Jump to content

filling gaps in deck planking


Recommended Posts

Generally for planking on the hull or deck, I find a mix of sawdust (appropriate wood of course) and mix up some white glue and water at 50-50.  Make a slurry of the sawdust and glue mix and fill the gap.  Actually fill over the gap then sand when dry.  If it's not a wide gap, just put some of the glue mix in the gap and sand the wood.  The sanding dust will go into the gap and hide it.  As always, your mileage may vary to test first if possible on a hidden part of the hull/deck.

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

I echo what Mark has said above but I do mine very slightly differently.  I mix very fine sawdust that I make with a Dremel sanding drum into the PVA and use as much sawdust as possible.  It kind of turns into a very thick putty that I then push into the gap with a very flexible knife.

 

Its exactly the same thing but it just has a greater content of wood which I would guess at 75% wood - 25% PVA.  It does however make it quite hard to sand down as its very tough but the results are pretty good.

Edited by No Idea
Typo error
Link to comment
Share on other sites

Benjamin

How wide are the gaps?  If a few thousandths in one or two spots, the idea of sawdust is used by many of us in different ways.  If it is more than this why not remove the errant planks redo them without gaps?   

Allan

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

  • 2 weeks later...

Join the conversation

You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.

Guest
Reply to this topic...

×   Pasted as rich text.   Paste as plain text instead

  Only 75 emoji are allowed.

×   Your link has been automatically embedded.   Display as a link instead

×   Your previous content has been restored.   Clear editor

×   You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL.

  • Recently Browsing   0 members

    • No registered users viewing this page.
×
×
  • Create New...