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About the bulwark supports, I would suggest that you ease them into an fair curve regardless if they exactly has the correct angle or not.

Nice progress so far.

Happy modelling!

Håkan

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Working carefully it was not to hard to get the bulwark stanchions in angles that allows a fair curve for the planks.

 

Now I have started with bending and fitting the planks. Here the first one is bent to shape and let dry after a dip in hot water.

 

Two of the stanchions on each side of the bow and in the mid/aft section are closer together and taller and sturdier as they will form bollards.

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Before I will glue the plank I will install the chain plates. As there will be very little room behind the bulwark for attaching the dead eyes I will do that now.

 

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Yet another milestone was reached today, the hull is complete up to the bulwark.

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The stanchions has been cut down and the gaps that I missed in the planking has been filled with glue and wood flour.

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Excellent, congratulations to the mile stone.

It sure looks a bit odd with the dead eyes inside the bulwarks like that. 

It has to do with the bulwarks leaning outwards to permit for big loads and that the shrouds would add to much inward force if mounted the "usual" way.

Thanks for sharing.

Happy modelling!

Håkan

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The progress is much more visible now when I have stared to work with the details inside the hull, and therefor feels quicker.

 

Today I have cut out the keelson, started to paint the inside of the bulwarks and started to fit the cross beams.

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The bulwarks will have an inner layer of planking in the fore and aft, so its only the mid section that I need to paint now.

 

When all beams are ready I will fit in a beam rider along the sides that will support them. Note that the beams are straight rather than curved as they would have been on a larger ship.

 

The plans show a rather thick and wide keelson. I'm a bit uncertain about that interpretation, so I have checked other sources. They seem to show a longer keelson, so that is what I'm going for.20200607_105502_detalj.jpg.e19ee37bbad74aafd265b38ea4b4043e.jpg

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Bolin, maybe you would be an appropriate person to ask, since it is a bit related to the vessel you are building..

Last summer I had a brief visit of Skärgårdsmuseet on Nämdö, a tiny museum in the old school building on one of the islands. They had some factoids about Roslagen sloops and one thing made me puzzled: apparently there were some restrictions on the size and type of the ships that the archipelago farmers were allowed to have, and these restrictions were one of the major drivers for the design of these sloops (trying to maximise the efficiency).

What was the reason for such restrictions? Do you have some sources to read to find out more? 

It's unlikely to be driven by natural factors (there are no critical channels in this area), sounds more like an anti-competition measure. 

Would appreciate if you can share more details that you've found during your research :) 

 

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I have not come across this particular factoid. It is certainly true that the peasants in Sweden (and Finland) where subject to various laws and regulations regarding what wares they could transport and to and from what destinations. The term used in Swedish for this is Bondeseglation literally "Peasant sailing".  As early as 1350 in king Magnus city law (stadslag) it was regulated that all trade should be directed to the towns. Despite this the peasants continued with their trade using their own small vessels. The rules where changed through the centuries, and it might very well be that there at some point where rules regarding the type and size of ship.

 

If I where to guess it might be connected to certain privileges regarding trade in Stockholm. At one point the peasant traders did not have to pay custom for ordinary food and similar. It is likely that this was connected with some size regulation.

 

But, I must say that the factoid you cite does not ring true to me. The Stockholm archipelago is quite shallow at places, so it makes sense that the boats was adjusted to this. It is also the case that every farmer in the archipelago needed a boat. The boats was a big investment, but also necessary for fishing, moving cattle between grazing, and selling produce on the market. The farmland was on the other hand meager, so the boat was essential for the livelihood. On the other hand, a too large boat would require a larger investment, better shipyard, more crew etc. To me this means that the size and type of boats was determined by the natural environment and economical needs, rather than the laws. The reason that they could live on so long, even after other types of transports was becoming wide spread, has likely more to do with that they found a niche market in transporting sand, gravel and fire wood.

 

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It has been a few weeks since I worked on this model. My focus has shifted to my other ongoing build, the medieval long-ship.

 

In the weekend I did return a bit to this one and attached the rudder.

 

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I also stained the hull up to the bulwark. For this I used an oil based stain with the pigment "tar". I have not used this product before, but have seen it used by another modeller on this site, and liked the result. I have currently only used one coat, and think that I will keep it like that. I'm afraid that it will become to dark if i give it another.

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Looks good bolin.

About the stain. On a test piece you can always play with number of coats and also what a light sanding does to the effect of weathering.

 

Anyway, keep it up!

Happy modelling!

Håkan

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I continued a bit with the inside by building a frame for the floor and bulkhead for the cabin.

 

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I have no source for this structure. I made something the I think could work.

 

Before I go any further I will need to "tar" the inside of the hull. If I add anything more before I do that it will be hard to reach. First I thought I could skip painting parts of the inside that will not be visible. But I will leave some parts of the cabin roof and the ceiling in the hold exposed, but I have not decided exactly what parts, so I'm not sure which part I could skip painting.

 

 

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Painting of the outside of of the hull is complete.

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There was a practice of painting the strips on the side in different colors based on origin of the ship. The pattern I have chosen indicates that ship originates from Länna. I'm not sure how strictly such rules where applied and exactly during which period. It seem to have been common practice during the period when my subject would have been active.

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The next steps will be inside the hull. The first step was to stain the planks between the frames using the same oil based tar colored stain that I used on the outside. The top of the frames are left unstained for now, so that glue will stick.

 

The keelson and the beam risers has been tree nailed to the frames.

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I have now built the fore and aft bulkheads in the hold, and have added ceiling planks to the starboard side. The port side I will leave unplanked to make the frames visible.

 

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For these shots I have used my new tripod. I bought it partly in a hope to improve my model photos. I still have a lot to learn, about lighting, depth of focus etc etc.

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For the ceiling planks I tried edge bending using a traveling iron for the first time. It worked really well and improved both the speed and result of the planking.

 

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Did you use any water in the container of the iron for steam or just dry-ironed?

The small irons are really nice to use. 

 

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I put a drop of water using my finger on the wood before ironing. No water in the iron. 

 

I have a D5000. Nothing fancy and some years old, but I have far from mastered its capabilities, so have no ambition to upgrade. The tripod is from Sirui. I was looking for cheaper options, but found it discounted by 40%. It seemed to be a good deal, even if it was above my initial budget. I’m really happy with it.

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Today I have installed a floor below the hatch in the fore deck, and have installed the support beams for the hatch.

 

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The ceiling planks have been treated with a mix of vinegar and steel wool, which gives it a silver grey/brown tone. It is still not as dark as I would like. Maybe I will darken it further with stain. The effect I'm seeking is a worn and weathered look. At least one of my sources say that the holds where not treated with tar, but instead oiled.

 

I have also installed floor board in the cabin area, and will continue with ceiling planks.

 

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I return to this model now that my Medieval long ship is finished.

 

The cross beams and supporting knees has been installed, and a bit more of the cabin structure has been added.

 

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With the cross beams as support I have continued with the deck.

 

Most of the hold is open with only narrow planks along the sides for walking on. These planks where edge bent using a jig and a small traveling iron.

 

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It took several steps until the strips could fit the full length of the sides.

 

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The rest of the deck consists of many small pieces that where individually fitted.

 

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The deck has been stained to give it a worn and aged look.

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I have also planked the insides of the bulwarks in the bow, and have painted it green. The green color is supposed to be traditional. The small hold in the bow has been given a coming and a hatch. The ring is 0.3 mm copper wire which has been painted. A loop of sewing thread through a hole in the hatch holds the ring in place.

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The forward bulkhead of the cabin has been installed and painted.

 

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Its time for another update.

 

The cabin is complete with beds for the skipper and his mate. The bed cloth is made from painted silk span. It has been draped around a mattress made from a piece of lime wood.

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I have also built a windlass.

 

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There seem to have been several different types of windlasses used on these boats. This very simple version seem to have used the handles as breaks by pushing them through the holes an stopping at the deck.

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Many small things has been done since the last update.

 

The rudder has been completed. The tiller is made of walnut rather than lime. I was afraid that the lime would have been to soft.

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I have also made the pump. This is of a very simple type, just a simple handle to pull. It is placed where the skipper can work it while also handling the sails and rudder.

 

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I have also started the mast, boom and gaff.

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Before I install the mast and rig the lines and sail I will make the stand. For this I plan to use supports in plexiglass which will sit on a bottom plate of oak.

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I like the idea of plexiglass support on oak.

Tremendous job you done.

 

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