mr_pullings Posted April 28, 2021 Share #1 Posted April 28, 2021 Ok, this will be my first wooden ship build. I had started a build thread for the Model Shipways 18th Century Longboat kit. But I felt like that kit was a little too deep of a dive to start out with. So now I'm beginning with the Lowell Grand Banks Dory. I've been working on it for several weeks now. The biggest problem I've run into is forgetting how fragile this wood is. Luckily I was able to painstakingly glue back pieces of the frames that I broke (some more than once). And everything seems to be holding together so far. On to the pictures: Forming the rocker Gluing frames Time for glue... Working on garboard planks Bending Gluing first garboard plank Both glued, commence sanding Inspection They don't line up perfectly at the transom and I really don't want to remove it and start over. So I guess we'll just roll with it and see what happens. That's all for now... druxey and Ryland Craze 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobandlucy Posted April 28, 2021 Share #2 Posted April 28, 2021 Wow! Looks very clean with a perfect shape. Sure this is your first? Bob mr_pullings 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr_pullings Posted April 28, 2021 Author Share #3 Posted April 28, 2021 31 minutes ago, bobandlucy said: Wow! Looks very clean with a perfect shape. Sure this is your first? Bob Thank you! Yes, this is my first. Just following the directions. 👍 druxey and Ryland Craze 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr_pullings Posted April 30, 2021 Author Share #4 Posted April 30, 2021 Well, disaster struck. I used some stronger clamps to bend the first broad plank and the frame lifted out of the building board. When I went to fit it back into the building board I guess I was too forceful and several of the frames broke. 😬 Maybe I'll purchase another of this kit and start over. Or just move on to the 18th Century Longboat I had begun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
druxey Posted April 30, 2021 Share #5 Posted April 30, 2021 Unfortunately brute strength is not helpful in model-making. But you know that already. If you wet the wood sufficiently, it should obey you with minimum of fuss. Another model maker had a bad break in a plank and he was successful in repairing it. Perhaps you can do the same. It's all part of the learning curve - fixing 'oopsies'. mr_pullings 1 Quote Be sure to sign up for an epic Nelson/Trafalgar project if you would like to see it made into a TV series http://trafalgar.tv Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr_pullings Posted April 30, 2021 Author Share #6 Posted April 30, 2021 (edited) It's beyond my patience to try and fix. A couple of those frames were already weakened from where I accidentally broke them earlier. So I'll probably buy another kit and start over. Lessons learned! Edited April 30, 2021 by mr_pullings druxey 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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