Triton cross section 1:48 by rafine

[rafine]

Thanks, Russ and David.

 

David, I use satin Wipe-On Poly by Minwax.

 

Bob

[augie]

Very, very well done Bob 

[st george]

Thanks Bob, I'll keep a look out for some next time I'm shopping.

[rafine]

Thanks, Augie.  After my computer issues, I 've got a lot of catching up to do on other logs .

 

Bob

[rafine]

I'm working on the lower deck framing. So far Ive done the three forward beams and the carlings, ledges and lodging knees between them. I'm cutting the hanging knees now. I decided to try assembling the deck framing as a complete unit off the model before installing it. This simplified cutting the mortises and fitting the pieces and so far it has worked out well.

 

The mortises were cut using a razor saw and a small chisel. All of the framing is boxwood. The last photo shows the portion completed to date put in place temporarily for the picture.

 

The next step will be to do the fourth beam and the beam arms. I'll see when they're done whether it can all be assembled in one unit, or if the installation will have to be done in two units and then connected in place.

 

Bob

Edited April 10, 2014 by rafine

[Rustyj]

Wow Bob that is great.

[Pete38]

Bob....those are some very nice joint... joints so tight it looks like one solid piece and you just milled some slots in it....

[Paddy]

Splendid! Outstanding work Bob.

 

[rafine]

Thanks so much, guys. The support is appreciated. I'm afraid that poor photography makes the joints look somewhat better than they really are.

 

Bob

[rhephner]

Beautiful work. I wish I could get mine to look like that.

 

In that vein, I have a couple of questions for you.

 

I still consider myself to be pretty much a rookie at ship building and have not yet had much experience with scratch building. A couple of years ago I did cut a couple of frames from this Triton cross-section though. Mine did not look nearly so clean and did not come out quite so accurate and I ended up giving up.

 

How much of a difference do you think using boxwood over a cheaper more readily available wood like basswood makes?

 

From your log, it looks like you cut out each frame piece and then assembled them using the plans as a guide. Is that correct? I've seen other builds where the frames were assembled with "rough" blocks of wood and then cut to shape as a whole rather than in pieces. This is the method I tried, but mine were off by as much as 1/4" when complete. Was it easier to correct for errors when cutting each piece and then assembling? 

 

Just curious. You make it look easy.

 

Thanks.

 

Rich

[russ]

Bob:

Very nicely done. So long as you can get it to fit correctly, I see no reason not to assemble the deck as you are doing.

 

Russ

[mtaylor]

Bob,

 

Just spectacular...  Very well done.

[rafine]

Thanks, Rich, Russ and Mark for the very kind words.

 

So far so good, Russ. The short length of the cross section lends itself to doing it this way.

 

Rich, for my money there is no comparison between using boxwood (or pear or cherry or other hardwoods) and basswood. It is well worth the extra cost for the results that you will get and the aggravation that you will avoid. There are certainly people on this site who achieve great results with basswood, but I've been a convert for some time now. You're correct about the method I used to make the frames. I would think that doing it the other way would result in a great waste of expensive wood. Also in my case I cut everything by hand and it seemed much easier to cut smaller pieces rather than full frames.

 

Bob

[Long9Ron]

Beautiful work on the lower deck Bob. Your build is looking great.

[Matrim]

Looks good. Plus well done for the skill to build off model. I was never accurate enough and had to build in situ myself

 

Joss

[rafine]

Many thanks, Ron and Joss. I had never tried it before, Joss, but I'm glad that I did. I don't know how it would work on a full hull model, but it's been good idea on the cross section.

 

Bob

[rhephner]

Thanks for the tip on boxwood. I'll look into it and maybe give another go at the Triton cross section. Meanwhile, I'll continue to follow your build log for inspiration.

 

Rich

[Boccherini]

Bob,

nice looking deck framing. It never occured to me to try building the framing on the bench, then putting it in place. Interesting technique.

 

Regards,

Grant.

[rafine]

Thanks, Grant. It's worked out better than I expected.

 

The lower deck framing is now complete and installed. I added the fourth beam and the beam arms, as well as their carlings and ledges. The bottom and sides of the assembly were finished with Wipe-on Poly. The top will be given the finish after a portion has been planked. I then installed the entire assembly permanently. Next, the hanging knees were cut from boxwood sheet, fitted, finished with Wipe-on Poly and installed. Lastly, the pillars were cut from boxwood strip, their corners chamfered, finished with Wipe-on Poly and then installed.

 

The next steps will be to plank a portion of the lower deck and to plank the interior from the lower deck to the gun deck clamps.

 

Bob

Edited April 10, 2014 by rafine

[Pete38]

_{Very nice work}

Edited June 25, 2013 by Pete38

[Paddy]

Very impressive. Looking good. Love the geometryof the beam assemblies.

[42rocker]

Yes, Looking very nice.

 

Later 42rocker

[AntonyUK]

Hi.

Wow looking very nice.

I am learning a lot here when it comes to my turn I will have some very clear goals.

It's as close to the real thing... No its better then the real thing

 

Regards Antony.

[rafine]

Thanks very much guys. Your continuing interest is always appreciated.

 

Bob

[russ]

Bob:

That deck framing looks perfect. Very nicely done.

 

Russ

[Long9Ron]

Very nice work Bob. It looks great.

[Rustyj]

That is some very nice, tight framing you have there Bob.

I could never do it off the model like that.

 

Well done!  

[rafine]

Thanks, Russ, Ron and Rusty for the very kind words. Hopefully, the gun deck will  turn out as well as the lower.

 

Bob

[st george]

Very nice Deck Framing Bob.

[rafine]

Thanks, David.

 

Bob