Wintergreen

Every time I visit this build, I find myself admiring the painted friezes. They.Are.Just.Amazing!
 

Finding true Swedish glögg in the US are tough.

Vaddoc, druxey, thank you for the well wishes. In hindsight, ten years from now, this period will be just a memory, quickly gone by. 
At the moment though, it takes a great deal of effort to be creative. Not so much for physical reasons, more the mind games and ghosts.
 
For the moment I'm getting my head around the very few lines that is the rigging. It's like a dozen blocks all in all 😛 
Also took some time off to build the model shipway for future builds as per EdT:s drawings.
Measurements are 48"x19" or 122x48cm whichever system you prefer.
The T-headed bolts are plain good quality carriage bolts that got their heads filed down. Worked like a charm. Just need a matching number of friction knobs, the gantry, some klamps and whatnot and I'm ready to go... 
On the supporting rails I put some anti-skid which in combination with the constructions heavy weight makes it very stationary 😉 
 

 
That's all for now. Bring out the gingerbreads and glüh wine - Advent is coming 😉
 

Every time I visit this build, I find myself admiring the painted friezes. They.Are.Just.Amazing!
 

Vaddoc, druxey, thank you for the well wishes. In hindsight, ten years from now, this period will be just a memory, quickly gone by. 
At the moment though, it takes a great deal of effort to be creative. Not so much for physical reasons, more the mind games and ghosts.
 
For the moment I'm getting my head around the very few lines that is the rigging. It's like a dozen blocks all in all 😛 
Also took some time off to build the model shipway for future builds as per EdT:s drawings.
Measurements are 48"x19" or 122x48cm whichever system you prefer.
The T-headed bolts are plain good quality carriage bolts that got their heads filed down. Worked like a charm. Just need a matching number of friction knobs, the gantry, some klamps and whatnot and I'm ready to go... 
On the supporting rails I put some anti-skid which in combination with the constructions heavy weight makes it very stationary 😉 
 

 
That's all for now. Bring out the gingerbreads and glüh wine - Advent is coming 😉
 

Looks good Vaddoc!
One plank at a time... getting there 🙂
 

Looking good Vaddoc!
And I feel your pain when you realized exactly what piece you maimed. Ouch.
 
Keep it up!

Vaddoc, druxey, thank you for the well wishes. In hindsight, ten years from now, this period will be just a memory, quickly gone by. 
At the moment though, it takes a great deal of effort to be creative. Not so much for physical reasons, more the mind games and ghosts.
 
For the moment I'm getting my head around the very few lines that is the rigging. It's like a dozen blocks all in all 😛 
Also took some time off to build the model shipway for future builds as per EdT:s drawings.
Measurements are 48"x19" or 122x48cm whichever system you prefer.
The T-headed bolts are plain good quality carriage bolts that got their heads filed down. Worked like a charm. Just need a matching number of friction knobs, the gantry, some klamps and whatnot and I'm ready to go... 
On the supporting rails I put some anti-skid which in combination with the constructions heavy weight makes it very stationary 😉 
 

 
That's all for now. Bring out the gingerbreads and glüh wine - Advent is coming 😉
 

Vaddoc, druxey, thank you for the well wishes. In hindsight, ten years from now, this period will be just a memory, quickly gone by. 
At the moment though, it takes a great deal of effort to be creative. Not so much for physical reasons, more the mind games and ghosts.
 
For the moment I'm getting my head around the very few lines that is the rigging. It's like a dozen blocks all in all 😛 
Also took some time off to build the model shipway for future builds as per EdT:s drawings.
Measurements are 48"x19" or 122x48cm whichever system you prefer.
The T-headed bolts are plain good quality carriage bolts that got their heads filed down. Worked like a charm. Just need a matching number of friction knobs, the gantry, some klamps and whatnot and I'm ready to go... 
On the supporting rails I put some anti-skid which in combination with the constructions heavy weight makes it very stationary 😉 
 

 
That's all for now. Bring out the gingerbreads and glüh wine - Advent is coming 😉
 

Good to see you back at the work bench GL!
I like the way you pre-attach stuff together and then "just" glue them into place. Smartly done 🙂
 

Looks good Vaddoc!
One plank at a time... getting there 🙂
 

Vaddoc, druxey, thank you for the well wishes. In hindsight, ten years from now, this period will be just a memory, quickly gone by. 
At the moment though, it takes a great deal of effort to be creative. Not so much for physical reasons, more the mind games and ghosts.
 
For the moment I'm getting my head around the very few lines that is the rigging. It's like a dozen blocks all in all 😛 
Also took some time off to build the model shipway for future builds as per EdT:s drawings.
Measurements are 48"x19" or 122x48cm whichever system you prefer.
The T-headed bolts are plain good quality carriage bolts that got their heads filed down. Worked like a charm. Just need a matching number of friction knobs, the gantry, some klamps and whatnot and I'm ready to go... 
On the supporting rails I put some anti-skid which in combination with the constructions heavy weight makes it very stationary 😉 
 

 
That's all for now. Bring out the gingerbreads and glüh wine - Advent is coming 😉
 

Every time I visit this build, I find myself admiring the painted friezes. They.Are.Just.Amazing!
 

Hello,
now this chapter is also finished. All channels are ready and installed. The next time the smith has to build in the deadeyes. 
 

 

 

 

17. Assembly of the prepared sections
My work on the model ended in August with the completion of all structural parts to be built inside the hull.
The prepared hull sections can now be finally placed and glued. Before starting with that I stained the deck beam clamp in black.

The bottom boards. Some weights to give pressure while the glue is drying.

The center board case.

The foredeck section.

 

The mast erection installation. Before gluing it into place I splice the mast erection hall yard to the eye because I am afraid that it will be hardly accessible with all the deck beams in position.
 

The thwart.

The bulkhead.

The cockpit coaming and associated deck beams.

 

The helm port beams and carlings

And finally the remaining deck beams:
 

 

 

 

 
I am working on this again. Hopefully I can go on for a while now. Next job will be laying the deck.
See you soon!

All is well with me, Eric, nice of you to inform.
My clipper has been standing untouched for more than two months. Most of my time has gone to another project. My son has a sound and lighting business for major events, festivals, conferences, parties, etc ... He ownes a 300m² warehouse to store his material. In recent years, the warehouse has become too cramped. Due to the covid pandemic, the entire event sector has gone on hold; he wanted to use this time-out to increase the storage capacity of his warehouse. The building has an interior height of nine meters; the plan was to build in a floor at a height of four meters, supported by a system of steel beams.
 In order to maintain an income and to be able to pay the investment of the renovation, my son worked temporarily as a freelance maintenance technician for several large companies during the day. In the evenings of the working days he prepared the steel beams: cutting at the correct length, drilling holes where needed, welding flanges, ... During the day it was my job to paint all the prepared beams and during the weekends we both worked together to put them in place.

 

It's also my job to install the floorboards. I'm about half way through with that. The work was stopped for a few weeks because we had to wait for the next delivery of floorboards. For me this was an opportunity to work in my garden that had been neglected for a long time. On the right of the photo below you can see the freight elevator that we installed.
When the work is finished, storage capacity will have almost doubled. I'm afraid that in a few years there will be too little again.
In the meantime, festivals and events have been allowed again (for now anyway). Good news for my son because many orders are coming in again, but bad news for the availability of the alternative storage place where he was allowed to store his material during the change works.
Last week we had our delivery of floorboards so I can complete the work next week. Then I can move on to other important business, such as building my clipper d'Argenteuil.

Well folks, the day has arrived, I'm in my new home!
 
No furniture etc yet, that comes tomorrow but here's a pic of the RC sitting in readiness and the MC keeping her company. As well as a pic taken just 900mtrs from my front door. 2 mins drive to the boat ramp as opposed to almost an hour.

Dear all
 
Many thanks for your likes and good words!
Planking continues, I am making an effort to get the planks to sit nicely without big gaps. It seems to be going well so far and the most difficult planks are behind me. I did not have to remake any plank, they all came out fine on the first attempt. 
 
One thing that surprised me was the amount of adjustment I had to do on the frames. The two more forward and the two more aft frames had to be trimmed quite heavily, despite my CAD drawings looking good. I am not sure why, however: the two forward frames were the ones I had problems with at the drawing stage and I suspect I may have sanded the bevels at the Transom wrongly. 
 
It does not matter though as the planks do act as batens and show where wood needs to be taken off to have a fair curve. I think it is all fixed now.
 
A few pics:
 
All planks up to the level of Transom finished. The next plank sits at an angle at the transom and needs extra care to sit handsomely.




These are the paper templates for the next plank. 

And the process is repeated. This is a difficult plank but I think it is coming out fine and fits well with the previous plank on both sides.






This is how I steam my planks now, I just stick them in the kettle for a few seconds and then immediately place on the boat. The beech will take any shape with ease.

Till next time
 
Vaddoc

Just seeing this thread, Håkan. An interesting subject beautifully rendered. My sincere wishes for a successful recovery and outcome for your health.

I hope your treatment is going well Hakan and that a speedy recovery will follow. 
Nice oars!

So, here I am 5 months later...
Have I managed with any progress on the little build? In fact, yes. But only in the last weeks. 
Apart from the usual sailing around the Swedish archipelago, a spell with the dreaded c-illnes stirred up my fall. Treatment to commence soon. Whish me luck. The forecast looks good though. It was diagnosed at an early stage and all that, and I'm not too worried to be honest. It does have an impact nevertheless and I'm not looking forward to the cyto treatment. Yuck.
 
Anyway, when I left you for summer activities I had just started with the rudder. Gudgeons and pintles, hum, I don't know if that's what they are called on small craft as well. The gudgeon is doubled to prevent the rudder from unshipping. The reason must be that the mizzen tackle is fastened at the aft end of the rudder. And that is because the mizzen sail needs a boom that extends beyond the aft end.
Parts are painted and then the wood is oiled with paraffine oil. It gives a nice tan to the wood I think.

 

 
With the rudder in place I'm in for all the "bits and pieces", like oars (or sweeps if you prefer). The book mentions that a single pair was delivered with the boat. But it can obviously take four pairs, so I settled for an in between decision of two pairs.
IRL measurement is 12 feet long. In scale that is 122 mm. The handle diameter is about 45mm IRL (1.5mm scale). The blade width is 5 1/4 " (about 4,5mm).
First picture depicts three stages of construction.
Second pic, lazily stowed in the boat. The chafe protection is just painted 😉 

 

 
Next up will be mast and spars. 
well, the masts are already made but they need some tackles and stuff. 
And sails.
And sprit poles.
Enough to keep me occupied and out of the deep dark pool of thoughts.
 
Til next time - ta!
 
 

So, here I am 5 months later...
Have I managed with any progress on the little build? In fact, yes. But only in the last weeks. 
Apart from the usual sailing around the Swedish archipelago, a spell with the dreaded c-illnes stirred up my fall. Treatment to commence soon. Whish me luck. The forecast looks good though. It was diagnosed at an early stage and all that, and I'm not too worried to be honest. It does have an impact nevertheless and I'm not looking forward to the cyto treatment. Yuck.
 
Anyway, when I left you for summer activities I had just started with the rudder. Gudgeons and pintles, hum, I don't know if that's what they are called on small craft as well. The gudgeon is doubled to prevent the rudder from unshipping. The reason must be that the mizzen tackle is fastened at the aft end of the rudder. And that is because the mizzen sail needs a boom that extends beyond the aft end.
Parts are painted and then the wood is oiled with paraffine oil. It gives a nice tan to the wood I think.

 

 
With the rudder in place I'm in for all the "bits and pieces", like oars (or sweeps if you prefer). The book mentions that a single pair was delivered with the boat. But it can obviously take four pairs, so I settled for an in between decision of two pairs.
IRL measurement is 12 feet long. In scale that is 122 mm. The handle diameter is about 45mm IRL (1.5mm scale). The blade width is 5 1/4 " (about 4,5mm).
First picture depicts three stages of construction.
Second pic, lazily stowed in the boat. The chafe protection is just painted 😉 

 

 
Next up will be mast and spars. 
well, the masts are already made but they need some tackles and stuff. 
And sails.
And sprit poles.
Enough to keep me occupied and out of the deep dark pool of thoughts.
 
Til next time - ta!
 
 

What isn't a fiddly business at 1:64?
Haven't said it before, but I think the stern galleries came out really nice. Good job Henke!
 
Keep it up!

Starboard side is almost finished. I decided sometime ago that I would do sides in turns. Now port side...... I know it will be boring but at least there is some activity in my build log. This weekend´s work has been quarter galleries.

 

 
Best regards
 
Henrik

Hello,
today the carpenters finished the mizzen channels. The painter started to paint the ocker outlining and tomorrow he will do the rest, so that the carpenters could install the channels.