AdamA Posted April 2, 2021 Author Share #61 Posted April 2, 2021 Alaskan Cedar, Boxwood, and a lot more Swiss Pear has arrived. popash42 and GrandpaPhil 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamA Posted April 2, 2021 Author Share #62 Posted April 2, 2021 These fashion pieces are finished. I'm not sure I will use the same method for the other side. That was a ton of sanding. rtwpsom2, popash42 and GrandpaPhil 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamA Posted April 6, 2021 Author Share #63 Posted April 6, 2021 These two can't frames will be sanded. giampieroricci, mtaylor, popash42 and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamA Posted April 7, 2021 Author Share #64 Posted April 7, 2021 Ok I may have underestimated the amount of work that McKay's drawings entailed. He has scarph joints in every joint in the frames. No chocks. No overlapping single angled joints. All scarphs... I may make an executive decision to use chocks for all the frames. mtaylor 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamA Posted April 7, 2021 Author Share #65 Posted April 7, 2021 On second thought I'm going to cut those scarph joints. I just cut the first one and I'm feeling good about the ease of doing them using a paper template. mtaylor and Niklas 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamA Posted April 9, 2021 Author Share #66 Posted April 9, 2021 Ok. I had to remove the lower halves of the most aft cant frames so I could cut the scarph joints. Then I had to remove and recut them a second time. Here is the very rough draft of that frame: WalrusGuy, popash42 and GrandpaPhil 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamA Posted April 10, 2021 Author Share #67 Posted April 10, 2021 Welp. I learned a hard lesson about transoms. They like to wander off if you're not paying attention. I'm realigning them lol. Niklas, WalrusGuy, CiscoH and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamA Posted April 11, 2021 Author Share #68 Posted April 11, 2021 Same goes for frames. I'm doing surgery on the port side aft cant frame. mtaylor, popash42 and GrandpaPhil 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamA Posted April 11, 2021 Author Share #69 Posted April 11, 2021 Ok. That's got her evened out. Ignore the rough spots! giampieroricci, WalrusGuy and GrandpaPhil 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamA Posted April 15, 2021 Author Share #70 Posted April 15, 2021 I'm back at it. These will be the counter timbers. Niklas and GrandpaPhil 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamA Posted April 16, 2021 Author Share #71 Posted April 16, 2021 More surgery was needed. When I added bolts to this fashion piece I noticed it was shredded along its aft length. It must have happened when I originally cut it to shape. The shredded area was waiting for me to sand it down then it said "hello." I chiseled it out and will replace it before I move on. GrandpaPhil and mtaylor 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamA Posted April 16, 2021 Author Share #72 Posted April 16, 2021 I cut a piece to fit into the hole. Its thin enough to twist along the curve where the original piece was. mtaylor, GrandpaPhil and popash42 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamA Posted April 17, 2021 Author Share #73 Posted April 17, 2021 I'm ok with this repair. GrandpaPhil, CiscoH, popash42 and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamA Posted April 17, 2021 Author Share #74 Posted April 17, 2021 Stern timbers going on: WalrusGuy, mtaylor, GrandpaPhil and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamA Posted April 19, 2021 Author Share #75 Posted April 19, 2021 I noticed these six straps connecting the stern timbers to the top two transom pieces in the pic below. They aren't labeled and they are missing in all the other pictures so I'm not sure what they were made from. Considering the Bounty had to have all its iron fittings replaced by brass or copper when it was coppered by the royal navy (something they did apparently to keep the iron fittings from reacting with the copper plates, I'm going to use copper for them and for the five bolts in each. GrandpaPhil and mtaylor 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamA Posted April 19, 2021 Author Share #76 Posted April 19, 2021 If anyone else has come across these straps let me know how you handled them. These are made from three layers of copper tape with 24 gauge copper wire for the bolts. All CA glued down. mtaylor, WalrusGuy and GrandpaPhil 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamA Posted April 20, 2021 Author Share #77 Posted April 20, 2021 I don’t know how to use software to lift and loft these frames so, for now, I'm gluing the profile for each piece onto the wood and cutting them out on the bandsaw, careful to ensure each piece is wide enough to account for the frame's shape. I'm sure that's clear as mud GrandpaPhil, mtaylor, Trond and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trond Posted April 20, 2021 Share #78 Posted April 20, 2021 You are doing a great job. It look fantastic. I'm on my first time building a ship and also have the McKay book for reference on my kit build, so it will be of great interest to follow your work on scratch build of the Bounty. Did you copy the drawings from the book or did you buy the drawing separate from the book? mtaylor 1 Quote Trond 'Patience Is a Virtue' Current Build: HMS Bounty - Billingboats Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamA Posted April 25, 2021 Author Share #79 Posted April 25, 2021 On 4/20/2021 at 5:14 PM, Trond said: You are doing a great job. It look fantastic. I'm on my first time building a ship and also have the McKay book for reference on my kit build, so it will be of great interest to follow your work on scratch build of the Bounty. Did you copy the drawings from the book or did you buy the drawing separate from the book? I have the book to pull the images from. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamA Posted April 25, 2021 Author Share #80 Posted April 25, 2021 Its good to see the hull beginning to take shape. There's some variation in the color of Swiss pear I purchased thats evident from the three frames roughed in. mtaylor, popash42 and GrandpaPhil 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lesterpalifka Posted April 29, 2021 Share #81 Posted April 29, 2021 (edited) How much will you charge for the patterns you made for bounty stern? I am having a real problem trying to figure it out. Can you help me with this I am using Hahn’s plans my email is. here are some pics of what I have done please pm me as i REALLY NEED HELP WITH THIS...this is first time i have undertaken a project this big. Edited April 29, 2021 by lesterpalifka delete email Captain Poison, Ryland Craze, mtaylor and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamA Posted April 30, 2021 Author Share #82 Posted April 30, 2021 I used the pictures from McKay for the stern. You already have those I believe. Hahn's stern has fewer if I recall correctly. Your boat is looking good. popash42, Ryland Craze, mtaylor and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamA Posted April 30, 2021 Author Share #83 Posted April 30, 2021 GrandpaPhil, popash42, Ryland Craze and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamA Posted May 1, 2021 Author Share #84 Posted May 1, 2021 mtaylor, GrandpaPhil, Ryland Craze and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamA Posted May 1, 2021 Author Share #85 Posted May 1, 2021 I put copper bolts through the counter timber and into the aftmost cant frame because I really don't want it to move. The "bolt" is 24 gauge wire pushed into a 0.5 mm hole with super glue. GrandpaPhil, mtaylor and popash42 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamA Posted May 3, 2021 Author Share #86 Posted May 3, 2021 mtaylor, popash42, Gregory and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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