Cutter Cheerful 1806 by rafine - FINISHED

[Chuck]

Nicely Done!! 

[dgbot]

Nice deck Bob.  Clean, neat and distinct. 

David B

[Rustyj]

Great workmanship Bob! Love it.

[Guest Tim I.]

Bob,

 

Your deck looks amazing! Always a pleasure to follow your builds.

 

- Tim

[rafine]

Thanks so much Nils, George, Chuck, David, Rusty and Tim for the generous comments and thanks also to the "likes". I appreciate all of your continuing interest.

 

Bob

[mtaylor]

Beautiful deck, Bob. 

[Remcohe]

Very nice planking Bob,  Il like the subtle differences in the shades of the holy.

 

Remco

[rafine]

Thanks so much Mark, Remco and the "likes". 

 

Bob

[gjdale]

Great job on the deck planking Bob, it looks beautiful.

[rafine]

Thanks so much Grant.

 

Bob

[mobbsie]

Wonderful decking Bob, I just love it.

 

Be Good

 

mobbsie

[rafine]

Thanks so much Mobbsie for the kind words. I have a way to go to match up with your Granado cross-section.

 

Bob

[Gahm]

Super planking job, Bob! 

 

Thomas

[rafine]

Thanks so much Thomas.

 

Bob

[rafine]

 It has rained for several days in usually sunny south Florida. Rain means no golf. No golf means more modeling. All of this is a long way to say that I've done a number of items of work on the hull. Included in this list are the opening for the rudder in the transom and the extension of the stern post; the stern gun port lids; the timber heads; the hull steps; the jib outhaul fixed block on the stem; and the scuppers.

 

All of this work was straightforward and doesn't seem to require explanation. The last photo shows the hull as it looks to this point. I am now working on the channels and waiting for the arrival of brass strip for the chainplates.

 

Bob

[_SalD_]

She's got a nice looking stern Bob.

Edited December 8, 2015 by _SalD_

[NMBROOK]

Excellent work Bob  Gosh.you really have 'motored' along since my last visit

 

Kind Regards

 

Nigel

[hamilton]

Lovely detailing Bob!

hamilton

[gjdale]

Who's been a busy boy then, Bob? Lovely work on those details.

[rafine]

Thanks so much Sal, Nigel, Hamilton, Crackers and Grant for the very nice comments and also to the "likes".

 

Guys, I'm rooting hard for some sunshine, so I can out of the work room and back on the golf course.    

 

Bob

[Sjors]

Wow.....that looks again great Bob !!

 

3 pages of reading and this is the  only word that I can find for what you are doing.

 

Sjors

[rafine]

Thanks so much Sjors for the kind words. I continue to look forward to progress on your Aggy.

 

Bob

[rafine]

I've now done the channels and chainplates. The channels were made to fit between the two hull moldings, shaped on the bottom and one side of each, and slots filed for the chainplates. After adding some eyebolts, they were pinned and glued to the hull. The chainplates were made from brass strip, shaped with files, and holes drilled for pins. They were then blackened. The deadeyes were strapped with black wire and the chainplates were bent around them before mounting them with pins into holes drilled in the hull. The smaller chainplates were made the same way, making sure that hooks (Chuck's acrylic hooks) would fit into their loops.

 

I am now finishing up the remaining outer hull details.

 

Bob

 

[GLakie]

She looks awesome Bob, and it's a pleasure to behold. 

[Sjors]

Totally different then what i have to do with my chains........

This is looking easier then what I'm doing.

But it looks great Bob.

 

Sjors

[rafine]

Thanks so much John, George and Sjors for the nice comments and thanks also to the "likes".

 

Sjors, I think you're quite right that it's easier than making up the individual links for chains, but these had their moments as well.  

 

Bob

[janet bode]

Hi Bob.                                 I am following your log with great interest,i would be interested non which adhesive you used

 

                                           when you planked your deck.    Regards Janet B

  

 

                                           

 

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Edited December 16, 2015 by Janet B

[SawdustDave]

Bob....Your work makes me want to do her again with no deadline or time constraints. Chuck's Cheerful is a beautiful model, and you are doing an outstanding job. I had to double check to make sure I had not pulled up his log by mistake.

[rafine]

Thanks so much Janet and Dave and the "likes".

 

Janet, I use Elmers Carpenters glue for all of my wood to wood joins.

 

Dave, you're very generous. Constraints or not, you did a great job on your Cheerful.

 

Bob

[rafine]

I neither wanted, nor intended, to get ahead of Chuck on this build, but I'm afraid that it's happening. After finishing the outer hull detailing by doing the boom supports and adding the keel plates (there are still some eyebolts to be added during rigging), I moved on to the interior by doing the stern seats, which Chuck hasn't done yet.

 

The seats were made from boxwood sheet using card templates to make the parts. Some discards before they fit, but fairly straightforward work. The seats were painted red to match the inner planking. 

 

I think that I will start making some gun carriages now, while waiting to see where Chuck goes next.

 

Bob