yamsterman

HI ALL
 
WORK CONTINUES ON THE THICK STUFF AND INTERMIDIATE PLANKING......NEARLY FINISHED JUST THE UPPER STRAKE OF THICK STUFF TO GO ON.
 
ONCE THIS IS DONE ITS TIME TO FINALLY FAIR THE OUTSIDE.
 
JUST A QUICK UPDATE FOR NOW.
 
CHEERS....MICK

HI ALL
SOME MORE WORK HAS BEEN DONE.
 
DECK CLAMPS HAVE BEEN FITTED..I FIRST HEAT BENT A SHEET OF 3/32 BOX ABOUT 1" WIDE AROUND A FORM AND ONCE THAT HAD COOLED DOWN A CARDSTOCK PATTERN FOR THE FORWARD SECTION OF THE DECK CLAMP WASGLUED ON WITH SOME PRITT AND THE PLANK CUT OUT.
 
 PROCESS FOR THE THICK STUFF .....SPILE THE BASIC SHAPE AND THEN HEAT BEND AND TWIST TOO THE REQUIRED SHAPE.
 
THE JIG IN THE PHOTOS WAS USED TO BEND THE DECK CLAMPS TO SHAPE
 
FIRST ROW OF THICKSTUFF IN PLACE AND TREENAILED.
JUST STARTING THE NEXT THREE ROWS OF THINNER PLANKING.
 
SWEEP PORTS HAVE FINALLY BEEN LINED OUT ASWELL
 
THATS ABOUT IT FOR NOW...THE INEVITABLE "BACK TO WORK" LOOMS LARGE!
 
CHEERS FOR NOW....MICK

hi all
 
a very quick  update.
limber strakes and limber boards now done.....a bit of final sanding and scraping to do.
next up deck clamps and sweep ports.
cheers.....mick

HI ALL
 
WORK CONTINUES ON THE THICK STUFF AND INTERMIDIATE PLANKING......NEARLY FINISHED JUST THE UPPER STRAKE OF THICK STUFF TO GO ON.
 
ONCE THIS IS DONE ITS TIME TO FINALLY FAIR THE OUTSIDE.
 
JUST A QUICK UPDATE FOR NOW.
 
CHEERS....MICK

Update...
 
am still building the profiled edge of the boats deck, am pleased with the way the stanchions fit for soldering, it provides a strong hold...
 
Nils
 

 
the profile is done in 3 sections, each about 250 mm long
 
 

 
 

 
 

 
the small brass brackets will get a drop of CA later on to fasten and hold the boat deck edge
 
 

 
here the lower portion ( 6,5 mm tube ) aft mast is set in, considering its correct rake angle, it rests in the ships "spine" square bar down, just above the keel.
Also  some of the porthole sleeves and their "glassing" in one of the deck housings can be seen...
 
 

 
status overall view
 
 

 
drilling the 0,8 mm stanchion holes into the edge profile. A simple little jig (slotted wooden chunk) holds the T-shaped profile for drilling
 
 

 
 

HI ALL
SOME MORE WORK HAS BEEN DONE.
 
DECK CLAMPS HAVE BEEN FITTED..I FIRST HEAT BENT A SHEET OF 3/32 BOX ABOUT 1" WIDE AROUND A FORM AND ONCE THAT HAD COOLED DOWN A CARDSTOCK PATTERN FOR THE FORWARD SECTION OF THE DECK CLAMP WASGLUED ON WITH SOME PRITT AND THE PLANK CUT OUT.
 
 PROCESS FOR THE THICK STUFF .....SPILE THE BASIC SHAPE AND THEN HEAT BEND AND TWIST TOO THE REQUIRED SHAPE.
 
THE JIG IN THE PHOTOS WAS USED TO BEND THE DECK CLAMPS TO SHAPE
 
FIRST ROW OF THICKSTUFF IN PLACE AND TREENAILED.
JUST STARTING THE NEXT THREE ROWS OF THINNER PLANKING.
 
SWEEP PORTS HAVE FINALLY BEEN LINED OUT ASWELL
 
THATS ABOUT IT FOR NOW...THE INEVITABLE "BACK TO WORK" LOOMS LARGE!
 
CHEERS FOR NOW....MICK

hi mike
looking very good.
i tend to use precut boxwood for my treenails.......available from most good veneer suppliers in 1 metre lengths.
the grain tends to be nice and straight and ive managed to pull 0.4mm diameter treenails with the byrnes drawplate.
it does break but usually end up with lengths that are more than usable.
 
in england they are available in various dimensions .....the smallest i ve found are 0.5mm sqaure.
 
original marquetry  and timberline are two good companys.
 
looking forward to more progress.
 
cheers....mick

hi mike
looking very good.
i tend to use precut boxwood for my treenails.......available from most good veneer suppliers in 1 metre lengths.
the grain tends to be nice and straight and ive managed to pull 0.4mm diameter treenails with the byrnes drawplate.
it does break but usually end up with lengths that are more than usable.
 
in england they are available in various dimensions .....the smallest i ve found are 0.5mm sqaure.
 
original marquetry  and timberline are two good companys.
 
looking forward to more progress.
 
cheers....mick

hi mike
looking very good.
i tend to use precut boxwood for my treenails.......available from most good veneer suppliers in 1 metre lengths.
the grain tends to be nice and straight and ive managed to pull 0.4mm diameter treenails with the byrnes drawplate.
it does break but usually end up with lengths that are more than usable.
 
in england they are available in various dimensions .....the smallest i ve found are 0.5mm sqaure.
 
original marquetry  and timberline are two good companys.
 
looking forward to more progress.
 
cheers....mick

hi mike
looking very good.
i tend to use precut boxwood for my treenails.......available from most good veneer suppliers in 1 metre lengths.
the grain tends to be nice and straight and ive managed to pull 0.4mm diameter treenails with the byrnes drawplate.
it does break but usually end up with lengths that are more than usable.
 
in england they are available in various dimensions .....the smallest i ve found are 0.5mm sqaure.
 
original marquetry  and timberline are two good companys.
 
looking forward to more progress.
 
cheers....mick

hi mike
looking very good.
i tend to use precut boxwood for my treenails.......available from most good veneer suppliers in 1 metre lengths.
the grain tends to be nice and straight and ive managed to pull 0.4mm diameter treenails with the byrnes drawplate.
it does break but usually end up with lengths that are more than usable.
 
in england they are available in various dimensions .....the smallest i ve found are 0.5mm sqaure.
 
original marquetry  and timberline are two good companys.
 
looking forward to more progress.
 
cheers....mick

HI ALL
SOME MORE WORK HAS BEEN DONE.
 
DECK CLAMPS HAVE BEEN FITTED..I FIRST HEAT BENT A SHEET OF 3/32 BOX ABOUT 1" WIDE AROUND A FORM AND ONCE THAT HAD COOLED DOWN A CARDSTOCK PATTERN FOR THE FORWARD SECTION OF THE DECK CLAMP WASGLUED ON WITH SOME PRITT AND THE PLANK CUT OUT.
 
 PROCESS FOR THE THICK STUFF .....SPILE THE BASIC SHAPE AND THEN HEAT BEND AND TWIST TOO THE REQUIRED SHAPE.
 
THE JIG IN THE PHOTOS WAS USED TO BEND THE DECK CLAMPS TO SHAPE
 
FIRST ROW OF THICKSTUFF IN PLACE AND TREENAILED.
JUST STARTING THE NEXT THREE ROWS OF THINNER PLANKING.
 
SWEEP PORTS HAVE FINALLY BEEN LINED OUT ASWELL
 
THATS ABOUT IT FOR NOW...THE INEVITABLE "BACK TO WORK" LOOMS LARGE!
 
CHEERS FOR NOW....MICK

hi all
 
a very quick  update.
limber strakes and limber boards now done.....a bit of final sanding and scraping to do.
next up deck clamps and sweep ports.
cheers.....mick

Hi omega
Out with the magnifying glass again!!!!
Looking good , enjoyed following your ingomar log, but this is even smaller!!
Cheers.....(somewhat boggle eyed!) .......mick

HI ALL
SOME MORE WORK HAS BEEN DONE.
 
DECK CLAMPS HAVE BEEN FITTED..I FIRST HEAT BENT A SHEET OF 3/32 BOX ABOUT 1" WIDE AROUND A FORM AND ONCE THAT HAD COOLED DOWN A CARDSTOCK PATTERN FOR THE FORWARD SECTION OF THE DECK CLAMP WASGLUED ON WITH SOME PRITT AND THE PLANK CUT OUT.
 
 PROCESS FOR THE THICK STUFF .....SPILE THE BASIC SHAPE AND THEN HEAT BEND AND TWIST TOO THE REQUIRED SHAPE.
 
THE JIG IN THE PHOTOS WAS USED TO BEND THE DECK CLAMPS TO SHAPE
 
FIRST ROW OF THICKSTUFF IN PLACE AND TREENAILED.
JUST STARTING THE NEXT THREE ROWS OF THINNER PLANKING.
 
SWEEP PORTS HAVE FINALLY BEEN LINED OUT ASWELL
 
THATS ABOUT IT FOR NOW...THE INEVITABLE "BACK TO WORK" LOOMS LARGE!
 
CHEERS FOR NOW....MICK

EXPERIMENT WITH LIVER OF SULPHUR.
 
THIS IS IN RESPONSE TO CHUCK SEILERS QUESTION AND ALSO TO SATISFY MY OWN CURIOSITY.
 
FIRSTLY I PURCHASED A 1 OUNCE JAR OF LIVER OF SULPHUR GEL (SEE PHOTO)
 
APPARENTLY IT LASTS FOR QUITE A LONG TIME WITH NO DEGRADE
 
BASED ON HOW MUCH YOU ACTUALY NEED THIS SHOULD LAST SEVERAL LIFETIMES!!!!
 
FIRST PHOTO IS OF THE PRODUCT ITSELF
 
THE NEXT SHOWS SOME 1MM COPPER IN A SCRAP OF BOXWOOD. I USED THE GEL NEAT FOR EXPERIMENTS SAKE ,LET IT DRY FOR A FEW SECONDS AND THEN WIPED IT OFF WITH A CLEAN TISSUE. COPPER WAS NICELY BLACKENED AND THE BOXWOOD WAS STAINED A GREENISH BROWN......NOT GOOD.
 
SECOND LOT OF PHOTOS SHOW SOME 0,6MM COPPER INSERTED INTO THE OTHER SIDE OF THE BOXWOOD BLOCK. THIS TIME I USED A SMALL DROP ABOUT THE SIZE OF A MATCH HEAD AND DISSOLVED IT IN AN OLD MUG OF WARM WATER. THE RESULT WAS A PALE YELLOW LIQUID.A SMALL MICRO BRUSH     (SAME THING WOMEN USE TO PUT THEIR MASCARER ON WITH) WAS DIPPED IN AND WIPED OVER THE COPPER .
NICELY BLACKENED COPPER AND NO GREEN STAINS!!!!
 
LESS IS  MORE WITH THIS STUFF.......IT ALSO STINKS TO HIGH HEAVEN....SULPHUR YOU KNOW!!!
 
CHEERS....MICK
 

WASHINGTON GALLEY....PART 4.....TRANSOMS
 
 
TWO UPDATES IN AS MANY DAYS.......BUSY,BUSY.....CANT YOU TELL IM ON PAROLE FROM WORK!!!
 
PATTERNS HAVE BEEN PASTED TO SOME APPROPRIATE STOCK IN THIS CASE 1/4 " THICK,JUST TO ALLOW PLENTY OF ROOM FOR MANOUVER.
 
THE TAFFRAIL HAS BEEN PASTED TO 1/8" INCH STOCK.
 
THE WING TRANSOM HAS BEEN CUT AND SHAPED BUT IVE LEFT THE ENDS UNFINISHED AS YET AS I NEED TO MAKE THE AFT CANT FRAME AND ITS ASSOCIATED HALF FRAME IN ORDER TO SEE HOW EVERYTHING FITS.........OR DOSNT AS THE CASE MAYBE!
 
APART FRON A WEE BIT OF FETTLING IM HAPPY WITH THE FIT OF THE WING TRANSOM TO THE INNER STERN POST.
 
PHOTOS INCLUDED.
 
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
SOME MORE WORK HAS BEEN DONE.
 
DECK CLAMPS HAVE BEEN FITTED..I FIRST HEAT BENT A SHEET OF 3/32 BOX ABOUT 1" WIDE AROUND A FORM AND ONCE THAT HAD COOLED DOWN A CARDSTOCK PATTERN FOR THE FORWARD SECTION OF THE DECK CLAMP WASGLUED ON WITH SOME PRITT AND THE PLANK CUT OUT.
 
 PROCESS FOR THE THICK STUFF .....SPILE THE BASIC SHAPE AND THEN HEAT BEND AND TWIST TOO THE REQUIRED SHAPE.
 
THE JIG IN THE PHOTOS WAS USED TO BEND THE DECK CLAMPS TO SHAPE
 
FIRST ROW OF THICKSTUFF IN PLACE AND TREENAILED.
JUST STARTING THE NEXT THREE ROWS OF THINNER PLANKING.
 
SWEEP PORTS HAVE FINALLY BEEN LINED OUT ASWELL
 
THATS ABOUT IT FOR NOW...THE INEVITABLE "BACK TO WORK" LOOMS LARGE!
 
CHEERS FOR NOW....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
SOME MORE WORK HAS BEEN DONE.
 
DECK CLAMPS HAVE BEEN FITTED..I FIRST HEAT BENT A SHEET OF 3/32 BOX ABOUT 1" WIDE AROUND A FORM AND ONCE THAT HAD COOLED DOWN A CARDSTOCK PATTERN FOR THE FORWARD SECTION OF THE DECK CLAMP WASGLUED ON WITH SOME PRITT AND THE PLANK CUT OUT.
 
 PROCESS FOR THE THICK STUFF .....SPILE THE BASIC SHAPE AND THEN HEAT BEND AND TWIST TOO THE REQUIRED SHAPE.
 
THE JIG IN THE PHOTOS WAS USED TO BEND THE DECK CLAMPS TO SHAPE
 
FIRST ROW OF THICKSTUFF IN PLACE AND TREENAILED.
JUST STARTING THE NEXT THREE ROWS OF THINNER PLANKING.
 
SWEEP PORTS HAVE FINALLY BEEN LINED OUT ASWELL
 
THATS ABOUT IT FOR NOW...THE INEVITABLE "BACK TO WORK" LOOMS LARGE!
 
CHEERS FOR NOW....MICK

hi all
 
a very quick  update.
limber strakes and limber boards now done.....a bit of final sanding and scraping to do.
next up deck clamps and sweep ports.
cheers.....mick

HI ALL
SOME MORE WORK HAS BEEN DONE.
 
DECK CLAMPS HAVE BEEN FITTED..I FIRST HEAT BENT A SHEET OF 3/32 BOX ABOUT 1" WIDE AROUND A FORM AND ONCE THAT HAD COOLED DOWN A CARDSTOCK PATTERN FOR THE FORWARD SECTION OF THE DECK CLAMP WASGLUED ON WITH SOME PRITT AND THE PLANK CUT OUT.
 
 PROCESS FOR THE THICK STUFF .....SPILE THE BASIC SHAPE AND THEN HEAT BEND AND TWIST TOO THE REQUIRED SHAPE.
 
THE JIG IN THE PHOTOS WAS USED TO BEND THE DECK CLAMPS TO SHAPE
 
FIRST ROW OF THICKSTUFF IN PLACE AND TREENAILED.
JUST STARTING THE NEXT THREE ROWS OF THINNER PLANKING.
 
SWEEP PORTS HAVE FINALLY BEEN LINED OUT ASWELL
 
THATS ABOUT IT FOR NOW...THE INEVITABLE "BACK TO WORK" LOOMS LARGE!
 
CHEERS FOR NOW....MICK

hi kurt
thanks! took a couple of attempts to get the forward deck clamps to the right profile......the rear section of the lower thickstuff is also awkward.
 
i can highly recommend chucks heat bending method.....no water required....even works on 3/32" thick stock.
 
once the thickstuff and associated planking is laid it will be time to fair the outside.....already had a little play hence the " dust" in acouple of the photos.
 
cheers....mick

HI ALL
SOME MORE WORK HAS BEEN DONE.
 
DECK CLAMPS HAVE BEEN FITTED..I FIRST HEAT BENT A SHEET OF 3/32 BOX ABOUT 1" WIDE AROUND A FORM AND ONCE THAT HAD COOLED DOWN A CARDSTOCK PATTERN FOR THE FORWARD SECTION OF THE DECK CLAMP WASGLUED ON WITH SOME PRITT AND THE PLANK CUT OUT.
 
 PROCESS FOR THE THICK STUFF .....SPILE THE BASIC SHAPE AND THEN HEAT BEND AND TWIST TOO THE REQUIRED SHAPE.
 
THE JIG IN THE PHOTOS WAS USED TO BEND THE DECK CLAMPS TO SHAPE
 
FIRST ROW OF THICKSTUFF IN PLACE AND TREENAILED.
JUST STARTING THE NEXT THREE ROWS OF THINNER PLANKING.
 
SWEEP PORTS HAVE FINALLY BEEN LINED OUT ASWELL
 
THATS ABOUT IT FOR NOW...THE INEVITABLE "BACK TO WORK" LOOMS LARGE!
 
CHEERS FOR NOW....MICK