grsjax Posted April 5, 2014 #1 Posted April 5, 2014 (edited) Picked up an old Model Shipways Gjoa kit. The hull is not the usual basswood or mahogany I have seen in other MSW kits. It is a fairly hard light brown with dark brown flecks in it. Straight, coarse grain. I thought it might be pine but haven't seen any with the brown flecks before. Any ideas? Edited April 5, 2014 by grsjax My advice and comments are always worth what you paid for them.
tkay11 Posted April 5, 2014 #2 Posted April 5, 2014 Maybe you could post a close up picture/pictures from different planes? Tony === First build: Caldercraft HM Cutter Sherbourne 1763 FINISHED 2nd build: Triton cross-section COMPLETED 3rd build: La Chaloupe Armée / 42ft Armed Longboat of 1834 by tkay11 – scale 1:36, plans by M. Delacroix COMPLETED 4th build: Allège d’Arles 1833 (Ancre) POB by tkay11 – scale 1:100, plans by F. Fissore COMPLETED Working on La Jacinthe 1:96 POB (ANCRE publications)
grsjax Posted April 5, 2014 Author #3 Posted April 5, 2014 Good point. I have added 4 pics to the original post that show the flecks. I thought they might be stains but a close look indicates they are part of the grain structure. My advice and comments are always worth what you paid for them.
mtaylor Posted April 5, 2014 #4 Posted April 5, 2014 Oh, it's a solid hull. I was thinking planking strips. I'm guessing pine then. MS used to use that, and far as I know, they still do. 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)
michael mott Posted April 6, 2014 #5 Posted April 6, 2014 Yes it looks like Pine to me, however there are quite a few different types of pine, and without a clear image of the grain and pore structure it is difficult to tell which one, there is a website, the name eludes me right at the moment where there are images of the structure of different woods that you could match to find out exactly which species of Pine if in fact it is pine. Michael Current builds Bristol Pilot Cutter 1:8; Skipjack 19 foot Launch 1:8; Herreshoff Buzzards Bay 14 1:8 Other projects Pilot Cutter 1:500 ; Maria, 1:2 Now just a memory Future model Gill Smith Catboat Pauline 1:8 Finished projects A Bassett Lowke steamship Albertic 1:100 Anything you can imagine is possible, when you put your mind to it.
Modeler12 Posted April 7, 2014 #6 Posted April 7, 2014 Try this https://www.google.com/search?q=wood+identification&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=lX5CU5-mE4Kb2wXZ_IFw&sqi=2&ved=0CFIQsAQ&biw=1024&bih=643#facrc=_&imgdii=_&imgrc=ONizFFy9KLD-wM%253A%3Bs27GId967k1FeM%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fwoodmagic.vt.edu%252FImages%252Factivities%252FCwalnutL.jpg%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fwoodmagic.vt.edu%252Fhtml%252Factivities%252Fwid2.htm%3B385%3B478 Jay Current build Cross Section USS Constitution http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/topic/10120-cross-section-forward-area-of-the-uss-constitution/ Finished USS Constitution: http://modelshipworld.com/index.php?/topic/103-uss-constitution-by-modeler12/ 'A picture is worth a . . . . .' More is better . . . .
grsjax Posted April 7, 2014 Author #7 Posted April 7, 2014 Thanks for the info. Found a website www.wood-database.com that has pictures of several different pine woods. Looks like the hull is most likely eastern white pine. Still not 100% sure but it makes sense that white pine would be used for a model boat hull. My advice and comments are always worth what you paid for them.
Richard Griffith Posted April 29, 2014 #8 Posted April 29, 2014 That appears to be sugar pine, which is an excellent carving species. Duff
Pete Jaquith Posted April 29, 2014 #9 Posted April 29, 2014 I believe you are dealing with sugar pine. A good carving wood that is still used for professional towing tank models. Pete Jaquith Shipbuilder Pete Jaquith Shipbuilder
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