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First planking is done! Still need to sand and use wood filler. I may not get time to work on this again until next weekend. In the meantime I'll be mentally preparing for the second planking
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I remember reading how you approached this section and I didn't realize you super glued the planks down first before taping! I considered trying the taping-while-wet method but didn't think they would stay in place. Good to know!
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Hi Mark! Thank you so much for the kind words. I recognized your screen name right away because I've visited your Endeavour build log multiple times, and will continue to do so This forum is filled with wonderful people. Thank you for the visit and the encouragement!
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Thanks Terry! I filled the gaps with scrap wood then painted over the whole stern section with superglue so it would soak into the cracks and (hopefully) prevent the planks from budging. I waited about 20 minutes until the superglue was dry but not rock hard and sanded the whole section. Smooth and more secure now.
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I finished the stern section in the fan pattern suggested by the manual. As a newbie it wasn't obvious to me how to bend the wood around the edges to make them flush with the deck, so I'm making a note of what I tried in case it helps others. I experimented with soaking planks in water and with steaming them, but I still couldn't get the wood to bend as much as it needed to curl around the edges. What seemed to work the best was using the wood bender that came with my intro kit. This got the job done for most of the planks, but some of them still snapped while glueing, leaving two gaps I'll have to fix. On some of the planks, the wood started to pull away from itself because of the micro cuts the bender made, making me nervous some of these planks could chip over time. Altogether not sure I would recommend this approach unless someone offers advice to make this strategy go smoother SO CLOSE to finishing the first planking. My next update will be when it's done!
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I'm on the home stretch with the first planking! Hope to finish it soon. In the meantime, here are some updates on the mast and boom: The mast came in 9 pieces, glued together and sanded to taper it at the top. I bought a dremel tool to be able to drill the 0.5mm holes for the eyelets. Trimmed the eyelets before placing them because they were a little too long. I'm happy with how the mast turned out because before starting I was worried about drilling straight. The boom required a little sanding. Adapting the hinge to the boom's pyramid shape gave me more trouble than it should have, but it's attached and functioning. I plan to paint the mast and boom white, but could change my mind as the project progresses. I'll keep working on the first planking and hope to add an update soon!
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Thank you so much Geordie
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Thank you Terry!!
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Rick, thank you so much for the confidence!!
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This is stunning! You've done such a gorgeous job! Looking forward to seeing the rest Haven't been on since before the holidays and I'm happy to come back to such great inspiration to continue.
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I made progress on the first planking. I was able to go faster with the Titebond glue (thank you @TerryPat!) Happy to be making progress. Before I started I was really nervous about the first planking, so I'm glad it's been going relatively smoothly so far. For the bow, I started overlapping the planks at the end instead of what I was doing before. I still don't quite have the technique down, so I'm glad the first planking is forgiving and issues can be sanded and fixed with filler/modeling paste. I'll be traveling for the holidays so will have to take a pause for about a week. Merry Christmas and happy holidays everyone! Thanks again for your comments!
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The way you did your stern is beautiful Terry. Excited to see what you choose for painting. John Gummersall's unpainted Endeavour is gorgeous. For me it'll come down to how tidy I can be with the second planking... I'd love to leave some or most of the natural walnut if I can!
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Terry, just got a bottle to try it out this weekend! Sounds like it could be a game changer. I am glueing the plank edges and the bulkhead points!
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Thank you Geordie! I'll do some exploring through the article database. I'm hoping to find the basic strategies somewhere. And good to know about the different types of glue - I'm sure both types come in handy. Thanks for the recommendations!
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Got it - I may try that the rest of the way down. Glad filler exists. Thanks
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Terry, I did deal with it and it was not fun. Haha
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I chose this kit because I figured it would be a good beginner’s kit and I think the boat is beautiful. Since this is my very first model, I’ve been following the kit’s directions closely and mostly using the supplies that came with the kit. I’m looking forward to learning tips from the community along the way. Here are some steps I got through before finding this site. I'm now on the first planking and very much welcome tips. One of the questions I have at this point is about glueing planks. I’ve been using the wood glue that came with the kit, and had to use a bit of superglue for the two most recent planks over the stern. For wood glue I’ve read it should set for about 12-24 hours before fiddling with the project again, so I’ve only been planking one layer at a time and then letting it sit for a day with binder clips and rubber bands. Is there a faster way to do this? Is it typical to only add one layer of planks per day? For the stern, the instructions seemed to suggest the planks should end about halfway up the stern section, which is what I did. Seeing others’ build logs though, some folks left the entire stern section for a separate planking. Curious what the advantages/disadvantages are of either approach. The bow. Before finding this community I was feeling pretty good about my planking in the bow section, but after looking through others’ photos I’m wondering if I overlooked a technique here. I had the planks meet each other perfectly in the center, and I’m now realizing leaves a gap down the center. Should I switch to overlapping the planks at the end the rest of the way so there’s no gap, or keep going this way so it’s consistent? Trying to visualize how this might affect the second planking. Excited to continue with the first planking. Planning to carefully stumble through it and learn a lot along the way.
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