themadchemist

I've been doing some researching on old metallurgy and as a chemist I was surprised that wrought iron, due to its low content of carbon is less corrosion resistant. The carbon seems to spread the iron atoms in its crystalline structure and allow oxygen a better foothold. Its kinda interesting as we always think steel is stronger, but then strong is a very multi-faceted word. The key is the combination of Hard, flexible and (if in the ocean) corrosion resistant.
I also wouldn't think case iron would be used much on anything that would be stressed as cast iron is quite brittle. Wrought iron is quite stronger then cast and has a small amount of carbon which gives it grain like wood.
 
Its interesting when you look at the history of what Smiths were doing. They understood the metal even without knowing what caused the wanted effects (at least at the atomic level), although they understood the processes. In a way they knew more then we do today, but yet knew less. Paradox.
 
Keith

Hello Sjors
 Dropping outta lurk mood, here.
 
YEA, a shot of the stern  -- Thats not safe to show your back side like that - your liable to have the Stern blown to bits... not everyone is cannonballess (is that even a word).
Nice work, I also vote leaving it brass. it matches the brass up front in the bow.
 
I'm gonna have to learn to talk around here or everyone will out rank me
 
Shine On -/\=
Keith

Hello Ron
 
I've been a bit under the weather and so decided to spend some time looking at some build logs. Learning about building is an important step of the process. I've not been looking at logs out side of what I'm building too much since the crash as the pain of seeing so much gone is hard to take at times, even though I'm still really new to the hobby. MSW went down about 1 1/2 months after I discovered it. I know how it made me feel, and cant even image for the oldtimers, but I'm still daily amazed at how she bounced back.
 
That being said, praise be to Ilhan Gockay for preserving it and you for getting it back up and online. I am absolutely astounded by so many things. First by just the beauty of your work, second by the simplicity of how you work with simple methods and tools, third by your daring to tear back into her to fix problems (such as the stem/bulwark refit). I just spent the last 8 to 10 hours reading and viewing your revived log and all I can say is WOW.
 
Thanks you so much for sharing this again. You have taught me several things I've been wondering about, like stem/buwarks shaping and rudder hardware. I love your methods of showing the step by step with pictures which is so much a help no matter what ship one is building.
 
As I said to start learning about building is as an important step of the process as any and your build log is/was a fabulous work of learning.
Thank You and Thanks Ilhan.
 
Shine On -/\=
Keith

Hello Ron
 
I've been a bit under the weather and so decided to spend some time looking at some build logs. Learning about building is an important step of the process. I've not been looking at logs out side of what I'm building too much since the crash as the pain of seeing so much gone is hard to take at times, even though I'm still really new to the hobby. MSW went down about 1 1/2 months after I discovered it. I know how it made me feel, and cant even image for the oldtimers, but I'm still daily amazed at how she bounced back.
 
That being said, praise be to Ilhan Gockay for preserving it and you for getting it back up and online. I am absolutely astounded by so many things. First by just the beauty of your work, second by the simplicity of how you work with simple methods and tools, third by your daring to tear back into her to fix problems (such as the stem/bulwark refit). I just spent the last 8 to 10 hours reading and viewing your revived log and all I can say is WOW.
 
Thanks you so much for sharing this again. You have taught me several things I've been wondering about, like stem/buwarks shaping and rudder hardware. I love your methods of showing the step by step with pictures which is so much a help no matter what ship one is building.
 
As I said to start learning about building is as an important step of the process as any and your build log is/was a fabulous work of learning.
Thank You and Thanks Ilhan.
 
Shine On -/\=
Keith

Yippe, my Smack and Dinghy arrived yesterday. Now I'll be watching even more intently to your and Dee Dee's builds/bashing. Also with Marios completed pic's I love the bashing details going on.
Funny story. We went to the auction last night and some person bought this old wall clock. When everything was over it got dropped and the glass face plate broke, you could hear everyone sigh in sadness as the sound of glass breaking filled the room. Later while leaving I saw it sticking out of the trash. So... to my wifes dismay I pulled it out and it looks like its solid mahogany, so I snagged it to salvage wood. At least it won't become land fill.
 
Keith