Using ink to simulate tarring in deck planking.

[CPDDET]

Multiple light coats are always better than one heavy one. 

[King]

Stephen: I'm just starting Bluenose II- the "simulation" discussion has been very helpful.  Any idea on how to bend the deck timbers around the deck edges? I'm considering, and tried with paper mockup, notching the timbers in two places. Regards, King

 

[Gregory]

40 minutes ago, King said:

Any idea on how to bend the deck timbers around the deck edges?

Chuck's bending techniques for hull planking should work as well..

 

 

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[No Idea]

I use a chisel tipped marker that is filled with archival ink.  You can get them on the internet and the ink doesn't bleed.  It makes the job so much easier.

[bruce d]

20 minutes ago, No Idea said:

...  archival ink.  ... and the ink doesn't bleed.

Sounds good, news to me. It really doesn't bleed on wood?

[No Idea]

3 minutes ago, bruce d said:

Sounds good, news to me. It really doesn't bleed on wood?

Hi Bruce - I've just taken this picture of my current build.  Its pear wood planking with archival ink for the tarring.  I've also experimented with boxwood and I had no bleeding with that either.  I would suggest getting a pen and doing some trials first but I've never had it bleed

 

 

[bruce d]

Very pretty work, I will google it now. Thanks!

[No Idea]

23 minutes ago, bruce d said:

Very pretty work, I will google it now. Thanks!

Cheers Bruce - This is what I use here's a pack of 3 for £7.99

 

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Sakura-Pigma-Graphic-Pigment-Calligraphy/dp/B01M24ONH8/ref=sr_1_16?dchild=1&keywords=3mm+chisel+tip+archival+ink+pen&qid=1606586152&sr=8-16

 

Have a play first but I have found that my best results are by using it on both planks that meet.  Good luck!

[shipman]

Just a thought.......if you're worried about pencil graphite smudging. Alight pass with a soft eraser may help.

One of the first items we were asked to provide in our first tech drawing class was fresh home made white bread, kneaded into a ball. Turned out to be the best eraser of all.

[bruce d]

3 hours ago, No Idea said:

This is what I use

Ordered. Many thanks, I thought I knew a few things about pens but I never once found a pen that didn't bleed into wood to some degree.

I just had a baaaaaad experience with my first laser-cut small boat kit. I used a pen to pre-colour some very thin ply that made the formers for a ships boat. Guess what? The ply started to delaminate. I look forward to some experiments.

[Bob Cleek]

46 minutes ago, SpyGlass said:

I usually cheat - faintest touch of pencil on one edge then just open the joints up with a thin metal strip ( feeler gauge) and let the varnish fill the crack.

 

Yes, a very light stain rubbed across the plank seams will end up in the seams and show darker. If you want light colored decks, seal the decks with a clear sealer, then apply the stain and rub it all off the sealed deck, leaving the stain in the deck seams. When it comes to deck seams, the thinner they are, the better. At scale viewing distance, there isn't much to them.