SaltyScot
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Because yesterday was a wash out, quite literally because it rained ALL DAY, I was able to get a bit of work done in the shipyard which was fun. I decided to start working on the gun ports: It was quite an ominous feeling knowing that I was going to have to cut into the side of my ship but, with chisel in hand, after the initial pilot hole was drilled, I pushed forward: The "rough cut" has been done on one side.The ports still need a bit of fine tuning but, thanks to a good tip from @Dr PR, I made what is pretty much a gap gauge to get the hole sizes all the same (thanks, Phil):
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Hey, Stephen, welcome from a fellow Scot! This forum will help with any questions you have, they are a great bunch of people. When you do start building, get a log up and running so others can watch your progress and assist where needed.
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Welcome to MSW, Steve. That copper plating looks good. As others have noted, you are off to a good start.
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Very nice work, Phil. What do you seal them with? I like your very technical stands there, they must have taken a while to assemble 😉
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You have a new follower, sir. What a fine build. I will be hopping aboard for the rest of the ride!
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And the shipyard is open for business again, kitted out with the "scrap wood built organizer" This is my HAPPY PLACE!
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The new tool has pride of place in the shipyard. I built the table from some old shelves that we pulled out of the mother-in-law's house when she moved. The CEO's father was a navy man and these shelves have US Navy stamped on them. Fitting that they should end up in a shipyard ⛴️
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She is my greatest treasure, Steve. Can't imagine life without her Absolutely true, Keith. As they say, happy wife..... etc. Yep, just as big a surprise as well, Glen!
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Because I am sitting here enjoying my breakfast right now, that sounds quite inviting! I do agree, those wee boats look fantastic and completing a task on a mini project like that is certainly rewarding. Their detail will add to the beauty of an already superb build.
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That depth perception issue has got to be more than frustrating, Tom. Let's hope your eye doc can get that figured out! Those lines look very neat and I agree with the ratline procedure, a few at a time would be the way to go. Nice job.
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I had a very nice surprise yesterday. I didn't realize that the CEO had been paying close attention to my goings on regarding new tools and what was necessary for the shipyard. I had told her in passing that I didn't really need anything because I had a functioning wood shop already. Well, she completely blindsided me and had these delivered: It confused me at first because I know I didn't order them. She let me open the packages and then told me how she had picked up on the fact that I may have needed a drill that was a little more accurate than the Dremel tool I am currently using. She did good! I will finish the cleanup in the shipyard today and get these two situated.
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I agree, that does look good, Kevin. It was fortunate that you were able to unhinge the rudder so that you could reach around the keel stem with that tape. Nice save.
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I ran some old fence slats through the thickness planer, Steve, then cleaned up the edges on the table saw. I was actually surprised how clean they came out for being rough cut wood. I am still considering painting the whole thing white, we will see.
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Well, we can't have that, can we. Here is an image from Amazon of an organizer that I liked but, they wanted $36 for it! 🤨 So, I collected up some scraps, literally, and threw this together. It still needs some compartments on the bottom and something to slot tools into at the front but it will do nicely I believe:
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The shipyard is getting an overhaul today. I went ahead and ordered some much needed accessories for the yard, just things like a laser level, a decent contour gauge; stuff like that. Because I was looking where I could keep these items so that they were handy, I decided to clear my table off completely and (finally) get things organized. "Craft room organizers" were ridiculously expensive so I decided to build my own from sone scrap wood I had laying around. Images to follow.
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OK, I'm hooked. You have another follower,Peter. You have done a fine job on her. I will enjoy this, even if I am very late to the party
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Welcome, Kamil!. Posting a log will help you show others what you are up to and allow them to offer pointers. Enjoy the journey
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Nice, what CAD software did you use? I am familiar with Thingiverse, I used in school a lot when I was teaching 3D printing and showing the students where they could source free STL files. I will check that file out but, to be honest with you, I prefer to build my own. I see from the images here that you have included pretty much everything on the carriage. I prefer the gun tackle loops and breeching ringbolts to be brass. The only 3D printed part of my guns will be the brackets.
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I think she stopped looking like that a long time ago, John!
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@Coyote_6 @Keith Black Thanks guys. I strive continuously to reach y'all's standards of excellence 😉
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That is very explicit, Johann, I like your color coding for the different lines. A nice way to sort all that rigging out. I speak, read and write German very well but, I must say, those words on the images were completely new to me!
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Thank you so much for pointing that out, Jerry. I don't know what possessed me to build it that way, the plans clearly show how it should be done: I am glad I only put the prototype together now. Thanks also for the images.
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A small update on my Lynx build folks. Once the hull planking was complete I started adding the bulwark strakes. I used walnut for these too. The false deck was fitted, glued and pinned in place to dry before I started: Once that was done I made a template of the exact dimensions of the inside of the deck surface area so that I could shape and bend the wood for the waterways. With that template (made of card), I traced the outer edges onto a piece of scrap wood to give me the two shapes I needed. I soaked two strips of walnut for 24 hours in hot water. Funny thing, I actually let them float in our hot tub for that period of time because I didn't have a vessel big enough to soak them or a way to keep water hot for that long. Luckily we haven't shut the hot tub down for the summer yet and it went very well! The soaked planks were bent edge wise and held in place using pins. They will remain like that for another 24 hours: While they were drying, I filled the small cracks in the hull, smoothed it all over with 220 grit and gave it a coat of white primer. She looks fancy in her new coat This was the initial coat so there is still some fine tuning to do with small inconsistencies here and there:
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