Don Case Posted March 2, 2021 Share #1 Posted March 2, 2021 On frames with a chocked joint, how long is the chock? From the examples I've seen they look like about 1"(or 4 feet in 1:48) Am I close? Canute 1 Quote HMS Discovery 1789 by Don Case - 1:48 - - Build logs for subjects built 1751 - 1800 - Model Ship World™ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaager Posted March 2, 2021 Share #2 Posted March 2, 2021 I would develop a ratio and proportion using the example. What is the depth of the chock in proportion to the total moulded dimension. Looks to be about 1/2 to me, but I have never measured it. The angle of the wedge would be constant. The depth of the flat part of the ends would be constant ( no need for it to vary with larger chocks - verify this supposition), This would have the length be the variable. Canute 1 Quote NRG member 45 years Current: HMS Centurion 1732 - 60-gun 4th rate - Navall Timber framing HMS Beagle 1831 refiit 10-gun brig with a small mizzen - Navall (ish) Timber framing The U.S. Ex. Ex. 1838-1842 Flying Fish 1838 pilot schooner - framed - ready for stern timbers Porpose II 1836 brigantine/brig - framed - ready for hawse and stern timbers Vincennes 1825 Sloop-of-War - timbers assembled, need shaping Peacock 1828 Sloop-of -War - timbers ready for assembly Sea Gull 1838 pilot schooner - timbers ready for assembly Relief 1835 ship - timbers ready for assembly Other Portsmouth 1843 Sloop-of-War - timbers ready for assembly Le Commerce de Marseilles 1788 118 cannons - framed La Renommee 1744 Frigate - framed - ready for hawse and stern timbers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allanyed Posted March 2, 2021 Share #3 Posted March 2, 2021 Don, there is a LOT to the sizes and shapes of the chocks. The futtocks have different sided dimensions as you move up from floor to second futtock, first futtock to third futtock, &c. The chocks likewise have to be shaped to match these sided dimensions. There is also the bevel of the frame so the cut into the futtocks and the sides of the chocks that are glued to the futtocks need to match this angle as well. As to the length, I THINK this varied at different times. Hopefully the drawings at NMM will give you a good idea of the ratio of the sizes of each portion of the chock to the moulded dimension of the frame. One example is at https://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/80749.html For a VERY detailed explanation on how to properly make these (and alternative solutions on later pages), David Antscherl's Volume I of The Fully Framed Model pages 83-88 is a fantastic source. Allan claybaker, druxey and Canute 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...
Don Case Posted March 2, 2021 Author Share #4 Posted March 2, 2021 (edited) Thank you for that link Alan. I took a shot of it, enlarged a chock and now I can do some proportional measuring and come up with a plan. Edit- That was easy. Using the molded dimension (MD) below the chock the length of the chock is 4MD. The depth is 3/4MD and the bits on the ends are 1/5MD. These are rounded out a bit. Actually I think if I had used the upper end of the chock as the MD the numbers would have been closer but on a 1:48 we're talking a few thou. Thanks Edited March 2, 2021 by Don Case Canute and mtaylor 2 Quote HMS Discovery 1789 by Don Case - 1:48 - - Build logs for subjects built 1751 - 1800 - Model Ship World™ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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