Bill Hime
-
Posts
311 -
Joined
-
Last visited
Reputation Activity
-
Bill Hime got a reaction from WackoWolf in making chisels
Michael,
What a great tutorial! And your so right, there is nothing like making your own tools. It takes a true artisan to know his craft well enough to create tools to fit his needs. And that is a very fine looking chisel indeed.
Warm Regards,
Bill
-
Bill Hime reacted to augie in USF Confederacy by Augie & Moonbug - FINISHED - Model Shipways - 1:64
Firstoff, a HAPPY NEW YEAR to everyone on MSW. May health, wealth and good building be in store for all!
Thought I'd start the year with a small update.
The planking of the upper hull has been completed with the addition of the second layers for the main and channel wales. In addition, the main wales have been painted........8 coats of diluted MS acrylic black. It's got the slightest bit of sheen to it but I'll address that later:
Here's a close up. The strake just above the black main wale is the 'black strake' which, for some reason, is not black. It is thinner than the wale so it makes for a nice detail. The wales and black strake have been tapered and contoured into one another so the edge is nice and neat. Thanks to Bob (Rafine) for mentioning the fact that he paints the edges of the wales before putting them on. That really simplifies the painting:
The next step will be treenailing the outer hull. I'll be using the 'drill and fill' technique. I need to get the right color on the filler and determine the pattern before proceeding. Once that's done a second coat of stain will be applied to darken the upper hull....then more painting etc. FUN STUFF
OK, let's see your latest !!!!!
-
Bill Hime got a reaction from augie in Pride of Baltimore 2 by Bill Hime - Model Shipways - 1:64 scale
Hi Robert,
Thanks for looking in. Watchful eyes always keep me on my toes
Lou,
Hey my friend, thanks for shaking the bushes. We're alive and well
Augie,
Yes, waiting is the right thing to do. I think I was just thinking out loud on in that post. With the shipyard in the living room, it's never too far out of my site.
Alistair,
Lol, now that's the way to call a man out! Thank you my friend "Passion is Patience" ...and that is the truth of my heart
This is my long weekend on in ICU. I'm off Monday and Tuesday. First thing up, to dial that scroll saw in and get those Wenge wood patterns cut. I feel like I just woke up. Thanks everyone for getting my blood running again.
Bill
-
Bill Hime reacted to michael mott in making chisels
Vic thanks, the chisel in in use here
Janos, Yes I think that it is called silver steel in the UK as well.
Mark, that is a great idea.
There really is something special about making your own tools.
Michael
-
Bill Hime reacted to michael mott in making chisels
Hi Slog
All I did was to heat the end about 1 inch at the tip to cherry red then quenched it in cold water. it was not quite hard tested it with a file, so heated it again to a very cherry red and again quenched it in the same water and then it was hard. I thought about tempering it but decided not to. if it is too brittle I will temper it that means heating it up again but watching very carefully the colour of the oxide forming on the polished surface I would take it to a dark straw colour then quench it again.
I did use Drill Rod which comes in just about every size up to 1 inch in 36 inch lengths. it has a ground finish and is great for making tools.
To soften the steel heat it to cherry red and let it cool slowly.
To case harden mild steel heat to hot as possible without melting it and plunge it into some carbon powder, reheat and repeat a few times and you have a hard coating on the mild steel.
Michael
-
Bill Hime reacted to michael mott in making chisels
Today I needed a long small chisel
To make what I needed I began with a piece of 5/32 drill rod and filed the end into a rectangular section.
this was then polished up with some wet and dry sandpaper stuck to a strip of wood.
After hardening the end only the bevel was ground ready for shapening.
Finally a handle was fashioned from a piece of hard maple.
Michael
-
Bill Hime reacted to aliluke in Pride of Baltimore 2 by Bill Hime - Model Shipways - 1:64 scale
Bill - wait. There is so much time invested in this craft that the cost of better product than that which comes in a kit is trivial in comparison. You are right you'll kick yourself later and you are doing a great job as it is, your model deserves the best you can afford. Remember your own motto!!! "Passion is Patience".
Cheers
Alistair
-
Bill Hime reacted to augie in Pride of Baltimore 2 by Bill Hime - Model Shipways - 1:64 scale
Probably best to wait on the new wood. I know it's hard. Any other parts of the build you can work on in the meanwhile??
Good hearing from you.
-
Bill Hime got a reaction from Elia in Pride of Baltimore 2 by Bill Hime - Model Shipways - 1:64 scale
Bulkheads all fit as they should now. Today I started laying out the keel pieces on the Wenge wood replacement. After trying to mark out the patterns with assorted white pencils, I decided to cut typing paper to board size, coated the paper using a Elmer's glue stick. I then surface sanded the board barely wiping it clean. Finally, I applied the paper to the wood and ready to trace kit supplied pieces on to it.
Below are pictures of the steps.
I work the next couple of days so I'll probably cut these out on my new scroll saw, (Thank to my Admiral!) Friday night
Warm Regards,
Bill
-
Bill Hime got a reaction from jbford in ebonizing boxwood
So here's what I've been thinking of trying;
Rubbing the wood down heavily and generously with Kiwi brand black shoe polish. Wrap the planks in wet cheese cloth then baking them in the oven at 180-200 degrees F.
Afterwards, rubbing them out with linseed oil.
Bill
-
Bill Hime reacted to rwiederrich in Donald McKay 1855 by rwiederrich - medium clipper
I test fit the hull back into the water......I'm thinking it's looking pretty good.
-
Bill Hime got a reaction from augie in USF Confederacy by Augie & Moonbug - FINISHED - Model Shipways - 1:64
Augie,
She's really looking beautiful! I like her lines. The overall sense is crisp, then the eye starts picking up all the little details, an amazing execution of craftsmanship :)
Bill
-
Bill Hime reacted to jcoby in Pride of Baltimore II by jcoby - Model Shipways - Scale 1:64
Added the various cleats and the ringtail boom to the main boom.
I still need to add eye bolts, two more bands, cleats, foot ropes, and the 0.008" wire pins to the boom before it is complete.
Forming those metal bands was a pain. I made a sort of figure 8 and soft soldered it together. Of course the boom grew in size after I painted it so I had to stretch the eyes out in order to get them installed and even then I scraped a bunch of paint up.
I was going to serve the eyes for foot ropes as well but the line that is included with the kit is awful. It is stiff plastic line and it is full of kinks from being wound around the bobbin. I doubt it will hang in any sort of realistic way.
The metal cleats included in the kit are far too big to attach to the boom so I will probably have to either buy some smaller ones or make some out of wood.
-
Bill Hime reacted to augie in USF Confederacy by Augie & Moonbug - FINISHED - Model Shipways - 1:64
Time for an update. Not that I've achieved a major milestone but I need to take a break to handle some 'real life'.
Most of the planking above the wales has been completed P/S. The gun ports on the gun and quarter decks are completed. I've touched up the gun port red and done the first coarse sanding.
There are still about 4 rows of planks to finish up the main wale. Then I'll be able to final sand and begin finishing on this section. The sweep ports will be installed, the double planking on the wales put on and I need to decide what will be painted and what will be stained. Treenailing is also on the docket.
Sounds like a plan ---- right into 2014!
Stay well, mates.
-
Bill Hime reacted to Dan Vadas in HMS Vulture 1776 by Dan Vadas - FINISHED - 1:48 scale - 16-gun Swan-class sloop from TFFM plans
Thank you to all the guys who hit the "Like" button for my last post .
Forecastle Timberheads
I've marked and drilled the slots for the Timberheads, and also made and dry-fitted 8 more of them to check if the angles were going to need changing yet. Fortunately all the Forecastle ones are straight, so I can make 8 more before I have to adjust my jig. The bad news is that all the quarterdeck ones will need to be cut on at least four different angles - it could have been worse .
Danny
-
Bill Hime reacted to Dan Vadas in HMS Vulture 1776 by Dan Vadas - FINISHED - 1:48 scale - 16-gun Swan-class sloop from TFFM plans
No worries Elmer - plenty more where that came from .
I've finished fitting all the Planksheers. The port quarterdeck one is completely finished, others are in various stages.
You can clearly see the two-piece construction on the forecastle ones. This is necessary (even on the real ship) as it is impossible to fit the planksheer over the timberheads owing to the changing angles of the latter.
Don't forget, I'm "cheating" here - I'm not making the timberheads as part of the top timbers. I find it much easier to cut the moldings into their tops on the bench rather than on the ship .
Danny
-
Bill Hime reacted to Dan Vadas in HMS Vulture 1776 by Dan Vadas - FINISHED - 1:48 scale - 16-gun Swan-class sloop from TFFM plans
Thank you, and you're most welcome Mark, Remco, Christian, Grant, Jeff, Maury and Neal .
Forecastle Planksheers
The Planksheers for the Forecastle and Quarterdeck need to be fitted before I can continue with the Timberheads.
For the quarterdeck I could soak and laterally bend the four required as they only have a shallow bend. Here's the first one fitted - there is a smaller piece still to be fitted on the inboard side :
The four on the forecastle are a bit trickier. I cut these from wide stock. Fitting the forward one around the Knightheads was quite a task - I had one reject, and used at least 30 "dry fits" on each before I was happy with the result :
Danny
-
Bill Hime reacted to Dan Vadas in HMS Vulture 1776 by Dan Vadas - FINISHED - 1:48 scale - 16-gun Swan-class sloop from TFFM plans
Yeah Greg - although as I mentioned before they are all different .
Maury - I'm using the Byrnes Saw instead of the Mill.
Using the Timberhead Jig
Before the questions are asked about how I use the Timberhead Jig - here's how.
1. I file the two inboard and outboard tapers using the wide slot :
2. I transfer the piece to the narrow slot and file the fore and aft tapers :
3. I cut the shoulders for the moldings using a sharp flat Xacto chisel :
4. The shoulders are rounded off with a needle file :
5. Using the jig I cut the top of the lower step all around on the Byrnes table saw :
6. I cut the piece to length :
7. Using the chisel I cut the lower step to size :
8. Finally I round off the corners of the step to fit the oval hole cut through the planksheer :
Danny
-
Bill Hime got a reaction from NMBROOK in Sovereign Of The Seas by NMBROOK - Scale 1/84 - based on the works of Van De Velde the elder
Good morning my friend,
Nigel, I spent the duration of this night reading and studying this log. I'm afraid every possible adjective has already been involked upon these pages, I'm at a loss for words . You represent the best parts of all of us and then some. I will continue to follow closely. I will shift over and join you on the Caroline for the duration.
You inspire me deeply, thank you.
Warm Regards,
Bill
-
Bill Hime reacted to mtaylor in Enterprise by src - Constructo - 1:51 - or Lessons in Adapt Improvise and Overcome
Lowe's has this one: http://www.lowes.com/pd_231428-11241-7337_4294707841__?productId=3726236&Ns=p_product_qty_sales_dollar|1&pl=1¤tURL=%3FNs%3Dp_product_qty_sales_dollar%7C1%26page%3D1&facetInfo=
Seems to be fairly small. I've seen it in person but not taken the plunge since I have a mill.
-
Bill Hime reacted to rlb in US Brig Oneida 1809 by rlb - The Lumberyard - 1:48 scale - POF - Lake Ontario Warship
Thank you very much B.E., Alistair.
Bill, thanks. All of the recent work, and most of the model, is Swiss Pear. The hull and deck framing is American Cherry, the deck is Maple, and there is some (only on the stern at this point) Castello Boxwood trim.
I'm not counting this as an official update, but I did get some work done today, just not much worth showing. I epoxied the bulwark pin rails, and some additional cleats. Did some work on enlarging the bowsprit hole with a file, and started locating the hawse holes--
There is a piece of wood marked with the correct (I hope!--using Charles G. Davis as a reference for this) spacing, sitting on the stem. Rather difficult locating the holes along the angled bow, but they look pretty close in the photo. The holes vary from where they are drawn on Chapelle's hull plan drawing--
However, in this case I trust my locations more than Chapelle's drawing--I suspect he "eyeballed" them rather than working it out. Not a big deal, but it might end up having some minor effect on the head rails vs. how he drew them.
Ron
-
Bill Hime got a reaction from BETAQDAVE in US Brig Oneida 1809 by rlb - The Lumberyard - 1:48 scale - POF - Lake Ontario Warship
Ron,
Your deck furniture looks wonderful. Very crisp lines and details. Obviously a very tight grained wood. Are you using pear or is this something else?
BTW..I defer to your build frequently to keep my mindset were I want it to be. There's nothing more motivating to me than seeing the possibilities, thank you
Bill
-
Bill Hime reacted to jcoby in Pride of Baltimore 2 by Bill Hime - Model Shipways - 1:64 scale
I think it's only short at the aft end. From what I remember all of the stations for the stanchions are correct. I just measured mine and it's 0.170" short. It honestly isn't very visible once installed and there will be even more stuff covering it once rigging is complete but it's something that would be nice to correct.
The six upright knees aren't supposed to be painted but I didn't figure that out until after I had already installed them.
-
Bill Hime reacted to j21896 in Pride of Baltimore 2 by Bill Hime - Model Shipways - 1:64 scale
Hi Bill,
I just found your Baltimore -- looking good! I'll be following along the rest of the way.
Cheers,
Robert
-
Bill Hime reacted to Gabek in Swift by GabeK - FINISHED - Artesania Latina - first wooden ship build
Thanks, Bill!
I just can't believe how joining MSW and starting this log has motivated me. It has been a real treat to connect with others in this really supportive and positive environment!
Much appreciated,
Gabe
Our Emblem ®
