HMS Greyhound by Old Collingwood - Corel

[Old Collingwood]

6 hours ago, Old Collingwood said:

A bit more work this evening - getting there I think.

 

OC.

I have a sneaking feeling I  am going to be one plank short of finishing my first planking.

 

OC.

[popeye the sailor]

look'in good OC..........hope you find the planking somewhere  

[cog]

Any left-overs ... Else you might try to get one at a nearby hobby shop

Looks rather spiffy for a first layer

[Old Collingwood]

Evening folks,  I managed to put another couple of planks on the lower hull today, not far to go now, but my  hand condition flared up again  Dupuytren's contracture

A couple of my fingers locked up and I had to massage them back again, not so much painful just  stopped me having some fun while I was on a roll with my planking.

 

There is always monyana.

 

OC.

[cog]

I was just about to ask whether you could build this kind of vessel easier, considering your hands,  than the plastic ones ...

[Old Collingwood]

11 hours ago, cog said:

I was just about to ask whether you could build this kind of vessel easier, considering your hands,  than the plastic ones ...

I think its the size of the PE parts at smaller scales, that causes the problem having to handle it,  using wood seems less of an issue apart from yesterday.

 

OC.

[Old Collingwood]

After a good nights rest on my hand  I decided to have another bash on my hull,  there was only a few slithers to drop in so it took a little bit of measuring then cutting - sanding and they were glued in place.

So the hull is now first planked and just needs a little sanding prior to second planking.

The rear section below the transom is not as rough and uneven as it appears, I will be re-planking over the rear section to bring it all  even.

 

Here are a few pics.

 

OC.

Edited December 2, 2017 by Old Collingwood

[cog]

Nice work OC. Good base for your second layer

[Old Collingwood]

15 minutes ago, cog said:

Nice work OC. Good base for your second layer

Thanks carl,  Im getting one of those heated plank benders for xmas (you know the one - contains a wooden shaped block, and a heated  device like a soldering iron)

it should come in real handy for the second planking where I will Try to be more precise.

 

OC.

[zappto]

Seems done very good, nice and smooth planking!

[Old Collingwood]

12 hours ago, zappto said:

Seems done very good, nice and smooth planking!

Thank you kindly.

 

OC.

[cog]

21 hours ago, Old Collingwood said:

Thanks carl,  Im getting one of those heated plank benders for xmas (you know the one - contains a wooden shaped block, and a heated  device like a soldering iron)

it should come in real handy for the second planking where I will Try to be more precise.

 

OC.

 

You may need to remember the hot soaking method, or hot soaking and drying ...

[Old Collingwood]

Right folks  I managed to get outside (in the rain) and sand the hull  - I was quite pleased at the result for my first wood build to this stage, also considering its only first planking stage,  and I dont think it will need any filler.

I also decided to re build the lower transom relief - first I made a paper template, then I used some old stock wood and layed them in diagnal strips, glueing them before cutting them flush at the bottoms.

I then glued it in place and left to dry, it will need sanding flush with the hull though.

 

Here are a few pics.

 

OC.

[rafine]

Coming along very nicely OC.

 

Bob

[Old Collingwood]

2 minutes ago, rafine said:

Coming along very nicely OC.

 

Bob

Thanks bob.

 

OC.

[Old Collingwood]

So  work for tomorrow - sand the lower transom relief flush with the lower hull planking, then fashion a thin/narrow strip to cover the edge were the relief planking meets the lower transom, then study and cut out for the rudder tiller.

Oh - also I will make some plank strips to fit in the rudder post section, this will give the second planking a nice edge to but up to.

 

Many thanks to all the replies and likes folks - it sure does inspire one.

 

OC.

Edited December 4, 2017 by Old Collingwood
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[donrobinson]

Your planking will serve as a very good base for the second layer

[Old Collingwood]

1 hour ago, donrobinson said:

Your planking will serve as a very good base for the second layer

 

1 hour ago, donrobinson said:

Your planking will serve as a very good base for the second layer

Thanks don.

 

OC.

[Old Collingwood]

Good day folks,  today I spent the time working on the lower transom relief area and the keel post, first off I had to sand the new planking area flush with the hull planking, then I fashioned a thein narrow plank and palced it between the relief planking and the lower transom.

I then turned my attention to boring the opening for the tiller arm, this was a careful job as the lower transom planks were very thin and wanted to snap,  I added a small amout of ca glue to strengthen the edge of the opening, then carried on sanding out the hole.

 

After this was done I made up some planking strips to box in and tidy up the keel post, afterwards I sanded it smooth and square.

 

Here are a couple of pics.

 

OC.

[Robin Lous]

It seems like my "take it easy" advise went out of the window. 

 

Looks great OC!

[Old Collingwood]

12 minutes ago, Robin Lous said:

It seems like my "take it easy" advise went out of the window. 

 

Looks great OC!

Its actualy quite relaxed work  and getting the first planking done was my major hurdle, now thats out the way the rest of the build seems more relaxing.

 

OC.

[BANYAN]

You're making good progress OC; I had missed your latest log - I hope there is still some room in the stalls

 

cheers

 

Pat

[Old Collingwood]

47 minutes ago, BANYAN said:

You're making good progress OC; I had missed your latest log - I hope there is still some room in the stalls

 

cheers

 

Pat

By all means pat  there are many chairs left  and I have installed a self service beverage machine - but we are low on popcorn though Think it will have to be hot dogs.

 

OC.

[cog]

10 hours ago, Old Collingwood said:

Its actualy quite relaxed work  and getting the first planking done was my major hurdle, now thats out the way the rest of the build seems more relaxing.

 

OC.

 

Ah wait till the riggin' comes along ... and gun ropes ...

[Old Collingwood]

Evening folks,  I decided to have a go at some painting today  as I can not do any second planking till I get some more wood plank supplies and a plank bender I have ordered,  I decided to paint the upper hull in a Black band and also did a few coats on the wale.

 

Here are the pics.

 

OC.

 

 

Edited December 5, 2017 by Old Collingwood
removed bad pic.

[popeye the sailor]

looks great OC........glad you were able to scrounge enough planking to finish       never heard of wet sanding before.......I can see it came out well for you         the transom / counter came out really good.  your doing a wonderful job   

[Old Collingwood]

6 minutes ago, popeye the sailor said:

looks great OC........glad you were able to scrounge enough planking to finish       never heard of wet sanding before.......I can see it came out well for you         the transom / counter came out really good.  your doing a wonderful job   

Thank you for your kind words,   yep its torned out not bad for my first plamking work to this stage.

 

OC.

[Old Collingwood]

Evening folks,    Slightly different tack today - I decided to tidy up both my poop deck decking piece, and also my forecastle section, firstly I created an edging strip for the poop deck section, this was cut and glued in place, then I  looked over the forecastle deck section, this needed to be widened slightly but instead of using a flat curved plank to simply sit over the gap between the deck and bulwark, (this was going to be difficult as I had no spare wood sheeting and bending a wood strip against its grain on the widest edge - just wouldn't happen due to splitting), so I decided to build up a couple of strips stuck around the outside edge of the decking, these were held in place by some elastic bands till set,   they then needed sanding flat with the deck and adjusted to fit the bow bulwark.

After getting a good fit I made a front edging strip.

 

I dry fitted both decks and also dry fitted the cabin bulkhead.

 

Here are a few pics.

 

OC.

[popeye the sailor]

decks are look'in great OC.........your moving right along on this one   

[Old Collingwood]

8 hours ago, popeye the sailor said:

decks are look'in great OC.........your moving right along on this one   

Thank you for that,   the decking was quite an enjoyable stage and fairly straightforward.

 

OC.