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Pastor Wes

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  1. Pastor Wes

    Life’s been a little bit busy, so I haven’t posted. But I have been working a little bit at a time. I’ve got the stanchions and stringers installed. I’ve just about finished the deck houses. I decided to plank the roofs across the beams instead of fore to aft.  I like the look. 

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    I got the deck stringers stained and installed. I appreciate the work and skill that I’ve seen in making jigs and drilling the mast holes. I have a lot of drill bits and I started a very small pilot hole and worked my way up, one size at the time. It looks good to me. Now to work on tapering the masts.
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    Whining ended yesterday.  Today it’s back to work.  I don’t have any varnish to train th plywood walnut, so I decided to go ahead and plank th inside of my homemade bulwark. 

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    1. Paul Le Wol

      Paul Le Wol

      Hi Pastor Wes, this update is not attached to your build log. I think you have used the Status function instead of using the Reply to this topic box in your build log. Good luck with your build!

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    Today is only a whining moment. The instructions said the deck stringers were walnut, as were the stanchions. I have been trying to bend the walnut strips with almost no luck. Then I was looking for more wood when I saw the #19 on the same plywood as the false deck. Why not use a standard description, when describing parts? It didn’t help that all the build logs I have looked at evidently had already stained the stringers. Oh, well. Live and learn.
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    I’m moving on to the deck stringers and bulwark stanchions. I don’t have the tools to make a fancy bending frame, so I used square push pins
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    The bulwarks glued up well. I discovered after the glue up that my cleanup of the previous mess was a little uneven. Sanding evened most of that out. I was left with a small gap right at the deck level, but I hope I can correct that in planking.
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    I said I had no idea what I was doing. I was at the home supply store that rhymes with Goes. I found a piece of 1/2” birch plywood that was delaminating. The store practically gave me the piece. I brought it home and cut two bulwark pieces. It’s not finished, but it looks doable.
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    I couldn't stand looking at it. Cut it off and waiting on some walnut veneer.
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    I tried regluing the laminate. It only got worse.
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    I said I had no idea what I was doing. I soaked the bulwarks, wrapped them around a tuna can and when I started the glue up, the plywood delaminated. I’m torn between cutting it all off and leaving it and covering it as best I can. It is my first model and a learning experience. The port side I would live with, starboard warped in a weird bulge.
  11. Pastor Wes
    This micro miter box was a life saver. It cut my time by at least a day. I discovered something while planking. Sharpies are great, but either they need to dry for a good while OR wood glue dissolves the ink. When I started laying the planking, I made an inky mess. I tried to sand it off and you can see the results. I kind of like it though. It looks weathered.
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    It is an understatement to say that I have never done this before. I found the model at a flea market for $20. it sat in my basement workshop for 6 months before I even opened the box. Having never worked on a wooden model, I’m sure I’ve made every mistake possible. It wasn’t until I hit my first snag that I started looking online for help. I still think the instructions were written for a master builder. Too many important facts left out. I didn’t know to bevel the hull planks, so I improvised with Gorilla wood filler.
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    Mike, I can definitely do that.
  14. Pastor Wes
    Thank you palmerit. I understood that reference.
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    I’m a noobie, so I don’t really understand your reply, but I think you restated my question. I know it I supposed to fit, but it doesn’t.
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    I am getting ahead of myself, but I don’t know what to do about this gap. Do I trim the piece or build up the hull?
  18. Pastor Wes
    I’m a pastor in rural north Georgia and I acquired a swift 1805 pilot boat model. Had a lot of fun over the years with plastic models but this is my first time ever working with a wooden model. I’m trying to just follow the instructions. My personal opinion is that the instructions in this kit leave a lot to be desired, but I’m working on it.

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