Bill Hime

Good morning everyone!
 
This log is the evolution of what was a kit build, that out of frustration and disappointment, is now a full campaign into scratch building.
I bought Model Shipways "Pride of Baltimore II", 1:64th scale what now must be a couple years ago. I was beyond excited when it arrived. My wife and I spread the contents across the counter, separating, grouping every strip as we checked off the material list.
We counted cannons, pulleys and deadeyes...This is where my initial frustration was seeded. The cannons where so small, with little detail to enjoy. Nonetheless, I jumped in with enthusiasm. I built the bulkhead frame and fared it out for planking. I had planned all along to build this model as an embellished version replacing decking and planking with Redheart, Yellowheart, and Holly. I had also planned on eliminating some of the "modern" features on deck and making it more/less true to the original schooner.
 
I have to admit, at the time of purchase, I settled for this kit. The budget was not there for me to purchase the ship I wanted, "HMS Surprise", 1:48 scale by A L. I was concerned with the scale of 1:64th from the beginning in that it wouldn't give me the room to be creative with exotic woods, building a "jewelry box" display piece.
So it sat, staring at me. I found myself avoiding this forum, not wanting to answer to having no updates..silly, I know. Over time the "Pride" found it's way back into the box preached on a high shelf.  The shipyard was silent, tools hung motionless and frustration became loss.
Finally, life took back over, as it always does. I wondered in and out of MSW for some time there after. I logged back in this past March I think, only to find I had loss a good friend, Augie Bruno.
Augie's passing hit me hard. I had planned on telling him I retired from healthcare. I had mentioned how I hate how time and the busy-ness of life steals from us the things we love most.
 
We spent the last winter and spring renovating our new property. I turned a cabin next to house into my cabinet/furniture shop. I made a separate space within for the shipyard. Business took off with a bang but lately, my benches are idle without any work on the books.
So what life has afforded me is time to be here with good friends and a shared passion. Winter will reach Wisconsin soon enough.
 
Now to the build; I'm resizing the plans from 1:64 to 1:48 scale. 
 
Materials featured: Hard Maple and Basswood for frame and structure. Redheart for planking, Yellowheart for decking, Holly, Ebony and brass and copper for details. treenails will be copper and brass pins.
 
I look forward to any input or thoughts as this project moves along! I'll be spending time this weekend readying the shipyard for this build and start resizing my materials list with an online scale calculator.
 
 
Sincere Regards to All,
 
Bill

Good morning everyone!
 
This log is the evolution of what was a kit build, that out of frustration and disappointment, is now a full campaign into scratch building.
I bought Model Shipways "Pride of Baltimore II", 1:64th scale what now must be a couple years ago. I was beyond excited when it arrived. My wife and I spread the contents across the counter, separating, grouping every strip as we checked off the material list.
We counted cannons, pulleys and deadeyes...This is where my initial frustration was seeded. The cannons where so small, with little detail to enjoy. Nonetheless, I jumped in with enthusiasm. I built the bulkhead frame and fared it out for planking. I had planned all along to build this model as an embellished version replacing decking and planking with Redheart, Yellowheart, and Holly. I had also planned on eliminating some of the "modern" features on deck and making it more/less true to the original schooner.
 
I have to admit, at the time of purchase, I settled for this kit. The budget was not there for me to purchase the ship I wanted, "HMS Surprise", 1:48 scale by A L. I was concerned with the scale of 1:64th from the beginning in that it wouldn't give me the room to be creative with exotic woods, building a "jewelry box" display piece.
So it sat, staring at me. I found myself avoiding this forum, not wanting to answer to having no updates..silly, I know. Over time the "Pride" found it's way back into the box preached on a high shelf.  The shipyard was silent, tools hung motionless and frustration became loss.
Finally, life took back over, as it always does. I wondered in and out of MSW for some time there after. I logged back in this past March I think, only to find I had loss a good friend, Augie Bruno.
Augie's passing hit me hard. I had planned on telling him I retired from healthcare. I had mentioned how I hate how time and the busy-ness of life steals from us the things we love most.
 
We spent the last winter and spring renovating our new property. I turned a cabin next to house into my cabinet/furniture shop. I made a separate space within for the shipyard. Business took off with a bang but lately, my benches are idle without any work on the books.
So what life has afforded me is time to be here with good friends and a shared passion. Winter will reach Wisconsin soon enough.
 
Now to the build; I'm resizing the plans from 1:64 to 1:48 scale. 
 
Materials featured: Hard Maple and Basswood for frame and structure. Redheart for planking, Yellowheart for decking, Holly, Ebony and brass and copper for details. treenails will be copper and brass pins.
 
I look forward to any input or thoughts as this project moves along! I'll be spending time this weekend readying the shipyard for this build and start resizing my materials list with an online scale calculator.
 
 
Sincere Regards to All,
 
Bill

Good morning everyone!
 
This log is the evolution of what was a kit build, that out of frustration and disappointment, is now a full campaign into scratch building.
I bought Model Shipways "Pride of Baltimore II", 1:64th scale what now must be a couple years ago. I was beyond excited when it arrived. My wife and I spread the contents across the counter, separating, grouping every strip as we checked off the material list.
We counted cannons, pulleys and deadeyes...This is where my initial frustration was seeded. The cannons where so small, with little detail to enjoy. Nonetheless, I jumped in with enthusiasm. I built the bulkhead frame and fared it out for planking. I had planned all along to build this model as an embellished version replacing decking and planking with Redheart, Yellowheart, and Holly. I had also planned on eliminating some of the "modern" features on deck and making it more/less true to the original schooner.
 
I have to admit, at the time of purchase, I settled for this kit. The budget was not there for me to purchase the ship I wanted, "HMS Surprise", 1:48 scale by A L. I was concerned with the scale of 1:64th from the beginning in that it wouldn't give me the room to be creative with exotic woods, building a "jewelry box" display piece.
So it sat, staring at me. I found myself avoiding this forum, not wanting to answer to having no updates..silly, I know. Over time the "Pride" found it's way back into the box preached on a high shelf.  The shipyard was silent, tools hung motionless and frustration became loss.
Finally, life took back over, as it always does. I wondered in and out of MSW for some time there after. I logged back in this past March I think, only to find I had loss a good friend, Augie Bruno.
Augie's passing hit me hard. I had planned on telling him I retired from healthcare. I had mentioned how I hate how time and the busy-ness of life steals from us the things we love most.
 
We spent the last winter and spring renovating our new property. I turned a cabin next to house into my cabinet/furniture shop. I made a separate space within for the shipyard. Business took off with a bang but lately, my benches are idle without any work on the books.
So what life has afforded me is time to be here with good friends and a shared passion. Winter will reach Wisconsin soon enough.
 
Now to the build; I'm resizing the plans from 1:64 to 1:48 scale. 
 
Materials featured: Hard Maple and Basswood for frame and structure. Redheart for planking, Yellowheart for decking, Holly, Ebony and brass and copper for details. treenails will be copper and brass pins.
 
I look forward to any input or thoughts as this project moves along! I'll be spending time this weekend readying the shipyard for this build and start resizing my materials list with an online scale calculator.
 
 
Sincere Regards to All,
 
Bill

Good morning Mark!
just spent 2 cups of coffee catching up on your build. Beautiful, clean work on the beams..and I love that jig! Something I say frequently to customers, "It's just wood. We can reshape it, replace it or omit it."  
 
 
Bill

It's great to see you back, Bill.   I'll be patient and wait for your scratch log to show up. 
 
<taps foot><looks at watch>  Is it up yet????   

Hello to everyone!
Well my almost annual reopening of the C.W. Hime Shipyard is here once again. So after spending the winter and spring renovating our new property, including a cabin next to the house that we have turned into my cabinet/furniture shop, space was made for the shipyard in the shop.
I'll post some pics of the new space very soon.
 
I also retired from healthcare after 25 years this past February to pursue carpentry full time once again. Business started out with a bang, but herwe recent I'm finding we have no work on the books.
So what a great time to get the shipyard open as the Wisconsin winter will be soon to follow.
 
With that said, back to the Baltimore II;
 
I'm changing this from a kit to a scratch build, scaling my plans from 1:64th to 1:48 scale. I will be using Maple and Basswood for the structure and Redheart and Yellowheart and Holly For blanking and decking. I will be incorporating some Ebony, brass and copper parts for highlights.
 
I'm also starting a log for my scratch build of the USS Constitution half hull diorama. 
 
So I know I've come and gone, for now life is affording me the time to be here, with all of you, doing what we love together.
 
Sincere Regards,
 
Bill

Thank you Chris. I will do exactly that!  
 
Now I could use a little guidance on how to create a link....
 
 
Bill

So I will be spending the weekend furthering  the new shipyard along. I have built a separate office/shipyard closed off from the main cabinet shop for obvious reasons...DUST!
I plan on going to Kinko's this weekend to resize the POB II plans from 1:64th scale to 1:48th scale. I know line thickness might be an issue but I'm going to keep this simple... if the line is 3/16th" thick then reason would be that the middle or center 1/16th would be the most reasonable.
I will be using one of the online scale calculators to resize my material's list.
 
The following list of materials will be the features for this build;
 
Bulkheads, filler blocks  will be Hard Maple and Basswood.
 
Deck; Holly and Yellowheart
 
Planking: Redheart
 
Finer details wil be Ebony. Walnut, and brass/copper fittings
 
Planking treenails will be  copper and brass pins
 
 
Wow it's getting late here..2:20 AM Central time.
 
 
 
Good Night!
 
Bill

I guess question to the moderators...Should this log be moved to the "scratch build" section? There will be a great deal of posting about re scaling what was a kit into a scratch build by resizing the plans and material list from 1:64th to 1:48th scale.
 
Bill 

Jcoby - Hello my friend! POB II will be larger for sure. I have not decided if she'll be fully masted yet or not. Want to treat her like a fine jewelry box, celebrating the schooner lines and deck with exotic woods and metal details
 
Eamonn - Thank you my friend! I will be starting a log for Connie very soon. I'm suspecting at 10' in length she will be with me for sometime
 
Grant - My dear friend, you've always been so supportive, thank you. The game has commenced
 
 
Bill 

Hello to everyone!
Well my almost annual reopening of the C.W. Hime Shipyard is here once again. So after spending the winter and spring renovating our new property, including a cabin next to the house that we have turned into my cabinet/furniture shop, space was made for the shipyard in the shop.
I'll post some pics of the new space very soon.
 
I also retired from healthcare after 25 years this past February to pursue carpentry full time once again. Business started out with a bang, but herwe recent I'm finding we have no work on the books.
So what a great time to get the shipyard open as the Wisconsin winter will be soon to follow.
 
With that said, back to the Baltimore II;
 
I'm changing this from a kit to a scratch build, scaling my plans from 1:64th to 1:48 scale. I will be using Maple and Basswood for the structure and Redheart and Yellowheart and Holly For blanking and decking. I will be incorporating some Ebony, brass and copper parts for highlights.
 
I'm also starting a log for my scratch build of the USS Constitution half hull diorama. 
 
So I know I've come and gone, for now life is affording me the time to be here, with all of you, doing what we love together.
 
Sincere Regards,
 
Bill

Good morning Mark!
just spent 2 cups of coffee catching up on your build. Beautiful, clean work on the beams..and I love that jig! Something I say frequently to customers, "It's just wood. We can reshape it, replace it or omit it."  
 
 
Bill

Good morning Mark!
just spent 2 cups of coffee catching up on your build. Beautiful, clean work on the beams..and I love that jig! Something I say frequently to customers, "It's just wood. We can reshape it, replace it or omit it."  
 
 
Bill

Good morning Mark!
just spent 2 cups of coffee catching up on your build. Beautiful, clean work on the beams..and I love that jig! Something I say frequently to customers, "It's just wood. We can reshape it, replace it or omit it."  
 
 
Bill

Easy to do, Bill.
 
First, use your mouse to highlight the URL of the topic you want to link to, then right-click and select 'copy'. When you compose the post you want to add the link to, highlight the text in which you will embed the link and then click the link button in the tool bar (it has an image of a chain link with a little green circle with a plus sign); a small pop-up box will appear. Right-click in the URL line and select 'paste' to add your desired URL. Last, click the OK button in the lower right of the window. That's all there is to it.

Good morning Mark!
just spent 2 cups of coffee catching up on your build. Beautiful, clean work on the beams..and I love that jig! Something I say frequently to customers, "It's just wood. We can reshape it, replace it or omit it."  
 
 
Bill

Good morning Mark!
just spent 2 cups of coffee catching up on your build. Beautiful, clean work on the beams..and I love that jig! Something I say frequently to customers, "It's just wood. We can reshape it, replace it or omit it."  
 
 
Bill

Good morning Mark!
just spent 2 cups of coffee catching up on your build. Beautiful, clean work on the beams..and I love that jig! Something I say frequently to customers, "It's just wood. We can reshape it, replace it or omit it."  
 
 
Bill

Good morning Mark!
just spent 2 cups of coffee catching up on your build. Beautiful, clean work on the beams..and I love that jig! Something I say frequently to customers, "It's just wood. We can reshape it, replace it or omit it."  
 
 
Bill

Thanks for the "likes" and comments.   I didn't get to where I wanted to be today, but clamps are on 2 out of the 3 decks that need them.  Spales are "in work".  
 
 
Richard,
The Sieg is made by the same folks that make the MM mill.  There are differences but both use the R8 taper for the chuck or collets.  The accessories (other than collets and chuck) should fit those and the Sherline and the LittleMachineShop mills.  The only thing I'd have push out the door with this mill is the collets as the holder is an MT1 taper.     All the other accessories will go either way.  I'm thinking the way you are.. drilling also.  I don't need a pivoting head, like MM as that does add some play....   I'm still on the fence.

Thanks again for the likes and comments.
 
This truly is a work in progress.   The situation is slowly resolving itself...   
 
Today's update is somewhat tiny... waterways.    The first picture shows the mill setup with the ball cutter.  I pass each waterway piece through the jig and each time take off more material.   Picture 2 shows the profile on a test piece that I'm aiming for.   I'll need to profile the side against the hull during installation to get a good fit.
 

 

Thanks as always for the likes and comments.
 
 
If I stare at something long enough, I'll usually realize what it is...  It's my mistake....  the last beam I have is 2-1/2" long.  On the drawing it's 3-1/2" long.  I think the drawing is looking from waterway to waterway which, if the beam is tapered or faired into the frames properly it would go past the clamp and end up being 3-1/2" long.  Not the end of the world... I may just shim out that area when I do the waterways and plank or I'll redo them.  I'm leaning towards a rework. I'm having my moments here wrapping my head around some of this.  
 
In my crude sketch... the black beam is how it looks now.  The red is how it should have been faired into the frame.]
 
 

Thanks for the "likes" and commentary...  
 
Making progress.   The beams are in for the lower deck.  There's probably another couple that I'll need to put in once I figure out the shape at the bow and stern.  The bow, not so much, but the stern looks different on the drawing than it does looking into the hull.  i think it's not at deck level... just has me scratching my head as I know the beams are all at the right height.
 
Anyway, I'm checking fore and main mast locations and then I'll be dropping a bit of string down the centerline to double check and pin down where I'll need the mizzen mast step, the three hatches, and the bowsprit step. I'm also plotting out the walls and cabins but won't get to far into that until the deck is planked.   Which... I'm hoping to get started on this week as soon as I can get the planks cut.  The actual next step with the waterways.  The wood has been selected (cherry) and the appropriate sized pieces selected.  
 
Here's pictures.   Feel free to point out any stupidity or errors on my part.  
 


 

Thanks for the likes, the comments, and just looking in....
 
Not a big update, but deck furniture (except for the mizzen mast step and the oven) are mostly done.  The main mast partner is coming out as I'm not happy looking at the picture.  Other than this partner, the oven and the mizzen step, everything else I salvaged from Version 1 for this build hit the scrapbox.   The main mast partner should be following.
 

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