HMS Sirius 1797 by paulsutcliffe - 1:48 - POF from NMM plans

[paulsutcliffe]

Thanks Keith, hes already teasing the first one we got at christmas last year. The deadeyes are going to be a bit of work i think but will ultimately look better i hope being with harder wood i can shape the eyes better but very small optivisor definately needed

[Mirabell61]

Beautiful work Paul,  

very nice framing, joining and neat assembly !!

 

Nils

[paulsutcliffe]

Thank you Nils

[paulsutcliffe]

Carrying on with the deadeyes, I turned another piece in my makeshift lathe ie drill

I then polish the end slightly domed and cut off with the saw,(New one received today, Japanese and extremely sharp quick to cut)

Finished deadeye ready for drilling etc; look at that grain in the holly

[paulsutcliffe]

Square headed nails for the channel holders

Nail being held in small jewellers vice, I then square the edges with a small file

And file the top flat

Ready for use

[KeithAug]

Nice job on nails Paul. What saw did you buy.

[paulsutcliffe]

In situ, nothing glued yet, channel needs the edges profiling and polishing

 

[paulsutcliffe]

hi keith

Japanese extra fine pull saw

Extremely sharp and easy to use, no pressure required, it sliced the holly deadeyes like a warm knife through butter😁

@KeithAug

Check this out quite reasonable price too

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00AS9H7IQ/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Edited September 28, 2019 by paulsutcliffe

[paulsutcliffe]

A couple in place

[druxey]

Yup, those dozuki saws are scary sharp, and I've the scar to prove it!

[paulsutcliffe]

Oh dear Druxey, i better keep an eye on that, hope it wasn't anywhere to serious 😁

[bruce d]

On 9/28/2019 at 6:46 PM, paulsutcliffe said:

Extremely sharp and easy to use, no pressure required, it sliced the holly deadeyes like a warm knife through butter😁

Very compelling words, so I bought one. Should be here in a few days.

Thanks!

[druxey]

No, it was a small slip, fortunately. Bruce; exercise great care if you've not used one of these saws before. My slip happened the first time I used one.

[paulsutcliffe]

@bruce d no pressure then!! As druxey says exercise caution, hope you like it

[bruce d]

1 hour ago, druxey said:

Bruce; exercise great care if you've not used one of these saws before. My slip happened the first time I used one.

Noted. I have been a modeller since I was seven and have the scars to prove it.

All kidding aside, thanks to both for the heads-up. I am so used to the old saw I probably need a wake-up call. It is as blunt as a comb.

 

[druxey]

Then you may notice a slight difference, Bruce!

[noel_colledge]

The trick is relearning how to saw again. Western saws definitely need a different approach to Eastern saws

 

No pressure is certainly the tactic, let the saw do the work. Start off on the right and square line and stick to it. They don't like changing course part way through.

 

One of the hardest parts I had to relearn was to fight the years of muscle memory pushing a saw with tension which is a certain way to damage any of these pull saws and easy to fall back into once you get into the rhythm

 

 

[paulsutcliffe]

You will definitely notice the difference Bruce, especially if your old saw is one of those old type x-acto

[paulsutcliffe]

Just now, noel_colledge said:

The trick is relearning how to saw again. Western saws definitely need a different approach to Eastern saws

 

No pressure is certainly the tactic, let the saw do the work. Start off on the right and square line and stick to it. They don't like changing course part way through.

 

One of the hardest parts I had to relearn was to fight the years of muscle memory pushing a saw with tension which is a certain way to damage any of these pull saws and easy to fall back into once you get into the rhythm

 

 

And that is exactly what happened to my previous saw, a hishaki gents saw, cracked in the centre because I pushed instead of pulled at the wrong time

[paulsutcliffe]

Small update after a day in the garage, wife's away playing golf in Scotland so a whole undisturbed day was had, some more deadeyes completed

[paulsutcliffe]

I just purchased a new phone galaxy A70 with 32mp camera, those pictures are a bit scary 

I also removed all the guns from the quarterdeck as I wasn't happy with the colour, one carronade was very silvery and shiny, I reblackened them all and they are now all a similar and dark grey going on black

[paulsutcliffe]

Small update for this weekend, deadeyes for the main channel completed and starting in the chains

[paulsutcliffe]

I also spent the morning fitting my version of a moxon vice to the front of my table for holding small pieces when sanding drilling etc

 

[KeithAug]

I enjoyed catching up Paul. Coming along nicely. Deadeyes and chain looking very authentic. Pity winter is coming!!!

[paulsutcliffe]

Ha thanks Keith, yes shame the cold is about to engulf the garage in sunny England, I do have a heater/blower now from lidl so should be able to spend some more time than usual out there until the boss starts on about the electricity bill🤣

[paulsutcliffe]

Getting chilly in the garage now!! @KeithAug😁, main channel completed and now working on the fore channel

[paulsutcliffe]

The shine/patina on the mahogany frames after all these years just gets better and better

 

[bruce d]

13 minutes ago, paulsutcliffe said:

The shine/patina on the mahogany frames after all these years just gets better and better

It has a great look, lots of visual impact. Would you consider mahogany a good wood for frames? I have a salvaged piano stool about 100 years old and intend to use the wood for a display base but wondered if it is worth the effort to use it as components in a model. Sorry if you covered this in an earlier post.

[bruce d]

On 9/30/2019 at 8:22 PM, noel_colledge said:

The trick is relearning how to saw again.

 

On 9/30/2019 at 8:24 PM, paulsutcliffe said:

I pushed instead of pulled at the wrong time

 

On 9/30/2019 at 8:05 PM, druxey said:

Then you may notice a slight difference, Bruce!

Sorry I dozed off on these replies. The saw arrived, I cut my finger, pushed when I knew I should pull, made every available mistake and still think the saw is the best way yet to cut wood..

[paulsutcliffe]

1 hour ago, bruce d said:

It has a great look, lots of visual impact. Would you consider mahogany a good wood for frames? I have a salvaged piano stool about 100 years old and intend to use the wood for a display base but wondered if it is worth the effort to use it as components in a model. Sorry if you covered this in an earlier post.

Thanks Bruce, I like it, I believe some say the grain is a bit to large for the scale but when sealed and polished it looks fantastic like old furniture. I'm glad you like the new saw, they are awesome aren't they, Don't say Druxey and I didn't warn you 😁😁