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Posted

Just 2 more to go.  This wood is giving me angina.  If it is not splitting then its folding over when bent and it is so soft if you even look at it wrong it dents.  I guess I am getting a bit better as I need less clamps for each one.

 

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Posted (edited)

So now...

 

To treenail or not to treenail, that is the question...

 

Eventually plan for wipe on poly, seal, and then painted white bottom 

 

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Posted
3 hours ago, Tigersteve said:

They will barely be seen in my opinion. 

Steve

 

Yup.  Steve I was thinking that.  I have been going over some previous builds here (yours, BE, MikeB4, and Mike Y) and trying to decide.  Done properly they are hardly noticeable.  Done poorly they stick out like a sore thumb.  Too big or too dark...yikes...  On the other hand this is an experimental/learning build for me so at least trying on something like this will give me some good experience.  I will definitely be treenailing the Cheerful/Echo/whatever is next

Posted

Wipe on poly to the outside.  I decided not to go ahead with the treenails.  Tried a few on a scrap plank and just wasn't getting great results.  May rethink that later but for now just leave it alone.  I did spend the day removing the center tabs.  Now onto sanding and thinning out the frames

 

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Good choice. Lots of sanding next. I was able to use my rotary tool for some of the sanding, especially at the bow and stern. You would need to be careful though. I hit this part in several sessions. It’s tedious, but very important. All the remaining work rests on these frames, which need to be very thin. 

Steve

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Exactly Ben.  I knocked off the big chunks left over from the removal and promptly ditched the power.  Been using 180 and it seems to be going well so far.  Along with CA that thing is just not something I want to use.

  • 3 weeks later...
Posted

A bit of progress.  Made a template from the plans and then adjusted it to sit low.  Had to reinforce the backside of platform to prevent sagging to the edge glued boards but it came out ok i think.  The last few times the wipe-on-poly has seemed to come out of the can a bit thick and slow?  Kinda darker color as well.  Can this stuff go bad?  I have had it for a bunch of years.  Doesn't seem to be splotchy or anything.  For now will keep using as it doesn't seem to be doing anything bad.

 

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  • 3 months later...
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So I am installing the risers and want to start getting some of the paint in.  I grabbed some of my daughters paint and tried it out.  These are not mixed as I am a newbie and would like (at least for this build) to use something straight out of the tube.  Mainly because I have no confidence in consistently mixing the same color over multiple points in the build.

 

The contenders...

 

On the left is Alizarin Crimson Hue: horizontal plank has 2 coats with a light sand in between and you can see the difference in coats on the group of planks

 

Middle is Cadnium Free Red: single coat with the single coat of the crimson below it

 

on the right is Primary red: yuk 

 

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Primary red is out... it is very pink in real life.

 

The cadmium free red seems pretty orange in the shop lights

 

Although the crimson seems dark I am leaning toward this color.

 

 

May need to visit the art store to see what else is available.  Daughter uses mostly the heavy body paint and the soft body may work better at this scale...

Posted
1 hour ago, Tigersteve said:

Yes- I think you will need to thin those down with water. It won’t change the color. You will just need many coats. 

Steve

Yea I was planning to do many thinned coats of whatever color I choose

Posted
49 minutes ago, vossiewulf said:

Remember the primary red pigment of red ochre which was by far the most common red paint was iron oxide. Bright red isn't correct.

I was leaning toward a darker hue and this just makes it easier :) Thanks!

Posted (edited)

Lots of templates to get the correct shape for the seat back.  

 

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I also started painting and the photos seem darker than in person but it looks ok

 

 

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Still need to to sand and recoat a few more times 

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