Oostends schipje by G.L. - scale 1:20 - Ostend shrimper - first POF - Edition 2

[MarcM]

Ik gebruik Birchwood Casey Brass Black om messing te zwarten. Ook gebruikt door wapensmeden.

 

Keep on modelling ...

Marc

[G.L.]

23 hours ago, amateur said:

I like the look of your metalwork.

(and of course, but that goes without saying, the quality of your woodwork  )

 

Jan

Thanks Jan,

I think that I am only an 'amateur' in metalwork. I have seen craftsmanship af a much higher standard on this forum.

G.L.

[G.L.]

23 hours ago, MarcM said:

Ik gebruik Birchwood Casey Brass Black om messing te zwarten. Ook gebruikt door wapensmeden.

 

Keep on modelling ...

Marc

Thanks for your input, Marc. Where do you buy it?

[G.L.]

12.39

In the shrimp cooking store stands the shrimp cooking-furnace. The furnace is made in a similar manner as the stove of the crew shelter (post 9.8 -9.11), using a wooden cylinder and cardboard.

[G.L.]

12.40

All the parts of the cooking furnace from left to right: the furnace; the removable stove pipe. The holder for the stove pipe when it is stored on the deck in case the store hatch is closed.

[G.L.]

12.41

The furnace, painted in black and placed on position in the store.

[G.L.]

12.42

The stove pipe in its holder on the deck when the furnace is not in use and the hatch is closed.

[MarcM]

3 hours ago, G.L. said:

Thanks for your input, Marc. Where do you buy it?

Wapenhandel Podevijn in Zottegem.

Opsturen naar Oostende kost 6,30 €.

[G.L.]

Part 13: Making the rudder.

13.1

The rudder is made of three oak planks, the main piece and two after pieces. Because the main piece is thicker than the after pieces. I lay a small sheet of brass of half the thickness difference below the after piece planks to glue them together. I lay also a similar brass sheet on top of the whole to put some pressure on it while the glue is drying.

[G.L.]

13.2

When the glue is dry, I saw the rudder along the template. and sand it.

[G.L.]

13.3

The rudder, provisionally attached to the stern.

[G.L.]

13.4

The rudder is attached to the stern with one long rudder pintle held in three braces. I make the middle brace a bit longer than drawn in the plan to give support to all the rudder planks.

[G.L.]

13.5

On the deck there are five wooden anti-slip strips to give the helmsman foothold.

 

Edited January 17, 2018 by G.L.
Added other picture

[G.L.]

13.6

The tiller arm was made a bit later then the rudder, but I add it with this post for the logical continuation of my report.

Taking the measurements of a piece of wood.

[G.L.]

Shaping the tiller arm with fret-saw and file.

[G.L.]

13.8

The tiller arm.

[G.L.]

13.9

The deck parts are made now, but not yet attached to the deck. Next thing to do is closing the bulwark and finishing the rail.

[Wintergreen]

Nice build GL.

It looks very much like the British smack.

 

You have a challenge in that you work with pine and oak, but I think you manage very well. The deck looks excellent.

[G.L.]

37 minutes ago, Wintergreen said:

Nice build GL.

It looks very much like the British smack.

 

You have a challenge in that you work with pine and oak, but I think you manage very well. The deck looks excellent.

Thank You Hakan,

The 'Ostend shipje' has some similarity with the British smack, but it is only half the size of it. Flemish fishermen who evaded to Great Brittan during the 1st World War got acquainted with the smack and introduced the type in Belgium after the war. I have somewhere a smack cross section project on the shelf, but have to finish first my HMS Triton cross section.

 

G.L.

[G.L.]

Part 14: Finishing the bulwark

14.1

Planking the bulwark.

[G.L.]

14.2

Now I can shorten the excesses of the frame futtocks. They are sawn so that the extend about a millimeter above the bulwark.

Edited January 21, 2018 by G.L.

[G.L.]

14.3

The slot for the jib boom is filed out with a round file.

[G.L.]

14.4

The job is finished off by tree nailing the bulwark.

[G.L.]

14.5

It looks already a lot more like the boat I want to build!

[G.L.]

This is the point where I lost my log in December! From here on we will continue the building log with new posts.

[Baker]

Well done ( the boat, and your building log)

 

I'm looking forward to the further posts

[G.L.]

Here they come, Patrick.

14.6

The bulwark is at the outside strengthened with seven vertical planks on each side.

[G.L.]

14.7

There are four bollards on the deck, two forward and two aft.
I make them of small oak bars.

[G.L.]

14.8

One side is sanded oblique to fit against the stanchion.

[G.L.]

14.9

The top of the bollard is filed in shape with triangular and round files.