Cutter for HMS Vulture by Dan Vadas - FINISHED

[Dan Vadas]

Thanks George, Mark, Russell (you didn't have to wait long ) and Janos .

 

Ribs

 

I used the plug to form the 1/32" square ribs, once again using Tamiya tape to hold them in shape while they dried. The Tamiya tape holds onto the resin plug very well, and is easy to apply using the tape holder/cutter. The tape is 1/4" wide :

 

 

A couple of hair clips hold the rib in position whilst the glue dries :

 

 

The aftmost rib. The tops of the ribs will be trimmed when they are all fitted :

 

 

 Danny

[UpstateNY]

Hi Danny,

 

Been following along from the back row. To echo what all above have already said...just gorgeous work.

 

I also just want to say thank you for posting this method. Exactly what this newbie needed as a guide as I try to scratch out a ships boat to replace what came in my kit.

 

Cheers,

 

Nigel.

Edited June 10, 2015 by UpstateNY

[Greg the peg leg sailor]

G'day Danny

I wouldn't expect any more from you than an excellent job. I wasn't disappointed! So tiny yet a huge effort on your part to do an outstanding job.

Havagooday mate

Greg

[Maury S]

that didn't take long!  Now I know how to finish mine properly.

Maury

[Mirabell61]

Good work Danny,

 

mounting the ribs after "unplugging" is a good alternative way, trust it is the cleaner way....

great looking

 

Nils

[popeye the sailor]

super job on the ship's boat Danny....looks great!

[Dan Vadas]

Thank you Nigel, Greg, Maury, Nils and Popeye .

 

The ribs have all been installed, and also the Keelson. I'm in the process of fitting the Risings which support the Thwarts (seats) :

 

 

 

 Danny

[Dan Vadas]

Next jobs were the Fore and Aft Platforms. Card templates were made for both :

 

 

The first plank of the fore platform. The glue has just been applied and not yet cleaned up :

 

 

A pic of the fore platform at a later stage of the build :

 

 

The aft platform. The Knees have also been fitted in this pic, but I later removed them to fit the stern sheets (seats) :

 

 

 Danny

[Dan Vadas]

Thwarts

 

The Thwarts are next. The central one is fitted with the clamp that holds the mast, and a step is fitted to the keelson below it :

 

 

 

The Stern Sheets and Knees :

 

 

The upper fore Platform and Breasthook in the bow :

 

 

There are three eyebolts and rings fitted, one each in the stem and sternpost and one amidships. These are the smallest ones I've made so far - 0.35mm wire, the ring is 1mm inside diameter :

 

 

 Danny

[Dan Vadas]

Gunwales

 

I cut the gunwales from a single piece each side after first tracing around the upper hull. A compass was used to get the inner edge parallel. It is 2.5mm wide :

 

 

It's a bit hard to see in these pics, but I've scribed a small moulding into the outer edge :

 

 

 

Masking tape was used to hold the gunwale down while the glue dried :

 

 

The completed gunwales :

 

 

 Danny

[AnobiumPunctatum]

Really nice progress, Dan. It looks so easy, if you work on this parts. But I know it is not easy. This is a really nice model of it's own.

 

Do you plan also to build the pinnace?

[Greg the peg leg sailor]

Dan

I'm speechless! Oh umm umm ya, your workmanship on this tiny tiny cutter is amazzzzzzzzing!

[GLakie]

Outstanding work Danny. Your attention to detail never ceases to amaze me!  

[archjofo]

Hi Dan,

that's a good way to build a cutter.
Amazingly precise construction.

Currently I'm building the longboat for my French corvette.
Here is the link to my report LINK.

[Landlocked123]

Hi Danny,

 

As usual your workmanship is impeccable. You continue to raise the bar!

I've been trying to understand the "rolling bevel". I've been staring at the pics for 15 minutes and am still trying to get my head around it. It's important to me since I'm planning on scratch build of a Glouchester Mackeral Seine boat which will be clinker planked as well. Thanks.

 

Best, John

[Landrotten Highlander]

Hi Danny,

 

As usual your workmanship is impeccable. You continue to raise the bar!

 

I've been trying to understand the "rolling bevel". I've been staring at the pics for 15 minutes and am still trying to get my head around it. It's important to me since I'm planning on scratch build of a Glouchester Mackeral Seine boat which will be clinker planked as well. Thanks.

 

Best,

John

I hope I understand correctly - if not, I would appreciate having my error pointed out.

As I understand it, a 'rolling bevel' means that the bevel on the planks is not fixed to a specific angle, but gradually changes from none mid-ship to almost 90 degrees at bow and stern - hence it is rolling along the edge of the plank?

Edited June 21, 2015 by Landrotten Highlander

[Dan Vadas]

Thanks very much for the kind replies Christian, Greg, George, Johann, John and Highlander. They are much appreciated .

 

Christian - no, I won't be building the Pinnace.

 

Johann - that's some seriously good work you are doing on your Longboat .

 

John - It took me a while to understand the purpose of the Rolling Bevel as well .

 

Highlander nearly got it right, except that the bevel only rolls for the last couple of (scale) feet from the bow and stern. Picture the Rabbet - it's a parallel groove the thickness of the planks, whereas the clinker planking overlaps each plank by a couple of (scale) inches. As the plank approaches the bow (or stern) it needs to transition from Clinker to Carvel, hence the "Rolling Bevel". The diagrams below may help explain how it works - they are copied from the Cutter Instructions written by David Antscherl :

 

 

 Danny

[Jim Lad]

I've just been quietly following along with this one, Danny, but I have to say you're doing a first class job, mate!

 

John

[rth385]

Hi Danny,

You may have been quiet for the last week, but boy, have you been busy!!! Incredible detail as usual but you have to be kidding me...1 mm inside diameter on the ring...

Regards,

Russell

[Dan Vadas]

Thank you John - I had an idea you may have been lurking on this build .

 

Russell - I was only quiet on the computer. It was doing it's "hissy-fit" thing again for the past week or so, making posting very difficult. I've actually finished the Cutter, more posts are about to follow.

 

Regarding the "1mm" ring - I wrapped the wire around a 1mm drill to roll it round. The drill bit is only a cheapie and actually measures 0.098mm .

 

 Danny

[Dan Vadas]

Rudder and Tholes

 

Here's a pic of the Rudder. The hinge straps are paper coloured with wood stain. The hinges themselves are non-existent, the rudder is simply glued to the transom :

 

 

The Tholes are the period equivalent of rowlocks. I made the support braces using my "mass production" method - most of the shaping work was done on the Byrnes saw, the final rounding done was done with needle files :

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Danny

[Dan Vadas]

Oars

 

I made the oars from English Box. The Byrnes thicknesser and sander did most of the work, the rounded middle section was done in a similar manner to shaping masts and yards. The first pic shows the oars before any hand finishing started.

 

 

 

The square thicker section near the handgrip acts as a counterweight to make rowing easier.

 

 Danny

[Dan Vadas]

Finished

 

The Cutter is finally finished. It's taken me just under 3 weeks to build.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Danny

[GLakie]

Magnificent Danny!!  A beautiful cutter for your beautiful Vulture!!  Well done!!  

 

Cheers 

[AON]

Dan

 

love the build

re the oars

we called them sweeps on the 32' cutters and 27' whalers back in the 70's

not sure if that is a relatively new term or not

the blades had a definite curvature to them... once again that could be a newer thing

 

Alan

[rth385]

Hi Danny,

Brilliant piece of craftsmanship. What am I going to do tomorrow morning now that this is finished?

Regards,

Russell

[Jim Lad]

Absolutely delightful, Danny.

 

John

[Geoff Matson]

Great build thanks Danny

[Greg the peg leg sailor]

G'day Danny

Astonishing piece of craftsmanship on the cutter. Like your normal standard, it's second to none!

My jaw is so saw, looking at your work. I can't keep my mouth close with amazement.

Btw what's size of saw blade do you use and how many teeth?

Havagooday

Greg

[mtaylor]

That is a sweet looking little cutter, Danny.