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JesseLee
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JesseLee got a reaction from JerseyCity Frankie in Scottish Maid by JesseLee - FINISHED - Artesania Latina - 1:50
Starting bolt ropes. Had an old spool of rope left over from a build a long time ago. Sewed bolt rope on first sail. Still nine more to go.
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JesseLee got a reaction from Piet in Maine Peapod by JesseLee - FINISHED - Midwest Products - 1:14 - Early 1900's
Sanded the edges of the planks down smooth. Added false keel. Soaking strips, bending & gluing ribs in place.
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JesseLee got a reaction from NAZGÛL in Scottish Maid by JesseLee - FINISHED - Artesania Latina - 1:50
Starting bolt ropes. Had an old spool of rope left over from a build a long time ago. Sewed bolt rope on first sail. Still nine more to go.
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JesseLee got a reaction from CaptainSteve in Maine Peapod by JesseLee - FINISHED - Midwest Products - 1:14 - Early 1900's
Sanded the edges of the planks down smooth. Added false keel. Soaking strips, bending & gluing ribs in place.
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JesseLee got a reaction from SGraham in Scottish Maid by JesseLee - FINISHED - Artesania Latina - 1:50
Starting bolt ropes. Had an old spool of rope left over from a build a long time ago. Sewed bolt rope on first sail. Still nine more to go.
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JesseLee got a reaction from russ in Maine Peapod by JesseLee - FINISHED - Midwest Products - 1:14 - Early 1900's
Sanded the edges of the planks down smooth. Added false keel. Soaking strips, bending & gluing ribs in place.
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JesseLee got a reaction from themadchemist in Maine Peapod by JesseLee - FINISHED - Midwest Products - 1:14 - Early 1900's
Sanded the edges of the planks down smooth. Added false keel. Soaking strips, bending & gluing ribs in place.
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JesseLee got a reaction from RevKB in Rattlesnake/Cormorant 1780 by RevKB - Model Shipways - 1/64
I like how you added an extra arm to the clips. Wish I had known this tip before.
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JesseLee got a reaction from yvesvidal in Maine Peapod by JesseLee - FINISHED - Midwest Products - 1:14 - Early 1900's
Making progress on getting the hull planked. The wood strips supplied are basswood & have been bending pretty well. I have had 2 break. As I get to the point where the curving of the planks increase I have been soaking the planks. It doesn't tale much- holding it under hot water running from the sink is all it takes & they bend easily into shape.
The instructions recommend using CA glue foe everything in this build but I'm too old school & chose to use wood glue instead. I have only used CA to glue where the planks meets the stems to hold the ends down while the wood glue is drying between the plank edges. It looks a little rough right now but it will look fine once it is scraped & sanded.
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JesseLee got a reaction from yvesvidal in Maine Peapod by JesseLee - FINISHED - Midwest Products - 1:14 - Early 1900's
Finished the hull of the boat. When I took it off the jig that formed the shape the sides wanted to pull in making it narrower than it is supposed to be. The wood was pretty stubborn being very stiff & not wanting to be pulled out to its proper shape. Thought about it a while & decided to fit it back over the jig & try to re-wet the planks to see if they would reshape themselves. It was a tight fit & had to stretch the sides open a bit to get it back on. Then I decided on something maybe a little radicle......I filled a coffee cup with water & boiled it in the microwave a few minutes. Then I pored the boiling water onto the hull hoping it would reshape itself & praying that it would not come unglued & fall apart. It worked! I let it sit overnight. The glue held & it now holds it shape much closer to how it should.
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JesseLee reacted to russ in Maine Peapod by JesseLee - FINISHED - Midwest Products - 1:14 - Early 1900's
Good work so far.
Regarding your hull not holding its shape when taking it off the jig, I have always added a temporary beam across the hull on the inside of the planking to keep the hull stretched to its proper breadth until I can get some framing in the hull. Once you get the side frames in there, it will stiffen up nicely and the temporary stretcher can be removed.
Russ
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JesseLee got a reaction from hexnut in Maine Peapod by JesseLee - FINISHED - Midwest Products - 1:14 - Early 1900's
Finished the hull of the boat. When I took it off the jig that formed the shape the sides wanted to pull in making it narrower than it is supposed to be. The wood was pretty stubborn being very stiff & not wanting to be pulled out to its proper shape. Thought about it a while & decided to fit it back over the jig & try to re-wet the planks to see if they would reshape themselves. It was a tight fit & had to stretch the sides open a bit to get it back on. Then I decided on something maybe a little radicle......I filled a coffee cup with water & boiled it in the microwave a few minutes. Then I pored the boiling water onto the hull hoping it would reshape itself & praying that it would not come unglued & fall apart. It worked! I let it sit overnight. The glue held & it now holds it shape much closer to how it should.
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JesseLee got a reaction from SGraham in Maine Peapod by JesseLee - FINISHED - Midwest Products - 1:14 - Early 1900's
This kit has a building jig that the boat is planked over for the shape then removed off the jig once the planking is done. Built the jig, glued the bottom plank & end stems then attached this assembly on the jig to begin the planking.
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JesseLee got a reaction from Piet in Maine Peapod by JesseLee - FINISHED - Midwest Products - 1:14 - Early 1900's
Finished the hull of the boat. When I took it off the jig that formed the shape the sides wanted to pull in making it narrower than it is supposed to be. The wood was pretty stubborn being very stiff & not wanting to be pulled out to its proper shape. Thought about it a while & decided to fit it back over the jig & try to re-wet the planks to see if they would reshape themselves. It was a tight fit & had to stretch the sides open a bit to get it back on. Then I decided on something maybe a little radicle......I filled a coffee cup with water & boiled it in the microwave a few minutes. Then I pored the boiling water onto the hull hoping it would reshape itself & praying that it would not come unglued & fall apart. It worked! I let it sit overnight. The glue held & it now holds it shape much closer to how it should.
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JesseLee got a reaction from CaptainSteve in Maine Peapod by JesseLee - FINISHED - Midwest Products - 1:14 - Early 1900's
Finished the hull of the boat. When I took it off the jig that formed the shape the sides wanted to pull in making it narrower than it is supposed to be. The wood was pretty stubborn being very stiff & not wanting to be pulled out to its proper shape. Thought about it a while & decided to fit it back over the jig & try to re-wet the planks to see if they would reshape themselves. It was a tight fit & had to stretch the sides open a bit to get it back on. Then I decided on something maybe a little radicle......I filled a coffee cup with water & boiled it in the microwave a few minutes. Then I pored the boiling water onto the hull hoping it would reshape itself & praying that it would not come unglued & fall apart. It worked! I let it sit overnight. The glue held & it now holds it shape much closer to how it should.
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JesseLee got a reaction from GuntherMT in Maine Peapod by JesseLee - FINISHED - Midwest Products - 1:14 - Early 1900's
Finished the hull of the boat. When I took it off the jig that formed the shape the sides wanted to pull in making it narrower than it is supposed to be. The wood was pretty stubborn being very stiff & not wanting to be pulled out to its proper shape. Thought about it a while & decided to fit it back over the jig & try to re-wet the planks to see if they would reshape themselves. It was a tight fit & had to stretch the sides open a bit to get it back on. Then I decided on something maybe a little radicle......I filled a coffee cup with water & boiled it in the microwave a few minutes. Then I pored the boiling water onto the hull hoping it would reshape itself & praying that it would not come unglued & fall apart. It worked! I let it sit overnight. The glue held & it now holds it shape much closer to how it should.
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JesseLee got a reaction from Jack12477 in Maine Peapod by JesseLee - FINISHED - Midwest Products - 1:14 - Early 1900's
Finished the hull of the boat. When I took it off the jig that formed the shape the sides wanted to pull in making it narrower than it is supposed to be. The wood was pretty stubborn being very stiff & not wanting to be pulled out to its proper shape. Thought about it a while & decided to fit it back over the jig & try to re-wet the planks to see if they would reshape themselves. It was a tight fit & had to stretch the sides open a bit to get it back on. Then I decided on something maybe a little radicle......I filled a coffee cup with water & boiled it in the microwave a few minutes. Then I pored the boiling water onto the hull hoping it would reshape itself & praying that it would not come unglued & fall apart. It worked! I let it sit overnight. The glue held & it now holds it shape much closer to how it should.
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JesseLee got a reaction from Jack12477 in Maine Peapod by JesseLee - FINISHED - Midwest Products - 1:14 - Early 1900's
Making progress on getting the hull planked. The wood strips supplied are basswood & have been bending pretty well. I have had 2 break. As I get to the point where the curving of the planks increase I have been soaking the planks. It doesn't tale much- holding it under hot water running from the sink is all it takes & they bend easily into shape.
The instructions recommend using CA glue foe everything in this build but I'm too old school & chose to use wood glue instead. I have only used CA to glue where the planks meets the stems to hold the ends down while the wood glue is drying between the plank edges. It looks a little rough right now but it will look fine once it is scraped & sanded.
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JesseLee got a reaction from Jack12477 in Maine Peapod by JesseLee - FINISHED - Midwest Products - 1:14 - Early 1900's
Planking the hull....
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JesseLee got a reaction from Jack12477 in Maine Peapod by JesseLee - FINISHED - Midwest Products - 1:14 - Early 1900's
This kit has a building jig that the boat is planked over for the shape then removed off the jig once the planking is done. Built the jig, glued the bottom plank & end stems then attached this assembly on the jig to begin the planking.
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JesseLee got a reaction from themadchemist in Maine Peapod by JesseLee - FINISHED - Midwest Products - 1:14 - Early 1900's
Finished the hull of the boat. When I took it off the jig that formed the shape the sides wanted to pull in making it narrower than it is supposed to be. The wood was pretty stubborn being very stiff & not wanting to be pulled out to its proper shape. Thought about it a while & decided to fit it back over the jig & try to re-wet the planks to see if they would reshape themselves. It was a tight fit & had to stretch the sides open a bit to get it back on. Then I decided on something maybe a little radicle......I filled a coffee cup with water & boiled it in the microwave a few minutes. Then I pored the boiling water onto the hull hoping it would reshape itself & praying that it would not come unglued & fall apart. It worked! I let it sit overnight. The glue held & it now holds it shape much closer to how it should.
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JesseLee reacted to Mundie in USS Constitution by Mundie - Model Shipways
So I deviated from the practicum on this coaming hatch because I could not get the "lock and grove" method to look good. This isn't perfect but it's good enough. The pictures are self explanatory for what I did. I used a sharp X acto blade to get clean cuts and used the line on the cutting mat to get the correct 45° angle; then trimmed here and there for a good fit. A little wood putty helped fine tune a few tiny gaps. I generally would like to stay away from putty- I kinda think it looks a bit more authentic just leaving the wood as is, but a little here and there won't hurt.
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JesseLee got a reaction from Salty Sea Dog in Scottish Maid by JesseLee - FINISHED - Artesania Latina - 1:50
My dog makes a good dark background to show the thread, lol.
I now knot the two threads together, do this on each side. I trim off one of the threads & leave one hanging from the knot & trim it to its proper length. I then apply Fray Check to hold to keep anything from unraveling.
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JesseLee reacted to SGraham in Shenandoah 1864 by SGraham - FINISHED - Corel - Scale 1:50 - American Civil War-era Cutter
Thanks for the tip, Mark. I'll take a look at Danny's log. Meanwhile, here's a stem cap made of card stock and bolted in place.
Steve
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JesseLee got a reaction from themadchemist in Maine Peapod by JesseLee - FINISHED - Midwest Products - 1:14 - Early 1900's
Making progress on getting the hull planked. The wood strips supplied are basswood & have been bending pretty well. I have had 2 break. As I get to the point where the curving of the planks increase I have been soaking the planks. It doesn't tale much- holding it under hot water running from the sink is all it takes & they bend easily into shape.
The instructions recommend using CA glue foe everything in this build but I'm too old school & chose to use wood glue instead. I have only used CA to glue where the planks meets the stems to hold the ends down while the wood glue is drying between the plank edges. It looks a little rough right now but it will look fine once it is scraped & sanded.
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