yamsterman

I can vouch for chucks heat bending with no water.
just used the same method to bend 3/32" x 1/4" boxwood for the washington galley.......first row of thickstuff.
 
it works!!!!!!
cheers....mick

Complete four volume set for sale.
Used but in good condition.
Well read!
English language version.
Uk sale as these would cost a fortune to post overseas.
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Complete four volume set for sale.
Used but in good condition.
Well read!
English language version.
Uk sale as these would cost a fortune to post overseas.
£250 + postage of £15
Can now post overseas at cost as royal mail international now back on line.

Complete four volume set for sale.
Used but in good condition.
Well read!
English language version.
Uk sale as these would cost a fortune to post overseas.
£250 + postage of £15
Can now post overseas at cost as royal mail international now back on line.

Complete four volume set for sale.
Used but in good condition.
Well read!
English language version.
Uk sale as these would cost a fortune to post overseas.
£250 + postage of £15
Can now post overseas at cost as royal mail international now back on line.

Complete four volume set for sale.
Used but in good condition.
Well read!
English language version.
Uk sale as these would cost a fortune to post overseas.
£250 + postage of £15
Can now post overseas at cost as royal mail international now back on line.

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
 

Hi Christian
Nice to hear my heath Robinson contraption is of some help!
The jig in the picture is mk3. Absolute accuracy is a must otherwise a tinyfraction of an inch or millimetre out leads to a cumulative error. The piece of brass I used as a key was 1/32 x 1\4 a stock price from k& s metals range. The milling cutter was an imperial size of 1\4 inch. All this was specific to this model.....so I would have to make another jig for a different model. The crucial thing was getting the distance from the brass key to the edge of the milling cutter at exactly 9/64 inch.
Once this is done its a quick process to run of a length of moulding.
I hope this makes sense.
Obviously you would have to adapt your measurements to suit.
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

hi all
the "back bone" is now complete and mounted on the building board.
time to make some ribs!
first off i will have a go at making the transoms for the stern post......funky little beasts......should prove quite a challenge to get right........plenty off isopropanol in reserve!!
photos off current progress enclosed.
cheers....mick

WASHINGTON GALLEY  PART 2
 
HI ALL
 
WORK HAS CONTINUED ON THE KEEL.SCARF JOINTS HAVE BEEN CUT AND TARRED AND FALSE KEEL ADDED.
KEEL IS SLIGHTLY OVERLENGTH AT THE MOMENT TO ALLOW FOR FINAL ADJUSTMENT.
STERNPOST CUT AND TAPERED ,INNER STERNPOST SIZED AND READY FOR JOINT FOR TRANSOM TO BE CUT.
 
AFT DEADWOOD ASSEMBLED AND REBATES CUT FOR FRAMES.
 
STEMPOST CUT AND INNER SURFACE FINISHED, OUTER SURFACE AND GRIPE YET TO BE FULLY FETTLED. THE SAME APPLIES TO THE FORE DEADWOOD.
 
THE AFT DEADWOOD REBATES WERE CUT ON THE BYRNES SAW AS PER GREGS METHOD.
 
THATS THE STATE OF PLAY AT THE MOMENT.....GETTING READY TO CUT THE RABBETS!!!!
 
CHEERS.....MICK

Hi Christian
It is somewhat different. I decided to have a go as it looks like an ideal subject for a first attempt at a full pof hull.....not too many awkward half and can't frames and some interesting stern framing.....also only one main deck and fairly simple rigging. Should be a nice contrast to the previously built sloop from 1776.
Let's hope I can do it justice.
Cheers.....mick

Hi Kurt
I will be going with chucks advice and placing the keel scarfs in the vertical plane...it makes sense to me and itwas common 18c practise.
Looking forward to getting started!
Cheers....mick

Hi all
I forgot to mention it in the opening post.
Regarding the keel scarfs....the plans and practicum show the scarf in the horizontal plane , I was under the impression,especially after looking through Goodwin,that 18c scarfs were cut in the vertical plane? Is this a peculiarity of colonial shipwrights? I'd hate to make a boo boo during the first piece of timber!
Also are there any written references/text books concerning the building of colonial naval ships at or about this time,1776?
Any help greatly appreciated!
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 mike
Thanks for the reply. Let's hope I can do Jeff's plans and research justice. Itching to get started on my first full hull pof.
Cheers....mick

Hi mike
Very nice build...been following with great interest as I'm just about to start work on the same model.
I have a couple of questions if you don't mind me asking!
Firstly regarding the keel scarfs....as far as I understand 18c scarfs were cut in the vertical plane whilst Washington's seem to be cut in the horizontal plane? I'm assuming it's correct but just wanted some clarification as I don't want any historical boo boos.
The second question relates to the room and space of the framing.
Measuring directly from the plans the frames are 1/4inch (2x6 inchs in real life) and the space is 1/8 inch,again 6 inches in real life. This is consistent for the full length of the keel, including half frames and cants? I'm measuring to very slight desrepancys on the plans. Maybe due to the printing?
Any help you can offer greatly appreciated.
Nice work on those hawse timbers aswell....I shall be copying your method!!!!
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

Thank you, Brian. Some more replacements have slowed me down but I managed to complete more frames ... frames, just frames. Have the impression that I have done nothing else for months.
 

 

 
But there are only 10 ones left.. Time to see a man about a dog .. wait, we‘re locked down. Ok, let‘s bring the dog to the man 🤗.
 

 
 
Stay tuned and save.
 
Andreas

hi all
some more photo experiments.
some with just led room light on.
the yellower ones are with the desk lamp on.
1/10 scale resin busts.
naval midship man about to board enemy vessel
a pirate!!!
and just for fun wellington and napolean.
 
moderaters feel free too move these if they are in the wrong section.
 
cheers...mick

hi carl 
i have altered some settings on the camera and took some new photos of the recently reorganised workshop and current state of washington build.
Look a bit more natural , certainly less blue.
cheers...mick

hi all
small update 
new name plate for washington.
 
cheers....mick
 

hi all
some more photo experiments.
some with just led room light on.
the yellower ones are with the desk lamp on.
1/10 scale resin busts.
naval midship man about to board enemy vessel
a pirate!!!
and just for fun wellington and napolean.
 
moderaters feel free too move these if they are in the wrong section.
 
cheers...mick

hi all
some more photo experiments.
some with just led room light on.
the yellower ones are with the desk lamp on.
1/10 scale resin busts.
naval midship man about to board enemy vessel
a pirate!!!
and just for fun wellington and napolean.
 
moderaters feel free too move these if they are in the wrong section.
 
cheers...mick

hi carl 
i have altered some settings on the camera and took some new photos of the recently reorganised workshop and current state of washington build.
Look a bit more natural , certainly less blue.
cheers...mick