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Ship models worth making are not a race against time. The hours you've spent so far shows in the results. -
Coming along beautifully. Perhaps the external door to the quarter gallery was more for ventilation purposes....
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Very nicely done. Just catching up on your build, John. Ailing or failing parents are a huge stress, and I empathise with what you and you wife have been going through. It's tough on everyone.
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"Just fooling around"? says the card wizard. First, working at that scale is impressive enough, but in card as well....
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Looks as if part 1, rolled, is the lining for inside the hawse hole. Is the area below the black line a glue flap? Certainly it's an odd piece!
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These are the kind of photos that make me smile! Looking lovely.
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A great philosophy!
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Nearly always, no-one else will notice things that you do, as the 'ideal' is only in your own mind and imagination!
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Beautifully executed, Matthias! Have you tried fixing the carving blank to a backing block of wood using PVA glue? It can be freed after by soaking in isopropanol (95% rubbing alcohol). That way there is nothing interfering with the edges of the carving. Also, a block can be easily held and turned as you carve. I've used that method successfully for many years.
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Edge-set deck planking
druxey replied to Hakai43's topic in Building, Framing, Planking and plating a ships hull and deck
At the date of Endeavour, nibbed planks would not have been used. Less extreme curved planks with a hook where needed was the style at that date. Here is an example on a modern model of Resolution.
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Edge-set deck planking
druxey replied to Hakai43's topic in Building, Framing, Planking and plating a ships hull and deck
Actually, curved deck planks were not uncommon, especially in the days before powered circular saw mills. Many contemporary models show such planking (nibbed planks only came into fashion the 19th century) as well as deck plans such as are seen in Steel and Rees. A quick web search shows a Spanish example from 1794: However, these planks were most likely naturally curved from the trunks or branches from which they were cut, not edge set. This was a less wasteful method of timber conversion.
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Edge-set deck planking
druxey replied to Hakai43's topic in Building, Framing, Planking and plating a ships hull and deck
Depending on the wood specie you intend to use, edge setting (bending) may be possible. Some species are more amenable to this process than others. -
Great save! Well done.
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Ah, those micro-adjustments take a lot of considerations and time! Looks like it's developing nicely, though.
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Some basswood does not take stain evenly. I suspect that this happened here - it's not your technique.
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If you dissolve a PVA joint, just scrape the jelly-like remnants off and reglue. As there is very little water content in the alcohol (5%) you can do this right away.
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Early catheads appear to have projected forward, not diagonally sideways. Vasa shows an actual example (upper right).
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It really depends on how much of a stickler you are for accuracy....
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With PVA glue, there is no 'point of no return'. If you use isopropanol (95% rubbing alcohol) you can unglue joints and correct anything you are not happy with. Water will take much longer to loosen a PVA joint, so removing any excess glue with a damp or wet brush before it sets should not disturb the joint.
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Some of those renderings look to have been made distinctly 'heroic' rather than a good likeness! I like your analogy of an Elvis convention. Certianly my impression is of a rather round-faced, apple-cheeked and boyish looking man. At this stage, your carving looks to catch these traits nicely.
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An elegant solution to the problem indeed! Well done, Patrick. And tell the ship's cat to jump to it!
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Enjoy your time off!
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Sails on a British Cruizer Class Brig
druxey replied to DennisL's topic in - Build logs for subjects built 1801 - 1850
Royals. if present, would only be flown in very light airs.
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