bruce d Posted October 2, 2022 #1 Posted October 2, 2022 (edited) An 18th c record of what pieces were to be made from a piece of oak. This refers to a single piece from 'Load 36' delivered to Dudmans & Co at Deptford for conversion. Sadly there is no date so we can't narrow down which craft might have used these pieces. One of these instructions was produced for each harvested oak and was the contemporary equivalent of a modern work order. They were to be followed strictly. Another example of why the drawing office was always busy! Edited October 2, 2022 by bruce d mtaylor, Charter33, shipman and 3 others 3 1 2 Quote 🌻 STAY SAFE A model shipwright and an amateur historian are heads & tails of the same coin current builds: HMS Berwick 1775, 1/192 scratchbuild; a Slade 74 in the Navy Board style Mediator sloop, 1/48 - an 18th century transport scratchbuild French longboat - CAF - 1/48, on hold
druxey Posted October 2, 2022 #2 Posted October 2, 2022 You find the most interesting items, Bruce! Dudman was in operation until 1812, so this piece must ante-date that. From the handwriting style, I would guess the date of this to be around 1790 to 1810. bruce d, mtaylor and thibaultron 1 2 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
Maury S Posted October 3, 2022 #3 Posted October 3, 2022 David, How do you know / remember all this stuff?😊 Maury mtaylor, bruce d and thibaultron 3 Quote Current diversion: Anchor Hoy c 1815 - 1825 1:48 scale Recent Builds: Fair American: 18th C. Longboat: http://modelshipworld.com/index.php?/topic/2284-longboat-18th-c-by-maury-modelshipways-by-chuck/ Echo Cross Section: http://modelshipworld.com/index.php?/topic/513-echo-cross-section-by-maury/ Emma C. Berry http://modelshipworld.com/index.php?/gallery/album/203-emma-c-berry-132-pof-by-maury/
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