Mike 41
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Hi Brian, I haven’t decided which kind of wood to use for the hull planking something light brown in color with a dark rosewood for the wales. Mike -
Thanks Brian, The keel is in place. I used a strip of bloodwood for the false keel similar to Hahn’s technique. Mike
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This is a few photos of the windless. I used walnut for the barrel and yellow hart for the gears.
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Thanks Hlipplaa, The deck is made of basswood, I have oak in the kitchen of my home. Mike
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The capstan is shown being assembled and installed in this set of photos.
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This is a few more pictures of the great cabin. I added a door to the quarter gallery and the settee. The settee is made from walnut.
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Hi Brian, The Proxxon milling machine does a great job on boxwood. I tried it on basswood and it just made a big fuzzy mess. LOL I use files, knifes and some small palm handle gouges for finishing details. It looks like I will get a lot of practice carving on the Fubbs. Mike
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Hi Michael, I am glad you like the frieze. I have an easier time carving using a pattern than working with brushes and paint. Mike
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The Great Cabin has a frieze shown on the wall in the practicum and sense I am not much of a painter I decided to use a simple floral relief carving for decoration.
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I added some grating and planking to the main deck over the weekend.
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Thanks Nils, I have a tendency to make the joints too tight and spend a lot of extra time sanding them to fit. LOL Mike
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Thanks Michael, I spend a lot of time on the model so the progress looks faster than it actually is. Mike
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I have been working on the framing for the main deck and this is a few progress photos.
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Hi Brian, The Warrior will keep you busy for quite a while. Are you going to start it after the Royal William? Mike
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Mike 41 replied to jose_b's topic in - Build logs for subjects built 1501 - 1750
Hi Jose, The frames look great you are making good progress. Mike -
Thanks Grant, I have had both books on my book shelf for a while and decided to build the Fubbs first since she is smaller and a little less complicated. It would be great to see another Fubbs build on the site. Mike
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Hi Brian, I agree the Fubbs is a worthwhile project that I would recommend. Another interesting ship to build is the Sussex I have the book by Gilbert McArdle and it is on my future build list. Mike
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Thanks Mark.
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Hi Richard, I do like the way the floor turned out. Mike
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Thanks Neptune, A steel plate and magnets are very helpful aligning the tiles. Mike
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This set of photos shows the floor being assembled and a 1/64” thick sheet of Beachwood being applied for backing. The final picture shows the floor in place on the model.
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Hi Brian, Your parquetry flooring looks great. I tried to stay a little closer to the drawing only changing the pattern a small amount. I noticed you didn’t paint the frieze using a solid color instead. I haven’t decided what to do there yet. Mike
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Hi Richard, Thanks, the red wood is Bloodwood, the squares next to the red is Marblewood (marmaroxylon racemosum) from Woodcraft, the brown is cherry and the yellow is yellow heart. I use turning squares of exotic wood to make small parts it is a lot less expensive than buying boards. Mike
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I used a different design for the floor pattern. This set of photos shows the tiles being made.
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The great cabin is next. This set of photos shows the deck framing and the material for the parquet floor. I am using the same method Gene Bodnar used in his practicum for the floor.
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