Omega1234

Thanks Carl
 
I definitely hope so, too!
 
All the best.
 
Cheers
 
Patrick

Hi folks
 
I'm back! Life's been really hectic over the past few weeks, which has meant that I've had little time for MSW, catching up with people's builds, or working on Shadow. Hopefully, things will ease off so that I can get back to some normality.
 
Anyhow, over the past few nights, I've kinda reached a milestone with Shadow - that being the completion of the construction of the major components of her superstructure. With that milestone behind me, I can now settle down to detailing her interior accommodation and the myriad of above-deck details. Fun times ahead!
 
I hope you all enjoy the photos as much as I'm going to enjoy catching up with everyone's build logs!
 
Cheers
 
Patrick

Indeed Patrick, life has this annoying habit of getting in the way of our boat building…congratulations for hitting this milestone, I think the boat looks great, very nice lines.

Patrick, Shadow is looking really great.

Hi Patrick:
 
I've experienced a similar 'time-out' from my Dunbrody, so I'm very happy to see you back to work on Shadow.  She's absolutely beautiful - love the lines and love the workmanship.  Welcome back!
 
Frank

Hi folks
 
I'm back! Life's been really hectic over the past few weeks, which has meant that I've had little time for MSW, catching up with people's builds, or working on Shadow. Hopefully, things will ease off so that I can get back to some normality.
 
Anyhow, over the past few nights, I've kinda reached a milestone with Shadow - that being the completion of the construction of the major components of her superstructure. With that milestone behind me, I can now settle down to detailing her interior accommodation and the myriad of above-deck details. Fun times ahead!
 
I hope you all enjoy the photos as much as I'm going to enjoy catching up with everyone's build logs!
 
Cheers
 
Patrick

Looking good Patrick, Nice work, I see that you have become a Mega Yacht builder 
 
Best Regards,
Pete 

Welcome back Patrick.  Even as a bare boat straight from the factory she looks great.  I can't wait to see her dressed up.
 
Bob

Hi folks
 
I'm back! Life's been really hectic over the past few weeks, which has meant that I've had little time for MSW, catching up with people's builds, or working on Shadow. Hopefully, things will ease off so that I can get back to some normality.
 
Anyhow, over the past few nights, I've kinda reached a milestone with Shadow - that being the completion of the construction of the major components of her superstructure. With that milestone behind me, I can now settle down to detailing her interior accommodation and the myriad of above-deck details. Fun times ahead!
 
I hope you all enjoy the photos as much as I'm going to enjoy catching up with everyone's build logs!
 
Cheers
 
Patrick

Hi folks
 
I'm back! Life's been really hectic over the past few weeks, which has meant that I've had little time for MSW, catching up with people's builds, or working on Shadow. Hopefully, things will ease off so that I can get back to some normality.
 
Anyhow, over the past few nights, I've kinda reached a milestone with Shadow - that being the completion of the construction of the major components of her superstructure. With that milestone behind me, I can now settle down to detailing her interior accommodation and the myriad of above-deck details. Fun times ahead!
 
I hope you all enjoy the photos as much as I'm going to enjoy catching up with everyone's build logs!
 
Cheers
 
Patrick

Hi folks!
 
Just a quick update on Shadow.
 
I've been concentrating on getting the external superstructure built. So far, most of the general shape is there; well enough to see the beauty starting to come through.
 
Still heaps to go, but time's been limited lately.
 
Hopefully, I'll be able to get more time later.
 
Have a great weekend!
 
Cheers
 
Patrick

Hi folks
 
I'm back! Life's been really hectic over the past few weeks, which has meant that I've had little time for MSW, catching up with people's builds, or working on Shadow. Hopefully, things will ease off so that I can get back to some normality.
 
Anyhow, over the past few nights, I've kinda reached a milestone with Shadow - that being the completion of the construction of the major components of her superstructure. With that milestone behind me, I can now settle down to detailing her interior accommodation and the myriad of above-deck details. Fun times ahead!
 
I hope you all enjoy the photos as much as I'm going to enjoy catching up with everyone's build logs!
 
Cheers
 
Patrick

Hi folks
 
I'm back! Life's been really hectic over the past few weeks, which has meant that I've had little time for MSW, catching up with people's builds, or working on Shadow. Hopefully, things will ease off so that I can get back to some normality.
 
Anyhow, over the past few nights, I've kinda reached a milestone with Shadow - that being the completion of the construction of the major components of her superstructure. With that milestone behind me, I can now settle down to detailing her interior accommodation and the myriad of above-deck details. Fun times ahead!
 
I hope you all enjoy the photos as much as I'm going to enjoy catching up with everyone's build logs!
 
Cheers
 
Patrick

Very, very, very nice progress, Patrick. The superstructure looks great, and I have the distinct feeling the interior will look smashing ...

Hi folks
 
I'm back! Life's been really hectic over the past few weeks, which has meant that I've had little time for MSW, catching up with people's builds, or working on Shadow. Hopefully, things will ease off so that I can get back to some normality.
 
Anyhow, over the past few nights, I've kinda reached a milestone with Shadow - that being the completion of the construction of the major components of her superstructure. With that milestone behind me, I can now settle down to detailing her interior accommodation and the myriad of above-deck details. Fun times ahead!
 
I hope you all enjoy the photos as much as I'm going to enjoy catching up with everyone's build logs!
 
Cheers
 
Patrick

Hey Mark
 
I think you're too modest, because we're learning just as much, or even more, from you. Mighty fine work as always!
 
BTW, 1/8th of an inch is well within my comfort zone! In fact, it's not even worth breaking a sweat over it

Thanks all. My hand is great now. I am setting up to start building the masting. I have a couple of things on order. Once they arrive, I should be ready to start posting again!

The build is great! Can't wait to see you back in the shop.

Hi Frank
 
Impressive work, that's for sure!
 
Cheers
 
Patrick

Mighty fine news!!!

This week is a part making week.  I needed to figure out anchors, the car and track set up for the fore-staysail boom and the anchor cat heads.
 
I struggle a bit at this scale as things should sort of work.  Also in the case of the anchors I want them to be light so they stay in place.  
 
 Starting off I chose to work in materials where I am most comfortable.  that usually includes wood and brass/copper.  The stocks are easy...they are wood.  It is the shank,crown and arms that are tricky as I am not a 'caster".  The eye and diamond shaped bracket around the stock was tricky.  I bent a thin 1/4" by 1/64" brass strip and soldered it . I then drilled opposite corners to fit a 1/16" brass rod.  I twisted a small eye into the top of the rod and added a soldered  brass ring to hold the chain. I took a 1/16" square tube and slid it up on the shaft to give me square sides.  The thin wood strips tapered on opposite sides and fill in on the others are to be glued to the brass square tube to form the shank.  The arms and flukes are easily shaped in laminated wood  
here one anchor is trial fitted, and the second is ready to go.  
after the shank wood glue dries, sanding,putty and more sanding get us to the real shape.  
here they are assembled.  
here the first one is painted out.     now we need some more  parts as we try to complete the fore deck.  
 Here I got to use a small spring tube bender that I bought many years ago and until now never used.  I want try making these in tube as that helps at both ends to attach things and also for a drilled pin to hold the chain. Drilling though solid brass is tough. The joke on me was after installing the cap screw in the next photo I had to drill through tube and screw for the chain pin.  
 here I have shaped a bracket for the sheave.  I was able to send a cap screw up the tube to attach the bracket and give strength.  I also used some proctor airplane pulleys for  the sheaves.  
 here I am making the car and track for the fore-staysail boom.  It is a rectangle in the archive photo.  I have nesting square tubes and using the copper wire I can miter them to make a tighter bend than I could do if I tried to use a 1/16th " brass rod.A 1/8" by 1/16" tube would have been better.  
 here the assembly is almost together.  In the NS archive photo this all paints out white.  I then need to add leather wrap to the end of the boom.   
 I show this photo for two reasons.  One it is a tease for what's coming as I mount the anchors.  More importantly it shows a common issue of sequencing.  As a complete amateur I continuously run into this.  That nice cleaned up bulkhead need lots of fittings and now all the deck furniture is in place it is harder to get the drills and pliers etc in when needed .  we'll see next time how I made out.  I recommend one takes the time to put all the edge work in first.  
cheers 

Today I want to share my low tech approach to making sign boards, scrolls and general lettering.  I must say the 3D printing version of the scroll done on genericDave's site is the top shelf solution.  My approach is simple printing.
 
First what are we trying to do and second how did we try it.
 
Here again thanks to the Nova Scotia archive site is a cropped image of real Bluenose and the sign board and scroll.  This Photo and the Eisnor plan agree and that is what I chose to do.  There are light shadows in this photo suggesting the scroll is carved into the planking, but that is not definitive. I also agree that it makes more sense to be carved in a shop and brought to the boat. The sign board is a full board but above the cove.  
 Here I took a photo of the Bluenose ll scroll and it clearly is an applied detail.  In this and other views one can see it is smaller and simpler than the original. I take it that notwithstanding 1962 was not 1921 the use of an applied scroll is the way to go.  
Here is the side sign board on Bluenose ll.  Clearly it is a board added but in the photo it is large and covers the cove.    
 So here we are.  I laid these out in turbo cad and then filled up a letter size sheet. As you see I am remaking  a few for other models and an extra set of scrolls in case...you know...I may need them.  
 here I have tested a paper version to see I have size right... so far so good.  
 Here I have been too smart for my own good.  Since this is my first attempt, I ordered both clear vinyl and a white backed material I plan to use to make labels for storage boxes and bottles.  Here is the clear vinyl scroll before I peel off the white backing.  
 Oops!!!!   Lesson learned. When I peel off the backing, the yellow disappears.  Clear vinyl is useless in this application.  
 Here I have re printed on the white label backing and voila...the white backing makes the yellow visible.  Here is the other side...better photo...  unfortunately the two yellows don't match.  Some day I will figure that out. moving to the sign boards and transom
 
 Here is the port side sign board.  I am not thrilled with the lack of boldness in the font. The flash photo also washed out the color.  This font  is the best of several attempts.  It is so easy to change, however I figure when ever I learn how to do it better I can quietly change this out.    
 Finally here is our sign on the transom.  again.  It is OK but I worked on this one the longest.  The real one scales to 7 inches long.  To get the names spread out and going back and forth in bold and not bold and using the few different fonts that have the squared letter highlight, this was the best I could get.  The letters could be a little boulder.   all for now 
 
cheers 
, 

A few postings ago I laid out four areas of upcoming work.  let's see how we are doing.
masts and spars   on going but major work done...now detail
color change   brown to grey...rough in done and in this post
out side graphics scroll etc ..almost done next posting
dory's.....well the first one is kindling. I am now on second attempt

 
on to the color  As I have hinted before the grey is coming..but what grey
 
 Here is my first attempt by using what I had on the rough cabin roof.  It was a great grey on a smaller older schooner but I don't like this here at all.
   Here you can see ... i feel it is just too loud.

 
 Here is a darker grey I used on Dancing feather.  I neighbor on mine looked and said it was much more Navy...not sure it matters but positive comments do help us decide.

 
Here again I have cropped a Nova Scotia archive photo to study tones.  This roof looks dark and the cabin trim is dark too. I know on the larger four masted schooners  this trim was often a natural finish but I don't believe it would have been on a fishing schooner.

 
 here is another cropped Nova Scotia Archive photo showing the hatches were dark.  They seem lighter than what must be a black box in the back ground around the fuel [ I believe] tank.  so I chose for the hatches and support curbs to copy the water ways, which as noted by Philip Eisnor where grey along with the cabin roof.

 
 So here I have taped off  where I will repaint the deck curbs and hatches above the deck.  
 
here is one coat on the cabin roof.  funny how it did not really cover.  I need to wait until I add all the other things before I continue here.  Not sure  I want it to look like brand new paint

 
 I show this view of one coat.  Note it does not really cover.  Since the under coat is leather brown I find it an interesting affect that shows a natural wear.  

 
here the water way is painted.  in this close up there is good and bad news.  Some of the brown coming though is OK but the issue  out of sequence repainting means I need to go back a few more times cleaning up the crispness of the white to gray corners.  ouch!  will it ever be right?

 
 here repainting the wheel I found it had natural handles .  behind the figure I have sanded and stained the handles leaving the end metal for the cap.  This scale means lots of extra work.  The dark inner panel and top curved board show up in both photos of the 1940 survey and a sailing view.   There are other pictures of the whole thing being white.That must have been during its earlier life.

 
here we see joy in large scale as I can actually install the mid height supports and take the eye bolts down through as they are in life.  This is unlikely for smaller scale.  the bad news is look at the touch up painting I need to do and the difficulty since I changes color so late. oops.

 
 Here we see the new color and spars sitting in place.

 
 Here we get the feeling of the new color combination.  better than brown but needs more clean up.

 
I talked about making hoops.  Here  i set them unfinished to see how they are doing.  In photos there are two colors.  Most are dull and the other blond. I assume blond means new replacements.  This is another thing to think about. 

 
 Finally I wanted to share the beauty of Sitka spruce and larger scale. I happen to like the natural finished boom and its visible taper. No mater how ugly I make the boat this boom will hold its place.

major lesson learned here by me.....make up your mind early on colors and then do not change your mind.  Oh well 
 
all for now
cheers 
 

Hi Friends,
 
I have been building and I would like to show the pictures but my computer is screwed up.  A friend on face book told me about an anti-virus program that she and several others said was great, so I down loaded Scan Guard.  My camera was set up to send pictures to my computer.  After installing the program the camera could no longer find the computer but I could move the memory chip to transfer the pictures.  Also clicking on hypertext in word would no longer go to the web.  That was a nascence so I went on the web to find a solution.  One of the suggestions was to run a program by Microsoft that was supposed to fix programs.  That moved every icon on my wallpaper and now when I put in the camera memory chip it says the chip needs to be formatted.  When I figure out how to get everything back the pictures will come.
 
In the mean time I have made one hull and put the under deck on it.  This boat  I plan to paint.  The other will be in a natural wood finish.  I was thinking of cherry but I need a new saw blade for that.  I do have mahogany but it is darker than I had envisioned.  So we will have to see how that goes.
 
That’s about all I have for now.
 
Bob