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Curved deck planking
druxey replied to dafi's topic in Planking Techniques's Click Here for Topics dedicated to planking!!!!
Generally speaking, I think you'll find that parallel laid planking came in once sawmills were established. This would be around 1800. It was easy to cut parallel sided lumber using a circular saw. Before that, everything was cut by handsaw. Also, naturally growing, slightly curved lumber was converted with less waste and would be stronger with the grain running along the curve. -
Looking terrific, Toni. And I feel so much better, knowing that the track for the door is there, even if no-one can see it
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Well done, Remco. One can't always anticipate every item ahead of one. We all miss some and then have to work on something that, were we to slip….
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Thanks for your comments and beveling measurements, Ed. Pre-beveling frames before erection is, as you say, theoretical. For people like yourself who work to a high degree of accuracy, it will work out beautifully, provided that the lofting and cutting is correct. For lesser mortals this is maybe not such a good idea!
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Sweet, Ed! Of course there would be less fairing required, as the hull form means less extreme bevels. Yet another reason to choose the 19th over 18th century framed models!
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Pillar description
druxey replied to allanyed's topic in Building, Framing, Planking and plating a ships hull and deck
Yes, Allan, that statement had me scratching my head for a while when I first came across it years ago! -
Pillar description
druxey replied to allanyed's topic in Building, Framing, Planking and plating a ships hull and deck
It's a misprint. Should read 'hance'! -
Perhaps install just a small section of deck and a few guns on one side, rather than all the armament? Then the deck structure will remain visible. However, it's your model - and a magnificent one, either way.
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Good question, Sherry. I would finish your (very nicely!) carved figure so that it visually blends with the rest of your model. Basswood will darken a little with time, so it will not look quite as white as it does right now. It really depends on your personal taste. There are no wrongs or rights, really. If you are unsure, look at photos of other models and see what look appeals to you.
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Those sweet lines are becoming more apparent at each posting Ed. Exemplary. (I think that I used that word before about your work….)
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SS Vinal Haven by TBlack - FINISHED
druxey replied to TBlack's topic in - Build logs for subjects built 1851 - 1900
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Always interesting to read correspondence that is germaine to the subject in hand! Thank you, gentlemen.
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I imagine there would be tracks top and bottom. Your stalls are land-bound, so doesn't need two tracks, but imagine the door to the sail room banging around in a seaway. The lower track would be two battens nailed to the deck.
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It looks like a Far East knock-off of a Gerstner tool box. Gerstners come in various sizes and configurations. They are the Rolls-Royce of toolboxes, if you can afford the real thing!
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I concur with Ed about the quality of Grobet files and rifflers. Lovely work, as ever.
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That's looking lovely, Toni. If you felt like it, you could fabricate a wood channel from a flat strip with two square ones glued on top, the door thickness apart.
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HMS Sussex by mij - Scale 1:48
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Good for you. Let us know how things go in the New Year.
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The mortises provide positive locations for the cants. These can be very helpful, even if they are invisible in the finished model, Greg.
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