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HMB Endeavour Stern Cross-section by Hakai43 (Randel Washburne)
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After a lot of deliberation on a separate thread I decided to depart from laying out and assembling complete frames in two laminations and then setting it in place on the keel. Two reasons. First, Marquardt's framing drawing shows that the laminations usually become independent above the first or second futtock. Second, due of errors in either measuring or laying out my assembled frames, the upper portions of the frames were poorly aligned and require considerable shimming. For the remaining four perpendicular frames (stations 22 through 25), I will assemble the floor and first futtock on each side of the deadwood and put them in place. Above that, each futtock and top timber will be placed individually, either laminated or not, guided by ribbands at different heights. The first of these, 22, is shown in place, supported by a guide to give it the correct height and width. This guide will be moved to each of the other frames. The support for the ribbands is next to be built.
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I was working on a long PM to another member for quite a long time. Pushed Send, got "saving", and it disappeared BUT did not get added to the conversation nor received by the other member. This happened once before but then it gave me the opportunity to recover it. Not this time. Is there some pergatory where these saved-but-not-sent messages are incarcerated? And a way to prevent this happening again.
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"Floating" frame timbers
Hakai43 replied to Hakai43's topic in Building, Framing, Planking and plating a ships hull and deck
See the build log for continued progress on the Endeavour stern cross section. -
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Hakai43 replied to Hakai43's topic in Building, Framing, Planking and plating a ships hull and deck
Here is the starboard fashion piece roughly in place against the transoms at about station 25-26. I laid it out as a cant frame (measuring diagonals off the plan view). I think it will be a good fit once the outer bevels are done. Before cutting its bevels I will be installing two temporary moulds at 22 and 25 connected by ribbands so as to provide a guide for positioning the intermediate frame members. Then I will build and install each frame starting with the floors and working upward in either single or double laminations as called for. I'm hoping I can pick up the bevels from the ribbands to cut the bevels for each futtock before installing it against the ribbands. This must have been a very difficult timber to find, perhaps by taking a mould into the woods to find something suitable as Trevor suggests. Then it would be hauled green to the yard. I wonder how long they seasoned it before shaping.
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Hakai43 replied to Hakai43's topic in Building, Framing, Planking and plating a ships hull and deck
Thanks Trevor. A lot to consider in relation to where I go from here to finish framing Endeavour from station 21 to 26. I will go with the process of building frames in individual pieces from the floors up, fitting each piece against ribbands attached to temporary 1/4 " plywood moulds at 20, 23 and 26. These will follow Marquardt's diagram fairly closely in single or double laminations. I am hoping that the beveling on each piece can be done before installation, guided by the ribband bevels. At 26 the fashion piece will mate to the seven transom ends, perhaps canted. Whether the intermediate members are canted or perpendicular remains to be seen. I've also been thinking about the difficulty shipwrights must have had in finding and stocking oak timbers to fit these curved requirements, sometimes in three dimensions. It must have required transporting logs in as large pieces as possible to fill unforeseen needs. Very heavy and bulky pieces carried long distances. -
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Hakai43 replied to Hakai43's topic in Building, Framing, Planking and plating a ships hull and deck
If frames were built that way (rather than laid out and bolted together on a floor and then raised as a unit) it would seem more accurate, by using a series of station moulds connected by ribbands, as is done for bent-frame boatbuilding. Do you think they were built like that? If I had done it that way, aligning each futtock to the ribbands, I suspect I wouldn't have the deviations that I do have in my frames which require shimming. Also, I could have done at least rough inside and outside beveling to each piece at it went in, using the ribbands for reference. I don't think I want to re-do those eight frames, but perhaps I could go that route for 21 to 26, especially if I'm departing from strictly two-lamination frames. -
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Hakai43 replied to Hakai43's topic in Building, Framing, Planking and plating a ships hull and deck
Thank you Adam and Trevor. That's valuable information I wish I'd had before starting framing (frames 14 through 20 of my stern cross-section are installed. See the photo of its current status.) Now I'll have to give some thought to how to proceed on 21 through 26. Regarding aft cant frames, I've included the lines for Endeavour, showing that as a Whitby coal cat, she was essentially a barge with stern lines quite similar to those in the bow below the waterline. Trever - considering that, would you still think aft cant frames were unlikely?
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Here is the stern framing layout for HMB Endeavour (1764), according to KH Marquardt. Notice that many of the upper timbers are independently spaced from the adjacent futtocks that they would customarily be laminated with. This seems weak, with these timbers secured only by the planking, clamps or lodge knees. I can see that this arrangement allows for the needed spacing of windows and ports, etc. But it seems that many of the frames could only be laminated by their lower members, with the other timbers added after all were in place. Also, the stern-most timbers seem to curve in two dimensions - perhaps they are cant frames, likely at that point. Any observations would be appreciated!
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Thanks Adam. I understand what you mean - will keep an eye out for these. I most appreciate your suggestion of the right angle attachment - it gives me much more control. I'm using it with a cutting and shaping wheel which seems to be working well so far - at least on the outside surface. Don't know how well it will do in the close quarters of the inside. Slow and easy checking frequently is the key. Will finish up with my sanding stick. I can see already that some shims will be needed here and there.
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HMB Endeavour Stern Cross-section by Hakai43 (Randel Washburne)
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Here are the stern frames for HMB Endeavour, according to K H Marquardt. I really don't understand the "floating" upper timbers. They seem to be not anchored to the futtocks in the same frame, or at least, frame space. It would seem to leave a weak point in the hull at that level. Based on the station numbers below the keel, there are full seven full frames between 14 (the forward edge of my cross-section) and 20. I've built all of these frames in two standard laminations (and will deal with the window and port framing somehow later). Aft of 20 they are separated by the deadwood, canted to varying degrees. I have yet to build these. Any observations on this arrangement would be appreciated!
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Thanks Adam. I need the Dremel right angle attachment. I think you mean the sanding disks that adhese via the backing, right? Not sure what you mean by attaching by the clip in the back. As you said, getting the taper to the timber heads will be tricky. I've left off the short top timber on some of my frames so I can shape them later. I am installing and truing the seven full frames and will fair their bevels before moving on to the stern cant frames. First I need to lay the cants out from the plan view picking up the offsets at each height at the appropriate angle to the keel. At least less beveling required if set perpendicular to the plank line at the center height. The attached photo shows the sanding tool I made which has become a favorite. It uses a strip of 60 grit paper secured by two screws. Quick to change. Cuts better than my rasps and files and good for concave situations, so will be a help for finishing up the inside surfaces.
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Thanks Pirate Adam. Having just done a tiny portion of just one frame at two height levels and connecting them up, I can see this approach is way too slow and with no way to check for fairness against the other frames. So I think l will do as you suggest - install them, true them up, and then bevel all at once. I did that on the first cross-section and it worked, BUT I did a lot of shimming both inside and out due to layout errors and not leaving enough thickness inside. Hopefully I've got better thickness inside. Which tool do you use for the inside fairing?
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Four frames fitted to the keel and keelson, but removable to work on the bevels. Hoping that cutting the outside and inside bevels on each frame individually will work by picking up the angle at different heights from the plan view, as would have been done by the shipwrights before installing it. Hopefully I've allowed enough extra thickness on the inside, if not, add shims. Anyone have thoughts or experience with this process? Sure to be tedious and questionably accurate.
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Starting on the after third of HMB Endeavour at 1:30 scale. This matches up with my completed center cross-section which is in the collection at the British Columbia Maritime Museum in Victoria. For the this section I intend to stop with the framing and perhaps the wales, clamps, beams and knees, but no planking. I'm using the drawings from K H Marquardt's Anatomy of The Ship. I was able to scale up his 1/8" to the foot drawings to 1:30 by enlarging 325% on my printer. Six frames assembled, one fitted to the keel and sternpost assembly.
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HMS GRANADO 1742 by sean li - FINISHED - CAF - 1:48 - POF midship section
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Here is an update of my cross-section of HMB Endeavour, finally finished in 2025. Many mistakes, recoveries, and compromises, but trying to follow Marquadt's drawings for the most part and regret not having his book at the beginning. The model is now at the BC Maritime Museum in Victoria, British Columbia, though it will not likely be viewable by the public until the museum gets new larger quarters.
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