HMS Winchelsea 1764 by Rustyj - FINISHED - 1:48

[BobG]

39 minutes ago, Rustyj said:

Yes it is pear wood. The color is very similar to Cherry but I had more pear on hand then Cherry so that's what I'm using.

Absolutely gorgeous, Rusty! I had no idea that pear was so similar to cherry. It's beautiful! Is it relatively easy to work with and bend? Also, are you using Chuck's method of gluing the planks with just a small dot of CA on the frames? Your build is inspirational.

 

Bob

Edited March 4, 2020 by BobG

[Rustyj]

Thanks VTHokiEE.

 

4 hours ago, BobG said:

 Is it relatively easy to work with and bend? Also, are you using Chuck's method of gluing the planks with just a small dot of CA on the frames?

 

Thanks Bob,

 

Working with it is nice. Holds a good sharp edge and sands well. I feel it's harder than Cherry thus making it a little harder

to bend but nothing that makes it more difficult. As far as Chucks methods I edge bend, twist and curve with heat to the

shape of the hull just as Chuck describes. As to the gluing I try to mimic Chuck as much as possible but I resort to some

edge gluing a bit more the Chuck does. I haven't gotten that good yet.

 

I grabbed a scrap piece of cherry and pear, wiped a quick coat of wipe on poly and took a picture.

You can see there is a bit more visible grain and a little lighter color with the cherry. In my opinion they both are great wood to work with. 

 

[BobG]

59 minutes ago, Rustyj said:

As to the gluing I try to mimic Chuck as much as possible but I resort to some

edge gluing a bit more the Chuck does. I haven't gotten that good yet.

Thanks, Rusty. Are you using CA on the planks.

 

[ASAT]

Beautiful planking Rusty! That Pear looks cherry! 😀 Sorry, couldn’t resist.....  your color is really consistent, it’s going to age soooo nice.....Gonna be awesome with the black wales too! 

[Rustyj]

Yes Bob I use Zap a Gap CA.

 

Thanks ASAT. This is the first hull I've done in pear and so far so good!

 

[Rustyj]

I've returned to the second planking layer of the wales now. The first four strakes are 3/64" x 7/32" and will be painted black. 

The fifth strake is the black strake will be added after the wales are finished being painted and will be left natural in color.

As the wales and black strake are supposed to taper to almost nothing at the stem. This is to make them look like they fit

into the rabbet. I pre sanded them down to 1/64" before gluing them in place. This helped me smooth them down without

having to take as much off and risk damaging the stem.

 

 

Here she is in all her dirty glory. The starboard side is unpainted and the port side with a first coat of paint.

I am using Admiralty Paints "Matt (Metal) Black"

 

 

 

 

 

Many coats of paint to go and then I'll add the black strake.

[Beckmann]

Hi Rusty,

I am not shure, but check your left and right stern frame. They seem to be too wide. I made that mistake and it was awful to correct it after having glued the transom in position.

Matthias

[Rustyj]

Yes I saw the issue popping up and I’ll be checking mine also. I’m sure some sort of “adjustment” will be needed. I’ll let you know. Thanks 

[Rustyj]

The anchor lining has been added to the port and starboard sides.

 

Next I'll resume the hull planking.

 

 

 

 

[Chuck]

That looks excellent Rusty.  Your model is coming along!!!

[Trussben]

Yep, she’s a stunner.

[Rustyj]

Thanks Chuck and Ben. Chugging along slow and steady and loving it!

 

Also thanks for all the likes too.

[Thistle17]

Our group got to see Rusty's model in person last weekend. It is such a warm and rich appearing rendition in pear wood. His execution is skillful aaaaaaaaand all the more so as we remind ourselves that to this point it is all scratch!

Joe

[Rustyj]

It's been 5 weeks and I've been slowly plodding along.

 

I've now planked the second band of six strakes on both the port and starboard sides. The

number of planks broken or miss shaped are too numerous to keep track of. Also on the

starboard side after resting for the night and then resuming the next day I did not like the look

of first three strakes. So the first two planks from the stem aft were removed and redone.  

 

Here's how she looks right now. I'll be starting from the keel up next.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As always thanks for stopping by and stay safe!

[Ryland Craze]

You have done a beautiful job.  I love the pear wood and the contrast between the different planks.  Can't wait to see more.

[Rustyj]

Thanks Ryland. I've never used this much pear before and I'm happy with the look.

 

Thanks everyone for the likes too!

[scrubbyj427]

Lookin good Rusty! 

[Chuck]

Really looking great Rusty.  The Pear is such a rich color.  Really looks great for the Winnie.

[Rustyj]

Thanks scrubbj427.

Thanks Chuck, the pear is kinda like cherry on steroids. It'll be interesting to see how it ages.

[glbarlow]

1 hour ago, Rustyj said:

to see how it ages.

I’ve used pear on the inner bulwarks of several of my models including Pegasus which has cherry above the Wales and on my Fair American which is mostly cherry. So far for me the cherry after 5-7 year takes on a definite sweet color, but the pear looks essentially the same (not that’s at all bad, it’s pretty wood).  I was using Swiss Pear from good ole Jeff, that may be different than your pear.

 

Either way that’s one nice looking hull, you’ve always been one of my inspirations for me to ‘do better.’ 

Edited April 26, 2020 by glbarlow

[Rustyj]

Thanks Glenn, Funny your builds have always inspired me!

I agree the cherry on our Fair American's have aged very nicely.

A large portion of the pear I'm using came from Jeff too.

 

[Rustyj]

The last 11 strakes have been completed. Prior to starting the planking these strakes I checked my distance from

the keel to the already completed 12 strakes. I noticed that at frames A and 1 (center of the model) the distance

was 1/32" wider than the 11 1/4" strakes would cover. To remedy this the Garboard Strake was cut 1/32" wider

and installed. I then added 2 more strakes above the Garboard. I then add 3 strakes to the completed upper strakes.

This left me with 5 strakes to be completed between these two bands. I then rechecked and adjusted my remaining

tick marks and then finished the planking.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As you can see I still have to sand the planks at the stern post, add the stern post and trim the keel then chapter 3 will be completed. 

[glbarlow]

Beautiful work!

 

Can you plank mine for me😂

[VTHokiEE]

That pear wood looks really nice! Beautiful job planking!

[Nunnehi (Don)]

Rusty, that’s just beautiful! Well done!

 

Don

[Rustyj]

2 hours ago, glbarlow said:

Can you plank mine for me😂

 

Thanks Glenn, This is the second time I've planked the Winnie  so I'm good there.

After doing this big hull I'd gladly plank the Cheerful again!

 

Thanks VTHokiEE and Don. Also all the like too!

[glbarlow]

I think you felled a tree to plank Winnie, but it looks great.

[Chuck]

Rusty,  that does look fantastic.  Its looking great.  Cant wait to see it in person one of these days.  

[Stuntflyer]

Nicely done, Rusty! Bet your glad that's over with. Now the fun part starts, Qgalleries.

 

Mike

[Rustyj]

 

10 hours ago, glbarlow said:

I think you felled a tree to plank Winnie, but it looks great.

 

I'm thinking it might have been the equivalent of two trees!

 

3 hours ago, Chuck said:

Cant wait to see it in person one of these days.

 

Thanks Chuck, I'm looking forward to when I can visit you again!

 

41 minutes ago, Stuntflyer said:

Now the fun part starts, Qgalleries.

 

Thank Mike, Out of the frying pan and into the fire?