HMS Pegasus 1776 by Trussben - 1:48 - Swan-class sloop based on TFFM

[druxey]

If you've never done cant frames before, don't be discouraged if you have to take more than one run at them. We all did the first (and sometimes the second) time! You'll be breaking out the isopropanol at some point with the best of us. But, with persistence, you'll win.

[Trussben]

Thanks for the vote of confidence Druxey, I shall do my best with the cant frames but I have laid in store some isopropanol anyway.

 

Today I managed to spend a few hours getting the keel bolts installed into the forward rising wood and aft deadwood, it was a little difficult as I don't have a mill but after drilling clearance holes for 6/32 bolts, I then ground down some 6/32 nuts, marked their position and used a small chisel to make the rebates for them. Then I used 5 min epoxy to glue the nuts in place.

Corresponding clearance holes were drilled through the buildboard and 2 inch 6/32 machine screws were cut down to correct length and then tightened up.

Almost ready to start fixing the transoms permently but one more addition to the buildboard is needed.

 

Ben

[druxey]

Looking ship-shape and Bristol fashion, Ben. You may wish to consider shortening those bolts so that they don't project above the keel, otherwise they will be in the way of the frames later on.

[Trussben]

Thanks for the Likes everybody.

 

Druxey - already been done, after that picture I marked the bolts and trimmed them down to a perfect size, see first pic.

 

I have predrilled all of the transoms before fitting for pinning with bamboo treenails, I used a #65 drill bit and drew bamboo down to #35 hole in the Byrnes plate, this is not to scale but just for reinforcement purposes.

 

Then the 4th transom was installed and pinned, making sure that it lined up with the buildboard markings as well as the heights above the keel bottom as measured from the mylar plan. I am deviating from the TFFM description of installing the transoms which would have the wing transom installed first, I am going to install the 4th first, then the fashion pieces below it, this should give me a solid bottom reference point, then I will install the wing transom which will give me the top point, and then install the transoms in between. Hopefully this works out like I envision.

 

Now on to the fashion pieces, they were cut out of 9" stock oversized slightly by 1/32" outside the lines, then I setup the Byrnes sander to excatly 29.5 degrees using an app on my Iphone, the angles were sanded and then the pieces refined until a perfect fit was achieved under transom 4. I drilled them ready for pinning and then glued in place using a square to make sure it was perpendicular ( the picture doesnt look like its correct but it is! ) you can see how the square matches the correct line on the buildboard.

 

ben.

 

 

[Rustyj]

Hi Ben,

 

Very well thought out an executed! Looking really nice too.  

[mtaylor]

Nice work.  For a minute there, I thought you were sending your iPhone through the sander.

[gjdale]

Lovely work Ben.

[Trussben]

Thanks Rusty, Mark, Grant and everybody for the likes.

 

Mark - I know the picture looks silly, sometimes I feel like destroying my phone but I wouldn't want to damage my precious Byrnes Sander.

 

Anyway - the stern transoms have all been fitted and pinned in place successfully! I had left the ends of the transoms slightly overlength so I could fair them back to suit the aft cant frame which is what I'm doing now and I have started cutting aft cants 1 thru 7 out of 9" stock.

 

Ben

Edited April 6, 2014 by Trussben

[gjdale]

Sweet!

[patrickmil]

Great looking transom Ben.

[Trussben]

Well here is the first aft cant frame installed.

 

Ben

[Trussben]

And one side of the second aft cant frame being adjusted for fit.

 

Ben

[albert]

Fantastic work Ben.

[patrickmil]

Looking very nice Ben.

[Trussben]

Aft Cant frames 2 & 3 installed using some scrap basswood sized and shaped to fit as temporary spacers at the frame tops.

 

Ben

Edited April 12, 2014 by Trussben

[realworkingsailor]

This is the fun part, watching her slowly take shape as you add more frames....(maybe more fun for us looking over your shoulder )

 

Andy

[Trussben]

Thanks Andy, yeh this is the fun part tangeling with pesky cant frames that don't want to line up, had to remove one side of frame 3 as it decided to move position while the glue dried!!

 

Here is aft cant pair #4 installed, just need to install the temp spacers.

 

Ben

[gjdale]

Nice work Ben. You can already see the elegant lines emerging.

[Trussben]

Thanks Grant,

 

Yeh, it seems every frame I add I see a little more of her emerge, and your right that this little sloop sure does have nice lines, can't wait to get all the aft cants in place and fair them up.

 

Ben

[Rustyj]

Very nice Ben. You obviously have a great touch for this. You make it look too easy!  

[patrickmil]

Really nice framing on stern so far Ben.

[Trussben]

Hey Rusty, not sure about a great touch, I do have an great Mentor though just like you do! Your Winnie is coming along beautifully.

 

Thanks Patrick for always stopping by and your positive comments.

 

Thanks to everybody else for the likes.

 

No more picture updates until the first seven aft cant frames are completed, I have them all cut out and assembling this week.

 

Ben

Edited April 14, 2014 by Trussben

[Trussben]

Here are the first seven aft cant frames made and installed, I've decided to carry on and make the other 6 and install them before moving forward to the bollard timbers, hawse pieces and fore cants unless someone can give me a reason not to.

Working away this next week so no progress will be made.

 

Ben

[gjdale]

Sweet!

[augie]

I have no idea what you're doing ---- but it looks fantastic!

[Rustyj]

 

I have no idea what you're doing ---- but it looks fantastic!

 

I do and it still looks fantastic!   Very nice work Ben. Keep going I say!  

[WackoWolf]

Beautiful work. Keep the pictures coming.

[Trussben]

Thanks for all the likes.

 

Thanks Grant, Augie - when you finish Confed maybe you will come over to the dark side and learn this too.

Rusty - I spoke to my Mentor and he agreed that I can finish all the aft cant frames and maybe even the last square frame 14 before moving to the front end.

Wacko - thanks for looking in, I shall post more pics when there is progress to show.

 

Ben

[tlevine]

There is nothing magic about setting only the aft cant frames and then moving to the hawse timbers.  The large area of open real estate  simply makes it easier to fair the inside of the hull at the extremes.  Beautiful work.

[Trussben]

Thanks Toni, I understand that now.

And thanks for the like of my work, coming from you that's real praise.

 

Ben