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

[G.L.]

12.16

Cabin entrance set into its spot. I do not glue it yet, I want to wait until all the deck gear is colored. It is located a bit right of mid ship to allow to pull the jib boom backwards.

[G.L.]

12.17

The jib sheet traveler is made of a 2mm brass rod. Both sides are thicker to stop the traveler ring. Therefore I solder two pieces of brass tube to the ends.

[G.L.]

12.18

To shape the traveler, I make a wooden mold. The traveler is given form by hammering it around the mold.

[G.L.]

12.19

I solder two small round footplates at the deck side and the traveler is ready.

[G.L.]

12.20

The fish hold is covered by a hatch. In the pictures below you see the subsequent stages of the construction of the hatch-coamings. I believe they are self explaining.

[G.L.]

12.21

The hatch itself is made of straight planks. I sand the top-rounding with the band sander after the planks are glued together.

[G.L.]

12.22

The frame of the hatch in place on the hatchway.

[G.L.]

12.23

Planking the hatch. Again with black cardboard strips between the planks.

[G.L.]

12.24

I finish the hatch with sanding it and adding corner-claps to the corners.

[mtaylor]

Nicely done. The joinery on the comings is impressive.

[Wintergreen]

Good work G.L.

Oak is not the most forgiving lumber to use at small scale. I also like the visible grain of the deck planks.

 

[G.L.]

Thank you Mark and Hakan.

 

The deck is made with pine like it was on that kind of boats.

 

G.L.

[G.L.]

12.25

To make the fishing winch, I start with cannibalizing an old clock. I provides my all the different cog-wheels needed.

[G.L.]

12.26

I saw the winch stringers to the correct length. They go down below through the deck till they end between the ship frames under the below deck. I make also four bearers in which the capstan roll ant the axis will rest in wood. Later they will be painted in black.

[G.L.]

12.27

I make the capstan roll of a square piece of oak of which I plane off the corners till it is a octagon. Then I drill a hole in the center in which the shaft of the cog-wheels fits.

[G.L.]

12.28

At the other side of the big cog-wheel, a handle has to be attached.

[G.L.]

12.29

At the back side of the winch there is a metal bar.

[G.L.]

12.30

Different parts of the winch

[G.L.]

12.31

The composed winch. The stringers are continuing below the deck and are still kept together with an elastic until the glue is dry.

[G.L.]

12.33

Behind the winch is the shrimp cooking store. On top of it there is also a hatch-way which is covered with removable planks.

[G.L.]

12.34

The making of the hatch-way and the planks don't need a lot of explanation.

 

 

Edited January 11, 2018 by G.L.

[G.L.]

12.35

Each of the covering planks has two handles. Below the handles is a shallow deepening. I make it with a round mill.

[G.L.]

12.36

The handles are made of pieces of brass tubes of 2mm diameter.

 

 

Edited January 11, 2018 by G.L.

[G.L.]

12.37

I hammer the edges flat and drill a nail hole in the flattened part.

[G.L.]

12.38

The edges of the handles are filed round and blackened and finally nailed on the planks.

[vaddoc]

I just came across your log G.L, very very nice. I think that your deck looks fantastic.

But just for your lofting using pencils and rulers without the help of computers, you have my respect!

What do you use for brass blackening?

 

Regards

Vaddoc

 

[Mirabell61]

I like your companionway with doors and slide cover G.L.

 

What have you been using for the resembled dark caulking lines on deck, are those black card stipes ?

 

Nils

[G.L.]

On ‎11‎-‎1‎-‎2018 at 8:55 AM, vaddoc said:

I just came across your log G.L, very very nice. I think that your deck looks fantastic.

But just for your lofting using pencils and rulers without the help of computers, you have my respect!

What do you use for brass blackening?

 

Regards

Vaddoc

 

I use an oxidant which is called 'oxidant 1130', it is mainly used for brass but it works also with copper. I don't know the exact name or the composition of the product. I buy it in a shop for artist products in Ghent (Belgium): 'De gouden pluim' ( http://www.degoudenpluim.be/ ). They fill it in the wanted amount in plastic bottles.

[G.L.]

On ‎11‎-‎1‎-‎2018 at 11:28 AM, Mirabell61 said:

I like your companionway with doors and slide cover G.L.

 

What have you been using for the resembled dark caulking lines on deck, are those black card stipes ?

 

Nils

Yes Nils, I use strips of 220 grams black paper which I glue at the side of the planks with ordinary white wood glue before fixing them on the deck beams.

 

G.L.

[amateur]

I like the look of your metalwork.

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

 

Jan