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Hi Lee-c, Thanks and welcome aboard! Nothing much, just filled all of those holes and sanded the treenails down. I think I'll finish the inboard planking before I do the fenders and steps.
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Rustyj replied to oneslim's topic in - Build logs for subjects built 1751 - 1800
Hi Bob. I'm glad to hear you made it through "the big one" now take it easy and do what you need to do to get better. -
LOL I had to google "cack-handed" just to make sure I had the right meaning! Love It!
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Hi Ben, Thanks and yes I'm going to continue using boxwood for the treenails for this build. I think I will try bamboo later on the Echo.
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Thank you Pete, both Grants, David, Matrim, Ben, Paddy and 42 Rocker! Bob, Funny you say that. I've always looked to you for insperation to do my best. Thanks! Ok I've spent a whle drilling hole for the treenails. Gonna draw the treenails tonight and start plugging those holes!
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That is some very nice, tight framing you have there Bob. I could never do it off the model like that. Well done!
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Hi Pete, The planking looks very nice. As you said "the cherry....will take some extra time...is not a forgiving when pulling through the drawplate" I never had much luck pulling it so I hope it goes better for you.
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Ok here is my attempt to duplicate Chuck’s work, again. Not as good as his but I’m satisfied. When I planked around the sills I thought I was going to be around ½ a plank wide. But once I put the plank in place finished trimmed it and sanded it flush you see I only have about a ¼ plank width. So with that I attempted to do the tabbed approach Ben mentioned and Chuck demonstrated on the Winnie. I started with cutting a plank the width of a regular plank plus the width of the tab to cover the lintel. I then marked the entire plank at the regular plank width, then marked the widest point of the of the tab and the narrowest point so I would know what angle to cut. I then slowley removed the excess wood and kept testing it until I was satisfied with the finished piece. Then it was glued in placed. Next I'll treenail both sides.
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Hi Ben. You read my mind. After looking at the pictures I remembered Chuck doing it and will attempt it on the tops. Not gonna rip off the old though.
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Wow Bob that is great.
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Thank you, Russ, 42Rocker, Mark, Grant, Joss and Bob. I glad you like it. Before I could continue planking I had to make the trim board. I took an old scraper and filed the desired profile into it (the left one). Cut the trim piece from some swiss pear and then used the scrapper to shape it. And then added it to the hull. Now I can finish the planking and then make some more treenails.
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Hi Paddy, I can't help with the sizes but the rope sure looks great!
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Hi Ben, 20 coats is impressive. Ten is about my max. As you've said there are so many ways to do cannon barrels but I find I like painting them the best. Can't wait to see them mounted.
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Hi Augie, Just stopped by to catch up on the humor and your fine work. That is a great job on the rigging. You are making a complex task look easy. You are getting close to that happy sad moment when you sit back and say “yeah it’s done” and then realize you will miss her. Well done!
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Thanks Grant and Ben. Joe, I'm here, there and everywhere. I flit from place to place. Probably because it harder to hit a moving target. Work has slowed here with the limited summertime availability of shop time. Kevin, you’ll love it and it is huge! After getting the plans I went and had 3 copies of the frames made and one extra copy of everything else and kept the masters to double check everything. Did I mention it’s huge? Now get back to work on the Victory so you can join me!
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Hi all and thanks for the kinds words. I’ve been trying to find a bit of time here and there between summer stuff, grandkids and ugh….work. I started to work on the gun ports. I wanted to keep working with wood instead of paint but I also wanted the bulwarks and ports to be red. So with that in mind I framed in the gun ports with red heart and will plank the inboard with red heart and outboard with boxwood. Here you can see the start of the framing. Thanks for following along!
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Hi Bob. That's a very nice job on the coppering. She is one big hull and you did a good job of keeping the run of the plates true. Well done.
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Hi Ben, I pulled my boxwood down to a # 28 on the draw plate and a # 69 drill bit. That was a real snug fit so you might want to try a # 68 bit too. Enjoy!
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I know what you mean by summer slowing things down but what you have been able to do is very nice. Great Job.
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Hi all, Thank you for all the kind words. It is very much appreciated. Well after making the bits and gallows I installed just the bits and cross piece. I left the gallows off for now as I still had to add a few pieces of planking and treenail. I didn’t want to damage the gallows with my ham fist hands. For the deck treenails I used boxwood. They stand out a little more than some will like but I kind of liked the contrast. Next I will start framing in the gun ports and continue planking the exterior of the hull. That is if the summer activates will allow me sometime to do so.
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Next I focused on the Gallows. The plans called for them to look like this. I saw some other builds where people got a little creative with the gallows and I liked the look and figured I’d give it a try. First I cut the gallows as per the plans. After cutting the gallows from the plans I decided on a style I like, traced it on the wood. I then using a ¼” dremel sanding drum, files and sand paper I created the shape. Here it is semi sanded to the desired shape. I don’t know if it is historically accurate but I’ve heard the captain can us his prerogative while building his ship.
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Thanks Russ. Yes they are a bit off plus the angle of the camera makes it worse. Once I glue them in place hopefully they will sit straight.
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Hi all, Well I’ve been on a bit of a forced break. Our daughter went on a second honeymoon and we had the pleasure of watching three of our sweet but high maintenance grandkids. So needless to say I was lucky if I got to look longingly into the workshop yet not be able to step in and partake! It took one day to figure out where I left off and what to do next. Here are some things I had done prior to their arrival and since the departure. Seeing that I had planked the deck to the point that I needed to install the main topsail sheet bitts before I could continue I figured it was time to make them. I started at the tops, figured the depth I needed to cut them to and the cut away the extra with the table saw. After they were cut square I used a file to sand them down to a round shape. After that I used the table saw to cut the cross piece and deck beam notches. I then drilled the holes for the sheaves and shaped them with a file and xacto. Here they are set temporarily in place.
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