kruginmi

Sorry Nils, but 2.5 - 3 years for a 'normal' experienced builder (actually probably more like 3 to 4).
 
You, I am betting on under 2 years to completion.
 
Mark

Sorry Nils, but 2.5 - 3 years for a 'normal' experienced builder (actually probably more like 3 to 4).
 
You, I am betting on under 2 years to completion.
 
Mark

Hey, look at me, I can glue a deck clamp!
 

 
A long story (with a pretty happy ending so far...):  I turned 50 in April and always knew this was going to be a breakout year.  Not to linger on the point but after a series of events I was diagnosed with a rare disease (Mommy always said I was special).  A few specialists and then a 3 week hospital stay I was back dealing with all the yard and house work that backed up.
 
But tonight, tonight I returned to the yard and cut and glued a deck clamp.
 

 
Well, that went so well I completed the keelson:
 

 
Not too much, I know, but a sign of things returning to normal.  Now I have to look at a sprint Triathlon in less than 60 days and a lot of training I am behind on so who knows when the next update will be posted, but make no doubt there will be more.
 
Stay Building my Friends,
Mark

Hey, look at me, I can glue a deck clamp!
 

 
A long story (with a pretty happy ending so far...):  I turned 50 in April and always knew this was going to be a breakout year.  Not to linger on the point but after a series of events I was diagnosed with a rare disease (Mommy always said I was special).  A few specialists and then a 3 week hospital stay I was back dealing with all the yard and house work that backed up.
 
But tonight, tonight I returned to the yard and cut and glued a deck clamp.
 

 
Well, that went so well I completed the keelson:
 

 
Not too much, I know, but a sign of things returning to normal.  Now I have to look at a sprint Triathlon in less than 60 days and a lot of training I am behind on so who knows when the next update will be posted, but make no doubt there will be more.
 
Stay Building my Friends,
Mark

Thanks Eamonn and all the likes,
 
Still slogging ahead as time allows.  I have attached all three strakes of the wales both port and starboard.
 

 
I am still using the extra deep slotted keel jig for holding everything together.  I have also opted to skip the frame spacers.  Using another deep slotted keel jig I insured correct spacing and glued the wales (freezing the frame spacing) then removed the slotted jig.  Fairing has occurred only over the wales area - which was pretty easy.  Now that the frame has been stiffened I can easily fair the rest (externally).
 

 
Next up will be removing the frame spreaders and then work on the internal fairing.
 

 
As is evident in the pics this will not take too much time.  Very soon start affixing the thick stuff in the hold.
 
Stay Building My Friends,
Mark

To use a phrase from Monty Python:  'Not dead yet.'  Slow but sure the new frames have been generated.  Everything triple checked and locked in.  This morning I glued the framework to the base jig (excepting first and last frames) and everything is in its proper place:
 

 
I need to add the walnut chocks to the 18th and 27th frames prior to gluing those in and then fair the hull.  The hull is already so close to being smooth, which is how it should be.  Shouldn't take too much effort.
 
I did add removable spacer blocks (in the pics) at the mid-points either side and will probably not add spacer blocks.  Once the mid-section is good to go I will add the wales for strength.
 
One other difference from previous attempts was to get all the frames in place insuring everything measured out correctly before gluing anything.  I only added glue once in place and pushed it around where the frame and the bottom jig intersected.  No chance of it grabbing prior to being in its final place.
 
Mark

An important point to consider is your choice of seat.  The question is less height off the floor than height off your sitting position.  
 
If you haven't picked out a dedicated chair/stool, now is the time to do it.
 
Then figure out your optimal resting hand / elbow height to figure out the gap between chair and table top.  Then add your chair height.  Sounds more complicated than it is, but get it wrong and you have lasting issues....
 
Mark

An important point to consider is your choice of seat.  The question is less height off the floor than height off your sitting position.  
 
If you haven't picked out a dedicated chair/stool, now is the time to do it.
 
Then figure out your optimal resting hand / elbow height to figure out the gap between chair and table top.  Then add your chair height.  Sounds more complicated than it is, but get it wrong and you have lasting issues....
 
Mark

Cautionary note that you probably are aware of:  The plans are 2D and the ship is 3D.  By draping the plans over the hull, any curvature in the hull will introduce errors in the 2D wrapped plans drawn to the hull surface, usually most pronounced at the bow or stern.  Be very careful of the adjustment variances introduced.  The biggest concern is the height of the ports off of the installed internal deck.
 
Good job so far, especially on the work on the transom and not giving up!
 
Mark

Thanks, Mark.  You're right that the template is only really useful amidships.  I plan to establish the bottom of the ports in that area and use the measurement from the deck to the port opening bottom to establish the proper location for the fore and aft port bottoms.  Their fore and aft locations are easy to measure from the amidships ports.
 
Dave

Hi Mark
 
It's nice to be "special", but I'm sure that getting crook is the last thing you, or, your Mother had in mind!
 
Seriously though, I'm glad to hear that you're over your illness and can get back to your model. I must say , also, that I was wondering what had happened to your updates...guess that explains things!
 
Very nice progress, so far, too, by the way.
 
All the best
 
Patrick

Mark,
 
Good to hear that you're back on top of your game.  The build is looking great. 

Hey, look at me, I can glue a deck clamp!
 

 
A long story (with a pretty happy ending so far...):  I turned 50 in April and always knew this was going to be a breakout year.  Not to linger on the point but after a series of events I was diagnosed with a rare disease (Mommy always said I was special).  A few specialists and then a 3 week hospital stay I was back dealing with all the yard and house work that backed up.
 
But tonight, tonight I returned to the yard and cut and glued a deck clamp.
 

 
Well, that went so well I completed the keelson:
 

 
Not too much, I know, but a sign of things returning to normal.  Now I have to look at a sprint Triathlon in less than 60 days and a lot of training I am behind on so who knows when the next update will be posted, but make no doubt there will be more.
 
Stay Building my Friends,
Mark

Thanks Eamonn and all the likes,
 
Still slogging ahead as time allows.  I have attached all three strakes of the wales both port and starboard.
 

 
I am still using the extra deep slotted keel jig for holding everything together.  I have also opted to skip the frame spacers.  Using another deep slotted keel jig I insured correct spacing and glued the wales (freezing the frame spacing) then removed the slotted jig.  Fairing has occurred only over the wales area - which was pretty easy.  Now that the frame has been stiffened I can easily fair the rest (externally).
 

 
Next up will be removing the frame spreaders and then work on the internal fairing.
 

 
As is evident in the pics this will not take too much time.  Very soon start affixing the thick stuff in the hold.
 
Stay Building My Friends,
Mark

As we say in the Army, no plan survives first contact and it was proven true once again.
  After rubber cementing the futtock templates to the Basswood sheet (grain oriented correctly) I cut each one out with about a 1/16" buffer, which was sanded to shape on the drum sander.  For the joining edges I used my sled on the table saw for precise angles (match the cuts).  Guaranteed straight and perfect 90 degrees.  I could shave off a 1/64th safely using this method.     The first layer was finalized (paper template removed) and glued together piece by piece over a copy of the frame (with wax paper). Then I finished each piece of the second layer and added each one separately to the existing finished layer.  I had thought of making the second layer independently and then joining both whole layers together but the piece by piece looked to be the better and more accurate solution.   In the following pic I was using the second layer pieces as clamp aids for the first layer.     After everything dried I did a gentle sanding by hand of all the surfaces.     I finished frame 19 first (second one in) since it will be totally covered up.  After I am confident in my technique I can then do the exposed frames of 18 and 27 (one side exposed each).  Next up is frame 26 so I can also start working on the base jig and get that trued up.  With everything going on, hope to have the skeleton complete and setup during Christmas break.   Very happy with this approach.  More time than with the original Druid but a lot less wood.   Mark

Hey, look at me, I can glue a deck clamp!
 

 
A long story (with a pretty happy ending so far...):  I turned 50 in April and always knew this was going to be a breakout year.  Not to linger on the point but after a series of events I was diagnosed with a rare disease (Mommy always said I was special).  A few specialists and then a 3 week hospital stay I was back dealing with all the yard and house work that backed up.
 
But tonight, tonight I returned to the yard and cut and glued a deck clamp.
 

 
Well, that went so well I completed the keelson:
 

 
Not too much, I know, but a sign of things returning to normal.  Now I have to look at a sprint Triathlon in less than 60 days and a lot of training I am behind on so who knows when the next update will be posted, but make no doubt there will be more.
 
Stay Building my Friends,
Mark

Hey, look at me, I can glue a deck clamp!
 

 
A long story (with a pretty happy ending so far...):  I turned 50 in April and always knew this was going to be a breakout year.  Not to linger on the point but after a series of events I was diagnosed with a rare disease (Mommy always said I was special).  A few specialists and then a 3 week hospital stay I was back dealing with all the yard and house work that backed up.
 
But tonight, tonight I returned to the yard and cut and glued a deck clamp.
 

 
Well, that went so well I completed the keelson:
 

 
Not too much, I know, but a sign of things returning to normal.  Now I have to look at a sprint Triathlon in less than 60 days and a lot of training I am behind on so who knows when the next update will be posted, but make no doubt there will be more.
 
Stay Building my Friends,
Mark

Hey, look at me, I can glue a deck clamp!
 

 
A long story (with a pretty happy ending so far...):  I turned 50 in April and always knew this was going to be a breakout year.  Not to linger on the point but after a series of events I was diagnosed with a rare disease (Mommy always said I was special).  A few specialists and then a 3 week hospital stay I was back dealing with all the yard and house work that backed up.
 
But tonight, tonight I returned to the yard and cut and glued a deck clamp.
 

 
Well, that went so well I completed the keelson:
 

 
Not too much, I know, but a sign of things returning to normal.  Now I have to look at a sprint Triathlon in less than 60 days and a lot of training I am behind on so who knows when the next update will be posted, but make no doubt there will be more.
 
Stay Building my Friends,
Mark

Hey, look at me, I can glue a deck clamp!
 

 
A long story (with a pretty happy ending so far...):  I turned 50 in April and always knew this was going to be a breakout year.  Not to linger on the point but after a series of events I was diagnosed with a rare disease (Mommy always said I was special).  A few specialists and then a 3 week hospital stay I was back dealing with all the yard and house work that backed up.
 
But tonight, tonight I returned to the yard and cut and glued a deck clamp.
 

 
Well, that went so well I completed the keelson:
 

 
Not too much, I know, but a sign of things returning to normal.  Now I have to look at a sprint Triathlon in less than 60 days and a lot of training I am behind on so who knows when the next update will be posted, but make no doubt there will be more.
 
Stay Building my Friends,
Mark

Hey, look at me, I can glue a deck clamp!
 

 
A long story (with a pretty happy ending so far...):  I turned 50 in April and always knew this was going to be a breakout year.  Not to linger on the point but after a series of events I was diagnosed with a rare disease (Mommy always said I was special).  A few specialists and then a 3 week hospital stay I was back dealing with all the yard and house work that backed up.
 
But tonight, tonight I returned to the yard and cut and glued a deck clamp.
 

 
Well, that went so well I completed the keelson:
 

 
Not too much, I know, but a sign of things returning to normal.  Now I have to look at a sprint Triathlon in less than 60 days and a lot of training I am behind on so who knows when the next update will be posted, but make no doubt there will be more.
 
Stay Building my Friends,
Mark

Hey, look at me, I can glue a deck clamp!
 

 
A long story (with a pretty happy ending so far...):  I turned 50 in April and always knew this was going to be a breakout year.  Not to linger on the point but after a series of events I was diagnosed with a rare disease (Mommy always said I was special).  A few specialists and then a 3 week hospital stay I was back dealing with all the yard and house work that backed up.
 
But tonight, tonight I returned to the yard and cut and glued a deck clamp.
 

 
Well, that went so well I completed the keelson:
 

 
Not too much, I know, but a sign of things returning to normal.  Now I have to look at a sprint Triathlon in less than 60 days and a lot of training I am behind on so who knows when the next update will be posted, but make no doubt there will be more.
 
Stay Building my Friends,
Mark

Thanks Eamonn and all the likes,
 
Still slogging ahead as time allows.  I have attached all three strakes of the wales both port and starboard.
 

 
I am still using the extra deep slotted keel jig for holding everything together.  I have also opted to skip the frame spacers.  Using another deep slotted keel jig I insured correct spacing and glued the wales (freezing the frame spacing) then removed the slotted jig.  Fairing has occurred only over the wales area - which was pretty easy.  Now that the frame has been stiffened I can easily fair the rest (externally).
 

 
Next up will be removing the frame spreaders and then work on the internal fairing.
 

 
As is evident in the pics this will not take too much time.  Very soon start affixing the thick stuff in the hold.
 
Stay Building My Friends,
Mark

To use a phrase from Monty Python:  'Not dead yet.'  Slow but sure the new frames have been generated.  Everything triple checked and locked in.  This morning I glued the framework to the base jig (excepting first and last frames) and everything is in its proper place:
 

 
I need to add the walnut chocks to the 18th and 27th frames prior to gluing those in and then fair the hull.  The hull is already so close to being smooth, which is how it should be.  Shouldn't take too much effort.
 
I did add removable spacer blocks (in the pics) at the mid-points either side and will probably not add spacer blocks.  Once the mid-section is good to go I will add the wales for strength.
 
One other difference from previous attempts was to get all the frames in place insuring everything measured out correctly before gluing anything.  I only added glue once in place and pushed it around where the frame and the bottom jig intersected.  No chance of it grabbing prior to being in its final place.
 
Mark

Hey, look at me, I can glue a deck clamp!
 

 
A long story (with a pretty happy ending so far...):  I turned 50 in April and always knew this was going to be a breakout year.  Not to linger on the point but after a series of events I was diagnosed with a rare disease (Mommy always said I was special).  A few specialists and then a 3 week hospital stay I was back dealing with all the yard and house work that backed up.
 
But tonight, tonight I returned to the yard and cut and glued a deck clamp.
 

 
Well, that went so well I completed the keelson:
 

 
Not too much, I know, but a sign of things returning to normal.  Now I have to look at a sprint Triathlon in less than 60 days and a lot of training I am behind on so who knows when the next update will be posted, but make no doubt there will be more.
 
Stay Building my Friends,
Mark

Hey, look at me, I can glue a deck clamp!
 

 
A long story (with a pretty happy ending so far...):  I turned 50 in April and always knew this was going to be a breakout year.  Not to linger on the point but after a series of events I was diagnosed with a rare disease (Mommy always said I was special).  A few specialists and then a 3 week hospital stay I was back dealing with all the yard and house work that backed up.
 
But tonight, tonight I returned to the yard and cut and glued a deck clamp.
 

 
Well, that went so well I completed the keelson:
 

 
Not too much, I know, but a sign of things returning to normal.  Now I have to look at a sprint Triathlon in less than 60 days and a lot of training I am behind on so who knows when the next update will be posted, but make no doubt there will be more.
 
Stay Building my Friends,
Mark