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JacquesCousteau

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  1.    Keith Black reacted to a post in a topic: Steam Schooner Wapama 1915 by Paul Le Wol - Scale 1/72 = From Plans Drawn By Don Birkholtz Sr.
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  5. JacquesCousteau
    Fantastic work!
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  17. JacquesCousteau
    I'm pretty sure they're the bands. On my build, I added them at this point: They sit on the outboard side of the planks, following the sheer.
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  23. JacquesCousteau
    Very nice work, it's great to see this odd little vessel coming together! With the details added, I was going to say that it's really starting to look like a boat, but to be honest, I think it looks more like a floating house--I mean that in the best possible way, of course.
  24. JacquesCousteau
    Very nice work!
  25. JacquesCousteau
    Very sorry to hear this, thank you for the excellent cherry lumber and best wishes in retirement!
  26. JacquesCousteau
    Thanks, all! I next marked out the remaining strakes. The uppermost looks narrower because it will extend up to cover the edge of the false deck. And I added the next strake. At this point, I'm having a difficult time clamping at the transom. It's also worth noting that, while I've been able to get the visible lower edge of the planking fairly smooth, I'm still having trouble getting the upper edge smooth where the planks join. Not that it matters, as it ends up covered, but still. Hats off to those who have done a clinker-planked open boat, that would be a lot trickier!
  27. JacquesCousteau
    Nice work!
  28. JacquesCousteau
    It's been a little while since my last post. During that time, I was pretty busy with work and travel. In fact, I'm still traveling! But, this model is small enough that I was able to pack it with me to advance a bit on the planking. The curves around the stern make clamping difficult, and as I'm going around the turn of the bilge, I've often needed to take care to make sure the bottom edge and not just the top edge of the plank is properly in contact. As can be seen, I've ended up using rubber bands and shims to hold things down. I had a bit of trouble with this bow plank, too, which I accidentally glued too low at its aft end. Fortunately I was able to unglue it and place it properly. At this point, I've finished the second of three bands. I now need to mark out the final band. I'll have to keep in mind that the sheer plank needs to extend 1/32-inch above the bulkhead tops (as I'll be planking the deck), and that I shouldn't glue anything to the bulkhead in the cockpit that will be removed later.
  29. JacquesCousteau started following Speedwell 1752 by giampieroricci - Scale 1:96 - from Antscherl & Herbert monograph and Norwegian Sailing Pram by DocTom - Model Shipways - 1:12
  30. JacquesCousteau
    Nice progress!
  31. JacquesCousteau
    Thanks, all! It's much less precise than it appears. The next step was to even out the whelps and add the chock notches. To get everything even, I tack glued the whelps together and then sanded them. In the photo below, there are still a few sides to be sanded (notably the top and bottom). I then separated the whelps and sanded the slight bevel at their back end. Adding the chock notches was surprisingly tricky. Due to the bevel and the small size (just over an inch long), it was difficult to use my mini carpenter's square to cut perpendicular to the back. I screwed up on one notch, ruining a piece, as can be seen below--the slight unevenness between the lower notches can be easily finessed later, but the top notches are too far misaligned. Fortunately, I was able to make a new whelp fairly quickly. Going forward, I used existing whelps to mark the notch locations on the front and back, making them significantly more even. Finally, I marked out the spots where the bolts (or treenails?, I forget) are located. Given the small size, rather than trying to measure precisely, I just ran a spacer on top of the notches and eyeballed the center. I don't have my pin vise with me, so for now they're just marked. And with that, I have five whelps ready to go. Next up, to try to "mill" some very thin manzanillo and to work on the drumhead.
  32. JacquesCousteau
    Very interesting! There are certainly some overlapping features, presumably driven by similar needs.
  33. JacquesCousteau
    Amazing work! What thickness of wood are you using for the frames?
  34. JacquesCousteau
    Nice work! The AI-generated rigging is interesting, it seems determined to stick a boom off the aft end of the pilot house. I think you'd have better luck looking for photos of fishing boats and checking if there are any build logs of similar vessels.
  35. JacquesCousteau
    Nice job!
  36. JacquesCousteau
    Very nice kitbashing work!

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