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Hi Ben,

Thanks and it's great to hear you are back from your vacation.  

Hi Ben and welcome back!  I look foward to seeing your updates.

Moving on making frames here and I forgot to mention that when I added

the chocks to the frames I left them a little proud. After that I used a spindle

sander to clean them up.

Here I’ve placed the bracing around the keel on the building board to hold it

in place while I test fit the first of the frames.

Here are the first two frames set temporarily on the keel in the jig.

Hi Jim B,

I have the same as Jim L and agree100%  I also would buy your's, when you finish making it, tomorrow!

Hi Chris, Very nice work on those rails. It is a fun area especially when you did such

good work setting it up. It's important to remember that work very early in a build can

have a major impact later on. I should know!  

Well done.  

Very nice job on the planking Augie. You are doing great and bringing back some fine memories. Thanks  

Hi Sjors,

Looks like you will be doing another great build.

 

I do think the natural walnut has become my choice already.

Me too!  

Working on the frames here and there is an interesting way they designed the sweep and gun port openings. As you can see from the plans they are all cut out prior to installing the frames. I used the

Byrnes table saw and disk sander to make the cuts. 

The nice thing is that if they are off a bit I can adjust them as the upper hull

is planked inside and out.  

Thanks Paddy,

You know you can always have the plans reduced to the Triton scale. It would

save a lot on the wood costs and completed size. If I had to purchase the wood

in 1/2" billets I don't think I would have done it at this scale either.  

Thanks Grant.

Thank you Pete, Bob and E&T for your interest!  

Hi Bob, Slow or not she's looking good!

Hi David and E&T, Thanks for looking in. Sorry for the delay but I missed your posts.

Well I’ve finished the Triton cross section and she’s safely tucked away in her case.

Now it’s time to get back to the “set up”. Now where was I had left off? Oh yes I had

completed the keel and now it is time to cut out the pieces for the frames. There are a

total 17 frames 5 of which are doubles so that’s 22 frames to make. I will take and cut

up the frame plans and use temporary paper glue to adhere them to the cherry billets.

Then I will use the scroll saw to cut them out, over lay them on the plans and then glue

them up using wood glue. It doesn't show but remember the wood for the frames is

1/2" (12.7mm) thick.

And here is a single and double frame all glue together and the chocks added.

Two down and a whole bunch more to go.

Great start Bob. I look forward to your improvements and modifications.

Should be fun for us all.  

Hi Glenn,

I'm glad to see you are back and off to a great start. I'm also glad you are doing a build

log of the Vanguard as I have her "on the shelf" and will use your fine work as a reference.

Welcome back my friend.

Hi Glenn,

Good to hear from you again. I devoted the bulk of my time recently to finishing

the Triton Cross section. Now it’s time to start things back up again.

Hi Jim,

I’ve used the foam center sanding sticks but never tried a paint stirrer before. Great idea.

Hi Bob, Happy Birthday and congratulations on finishing up your build. Very well done.

It was a joy watching along and I’m really looking forward to your Essex. I know seeing

your work will tempt me to build her too but I must remain strong! Enjoy.  

Great work on the entire build Grant.

That happy/sad moment of completing her is approaching fast.

Hi Daniel,

Sorry for the delay getting back to you but that four letter word "work" has kept

me away but I'm back now. I'm glad you enjoyed following along. It was a lot of fun.

The bomb vessel and Echo cross sections need some serious attention next.

Thank you Antony,

I’ve the two other cross sections (Echo and Bomb) to finish up and then who knows from there.

Thank you very much David and Ron.

That's a very nice fit. Very good Paddy.

Hi Grant, I too would like to echo the very nice job on the brackets.

Thank you Kevin, Grant and Christian.

Hi Paddy. No documentation. I saw it done that way in Chad’s build log, liked it so I did it that way too