Triton by Jerzy

[Jerzy]

Well after good 10 years I am cutting some wood again, and this time not for house building purposes.

Whan I moved in here around 5 years ago, there we had an old pear tree in the middle of tge garden, and it had to go

.... except that I kept it for muy future retirement ship modelling purposes. I am not retired yet, but fingers are itching... 

 

I thought of HMS Triton already back then when I was with contact with Chuck and Russ and others, and plans have been waiting. Let's see what happens now.

1st test frame I cut out of pine scrap wood just for testing purposes. Immediately said, this wood will not be nice. too soft and too grainy. So time to prepare my patiently waiting pear tree.

 

 

 

I cut into 7 mm planks and then with thicknesser went down to 5mm... Sorry I am metric oriented.

 

 

 

Aseembled 2 frames and started to think.... about leaving one side open with visible frames as I saw by few other threads. 

 

 

I am not subject matter expert but I was wonderring about futtocks assembly. Many placed treenails ond sides of frames. But what about chock piesces?

Then treenails actually would be placed from inside of the frame.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cheers

Jerzy

 

 

 

 

 

Edited January 7, 2023 by Jerzy

[Chuck]

Very nice Jerzy and it is so great to have you back building models.  Looking forward to following your progress.

 

Chuck

[Jerzy]

thanks Chuck.

But could someone answer my question regarding chock parts within frames?

[Chuck]

Yes for english ships like Triton treenails are on the outside.  Straight through but for a model its easier to fake it and put them in from outboard only if you are going to plank inboard and not see them anyway.

 

[Jerzy]

thanks. I will make test frame with chock and will decide. and I plan to leave one side not fully planked.

Edited January 15, 2023 by Jerzy

[Jerzy]

It has been 2 years!

Well, with back then 6 years old son, now already 8... things are tight on time and free time to say the least. I have not given up! I am almost done with frames. I have experimented with different wood but I am not happy so I need to remake 2 again, but should be finished with frames within a week or so. Perhaps before Christmas trip to Poland.

I think I will use treenails on the outside in the end.

I had to re-produce my cherry timber. Looks like I will have enough at least for Triton.

 

I also started to brainstorm around the jig to hold all frames firmliy together.

 

 

 

 

[Jerzy]

Slowly I carry on.

Finished all the frames, I had to re-make extra 2 of them. 

Treenailed them all as Chuck suggested and started to put everything together with quickly assembled jig to hold whole construction in place.

 

 

 

I pre-cut, prepared selected frames for gunports. It was easier now.

 

 

 

Next will come keelson and will move on with boards and strakes from bottom up. I am still figuring out which wood I will use.

Should planks be shifted inside with same pattern as on the outside? What dou you think?

 

Also I wanted ask about wales.

Modfeld describes wales as anchor stock strakes. I have not seen anybody doing it though,

Any ideas?

 

 

EDIT: I found log by ChadB actually planking wals with anchor stocks, so that is clear for me now.

 

Cheers

Jerzy

 

Edited 11 hours ago by Jerzy

[Chuck]

Lovely work Jerzy