Washington 1776 by B-Ram - Galley - from NRG Plans

[B-Ram]

Hello everyone,

I'm finally getting started on the Washington. The plans from the NRG are very nice and easy to understand. This will be important as this will be my first POF. I printed out the monograph and made it into a notebook. The ship will be built from cherry. I may use something else for the deck planking. I have purchased my wood from Ocooch Hardwood and have received it. The wood is of very good quality. Ocooch was very good to work with. I talked with Ethan from Ocooch and he was very helpful in insuring I got very nice lumber. I have also started the framing jig.

 

Bill

 

 

 

 

 

 

[B-Ram]

Hello everyone,

 

I've started working on the keel. I cut the notches by using the sliding table for my miniature table saw. I have also cut the scarf at the forward end of the keel.

 

Bill

 

[No Idea]

B-Ram luck with your build I'll follow along mate 👍

[B-Ram]

Hello No Idea,

Thanks for the encouragement. 

After building the keel three times and getting it wrong, I realized that the problem was not my level of skill (which is not that great) or the size of the plans, but my eye sight. I could not understand how I kept getting the measurements wrong until I looked at my work from under a magnifying glass. Then it all became clear (literally). So I have ordered a magnifying headset. 

 

Thanks, 

Bill

 

[Pirate adam]

Bill,

 

Stick with it.  It will turn out great.  The finished galley is a cool little ship.

 

Adam