themadchemist

if you follow that link on the replica ship it says

 The ship is owned by Nao Victoria Foundation in Spain and is an authentic 495-ton wooden replica of a galleon that was part of Spain's 16th century West Indies fleet.
So its closer to the correct time period

Doing a bit of research, here's a nice looking chain setup, of course its about 100 years newer also as the San Felipe is late 1600's vs. Florencias later 1500's. Don't know if its historically correct either, but then does anyone?

http://sanfelipe1690.blogspot.com/2012/12/gun-port-lids-and-chain-plates.html

and another on a 1:1 replica

http://forum.woodenboat.com/showthread.php?163691-Spainish-galleon-replica-visits-St-Augustine-FL
 

WOW 2 hits. -  2 for 2.

I hated those twisted wire chains also.

I think we must think alot alike. IIRC I've remember you complaining about them before. I question if that one snip wasn't accidently on purpose. Insane people sometime need to have a justifiable reason and a cut shoud, well what better reason to NEED all new roping.

All this is going to make Florencia an amazing first build. Stepping backwards isn't always the wrong thing and the AL rope wasn't wasted, just think of it as practice roping, another great justification.

Never underestimate the human ability to justify

to achieve the title of Buckrageous the center post in the cradle would need to be mortise and tenon  which it probably is...

Seriously Nice mircoscopic work, my friend.

I apologize.

you see I may have inadvertantly caused that - One snip, and down the hole we fall, It seems to take no time at all, 4 momentary lapses of reason.....

I kinda was hoping you'd pull the shrouds and my thoughts could have influenced your scissors. Not that it was poorly done, its just Florencia deserves the best. She's headed for greatness.

As far as the insane asylum, I thought that was MSW's role in all this. So who plays the role of MSW's nurse Ratched? We're all One Flew Over The Crow's Nest around here, Ship building drive one mad, luckily I was already infected, typhoid tmc.

Let the madness ensue

Sandpaper 101

LOL, don't you just love doing that kinda stuff. Looks good. Your getting ever closer to planking. YAHOO!

I was thinking the same about if you left the railing it would match the deck houses. Its a nice contrast also.

I was already on the cherry pathway before the deck rails so I'm not sure what the kit suggested but there wasn't a preformed rail.

I have found that the mahogany keel works well in second planking to press the planking into submission. So far the only thing that will have to be modified on the masting is the boom lifted to clear the raised transom, but I'll figure that out when I get there. 

I also need to decide on rubbing strake design also. I bought some ebony stain, we'll see how that works, LOL.

A much better way to drill mast holes then my freehand drilling. I love the rake on these little boats.

I found the top rail seam a pain, I used a scarf joint which may have made it even more a pain. I like the mahogany, will you paint it?

Did your Swift come with a rail? mine didn't. Other then walnut strips, IIRC, I quite paying attention to AL's instructions long ago....

Nice work, and isn't it good to be home.

The fore deck turn out beautifully. and you learned something along the way. Nice Job! 

Not just nice work but interesting photography. As always, perfection.

Nice job and FAST.

Shame about the fall but lucky she wasn't hurt badly. and unluckily you may have a few puncture wounds but please don't try to break Robbyns injury record.

Your work inspires me, thanks for sharing.

well caught up again.

Nice pic's but I like your comment better. "now I know what they do"

Thats the real reason I build, is to understand the mechanics of the ship. I love that feeling of learning or understanding something I didnt.

Rocky mountain flounder? didnt we already discuss the rocky mountain lobster? 

Patience.... patience ...patience..... building is so much about fitting. You'll better understand that after planking, So basically - fit and file, refit and sand and keep repeating until it's where you want.

I agree with Sjors on waiting to plank until after. This may have helped on the bulwarks also as IIRC you inner planked before fitting them, which made them thicker. I've found that saving time in one place usually cost it somewhere else, such as with pre-planking decks. That is of course build dependent, as differing vessels are shaped and constructed different and make doing certain things in a certain order a must. I inner planked bulwarks after gluing and it was a pain also, but Know Pain, Know Gain. If this were easy everyone would be doing it. 

For example, I think I've seen someone plank the deck of the Swift before gluing but cant remember who, it may have been pre-crash, anyway the deck hasa compound curvature and honestly I don't think I'd have gotten mine down if it was thicker. On a flat deck this wouldn't be as much of an issue.

Now after all the constructive crappola, she's looking Sweet. That break will never show and that gap at the stem, Well look at the gaps between bulkheads and see how nicely they cover up with planking, no one but us will know its there once planked. She's looking Really Good.

Oh one other bit of constructive blah blah.... on the front Balsa shaping. I used rasps which work beautifully to quickly shape the balsa, before sanding. Plus a small plane (I really like the brass and walnut 3 plane set from harbour freight for 9.99) will be really handy in planking for narrowing planks. That is if your don't already have one.

Beautiful work on the cutwater. and it helps determine which end is which, but only if you can see it

That very last pic with the bent rails where its shadowed make the stern look like the bow, like you said its a very uniquely shape boat, which is a plus for me. Different is good.

Looks good Robbyn.

On basswood, I've found the the darker the colour, the hard it is... but it's still easy to round and doesn't hold an edge like cherry for example.

The paint looks fine and it won't be so noticable once she's rigged but if your serious I have some 1.5mm x 6mm cherry, IIRC. Cut to length it would fit in a bubble mailer easily, if your interested. I also have a mixture of others but they are 2 x 5.

Have fun on your roadtrip.

This was always my favorite one.

My Swift actually came with basswood boxs and I switched out to balsa. Your correct on the push pin issue but I refuse to pin or CA unless held at gun point.

Seriously though, the basswood in my opinion would take forever to shape, thats why I changed them out and the balsa still took quite a while to shape.

After the trouble I had on the swifts deck and my attempted use of pins I tossed that idea forever. BTW the deck is the only piece CA'd on the DSotM and I decided after that I'd PVA from that point.

Oh one thing I'll add. If you can't find local balsa blocks I've seen some builders use layered balsa in its place, using thicker balsa pieces.

Juan,

just magnificent work and quickly done also. I've been under the weather and misssed several of your updates. Thanks for all the pic's. She's coming along Very Nicely.

I really like your rope work on shrouds, chain plate, deadeye, ratlines.... and the black and white photos are an interesting way of viewing her. It somehow forces you to see new details that colour distracts from.

Keep up the Great Work my friend.

more beautiful work, as always.

I wouldn't talk motorcycles too much out loud or that Golden Hind will pour sugar in its gas tank. Now that you picked it, they can get jealous

Now thats some fast plating, but again not to be unexpected. Your not using Gnome labour are you?

Beautiful as always?

and as Augie asked, shouldn't the rudder be fitted/shaped before plating? Heck its probably already done and the other side half plated. Wish I could be faster except I like taking my time too much.

Make it a double Tequila barkeep (at least I can still have virtual tequila),... tmc says to the rogue with over 2000 posts.

Does anyone post more then Mark? He's everywhere at once, and with outstanding advice.

Diversity is such a great human attribute, and tolerance IS the key to it's success.

You never cease to amaze.

Just breath-taking work, all this detail is going to look so good hanging.

The Balsa provides a complete bonding surface in my opinion. I even placed balsa boxs between bulkheads 2 and 3 for extra gluing surface for the garboard plank. But then I'm an over-kill kinda guy. Russ gave me the ideas and mentored me on planking, greatly to my advantage.

The hobby does have hooks. I find that I never cease to amaze myself, if I but just try and MSW is alot of the reason why. As for the meetings, your here.

LMAO, are you back on the water yet? I know I'm over 10 pages behind at least. I opened it and dug back 10-15 trying to find my last post and decided I'd it'd take a couple of hours at least. Best a replacement for a movie when my eye's arent acting up so much. The crazy blood sugar is making the eyes change daily. Slowly I'm building up my read time again.  

Sorry last night your log lost out to planking  I have a transom to get to. 

So Augie, what exactly is left before glamour shots of the Syren.