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(Part 2) Started line work on the bowsprit Decided to use some of my sea cadet Boatswain and OJT boat shed skills and do some simple whipping I had always done whipping (in real life ... full scale) with waxed twine to finish the cut end of a line (rope) or a back splice could be made I used Black waxed line as my primary piece and tried black thread to do the whipping It disappeared to the eye so much so that I couldn't see the whipping at all I then tried white thread It seemed too small and the black came through highlighting the gaps I'd made In the end I used a thicker three strand 100% cotton twine (off white) and was happy with the contrast Whipping is done by 1. making a bend (fold over) the small stuff (twine) and hold it against the larger line 2. wrap the small stuff tightly round the large line working from the standing end and go towards the bend 3. pass the small stuff end through the eye of the bend that is left exposed 4. pulling on the standing end of the small stuff until the bend is drawn under the wrapping to hide it and secure it 5. trim off the two ends of the small stuff When I completed the other end I had an unavoidable sag in the line I pulled the end of the larger black line (holding the whipping close to the eyelet with my fingers) to draw it snug and taut. Then I trimmed the larger line and applied a dab of glue as my "belt an brace" for the assembly so it doesn't come loose somehow (it never did in real life but this is tiny work so I just don't know how it might hold up over time)
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Saturday 6 December 2014 (Part 1) Worked on painting and assembling the masts and bowsprit Bowsprit and Samson Post assembled and glued in place Eyelets added to bow of hull in readiness to do some line work Mast assemblies installed to deck dry (not glued yet)
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Thank you Michael It is all coming together in time for Christmas as promised. It is also a little sad as I have become attached to her. There is so much more I'd like to do (especially since I took the sail making seminar last month) but I have already done more than asked.... and I've blown the budget.... but knew I was going to be getting more then I was going to be giving when I started
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Friday 05 December 2014 Added block to bowsprit to attach jib boom and jib stay to - drilled out 7/16 diameter hole to match bowsprit diameter in location of assembly - cut through hole at 5° angle to match bowsprit assembly angle so top of block will be horizontal - sanded all sides to required thickness then sanded edges soft (removed sharp corners) - glued and clamped After all the fitting in place to get this right the bowsprit paint job was damaged so I will need to freshen this up. Started making tiny eyelets to tie off to - hammered finishing nail into my work bench to bend to - twisted 22 ga wire to the nail - cut the nail head off as I couldn't slip the eyelet off! - trimmed off end Stained the masts, booms and gaffs Will paint the unstained portions white
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Thursday 04 December 2014 Worked on Booms, Gaffs and their Jaws I chose to make each jaw in one piece - cut a slot in the end of the boom or gaff - chiseled steps in the jaws to fit - chiseled channels in the steps to hold glue Worked on the Port Hole assemblies - scribed the window cut lines into plastic sheet - cut out the glass pieces - dabs of glue in bulkhead port hole recesses to hold the glass in place - glued the port hole rings over top Assembled the Rudder and attached (glued) bits and pieces to the aft end I used small store bought brass nails on the rudder I had to cut these considerably shorter and file a new point to them
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Tuesday 02 December 2014 Completed the painting of the underside of the hull red Need to do touch ups to the white and black to be completed this stage Completed the assembly of the cross trees and trestle trees to the masts Dry fitted all together Started working on the main boom again
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Good morning Tadeusz I have this same item as I thought it would save me some time... I rarely use it and if I did I'd still go back to wet stones to finish off the best edge ever and (as the other fellow mentioned and I forgot to) a few wipes against the leather strop to boot. A really good edge makes your work much easier and almost look masterful... especially when your not a master. Alan
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very nicely done!
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Thank you Druxey The black band seems a bit narrow to me but I cannot go any lower or I'll encroach on the rudder elevation Sunday 30 November 2014 Continued with painting - lower white band on hull - upper white band on hull and deck - one coat of unbleached (undiluted) white on deck - one very light coat of watered down Autumn Brown (ceramic paint from my darling wife's stash... with permission and tutoring!!!) applied with a fanned brush drawn long along the deck to simulate wood grain (my wife knows a thing or two about painting). That deck turned out better than I ever imagined. Why faux wood grain and not an application of thin planking? "BUDGET" That is why I am using most of my scrap wood on this project. In the end it will be 1000 X more then he ever expected (and I hope to catch that expression in a photograph) I was originally thinking of drawing in lines to simulate the planks but I'll likely screw it all up and I think this is one of those times a person needs to know when to say enough. Next is to paint the red bottom, touch up the white, attach some of the bits and pieces and get back to the booms and gaffs
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I would use this type item on a new dull blade or edge to get it started I always finish with wet stones Once you have established an edge it is easy to keep it extremely sharp with wet stones If it gets a bad ding in it I might go back to the grinder to start again
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Saturday 29 November 2014 Painting and staining today (and tomorrow) Also a pic of the booms and gaffs... they need more work yet. I am very happy with the staining and hope the painting ends up looking as good I also started assembling the build photos in some chronological order to bind together to go with Charlie when she is done. I think they will all (father-in-law, daughter and son-in law) enjoy seeing all that went into her. I am going to be spending some time figuring out the standing and running rigging. If anyone has a cheat sheet they would like to share I am quite receptive to the idea! (hint, hint)
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You are going to wonder how you survived without it!
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one more thing I needed to know how to do smarter! Thank you
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Thursday (evening) 27 November 2014 Completed assembly of the trestle trees - dry fit last block - marked location - glued and clamped will lightly sand tonight and make the two caps I also cleaned (vacuumed) off the hull which revealed a couple more minor dents that were filled And I determined the sizes (diameters and lengths) of the booms and gaffs (again by ratios) and cut my material Still plan to start painting this weekend!
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Thursday (morning) 27 November 2014 sanded the bow cowling assembled and clamped part of the trestle trees time to go to work
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Wednesday 26 November 2014 Glued and pinned the bow cowling - cut off the excess wood pins with a carving knife - sanded flush - clamped down Drilled out the port holes - measured and marked locations - scoured outer marking with 7/16" diameter brad bit. this will outline the recess or spotface for the clear plastic window to be set into - drilled through with a 3/8" diameter brad bit holding a back up piece of scrap wood in behind to avoid spinters It happened on the second hole I did and then I was worried. I hit a nail! Used mini chisels to cut around the nail and through the wood Used small files to cut off the nail and shape the hole Turned the main and fore topmasts on the lathe using a wood rasp file and sand paper - cut off excess on band saw - put the mast into the chuck of my drill press and finished the shaping with sand paper - squared off the foot with the belt sander
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Thank you everyone for the encouraging words and votes of confidence in my drastic action with the cabin height I have pieces of plastic to use as window glass for the port holes and am thinking of drilling four holes through the cabin bulkhead, countersinking slightly to set the faux glass in, white washing the inside of the cabin so if looked into it is a bit brighter. Monday 24 November 2014 - Drilled and pinned the cheeks to the masts with a slight interference fit (no glue) so I won't have to worry about this falling apart - cut the pins off flush and lightly sanded - cut and sanded the trestle tree pieces Tuesday since I am up early this morning I may as well go do another sanding of the hull as painting her will happen soon
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Part 2 Went back to the masts and started on the cross tree assemblies - marked the location of the support cheeks - rasped, filed and squared off cheek pocket with a knife - made a stiff paper template of the cheek and fit it to the pockets - transferred shape to wood and cut out with the scroll saw - sanded to shape - dry fit and finally glued and clamped in place to set overnight I then worked on the cross trees 4 trial pieces (you can call them errors ) before I got anything near what I was attempting. Trestle trees will be next
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Sunday 23 November 2014 Part 1 Worked on the cabin port hole rings. My inspiration was a garden hose snap on O-ring as it seemed the perfect size. After numerous attempts with the lathe I had to come up with a plan B - set up dowel in clamp, squared to drill bit and drill hole though the end (the tough part was centering it) - cut four pieces about twice as long as needed on the band saw - prepared a "holder" and square up ends and thinned to size on disc sander
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PART 2 I couldn't take it anymore! I've tried to ignore it but it was sticking out like a sore thumb I tried convincing myself that it was one of the few things the gentleman had done and I should leave it alone.... but then I talked myself into believing he will likely never notice. I also believe it is easier to get forgiveness than permission so it did it! I cut the cabin height down to get it more into a proper scale Of course this meant redoing the door.
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Saturday 22 November 2014 (PART 1) Completed the handrail stanchions - drilled - deburred - reclamped in vise to straighten face and turned 90° to straighten edge - drilled again - polished with wire brush wheel on dremel with my dremel clamped in a vise I also sanded the deck and filled cracks and dents It will need another sanding
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WOW!!!
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Further progress will come to a crawl as I'll be back to working overtime this week.
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Sunday 16 November 2014 (Part 3) Worked on the masts Calculated (by ratios from an image) the scale length and diameter of the masts 5/8” diameter, 14.1” and 15.5” long Calculated the rough locations and set angle of the masts Set the hull up to my drill press at 3° angle and drilled two ½” diameter holes for the masts to be stepped into. Found some 5/8” diameter dowels and cut them 4 inches longer and mounted them in the lathe Turned the deck stepped fit portion 0.510”+ diameter to fit (Tapered the lead end to assist assembly) Turned the top end to +/- 0.400” diameter Tapered the length between and sanded in place on the lathe. Dry fit into deck (not driven in as I would not get them apart again) to check. I am happy with these. I have not made the cabin port hole pieces yet.
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Sunday 16 November 2014 (Part 2) Made a new ships wheel Re-drilled the spoke holes Turned the wheel on the lathe and once again the hub vaporized This time I saw it happen. The holes (thru what would be the hub) remove all structural integrity in the material and it tears apart. Did my final cut to part it from the dowel on the band saw Cut a smaller dowel to make the hub Of course it was not “square” so I drilled a shallow pocket hole (big enough to fit the hub into) in a piece of scrap and used it to hold the hub square against the disc sander to true it up. Cut my spokes to length Installed them in my drill press chuck and used small files to shape the handles. (I should be wearing safety glasses but it was so tiny I couldn’t see what I was doing… I had to look over my lenses to focus… getting old sucks) Dry fitted and remarked the shorter lengths for the spokes. Drilled another pocket holder and disc sanded the spokes square to length Reassembled and glued (small dabs) from the backside. Drilled and installed a brass pin nail as the hub pin.
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