Seine Dory by MrBlueJacket - FINISHED - BlueJacket Shipcrafters - 1/4" = 1'

[MrBlueJacket]

So I'm building the Smuggler dory for display. At 1/4" = 1', it's a small model. Here's the instruction sheet and kit parts.

 

[MrBlueJacket]

Like all dories, it is built upside down. FIrst step is to wax the formers so the glue (hopefully) doesn't stick. Then they are glued to the building board.

 

 

Edited August 24, 2021 by MrBlueJacket

[MrBlueJacket]

Plan ahead! Because I want to leave the inside natural wood, I sprayed the parts with flat clear (both sides.) That way, glue won't stain the wood. Once the paint dries, it's time to start assembling.

 

[MichaelW]

Thanks Nick!  I can use these building techniques for the Swampscott dory.

[MrBlueJacket]

I attached the knee to the transom and then glued transom and stem to the bottom. Put it on the building board, and the stem came up a little short. No big deal.

 

 

[MrBlueJacket]

A little sanding to bevel the stem, transom, and bottom so the sides can lay on a flat surface.

 

Trim the first side, and add the other side, remove from building jig and sand to final shape.

Edited August 26, 2021 by MrBlueJacket

[MrBlueJacket]

 

 

Start adding the frame pieces.

 

 

All the frame pieces in and the thwarts.

 

 

 

[MrBlueJacket]

Gripe and gunwale installed.

 

[MrBlueJacket]

Now for the thole pins. I'm making them from .020 brass rod. First, I cut them long and install them through the caprail.

 

Next step is to trim them to length. I'm using a 1/16" x 1/8" scrap of wood as the guide.

 

And here's the trimmed thole pins.

[MrBlueJacket]

Next comes the oars. They are lasered in 1/16" basswood, and are very delicate. Raw piece and sanded piece.

[MrBlueJacket]

Did I say they are delicate? While sanding them, two handles broke off. This leads me to several choices:

 

1- get more lasered oars (advantage of working here)

2- only show 2 oars on the boat

3-get creative and find a way to hide the error

 

I'm deciding on #3. I think it will work.

 

[MrBlueJacket]

Here's the dory with thwarts and caprail painted.

[ccoyle]

On 8/31/2021 at 9:41 AM, MrBlueJacket said:

1- get more lasered oars (advantage of working here)

 

That got a chuckle out of me. Advantage indeed!

[MrBlueJacket]

Actually, there is a 4th option - re-cut the handles. But being so delicate, I didn't want to risk it. So my option #3 is to put the end of the oars somewhere where it is not easy to see that the handles are missing, like under a thwart.

 

[MrBlueJacket]

And here is the finished product, and another shot of it on display.