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Usually on merchant craft there were no limber boards or channels above the floors. The drainage channel consisted of notches in the floors on their undersides, next to the garboard. Water flowed along under the frames, along the garboards, to the lowest point in the ship. Bilge water was then removed by the pumps. -
That flower pot seems to be 'clogged' up with earth! Sorry, I couldn't help that.
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Warped frames
druxey replied to jdbondy's topic in Building, Framing, Planking and plating a ships hull and deck
Laminated wood need an odd number of layers (3, 5, 7, etc.), each layer with grain at right angles to the next. Or - well, you've already discovered the result! A simplified frame structure such as shown above will work. It's a bit wasteful of wood, though. Do you have any way of modifying and controlling the humidity in the home? Where I live we need a humidifier in winter and A/C in the summer. -
Warped frames
druxey replied to jdbondy's topic in Building, Framing, Planking and plating a ships hull and deck
How disappointing! My first suspicion would be that the wood was improperly dried or poorly seasoned. Either that, and/or the log the wood was not quarter cut. In my own experience, wood will move where it wants to. You could try the remedy suggested above, but this may prove to only be a temporary solution. In 'real' boats, wood grain more or less follows the contour of the frame which is built in sections. There are no cross-grained areas. This gives maximum strength, as well as minimizes the problem of warpage. Perhaps you might want to rethink how you are going to construct your model. -
Lovely work with the brass fittings! Had you considered rolled paper for mast bands, then painting them? Walnut is certainly unsuitable for the job.
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Well, Bob is almost correct; but once you lick the cotton swab, you don't put it back in your mouth again! Or, if you do, you will only do it once.... I would only add that if you take the time and trouble to restore the model, put them in cases; or they will simply get dusty and damaged again.
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Perhaps we can advise you better if you can post some photos of their condition to begin with.
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You wrote: " I needed to walk away and shake my head clear a few times, review a number of books and re-read passages many times. This is the kind of stuff that cranks me up and gets me jumping for more! Yes I really enjoyed it that much." Oh, you've got it bad, Alan!
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Barque? Schooner? Why not a Scuaque (as in The Hunting of the Snark)?
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Nice to see you back in the saddle after your move, Bill! Looking forward to seeing further progress soon.
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I think what you are seeing is the edge of the bearding back or bevel that allows the rudder to turn freely. It is not a separate part.
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Vossie: we say 'Mole grips', you say '"Vise grips'. Two countries separated by a common language!
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Nice to see something a little less serious once in a while. However, in a fight, wouldn't it be easier just to throw the clog?
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Well done on your success, Patrick!
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For a first scratch build, that's pretty impressive!
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