Tadeusz43

Hi,

The sails for historic ships sails were made of fabrics from natural fibers
initially with hemp and linen ( flax )  until it was supplanted by cotton during the 19th century. At first cotton was used as a matter of necessity in the United States as it was indigenous and the supply of flax was periodically interrupted by wars such as the War of 1812.

Often sails was impregnated as a protection against rot and there were white but red brown.

The sails were hand sewn from fabric which was hand-woven on a loom.

Foto 1 The sail of Vasa. Vasa Museum Stockholm.

Foto.2  The sail of HMS Victory. Historic Dockyards Portsmouth (UK)

Foto.3  The sailmaker glowe used as thimble. National Marine Museum Gdańsk

Foto. 4,6 Sailmaker at work. National Marine Museum Gdańsk

Foto.5 The hand weaving loom. Viking Boats Museum Roskilde Denmark.

Tadeusz

Hi,

Vasa Shipyard in Vasa Museum in Stockholm.

In 17th century naval shipyard was situated on Skeppsholmen island

near Stockholm downtown.

In this shipyard was constructed Vasa.

Foto 1-4 Shipyard on Skeppsholmen in17th century

Foto 5 Basic tools of shipwright

Foto 6 Planking clamp, similarly we use now but it was bigger

Foto 7 Rivets, clout-nails and treenail

Foto 8,9 Stages of the hul construction

Tadeusz

Hi,

It's a very useful tool.

I use similar rotary cutter cutting strips of veneer.

Tadeusz

Hi,

Great job now will only add port wine barrels and wish you fair winds.

Tadeusz

Hi,

Stoves on HMS Victory and HMS Warrior.

HMS Victory

Foto.1 Chimney

Foto 2,3  Stove with fresh water distiller

HMS Warrior

Foto 4,5

Tadeusz

Hi,

I have some scissors but the best to work on the rigging, I consider these in pictures.

http://www.jotika-ltd.com/Pages/1024768/Tools/Pliers_2.htm

http://www.cornwallmodelboats.co.uk/acatalog/rigging_tools.html

Tadeusz

Cannons of coastal defense and the army.

These were the same barrels  as for naval cannons  but supported on other bases
fit for purpose.

Foto 1-4 Captured cannons at Gripsholm Castle Sweden

Foto 5 Big cannon in Arsenla in Copehagen

Foto 6-9 Costal defence cannons in Stockholm Army Museum

Foto 10-11 Cannons at Helsingor Castle   (Hamlet Castle) Denmark

Foto 12-13 Cannons at Wisloujście Fortres in Gdańsk

Foto 14-15 Cannons and mortars  in Old PrisonTower in Gdańsk

:pirate41:

Tadeusz

Naval cannons and how it was made.Part 2.

The water-powered ironworks at Finspong in Sweden established in the late 16^th  century by the Walloon Wellam de Wijk by permission of Gustav II Adolf King of Sweden.

Factory was  developed up to 19^th century and continued to make guns until the last was test-fired in 1912.

The model of early foundry is exhibited in Stockholm Army Museum.

Foto 1-8 Early ironworks at Finspong.Central part is iron melting furnace with water wheel powered blowers.

              Mold for cannon casting is situated below ground level for easy fill with melted iron. In adjacent building

              is installed metal working machine powered by water wheel.

Foto 9  Ironworks at Finspong in 19th century.

Foto 10, 12 Molds for casting

Foto 11 Working in a foundry

Foto 13 Iron melting furnace

Foto 14 Metal working machine for cannons ( Arsenal in Copehagen)

Tadeusz

Naval cannons and how it was made.

Naval cannons for age of sails ships was manufactured in foundries.

Cannons was made form bronze or cast-iron and sometimes they were richly ornamented.

Tadeusz

Bronze naval cannons in Stockholm Army Museum

Vasa cannons (reconstruction)

Early iron cannon in Gdansk Marine Museum

Mary Rose cannon in Portsmouth Historic Dockyards

Hi Frank,

A few photos from my visit to the Museum Vasa in Stockholm.

Tadeusz

Hi,

Gunport lids are flush with hull planking.

See photo:

1 HMS Victory

2 Jylland Danish frigate

3 Drwg from Historic Ship Models by Wolfram zu Mondfeld

Tadeusz

Hi,

If the model will be painted enough to apply wood filler and sand it.

Tadeusz

My models:

From kits

Vasa, HMS Victory, Le Solei Royale, Friesland

From scratch

HMS Warrior 1860, Esplanade, Grosse Yacht

Norman’s ship, HMS Speedy, La Royale

Peter von Danzig

Polacca XVII cent.

Current project:

SS Savannah 1818

04 May 1940

During the German air raid on the port of Narvik was sunk Polish destroyer ORP Grom with ship was lost 59 lives.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ORP_Grom_%281936%29

Sister ship ORP Błyskawica museum ship in Gdynia (Poland).

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ORP_B%C5%82yskawica

Tadeusz

It is tagged San Juan Nepomuceno.

Hi,

For models in 1: 100 scale I use sails made by thermo transfer.
 I print a sails pattern on thermal transfer paper and iron on the fabric.

The edges are folded and glued fabric glue also the leech ropes are glued with sails with glue.

Tadeusz

A few more photos.

Tadeusz

Hi,

From RiggingPeriod Ship Models by Lenarth Petersson

Tadeusz

Look here:

http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/topic/10379-windlass-on-1815-revenue-cutter/

Tadeusz

Hi Richard,

I am now working with ss Savannah 1818 and I think the windlass on your Revenue should be the same type.

Tadeusz

Hi Daryl,

I found pictures of this boats taken during my visit in Porto '97.

Boats was weiting for annual race.

Tadeusz

Hi,

To keep a straight keel I use the insert between the bulkheads.

Tadeusz

Hi,

Gjoa in Maritime Musum in Oslo.

Tadeusz

Hi tuciship,

Well done but if I may propose to cut cannons as on foto.

Tadeusz

A few photos more

I couldn't understand, the pictures are reversed.

 It's special edition for Australia and NZ.

Hi,

It looks promising, so keep this way.

Tadeusz