42rocker

Do you have a bandsaw? If you have not done this already, seal the log ends with wax or paint. The logs are about 200mm or about 7.5 inches dia.. How thick a plank were you looking for? I don't think that paying them to cut the wood would work out very well for you. Instead ask them if they have any rough planks the size the you are looking for. On your wood how are you thinking about cutting everything down to size after it's dry?? In other words what tools do you have? Later 42rocker

Chuck Looked at the cover pic then the intro and the 1st chapter and it LOOKS GREAT!!! Ra Ra Ra Nice job Sir. Can't wait to get home and look at the rest. NICE!! Later 42rocker

Looking Good Later Tim

Well the son drove down and spent a few days with us and I've been doing a lot of other things, family stuff mostly fun stuff. Then the home computer power supply stopped working. So other things. Hope to get back on track shortly. May you always enjoy family visits together. Later 42rocker

As the others have said, looking good. Later 42rocker

Pete You are doing great. Later 42rocker

Welcome and Good Luck. Later 42rocker

Check out what I did on my first trial keel. I don't believe that it took over 15 minutes and I was able to control the depth and all "cuts" with easy.Could be done with a drill press. By grinding like this I did not have to worry about the grain catching a blade or anything. Could have finished with a quick back strapping with a razor ground to the correct shape. Grind most of it with a bit then back strap a few passes with a correctly shaped razor if you can't find a correctly shaped bit to start with.. Good Luck Later 42rocker

Hope that you can get your hands on a jig saw or you are going to have some sore hands. Good Luck with the build and enjoy the trip.. Later 42rocker

I'm seeing one pic on the first post and that's it. Good Luck with your build. Later 42rocker

Erik This might help better than my bad drawing. Mark Finally found a pic somewhat like I remembered. 1st I called Grizzy, yes they said we used to sell that sled, don't anymore. So looked around and found the following two websites. 1st Interesting close but seems like a lot of money http://www.carterproducts.com/product.asp?product_id=542&cat_id=75 2nd looks a lot closer and home made for a lot less money. http://woodgears.ca/shop-tricks/bandsaw_sled.html Enjoy Life. Later 42rocker

Great outstanding job. Later 42rocker

Paddy Welcome to the build. Good Luck with everything. With your gantry building board ready it should make a few steps easier. Later 42rocker

More info.. Thanks everyone.. Later 42rocker

Pete What I was thinking about was when I finally get to the point where your at was to use a jewelry's saw and cut the vertical sides on the lines before I ran the mills end cutter so I would not have to worry about tearing out the sides of the frame cut. Looks like you did not have any problems with tear out. Maybe I won't do that cut. Any thoughts? Looks like a sherline 2000 mill that you are using? Nice I've the regular sherline mill. Your work is looking great. Have a great day. Later 42rocker

Russ You made your post as I was out there looking for more. Yes the HMS Warrior is totally different, as I was told that both were in a convoy together and was not sure if a fact or not. As far as HMS Warrior's go my wife and I have had the pleasure of being on and taking a tour of the HMS Warrior while in Portsmouth. 1st of Great Britain's line of iron clad steam ships. Of course the HMS Warrior that I was talking about was the one before the ironclad one. A very interesting ship that you picked out to model and share with the plans of, with us. Many Thanks. From the line drawings that I've seen she has fine lines to her. As far as history goes I'm always interested in the background of things. Thanks to everyone. Later 42rocker

Well just found this Triton, 1773 Type: ; Armament 28 Launched : 1773 ; Disposal date or year : 1796 Disposal Details : BU Notes: 1782 Rodney's victory over French under Comte de Grasse from http://www.pbenyon.plus.com/18-1900/T/04887.html has 4 different Triton's listed. home page listing -- note this site has lots of ships listed. http://www.pbenyon.plus.com/18-1900/Index.html More that I found HMS Triton was a modified Mermaid-class sixth-rate frigate of the Royal Navy. She was first commissioned in August 1775 under Captain Skeffington Lutwidge. Notes References Robert Gardiner, The First Frigates, Conway Maritime Press, London 1992. ISBN 0-85177-601-9. David Lyon, The Sailing Navy List, Conway Maritime Press, London 1993. ISBN 0-85177-617-5. Rif Winfield, British Warships in the Age of Sail, 1714 to 1792, Seaforth Publishing, London 2007. ISBN 978-1-84415-700-6. Read more: http://www.answers.com/topic/hms-triton-1773#ixzz2O8aQIhBC MORE ==================== Name: HMS Triton Ordered: 25 December 1770 Builder: Henry Adams, Bucklers Hard Laid down: February 1771 Launched: 1 October 1773 Completed: 4 November 1775 at Portsmouth Dockyard Commissioned: August 1775 Fate: Taken to pieces at Deptford in January 1796 General characteristics Class & type: Modified Mermaid-class frigate Displacement: 620 21⁄94 (bm) Length: 124 ft 1 in (37.82 m) (gundeck) 103 ft 4.625 in (31.51188 m) (keel) Beam: 33 ft 7 in (10.24 m) Sail plan: Full-rigged ship Complement: 200 officers and men Armament: 28 guns comprising Upper deck: 24 × 9-pounder cannon Quarterdeck 4 × 3-pounder cannon 12 swivels. more HMS Triton was a 28-gun sixth-rate frigate launched in 1771. She served with Rear Admiral Sir Samuel Hood's fleet off Nevis on 25 January 1782. She was broken up in 1796. Read more: http://www.answers.com/topic/hms-triton#ixzz2O8bBUXP4 Hope we can find more info. Later 42rocker

I have heard that she was in a group of ships that included the HMS Warrior. Anything on this? Pete38 and russ Thanks for those facts. Does anyone know if the log is still out there? Any great tales or anything else? Later 42rocker

Well the title """HMS Triton History Background Request""" is about it. We have several builds going on and the drawings of the ship but no background info. I'll bet before the site went down there was something. Some info please. Later 42rocker

Daniel Have to cut the strips first then get to go from there. And still going to cut a few more strips later tonight or tomorrow. I'm cutting the wood strips for the msb Battle Station at the same time. If all comes out well then next is to redo the keel and keelson and false keel in better woods and in 1:24 scale this time. No, I have not seen """Have you seen the recon54´s log about Le Fleuron?""", do you have a link?? Everyone -- Enjoy life and your builds. Later 42rocker

Well due to a bad link up with my wife's computer and her printer I was not able to try another test cut or two. I fought the printer and did win.. Here are some pics of the first two cuts and how bad they came out and then a pic of the popular that seemed to have a sap or something run in it that I could not avoid have show up. More on another day Later 42rocker 1st two pics how rough the first day cuts were with old blade. Next is the popular showing the same bad area on all cut boards, over looking the first 2 planks from the 1st day last is the basswood that came out fine.

Good Luck with the drill and fill. Later 42rocker

Looks Great. Later 42rocker

Michael You were talking about wooden blinds in an earlier post. Last night I was reminded of another wood like that, free paint stirring sticks. Nice clean wood almost ready to go. Later Tim

Better update, stopped by the home depot on the way home Monday and bought a Freud Diablo D1050X which is 10 inch and 50 teeth. All of which I might add were sharp right of the package. Well changed the blades, reviewed the fence and got out a wood clamp and clamped down a board on the outside of the fence so it could not move out any. Then made some saw dust. Cut 6 new strips of basswood and 8 strips of popular. All about 24 inches long and 2 inch wide and .375 thick plus or minus 3 thousands. I'm happy with the finish so will not be running them through a thickness sander. Don't have one yet anyway. Someday, the new change program really hurt my extra pocket change. In the next few days I might cut a keel and keelson out of the ParMarfin that I hid away on the other side of the shop after I saw the first few strips that I had cut the other night. Then might try to cut a false keel out of an ebony plank that I have. Planning on taking a few photos later tonight, Tuesday, of the cut strips of wood. Mark Blade does not wobble at 90 degrees even, both the old and now with the new. Also thinking that I might have hit an interesting "sap" pocket or area. Daniel Hope to have photos later tonight of the wood strips. Have a great day building or whatever works for you and yours. Later 42rocker