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  1. druxey
    Thanks, Bob. However, I think I can wait as I've other paying work to re-rig on the bench as well right now!
  2. druxey
    Isn't it a relief to move on from framing? Your lower ceiling planks look very good.
  3. druxey
    Update: There will be a hiatus in the workshop, hopefully only for a few days. The switch on my Byrnes' saw failed - after only 14 years of hard work! Jim and Donna have sent out a replacement very promptly so it's in the USPS service - somewhere.... Until it arrives I can't cut more 1/64" leaves of wood for the boat's risers. Dommage.
  4. druxey
    The stretchers on this boat appear to be fixed, Bob, and not adjustable. Other boats had a double notch or other arrangement (see my Greenwich Hospital barge) to allow for short or tall rowers.
  5. druxey
    Thanks, Pat. The model will be unpainted with a natural wood look to show off construction. I used to put a dilute coat of sanding sealer on my models but no longer do. The 'finish' is simply fine sanded and scraped.
  6. druxey
    Next are the risers; the plank that the thwarts rest on. It was difficult to determine their shape as it is hard to measure vertical heights inside the boat. I 'proved' the spiled shape in card first. The risers will be cut from ¾" thick stock. Keen-eyed folk will have noticed that some metalwork has been made and fitted while there is still easy access to the ends and bottom of the model.
  7. druxey
    Just catching up, Chris. Lovely!
  8. druxey
    Muzzle flare on the small one looks much better, Kevin!
  9. druxey
    Lovely carved work, Giampiero!
  10. druxey
    Thank you for your encouraging words, Joe. Replicating these details is a challenge that I set myself as the prototype is still extant. The cleats and stretchers are now installed.
  11. druxey
    Today's update be more 'tell' than 'show'. The stretchers for the feet of the rowers are located in notches along the outer sides of the footboards (see photo, courtesy Eberhard). These are rather small items. Each is under ¾" long and the 'tails' 1/64" square. I prepared a length of Castello and cut off ¾" long pieces. These were sandwiched together on edge using PVA glue. (Rubber cement does not have sufficient shear strength for milling operations.) The laminated pieces were then glued to a carrier piece of wood. Held in a machine vise, the profile was carefully machined on the mill. The assembly was then immersed in isopropanol for 24 hours to separate the individual pieces. While this was soaking, a length of wood was prepared for the stretchers. The upper edges of these are chamfered at 45 degrees, as can be seen in the phooto.
  12. druxey
    Yes, the high quality of construction shows not only in these details, but the state of preservation of this boat for about 170 years.
  13. druxey
    Thank you, Maury. The two floor boards have been made and installed. Then blessing (and curse!) of having the prototype to refer to is that one sees all kinds of detail not shown on the usual plans. The photographs show a delicate beaded molding along the edges of these boards so, of course, I had to try adding these. First the planks were spiled and cut out. They are a scale 7" wide and 3/4" thick. The moldings were then carefully run. (I had this profile available from a previous open boat model.) the planks have considerable twist at both ends, They were hot water soaked and clipped in place to dry, then glued in permanently.
  14. druxey
    Oy. That's not good. I wish her a rapid and uneventful recovery, Chris.
  15. druxey
    Nice neat job on your sails.
  16. druxey
    Looking very nice indeed, Andy.
  17. druxey
    The keelson is in now. I found that I had to score it fore and aft as the frames rise. Holes were drilled for ringbolts and a blind square mortise cut for the mast step. Next will be to spile and fit the two boards that support the stretchers (footrests) for the rowers.
  18. druxey
    Looks terrific! I can almost imagine the ship as preserved in a museum.
  19. druxey
    I agree with Allen: leave the ebony to the furniture builders!
  20. druxey
    The aft body floors are now in. Then aftermost four pairs had to be cut from heat pre-bent stock. Next up, the keelson. It is substantial at 2½" x 4½" wide. Although the draught does not show this, photographs kindly supplied by Eberhard of the actual boat interior show this scored down on the floors and futtock heels. As this will not be visible (nor are the drainage holes in the frames) I won't go that far!
  21. druxey
    Starting to look very sweet, Maury.
  22. druxey
    The fore body floors are complete and the internal surfaces of the model cleaned up. As in larger vessels, the floors in the aft body will be attached to the aft sides of the futtocks. All these internal details were beautifully recorded and delineated in the American Neptune article, July 1955, by G.B. Rubin de Cervin.
  23. druxey
    In English, it is called the 'false rail'. The inset panel is very nicely carved, Alex. There is usually a semi-circular notch at the forward end for the boomkin to sit in.
  24. druxey
    I certainly wipe off any squeeze-out Eberhard, but also re-dampen and scrape later when dry. It's surprising how much more comes off! Thanks for looking in and for any questions.
  25. druxey
    The first five half-floors for the fore body have been cut and fitted. A nice smooth line for the floor heads is needed as can be seen on the plan view. I'm often asked how my work looks so clean. The answer is time and labor intensive: I dampen surfaces with a wet brush and scrape any last remnants of glue off very carefully using miniature chisels or dental tools. However, for a natural, unpainted surface this is necessary.

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