74-gun ship by Gaetan Bordeleau - 1:24

[Kurt Johnson]

Gaetan, I am glad there are people like you. You make my life so much more enjoyable!

 

Kurt

 

[Gaetan Bordeleau]

front false deck,  just below the first deck

 

 

Edited October 26, 2019 by Gaetan Bordeleau

[Ekis]

A superb construction... 😲

[Gaetan Bordeleau]

The false deck construction  continues. After the aft part and the front part, comes now the front middle part. The last part will be int he next post, the middle part.

[Hubert Boillot]

Absolutely unbelievable craftmanship !

All I can say is WOW !

Hubert

[Tigersteve]

Cool photography!

Steve

[G.L.]

Imazing work Geatan.

I finally understand what that little blue man is doing. He has been lost all this time in the maze of compartments and beams below deck and is desperate looking for the exit.

[Gaetan Bordeleau]

 

Edited November 7, 2019 by Gaetan Bordeleau

[rshousha]

How many people built one of those ships? I can feel their tiny, little, ghosts moving around hammering, sawing, hammering, carrying, sawing, hammering.  In the freezing breeze blasting off the St. Lawrence. They were tough people. "On chantait Charley-Man". 

 

Rick 

 

[Gaetan Bordeleau]

Hi Rick,

 

As a matter of fact, René Nicolas Levasseur  built 74 guns ship on the ST_Laurence in Quebec city in 1750. 

Unfortunately, no plans survived from this time. The best documents there is,  are the lines of the frigate l'Abénakise when the English captured her.

Edited November 28, 2021 by Gaetan Bordeleau

[rshousha]

Hi Gaetan, 

 

Yes, I had seen that in the wonderful book "On Chantait Charley-Man". I also have some good friends at the Davie Shipyard and it is quite something to stand there, looking out into the St-Laurent on a bright October morning, imagining the construction. Even today, the fellows welding those great big ship sections, twenty feet in the air, in a force 4 or 5 breeze, are pretty tough, big, men. 

[G.L.]

Very impressive!

[Gaetan Bordeleau]

This week, Began  working on the knees (2 X 35),  heads are still to be done.

[Gaetan Bordeleau]

First series of 3 series of  notches is done and the marking of the second series is completed.

Jigs and repetitiveness go together. They are very useful  for markings and it is faster to use. Here are few examples:

[Gaetan Bordeleau]

The next tool? Here is what I discovered today:

GRS makes interesting tools. Here is a very interesting one. A 3D vise. Usually a vise is only adjustable in 1 direction but this one is adjustable in all directions. This would be the ideal vise for carving a figure head.

 

 

[Gaetan Bordeleau]

[Gaetan Bordeleau]

Inside decks, below the first deck, was the job for 2019.

Next year, the job will begin with the deck beams for the first deck and I just finished most of the notches of the deck beams.

[Moab]

As always wonderful craft and explanatory photos. Have a peaceful new year...Moab

[Jeronimo]

Hello Gaetan.

Many thanks for the pictures and construction progress shown on the 74 GunShip.

I wish you a Happy New Year 2020 and continue to have fun and success with your work.

Karl Weinmann

from Germany

 

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[BANYAN]

Great progress Gaetan, up to your very high standards of workmanship as usual.  Nice photos BTW.

 

cheers

 

Pat

[Sailor1234567890]

WOW, stunning imagery there. Love the work. Beautifully done. 

[Gaetan Bordeleau]

Thank you and some photos:

[paulsutcliffe]

Wow, looking fantastic, Great work Gaetan 

[vaddoc]

Gaetan, it is difficult to fully perceive the depth and beauty of your work. I seriously doubt that the actual ship was as well built! A great pleasure to visit you logs.

 

Vaddoc

[Evgeniy]

Очень красиво.

[archjofo]

Fantastic work !

[Gaetan Bordeleau]

Thank you all for your appreciation

 

This morning, I tried to dig another layer to try understanding the difference of working at different scales.

[Gaetan Bordeleau]

I just finished a major upgrade of speakers and settings. The last step is to choose a music provider Spotify or Tidal.

 

Few other sets of notches are done on the deck beams, it is much easier while the deck beams are not glued yet.

 

My helper was very happy to  be photographed.

[Gaetan Bordeleau]

Sometimes it is difficult to make a part. This one, I did it 3 times.

The first, I did not see the front view, so I mist an important detail.

The second time, I did not use the scroll saw but the table saw, to achieve greater precision but more difficult to position the part. I took the measures between the blade and the fence but it did not work  well.

Third try, still on table saw, but this time, measures were taken the other side of the blade. It was easier to achieve better precision this way, probably because a better vision of the part to cut. Sometime, it is difficult to make a part and sometime it is difficult to find a good way to do it

[Moab]

As usual great craftsmanship  and photos...Moab