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  1. Tobias
    Matiz, that's one of the most beautiful works I've seen, greetings to Pisa
  2. Tobias
    Hello and a nice evening together. Another 17 frames have found their place. Now I have 6 to the rear and 9 to the front.
  3. Tobias
    Hi Chris, in answer to your question, yes the vice will fit the MF70 but you won't have much room to move upwards.
  4. Tobias
    Very nice Chris wonderful work
  5. Tobias
    I wish everyone a nice good evening. Slowly but surely I am approaching the stern.
  6. Tobias
    Good evening everyone, the first frames are glued to the keel with filler pieces and the keys. It was a queasy feeling doing this.
  7. Tobias
    Hello friends thanks for all comments and likes much appreciated. All frames are ready. Now all I have to do is black out all the bolts and then they can be set up clean, but it takes a good shipyard to do that. I decided to redo the build plate. There were several reasons why I had to do this. 1. My first construction was made out of old panels, which isn't too bad on the whole. But it arched very slightly. The top plate was new (multiplex beech) so very stable and it will be recycled. 2. Only 6 threaded rods M6 a bit too small for my taste. 3. Most importantly, the center line from bow to stern from the bottom plate to the top plate was offset and so I had a 3mm warp. So now to the new shipyard: Substructure is a 15mm multiplex board 1250x850 mm with aluminum C-slot profiles. The whole thing was placed on an aluminum profile frame that has 20x20 mm and 8 M8 bolts. I wanted to share some more information with you. With the last bolt I installed a total of 16m of square wire in 52 frames, which is about 30cm per frame per side of a frame between 34 and 48 bolts, I installed a total of 3878 bolts. Have a good time.
  8. Tobias
    They look really good when they are lying there. 😉
  9. Tobias
    Good morning Daniel, I've been following your construction of the Chebeck for a long time now and I'm really impressed by your great work. I have a lot of respect for your work, I think Le Requin is one of the most beautiful ships. I recently bought the monograph and one day I will try to build it.
  10. Tobias
    Hello Ricci masterful as always
  11. Tobias
    Really very impressive work, great construction diary.
  12. Tobias
    Thank you all for your comments and likes. Another small step, nothing special. The first feeble attempts at carving.
  13. Tobias
    As mentioned in the Arsenal great and clean job Chris.
  14. Tobias
    Hello everyone, I'm back with some news. As I said, I needed a little break from the endless nailing. However, I was not idle and continued to build the little house (tree house) of the grandchildren and we went on a few trips. Now back to the shipyard: The first plan is 90% complete. The wrong keel (please correct me if that's the wrong term) was on yesterday's agenda, it's split in two and staggered. Conclusion I have to redo why, I didn't check the copies I made against the plan like I usually do. I.e. it is about 3% too big, does not help. Today I dedicated myself to the mast bearings and the bow clamps. Another 7 frames are marked and ready for drilling. Thank you for looking.
  15. Tobias
    Hallo Greg wirklich tolle Arbeit und ich war so beeindruckt von deinem Bautagebuch, dass ich mir die Bücher gekauft habe, aber es wird wohl noch etwas dauern, da ich gerade erst mit La Palme angefangen habe. Gruß Tobias
  16. Tobias
    Just a small update. Start with the small dinghy
  17. Tobias
    Small update, it's halftime. So far I've installed 1,868 bolts, now I need a change. Preparations for the small dinghy.
  18. Tobias
    Hello everyone, Day 4-9: 18 frames are done. In the last few days I've only made a frame every now and then in the evening. The weather is just too nice to work in the workshop. Be patient and thank you for stopping by and your likes and comments.
  19. Tobias
    Hi Allen thank you very much appreciated.
  20. Tobias
    I wish you all a nice evening. In post #24 I already explained how I proceed with the installation of the square bolts, well I thought I would show you a few pictures of the process. 1. Measure and mark the hole pattern from both sides. 2. Drill holes 3. Insert bolts with small pliers and a hammer. 4. File off the bolt with the needle file. 5. Sand with 240 grit sandpaper. 6. Buffing with steel wool. And here three frames in comparison. So now I'll get back to work, there's still a lot to do.
  21. Tobias
    Day 3: 4 more frames are added, I decided to use the square bolts in the upper area as well and not tree nails. The tree nails are just a relief to make it easier to saw out the gunports later. In the area of these openings I will drill the holes, but I will not use anything to retrofit them if necessary after opening them.
  22. Tobias
    Day 2: Measure the hole pattern of the frame exactly, mark, drill holes, insert bolts, file off bolts (first use a file, smooth with 240 grit sandpaper and then polish with abrasive wool), blacken bolts and then come the upper tree nails at the end. Exactly in that order. Working time per frame about 1 hour. I've definitely been busy for a very long time. If we now imagine the following: You won't see half of it because it disappears under the planks and the other half will probably be cut away if I open the side, i.e. 3 frames then a whole one again, etc. But I know that they are there. Well we'll see. Thank you all again for all the likes and comments.
  23. Tobias
    Hello David, I am a trained car mechanic with a technical degree, so nothing with wood, but I love working with wood. My entry into the hobby was also only last year in January with the Essex whaler kit and from June last year Le Coureur by CAF. The Admiralsbau has been on my mind ever since, so I decided to start with La Palme.
  24. Tobias
    Hello Marslav, the blackening of brass or copper is achieved with a special agent (blueing agent) I use Baristol but there are better see attached picture. I use the tung oil so that the black cannot soak into the wood.
  25. Tobias
    The first frame is drilled and fitted with brass square bolts, the top 3 or 6 bolts are tree nails according to the monograph. I then burnished the bolts and treated one side with tung oil. Thank you for stopping by. Tobias

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