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Got some of the planking and treenailing done.. I don't like my limber boards one little bit. I'm redoing those as we speak. I also have the deck beams bent to spec and ready to start working on the lower deck. Also been working on La Sirene. It looks as if I'm the only one Model Ship World foolish enough to build one. I found a French site that has many very helpful pics, and being able to read a bit of French helps as well, so I'm not working entirely from what Corel calls plans.
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Absolutely incredible work! I can only hope to come anywhere close to the quality of those cannons!!
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I didn't like my assembly jig. It didn't seem to be very accurate and it was clumsy to work with, so I built a different one based on pictures I've seen. I haven't actually fastened any frames to the keel yet. Just letting my mind work with it for now to try to foresee any glitches. ( See, I can learn from my mistakes! ). So far, it seems like it will solve many problems
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This was a bit of a senior moment. I got the bright idea to make a jig that would make sure that my frame spacers were lined up nicely. as you can see from the first pic, I glued blocks on the jig and simply slid the frame into place. A+ if you already see the disaster looming This worked a treat as you can see in the next shot. the frame fitted beautifully and the blocks allowed me to place the spacers perfectly and glue them down. Now came the problem.....*sigh* Part marks to those who just figured out the problem. That's about the time I realized my error.... Onward and upward, as they say. I've already redesigned that jig, in my mind anyway, but I put it aside for the time being to build a new assembly jig.
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For sure. I'm planning to show just the area that has no uglies. Gonna be a small area!
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Spar varnished the frames using a "ragging" technique and assembled the section. It looked pretty good, but I used the wrong glue/should have presanded the joints, so it came apart like a cardboard suitcase in a rainstorm when I handled it. No harm done, in fact, now I can make some changes that will improve it, like lining up the spacer blocks better, and adding "rising wood" to the keel. The walnut looks great varnished. Ragging leaves a non gloss finish and you don't get runs. I have an order in at the Lumberyard for the rest of the wood and as soon as I get the quote, I can get that shipped out to me. Meanwhile, back to La Sirene during the interim
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Thanks for posting both the lists. The quantities in the later post seem to be more likely for such a small project. Not to beat a subject to death, but I'm wondering if the problem is in the lengths given in the PDF file. Again, 15 strips at a full metre each seems like a lot of wood. And that's just one item out of many. I notice that he mentions 1 foot lengths in the other list.
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Got a fair bit more done. I still have some sanding to do before I glue the frames down, but things are starting to take shape.
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Got a fair bit done the day before yesterday, as shown here. I've cleaned off the paper, and tidied up the slots since these pictures. I've made a jig and I'm going to glue the spacers on to the frames before fitting them to the keel. More pics of that process to come. My poor Sirene is being neglected....Oh well
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Wow! That seems like an incredible amount of wood for a cross section Are those lengths correct? That's just a hair under 40 inches for each of the 1000mm pieces and 20 inches for the 500's That's 15 meters of lower planks alone
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Here's my work to date. I'm using black walnut for the frames and cherry for the keel. I haven't made any decisions about the other wood species I'll use. Gotta get that jig together pdq.
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I have 5 of the frames built so far. Have to build a jig soon, Sharing time between it and my Corel Sirene. Pics as soon as there's something to show.
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