Emma C Berry by ahb26 - FINISHED - Model Shipways - 1/32

[Frank L.]

Hi Andrew

Take a look at my revised graphic. Does it capture what you are suggesting?

EMMA C. BERRY WATERTITE RUDDER STOCK BOX REV-1.pdf

[ahb26]

That looks right. Here is a crop from one of my high-res photos that gives a pretty good view of the assembly:

 

 

The strip along the edge of the horn timber where it attaches to the transom was added by me to help locate and secure the transom (there is a matching strip on the other side).  This matches up very well with your diagram.

[Frank L.]

thank you Andrew

[Frank L.]

Andrew - How did you transfer the bevel lines from the blueprint onto the bulkhead frames? Did you just eyeball it using a french curve? I think you said you sanded the bevels - as opposed to carving with a knife as the designer suggested.  So, did you run the frames against a drill-press-mounted drum sander? Carving / shaving / whittling curved members with a knife seems tricky because sometimes the grain direction works against your effort - or steers your blade in the wrong direction - and there is not much meat for a steady grip.

I am also attaching a photo of my completed Greg Davis inspired construction jig that we discussed earlier.

[ahb26]

That is one sturdy jig!

 

I think in some cases I traced the frame bevel lines onto tracing paper, used pinpricks to transfer from the paper to the frame, then hand sanded.  For some of the frames I just winged it.  I was hesitant to use the sanding drum since it's so easy to go overboard, and my carving skills certainly weren't up to the task (although since then I have done some carving on a solid hull and gotten a better feel for it).  I think many builders prefer to leave all the fairing until planking time, once the frames are securely mounted and braced by the clamps and deck framing.

[Frank L.]

Hi Andrew

By  eyeballing the bevel line location from the print and running a .7mm mechanical pencil over the wood using my middle finger as a guide at the edge, I was able to make a decent line when it needed to be parallel to the edge. When the line had to start bending away from being parallel. I used a french curve. Next, I chucked a  dremel sanding drum into my bench-top drill press and gingerly free-handed the cut with a follow-up of some normal hand sanding. It looks good to me. I am not sure i want to pursue the inboard bevel for this project. For drawing the rabbet lines on the keel, I used translucent sandwich wrap paper, pinpricks and the french curve. Now, I need to practice different methods for carving out that material. Here is a photo of the ECB I took  in 2013......

[Frank L.]

I wonder if there is a way to attach the photo so viewers can more deeply zoom into it.

[gjdale]

Frank,

 

I wonder if it might be time for you to start your own build log, rather than hijacking Andrew’s?

[ccoyle]

3 hours ago, gjdale said:

I wonder if it might be time for you to start your own build log, rather than hijacking Andrew’s?

 

This is an excellent idea, and I can easily set it up for you, Frank, if you decide you'd like to have your own log.

[Frank L.]

Absolutely. Please guide me.

[ahb26]

It's easy!  The first post in this forum tells you how.

[Frank L.]

Andrew - I just posted my ECB build log on this forum. But where can I learn how to insert descriptions/captions between each photo?