AdamA Posted May 11, 2021 Author Share #91 Posted May 11, 2021 popash42, mtaylor, WalrusGuy and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamA Posted May 12, 2021 Author Share #92 Posted May 12, 2021 mtaylor, Trond, popash42 and 4 others 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamA Posted May 14, 2021 Author Share #93 Posted May 14, 2021 A little sanding does work wonders. popash42, mtaylor, Gregory and 1 other 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamA Posted May 22, 2021 Author Share #94 Posted May 22, 2021 I'm not sanding these frames until I get them all up. mtaylor, GrandpaPhil and Niklas 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamA Posted May 26, 2021 Author Share #95 Posted May 26, 2021 mtaylor, popash42 and GrandpaPhil 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamA Posted June 2, 2021 Author Share #96 Posted June 2, 2021 popash42, mtaylor, WalrusGuy and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamA Posted June 5, 2021 Author Share #97 Posted June 5, 2021 mtaylor, GrandpaPhil, popash42 and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamA Posted June 24, 2021 Author Share #98 Posted June 24, 2021 I used a small round file and a razor saw to make this detail on the top of the first forward cant frame. Only 25 to go! mtaylor, Wacom, popash42 and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamA Posted June 27, 2021 Author Share #99 Posted June 27, 2021 Time for a lot of sanding. GrandpaPhil, mtaylor, popash42 and 4 others 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamA Posted July 1, 2021 Author Share #100 Posted July 1, 2021 Gregory, popash42, mtaylor and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamA Posted July 4, 2021 Author Share #101 Posted July 4, 2021 These lower deck templates will keep the hull at its widest point while I'm sanding the outside to the correct depth. I made them out of some leftover pine we used for baseboards on a new wall downstairs. oneslim, GrandpaPhil and popash42 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamA Posted July 5, 2021 Author Share #102 Posted July 5, 2021 Dang. The transoms were a smidge too narrow. Oh well. Gotta rip em out. dvm27, popash42 and mtaylor 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamA Posted July 6, 2021 Author Share #103 Posted July 6, 2021 I put copper bolts through the frames and into the keel using CA. The drill bit is .5 mm and the copper is 24 gauge so its the same width as the holes popash42, mtaylor and GrandpaPhil 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamA Posted July 18, 2021 Author Share #104 Posted July 18, 2021 CiscoH, WalrusGuy, mtaylor and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allanyed Posted July 19, 2021 Share #105 Posted July 19, 2021 I am a bit late to the party but am happy to see a new scratch build! If you don't mind a couple comments that are meant to encourage, not discourage regarding the deadwood forward and aft and the moulded dimensions of the top timbers, please let us know. Allan mtaylor, WalrusGuy and popash42 3 Quote PLEASE take 30 SECONDS and sign up for the epic Nelson/Trafalgar project if you would like to see it made into a TV series. Click on http://trafalgar.tv There is no cost other than the 30 seconds of your time. THANK YOU Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamA Posted October 9, 2021 Author Share #106 Posted October 9, 2021 I put in a temporary deck to support the frames so I can sand the outside of the frames with mini belt sander (also pictured) to the correct thickness. I feel like this method of getting a good shape is cheating, but here we are. when I build the next one I'll attempt to get the frames the final shape before I attach them to the keel. popash42, scrubbyj427, GrandpaPhil and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allanyed Posted October 9, 2021 Share #107 Posted October 9, 2021 Whatever method that you choose that gets accurate final results is a good one. There is no easy way to pre-sand to the final thickness before installing the fames. Close is good, but getting the bevel started and still leaving a 1/32" or even 1/16" excess is not a bad idea. You can always remove material but cannot put the wood back on. Allan popash42 and mtaylor 2 Quote PLEASE take 30 SECONDS and sign up for the epic Nelson/Trafalgar project if you would like to see it made into a TV series. Click on http://trafalgar.tv There is no cost other than the 30 seconds of your time. THANK YOU Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamA Posted October 10, 2021 Author Share #108 Posted October 10, 2021 Slowly getting there popash42, Niklas, scrubbyj427 and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamA Posted October 12, 2021 Author Share #109 Posted October 12, 2021 I'm going to put the keelson in so I can have a bit more stability for rebuilding and sanding frames. The frames are fairly shifty without it even with the copper bolts into the keel. GrandpaPhil, yvesvidal, mtaylor and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtaylor Posted October 13, 2021 Share #110 Posted October 13, 2021 Looking pretty good from here. As for the frames moving, wobbling, etc. Put a spacer or two in between them. Once planked they won't be seen and if you're leaving off planks to show the framing, you can remove the spacers or just set them outside of the unplanked area. Quote Mark "The shipwright is slow, but the wood is patient." - me Current Build: Past Builds: La Belle Poule 1765 - French Frigate from ANCRE plans - ON HOLD Triton Cross-Section NRG Hallf Hull Planking Kit HMS Sphinx 1775 - Vanguard Models - 1:64 Non-Ship Model: On hold, maybe forever: CH-53 Sikorsky - 1:48 - Revell - Completed Licorne - 1755 from Hahn Plans (Scratch) Version 2.0 (Abandoned) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamA Posted October 13, 2021 Author Share #111 Posted October 13, 2021 Here comes the keelson (along with all its scarf joints) mtaylor, popash42 and GrandpaPhil 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamA Posted October 13, 2021 Author Share #112 Posted October 13, 2021 There are four of these along the keelson. I rough cut them with the band saw then use a file on them while they're in the vice. mtaylor, Niklas, scrubbyj427 and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamA Posted October 14, 2021 Author Share #113 Posted October 14, 2021 Sanding is 220-->320-->00 Steel Wool-->000 Steel Wool-->0000 Steel Wool It gives the Swiss Pear a nice polish. mtaylor, GrandpaPhil, allanyed and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamA Posted October 22, 2021 Author Share #114 Posted October 22, 2021 Ok... I realize this looks bad but hear me out... I found some kind of mite trails through out most of the frames. I also found out that I was not using Swiss Pear for a lot of these frames so when I looked at the whole ship it was two different colors: a drab brown for the parts that were the wrong wood. So I'm going to rebuild the frames entirely from Swiss Pear. It'll be much faster this time because I have already faired all these so I will be able to cut out the parts almost exactly correct. (OMG) popash42, Keith Black, mtaylor and 2 others 2 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Black Posted October 22, 2021 Share #115 Posted October 22, 2021 Adam, I admire your determination. Keep up the good fight, you'll get there. mtaylor, WalrusGuy and AdamA 1 2 Quote Current Builds: 1870's Sternwheeler, Lula Wood Hull Screw Frigate USS Tennessee Decorative Carrack Warship Restoration, the Amelia Completed: 1880s Floating Steam Donkey Pile Driver Early Swift 1805 Model Restoration Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamA Posted October 24, 2021 Author Share #116 Posted October 24, 2021 I am also going to have all these frames lined up correctly this time. I am pretty happy with how this disaster is going. I used a marker to indicate the meeting places on these [now template] frames. GrandpaPhil, Keith Black, Niklas and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamA Posted October 25, 2021 Author Share #117 Posted October 25, 2021 The difference between "Pear" and "Swiss Pear" if anyone else was about to make the same mistake I made. scrubbyj427, mtaylor, Keith Black and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamA Posted November 15, 2021 Author Share #118 Posted November 15, 2021 This piece will eventually be the first half cant frame. mtaylor, allanyed, ccoyle and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamA Posted January 8, 2022 Author Share #119 Posted January 8, 2022 Here we go. Cant frame 8 will go against all the hawse frames. GrandpaPhil, Keith Black, yvesvidal and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamA Posted January 8, 2022 Author Share #120 Posted January 8, 2022 The "practice frames" were both frustrating and great. I hated tearing down all that work. But, without using a computer, I will end up with the frames' scarf joints exactly centered and in line with the other frames' joint lines. Keith Black and mtaylor 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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