Rustyj

Looking really good Jeff.  When I had to make a new plank I did it on the scroll saw but I made sure to use a very fine blade. 

Thank you very much Bob for the kind words. I’m glad it’s been a help for you. 

Great work Ben. Looks really sharp! 

Wonderful job planking Mike. Well done. Hope to see it in person again some day.

Thanks Bob. Also thanks for all the likes too!

Three day weekend coming up so hopefully I'll get more planking done.

Hi All,

It's that time of year where my part time job becomes more than full time. Plus the admiral decreed

that the rec room needed new decking. At least it helped me work on my plank shifting! 

So I used Chucks supplied tick strips and lined off the hull. I then I proceeded to plank the six rows of the first belt

on the port side. It's been lightly sanded and I will wait until the full hull is planked before finishing the sanding.

I'm off to start on the first band of the starboard side.

Very nice Ben!

Thanks Joe. Yes my understanding is there is "fancy molding" that will be placed.

Thank you Bossman. Build Chucks creations and you can't help but get better.

Thanks for all the likes too!

Hi B.E. Great workmanship and explanations!

I’m glad to hear you were able restore the Cheerful. Way to nice a model not to. 

Great planking job and good tip about the bulkheads! Also your saying is spot on.

Thanks Chris!

Thank you Ben and JJ. Also thanks for all the likes!

Also here's a picture from Chuck's log that shows a great view of the curve Ben mentioned and the positioning of the wales at the counter.

Hope this helps!  

With the upper planking done the next step should have been to plank the wales with their second layer. I decided to

skip ahead and install the 3/16" x 1/16" fairing cap. The fairing cap from the hance to the bow and stern are permanent

while the piece at the waist is temporary. The fairing cap helped maintain the 3/16" thickness of the bulkhead.

The sanding, chiseling and sanding some more of the inboard bulkheads took a few days but is mostly completed.

I wanted to do this now to save any damage to the wale that may occur with my handling.   

The pieces of the aft portion were just straight and fit easily. The pieces at the bow took a bit more time.

I took a 1/16" sheet and placed it on the bulkhead. I the traced the outside edge, flipped it over and drew a rough

second line 3/16" inside the first. Cut out on the scroll saw, glued it on and then finished sanding it down to a

consistent 3/16".

I've got a bit of shop cleaning to do before I continue on. After a good cleaning I'll line off the hull

using Chucks supplied tick strips.  

This is a typical feather board set up. There are many variations.

She's looking really good Bob. 

Much appreciated Bossman!

Thanks for the kind words VTHokiEE! Also thanks for all the likes.

On ‎1‎/‎23‎/‎2020 at 8:57 PM, nzreg said:

Looking real nice Rusty, I envy your skills.

Thank you but it's more a testament to Chucks ability to design superior models and provide

such detailed instructions that we can produce such good results.

Also thanks for all the likes.

The last few days were spent cutting 250 strips of 1/4"x3/64" for the hull planking. I found it interesting

that the strips cut from the same billet changed color not only when you worked your way through the billet

but also from end to end. Here is the strips cut from one billet. I separated the strips from each billet into

separate packages to aid in trying to use similar planks next to each other.

Also strips that look similar end up having a different look when the finished is applied.

I cut out the drop plank and placed it after lining off the first two strakes.

Well yesterday I thought I would be posting this update but when I looked at the first two strakes below the wales I

did not like the way it looked at the stern. I had to remove the last three planks and redo it. I'm happier now.

I then applied the first coat of wipe on poly.

Next should be putting on the second layer of the wales and the black strake. I'm contemplating

finishing planking the hull to minimize scraping the finished wales. I tend to manipulate the hull

a lot when I plank. I will hold it upside down, spin it around, have it in my lap etc.  

Have to think about that for a bit. Hmmmmm

Looking great Bob!

Looking good Ben. Can't wait to see what's cooking in the kitchen!

I've now completed the planking above the wales on the starboard side. At this point it's been only sanded with 150 grit.

I'll now add at least the first two strakes below the wales before adding the second layer to the wales.

Once the two lowers strakes have been added I'll finish sanding and apply a finish.

I'll also be spending a lot of time this weekend turning these 1/4" sheets into 3/64" strips.

The instructions call for approximately 250 strips. That will take awhile!  

Very nice work B.E. and your explanations are great!