERS FOR NOW........MICK

HI ALL
 
FAIRING OFF THE HULL IS NOW PRETTY MUCH COMPLETE.
 
LAST OF THE THICK STUFF IS BEING FITTED AND TREENAILED .
 
MAST STEPS AND LIMBER BOARDS HAVE ALSO BEEN PERMANENTLY FITTED.
 
JUST A QUICK OBSERVATION WITH REGARDS TO FAIRING.
 
ON THE FORWARD AND AFTERMOST FRAME DRAWINGS THERE ARE NO BOLT POSITIONS INDICATED.
BEING PERHAPS OVER KEEN I DECIDED TO FIT BOLTS TO THESE FRAMES.
DURING THE FAIRING PROCESS, EVEN THOUGH THE FRAMES HAD THERE BEVELS CUT PRIOR TO BEING INSTALLED, SOME OF THE BOLTS ON A COUPLE OF FORWARD AND AFT FRAMES ARE PERILOUSLY CLOSE TO THE EDGE OF THE FRAME.
 
FOR ANYBODY ELSE CONTEMPLATING BUILDING THIS MODEL I WOULD SUGGEST LEAVING THESE BOLTS OFF.
 
FORTUNATELY I THINK THE WALE STRAKE AND LOWER STRAKE OF PLANKING WILL COVER THESE UP.
BECAUSE OF THE PRECUTTING OF THE FRAME BEVELS FAIRING TURNED OUT TO BE REASONABLY STRESS FREE.
 
I DID HOWEVER MANAGE TO LOOSEN ONE GUNPORT SILL AND BREAK OF A PART OF THE UPPER STERN FRAMING......NICE CLEAN BREAK SO EASY AND CLEAN TO FIX.
 
FAIRING WAS ACHIEVED WITH SOME 80 GRIT PERMAGRIT GLUED TO A ONE INCH QUADRANT MOULDING FOR THE INITIAL ROUGH WORK AND THEN WITH PROGRESSIVLY FINER GRADES DOWN TO 240 GRIT.
 
ONCE THE FINAL PIECES OF THICKSTUFF HAVE BEEN INSTALLED AND TREENAILED I AM GOING TO MOVE TO THE OUTSIDE OF THE HULL AND FIT THE WALES AND UPPER PLANKING BEFORE CARRYING ON WITH ANY MORE INTERNAL WORK.
 
THATS ABOUT ALL FOR NOW.
 
PHOTOS ATTACHED...WARTS AN ALL....FOR YOUR DELICTATION.
 
CHEERS....MICK
 
P.S. THE LAST PHOTO IS OF THE HULL SITTING ON ITS KEEL.......ITS STABLE AND DOSNT FALL ONE WAY OR THE OTHER.........SYMETRY ACHIEVED?????????.......ISH???????

Hi Mike
All timber oxidises with age....surface finishes help delay this process.
Not sure how this will affect pink ivory...depends on how light a shade you start out with...what finish you use...whether it's got uva/b filters built in etc etc.
Should be interesting to watch over the coming years.
Cheers...mick

HI ALL
 
PROGRESS CONTINUES TO BE MADE....SLOWLY.
INTERNAL TIMBERWORK FINISHED OFF WITH ADDITION OF CRUTCH AND BREASTHOOK.
 
A TENTATIVE COAT OF DANISH OIL HAS BEEN APPLIED.......MAKES THOSE TREENAILS STAND OUT.
 
ALL BOLT HEADS HAVE BEEN BLACKENED WITH LIVER OF SULPHUR.
 
LOWER COUNTER PLANKED AND TREENAILED PRIOR TO FITTING THE WALES.
 
LOWER DECK HAS BEEN STARTED BOXWOOD FRAMES AND HOLLY PLANKING.......DECIDED TO EAT INTO MY PRECIOUS SUPPLY OF ENGLISH HOLLY FOR THIS MODEL.
 
ONCE THE LOWER DECK IS FINISHED AND TRIAL FITTED IT WILL GO ON ONE SIDE UNTIL THE WALES AND SOME OF THE EXTERNAL PLANKING IS DONE.
 
THATS ALL FOR NOW FOLKS
 
CHEERS......MICK

HI ALL
JUST A QUICK PROGRESS REPORT.
 
WHILST IM WAITING FOR SOME EBONY TO BE DELIVERED I DECIDED TO CRACK ON WITH THE LOWER DECK AND START SOME OF THE DETAILS.
 
WELL STARTED AND TRIAL FITTED TO DECK OPENING.....LOTS MORE TO DO ON THAT.
 
TILED AREA FOR STOVE WELL UNDER WAY......I DECIDED TO "PAINT WITH WOOD" AND USED SOME PINK IVORY FOR THE TILES.....THE TILED AREA WILL HAVE A WOODEN SURROUND,NOT SHOWN ON THE PLANS,BUT HAVING LOOKED AT VICTORYS BRODIE STOVE  THERE MUST HAVE BEEN SOMETHING THERE IN ORDER TO KEEP THE TILES IN PLACE.....CEMENT CRACKS...TIMBER MOVES ETC ETC.
 
PHOTOS ENCLOSED AS PER USUAL
 
IVE ALSO REORGANISED THE WORK SPACE AND AQUIRED SOME MORE TIMBER.......HERR KOENIG AT ARKOWOOD EVEN THICKNESSED IT EXACTLY TO 4.76MM   OR  3/16".....WUNDERBAR!!!!
 
CHEERS FOR NOW....MICK

Hi Mike
I brought the pink ivory from an English company called stiles and bates.
A Google search will bring them up...then look under exotic spindle blanks.
Various company's on eBay dealing with pen blanks also stock it.....postage might be expensive to Sweden from an English co.
Cheers......mick

HI ALL
JUST A QUICK PROGRESS REPORT.
 
WHILST IM WAITING FOR SOME EBONY TO BE DELIVERED I DECIDED TO CRACK ON WITH THE LOWER DECK AND START SOME OF THE DETAILS.
 
WELL STARTED AND TRIAL FITTED TO DECK OPENING.....LOTS MORE TO DO ON THAT.
 
TILED AREA FOR STOVE WELL UNDER WAY......I DECIDED TO "PAINT WITH WOOD" AND USED SOME PINK IVORY FOR THE TILES.....THE TILED AREA WILL HAVE A WOODEN SURROUND,NOT SHOWN ON THE PLANS,BUT HAVING LOOKED AT VICTORYS BRODIE STOVE  THERE MUST HAVE BEEN SOMETHING THERE IN ORDER TO KEEP THE TILES IN PLACE.....CEMENT CRACKS...TIMBER MOVES ETC ETC.
 
PHOTOS ENCLOSED AS PER USUAL
 
IVE ALSO REORGANISED THE WORK SPACE AND AQUIRED SOME MORE TIMBER.......HERR KOENIG AT ARKOWOOD EVEN THICKNESSED IT EXACTLY TO 4.76MM   OR  3/16".....WUNDERBAR!!!!
 
CHEERS FOR NOW....MICK

Hi Mike
I brought the pink ivory from an English company called stiles and bates.
A Google search will bring them up...then look under exotic spindle blanks.
Various company's on eBay dealing with pen blanks also stock it.....postage might be expensive to Sweden from an English co.
Cheers......mick

hi kurt
pink ivory.........rhamus zeyheri........originates in southern africa.
reputed to be the royal wood of the zulu peoples.
dense..1000kg per meter cubed
fine grained.........and pink!!!!
can be quite red through to terracotta coloured.....hence me using it for tiles.
hope this helps
 
cheers....mick

HI ALL
JUST A QUICK PROGRESS REPORT.
 
WHILST IM WAITING FOR SOME EBONY TO BE DELIVERED I DECIDED TO CRACK ON WITH THE LOWER DECK AND START SOME OF THE DETAILS.
 
WELL STARTED AND TRIAL FITTED TO DECK OPENING.....LOTS MORE TO DO ON THAT.
 
TILED AREA FOR STOVE WELL UNDER WAY......I DECIDED TO "PAINT WITH WOOD" AND USED SOME PINK IVORY FOR THE TILES.....THE TILED AREA WILL HAVE A WOODEN SURROUND,NOT SHOWN ON THE PLANS,BUT HAVING LOOKED AT VICTORYS BRODIE STOVE  THERE MUST HAVE BEEN SOMETHING THERE IN ORDER TO KEEP THE TILES IN PLACE.....CEMENT CRACKS...TIMBER MOVES ETC ETC.
 
PHOTOS ENCLOSED AS PER USUAL
 
IVE ALSO REORGANISED THE WORK SPACE AND AQUIRED SOME MORE TIMBER.......HERR KOENIG AT ARKOWOOD EVEN THICKNESSED IT EXACTLY TO 4.76MM   OR  3/16".....WUNDERBAR!!!!
 
CHEERS FOR NOW....MICK

hi kurt
pink ivory.........rhamus zeyheri........originates in southern africa.
reputed to be the royal wood of the zulu peoples.
dense..1000kg per meter cubed
fine grained.........and pink!!!!
can be quite red through to terracotta coloured.....hence me using it for tiles.
hope this helps
 
cheers....mick

HI ALL
JUST A QUICK PROGRESS REPORT.
 
WHILST IM WAITING FOR SOME EBONY TO BE DELIVERED I DECIDED TO CRACK ON WITH THE LOWER DECK AND START SOME OF THE DETAILS.
 
WELL STARTED AND TRIAL FITTED TO DECK OPENING.....LOTS MORE TO DO ON THAT.
 
TILED AREA FOR STOVE WELL UNDER WAY......I DECIDED TO "PAINT WITH WOOD" AND USED SOME PINK IVORY FOR THE TILES.....THE TILED AREA WILL HAVE A WOODEN SURROUND,NOT SHOWN ON THE PLANS,BUT HAVING LOOKED AT VICTORYS BRODIE STOVE  THERE MUST HAVE BEEN SOMETHING THERE IN ORDER TO KEEP THE TILES IN PLACE.....CEMENT CRACKS...TIMBER MOVES ETC ETC.
 
PHOTOS ENCLOSED AS PER USUAL
 
IVE ALSO REORGANISED THE WORK SPACE AND AQUIRED SOME MORE TIMBER.......HERR KOENIG AT ARKOWOOD EVEN THICKNESSED IT EXACTLY TO 4.76MM   OR  3/16".....WUNDERBAR!!!!
 
CHEERS FOR NOW....MICK

hi kurt
pink ivory.........rhamus zeyheri........originates in southern africa.
reputed to be the royal wood of the zulu peoples.
dense..1000kg per meter cubed
fine grained.........and pink!!!!
can be quite red through to terracotta coloured.....hence me using it for tiles.
hope this helps
 
cheers....mick

HI ALL
JUST A QUICK PROGRESS REPORT.
 
WHILST IM WAITING FOR SOME EBONY TO BE DELIVERED I DECIDED TO CRACK ON WITH THE LOWER DECK AND START SOME OF THE DETAILS.
 
WELL STARTED AND TRIAL FITTED TO DECK OPENING.....LOTS MORE TO DO ON THAT.
 
TILED AREA FOR STOVE WELL UNDER WAY......I DECIDED TO "PAINT WITH WOOD" AND USED SOME PINK IVORY FOR THE TILES.....THE TILED AREA WILL HAVE A WOODEN SURROUND,NOT SHOWN ON THE PLANS,BUT HAVING LOOKED AT VICTORYS BRODIE STOVE  THERE MUST HAVE BEEN SOMETHING THERE IN ORDER TO KEEP THE TILES IN PLACE.....CEMENT CRACKS...TIMBER MOVES ETC ETC.
 
PHOTOS ENCLOSED AS PER USUAL
 
IVE ALSO REORGANISED THE WORK SPACE AND AQUIRED SOME MORE TIMBER.......HERR KOENIG AT ARKOWOOD EVEN THICKNESSED IT EXACTLY TO 4.76MM   OR  3/16".....WUNDERBAR!!!!
 
CHEERS FOR NOW....MICK

HI ALL
JUST A QUICK PROGRESS REPORT.
 
WHILST IM WAITING FOR SOME EBONY TO BE DELIVERED I DECIDED TO CRACK ON WITH THE LOWER DECK AND START SOME OF THE DETAILS.
 
WELL STARTED AND TRIAL FITTED TO DECK OPENING.....LOTS MORE TO DO ON THAT.
 
TILED AREA FOR STOVE WELL UNDER WAY......I DECIDED TO "PAINT WITH WOOD" AND USED SOME PINK IVORY FOR THE TILES.....THE TILED AREA WILL HAVE A WOODEN SURROUND,NOT SHOWN ON THE PLANS,BUT HAVING LOOKED AT VICTORYS BRODIE STOVE  THERE MUST HAVE BEEN SOMETHING THERE IN ORDER TO KEEP THE TILES IN PLACE.....CEMENT CRACKS...TIMBER MOVES ETC ETC.
 
PHOTOS ENCLOSED AS PER USUAL
 
IVE ALSO REORGANISED THE WORK SPACE AND AQUIRED SOME MORE TIMBER.......HERR KOENIG AT ARKOWOOD EVEN THICKNESSED IT EXACTLY TO 4.76MM   OR  3/16".....WUNDERBAR!!!!
 
CHEERS FOR NOW....MICK

hi kurt
pink ivory.........rhamus zeyheri........originates in southern africa.
reputed to be the royal wood of the zulu peoples.
dense..1000kg per meter cubed
fine grained.........and pink!!!!
can be quite red through to terracotta coloured.....hence me using it for tiles.
hope this helps
 
cheers....mick

HI ALL
JUST A QUICK PROGRESS REPORT.
 
WHILST IM WAITING FOR SOME EBONY TO BE DELIVERED I DECIDED TO CRACK ON WITH THE LOWER DECK AND START SOME OF THE DETAILS.
 
WELL STARTED AND TRIAL FITTED TO DECK OPENING.....LOTS MORE TO DO ON THAT.
 
TILED AREA FOR STOVE WELL UNDER WAY......I DECIDED TO "PAINT WITH WOOD" AND USED SOME PINK IVORY FOR THE TILES.....THE TILED AREA WILL HAVE A WOODEN SURROUND,NOT SHOWN ON THE PLANS,BUT HAVING LOOKED AT VICTORYS BRODIE STOVE  THERE MUST HAVE BEEN SOMETHING THERE IN ORDER TO KEEP THE TILES IN PLACE.....CEMENT CRACKS...TIMBER MOVES ETC ETC.
 
PHOTOS ENCLOSED AS PER USUAL
 
IVE ALSO REORGANISED THE WORK SPACE AND AQUIRED SOME MORE TIMBER.......HERR KOENIG AT ARKOWOOD EVEN THICKNESSED IT EXACTLY TO 4.76MM   OR  3/16".....WUNDERBAR!!!!
 
CHEERS FOR NOW....MICK

HI ALL
JUST A QUICK PROGRESS REPORT.
 
WHILST IM WAITING FOR SOME EBONY TO BE DELIVERED I DECIDED TO CRACK ON WITH THE LOWER DECK AND START SOME OF THE DETAILS.
 
WELL STARTED AND TRIAL FITTED TO DECK OPENING.....LOTS MORE TO DO ON THAT.
 
TILED AREA FOR STOVE WELL UNDER WAY......I DECIDED TO "PAINT WITH WOOD" AND USED SOME PINK IVORY FOR THE TILES.....THE TILED AREA WILL HAVE A WOODEN SURROUND,NOT SHOWN ON THE PLANS,BUT HAVING LOOKED AT VICTORYS BRODIE STOVE  THERE MUST HAVE BEEN SOMETHING THERE IN ORDER TO KEEP THE TILES IN PLACE.....CEMENT CRACKS...TIMBER MOVES ETC ETC.
 
PHOTOS ENCLOSED AS PER USUAL
 
IVE ALSO REORGANISED THE WORK SPACE AND AQUIRED SOME MORE TIMBER.......HERR KOENIG AT ARKOWOOD EVEN THICKNESSED IT EXACTLY TO 4.76MM   OR  3/16".....WUNDERBAR!!!!
 
CHEERS FOR NOW....MICK

HI ALL
JUST A QUICK PROGRESS REPORT.
 
WHILST IM WAITING FOR SOME EBONY TO BE DELIVERED I DECIDED TO CRACK ON WITH THE LOWER DECK AND START SOME OF THE DETAILS.
 
WELL STARTED AND TRIAL FITTED TO DECK OPENING.....LOTS MORE TO DO ON THAT.
 
TILED AREA FOR STOVE WELL UNDER WAY......I DECIDED TO "PAINT WITH WOOD" AND USED SOME PINK IVORY FOR THE TILES.....THE TILED AREA WILL HAVE A WOODEN SURROUND,NOT SHOWN ON THE PLANS,BUT HAVING LOOKED AT VICTORYS BRODIE STOVE  THERE MUST HAVE BEEN SOMETHING THERE IN ORDER TO KEEP THE TILES IN PLACE.....CEMENT CRACKS...TIMBER MOVES ETC ETC.
 
PHOTOS ENCLOSED AS PER USUAL
 
IVE ALSO REORGANISED THE WORK SPACE AND AQUIRED SOME MORE TIMBER.......HERR KOENIG AT ARKOWOOD EVEN THICKNESSED IT EXACTLY TO 4.76MM   OR  3/16".....WUNDERBAR!!!!
 
CHEERS FOR NOW....MICK

HI ALL
JUST A QUICK PROGRESS REPORT.
 
WHILST IM WAITING FOR SOME EBONY TO BE DELIVERED I DECIDED TO CRACK ON WITH THE LOWER DECK AND START SOME OF THE DETAILS.
 
WELL STARTED AND TRIAL FITTED TO DECK OPENING.....LOTS MORE TO DO ON THAT.
 
TILED AREA FOR STOVE WELL UNDER WAY......I DECIDED TO "PAINT WITH WOOD" AND USED SOME PINK IVORY FOR THE TILES.....THE TILED AREA WILL HAVE A WOODEN SURROUND,NOT SHOWN ON THE PLANS,BUT HAVING LOOKED AT VICTORYS BRODIE STOVE  THERE MUST HAVE BEEN SOMETHING THERE IN ORDER TO KEEP THE TILES IN PLACE.....CEMENT CRACKS...TIMBER MOVES ETC ETC.
 
PHOTOS ENCLOSED AS PER USUAL
 
IVE ALSO REORGANISED THE WORK SPACE AND AQUIRED SOME MORE TIMBER.......HERR KOENIG AT ARKOWOOD EVEN THICKNESSED IT EXACTLY TO 4.76MM   OR  3/16".....WUNDERBAR!!!!
 
CHEERS FOR NOW....MICK

HI ALL
JUST A QUICK PROGRESS REPORT.
 
WHILST IM WAITING FOR SOME EBONY TO BE DELIVERED I DECIDED TO CRACK ON WITH THE LOWER DECK AND START SOME OF THE DETAILS.
 
WELL STARTED AND TRIAL FITTED TO DECK OPENING.....LOTS MORE TO DO ON THAT.
 
TILED AREA FOR STOVE WELL UNDER WAY......I DECIDED TO "PAINT WITH WOOD" AND USED SOME PINK IVORY FOR THE TILES.....THE TILED AREA WILL HAVE A WOODEN SURROUND,NOT SHOWN ON THE PLANS,BUT HAVING LOOKED AT VICTORYS BRODIE STOVE  THERE MUST HAVE BEEN SOMETHING THERE IN ORDER TO KEEP THE TILES IN PLACE.....CEMENT CRACKS...TIMBER MOVES ETC ETC.
 
PHOTOS ENCLOSED AS PER USUAL
 
IVE ALSO REORGANISED THE WORK SPACE AND AQUIRED SOME MORE TIMBER.......HERR KOENIG AT ARKOWOOD EVEN THICKNESSED IT EXACTLY TO 4.76MM   OR  3/16".....WUNDERBAR!!!!
 
CHEERS FOR NOW....MICK

HI ALL
JUST A QUICK PROGRESS REPORT.
 
WHILST IM WAITING FOR SOME EBONY TO BE DELIVERED I DECIDED TO CRACK ON WITH THE LOWER DECK AND START SOME OF THE DETAILS.
 
WELL STARTED AND TRIAL FITTED TO DECK OPENING.....LOTS MORE TO DO ON THAT.
 
TILED AREA FOR STOVE WELL UNDER WAY......I DECIDED TO "PAINT WITH WOOD" AND USED SOME PINK IVORY FOR THE TILES.....THE TILED AREA WILL HAVE A WOODEN SURROUND,NOT SHOWN ON THE PLANS,BUT HAVING LOOKED AT VICTORYS BRODIE STOVE  THERE MUST HAVE BEEN SOMETHING THERE IN ORDER TO KEEP THE TILES IN PLACE.....CEMENT CRACKS...TIMBER MOVES ETC ETC.
 
PHOTOS ENCLOSED AS PER USUAL
 
IVE ALSO REORGANISED THE WORK SPACE AND AQUIRED SOME MORE TIMBER.......HERR KOENIG AT ARKOWOOD EVEN THICKNESSED IT EXACTLY TO 4.76MM   OR  3/16".....WUNDERBAR!!!!
 
CHEERS FOR NOW....MICK

HI ALL
 
PROGRESS CONTINUES TO BE MADE....SLOWLY.
INTERNAL TIMBERWORK FINISHED OFF WITH ADDITION OF CRUTCH AND BREASTHOOK.
 
A TENTATIVE COAT OF DANISH OIL HAS BEEN APPLIED.......MAKES THOSE TREENAILS STAND OUT.
 
ALL BOLT HEADS HAVE BEEN BLACKENED WITH LIVER OF SULPHUR.
 
LOWER COUNTER PLANKED AND TREENAILED PRIOR TO FITTING THE WALES.
 
LOWER DECK HAS BEEN STARTED BOXWOOD FRAMES AND HOLLY PLANKING.......DECIDED TO EAT INTO MY PRECIOUS SUPPLY OF ENGLISH HOLLY FOR THIS MODEL.
 
ONCE THE LOWER DECK IS FINISHED AND TRIAL FITTED IT WILL GO ON ONE SIDE UNTIL THE WALES AND SOME OF THE EXTERNAL PLANKING IS DONE.
 
THATS ALL FOR NOW FOLKS
 
CHEERS......MICK