Stavanger by mikegerber - Scale 1:15 - RADIO - Colin Archer design

[mikegerber]

Hi Druxey, Hi Jond

 

Thanks for visiting this shipyard and welcome aboard! Your great appreciation means a lot to me - thanks again!

 

All the best and til soon,

Mike

Edited October 8, 2015 by mikegerber

[mikegerber]

Hello everyone

 

... below, a short visit on a sideshow - making of the mast bed - at this time still raw, will later try to cover it with snow ...

 

... hmm, sorry! - I mean covering with canvas. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Best regards,

Mike

Edited October 9, 2015 by mikegerber

[michael mott]

Mike, your ring of wood looks very nice. I have a concern though that with time the ring might fracture because of the difference between end and face grain. i think it would have a lower chance of distorting if you made it from segments of vertical or quarter sawn grain the stresses on the ring would then be equal around the perimeter.

There is a potential for the wood to move in a more uneven way when it is made from a solid piece.

 

Michael

[7 Provinces]

Something I see through the whole log: some mighty nice tools you have there. I not only admire your work but your tools too 

No really it seems that it is with great ease that you create these wonderful objects. Great to see!

[mikegerber]

Hi everyone ...

 

@Michael

Thank you for your constructive feedback. It forces me to reconsider certain things.

 

Of course you're right about your concerns of wooden grain structure. Gluing of similar segments to get a uniform blank would be the correct solution.

 

This seems to me somewhat disturbing, because by professional reasons I have very internalized static and dynamic properties of wood and usually these properties are always present to me. In this case, I have considered the subject too little from this point of view.

 

It is well aware that there is no such a simple ring in the original, but there are individual wedges. Since I've provided to cover the mast bed with canvas, I looked at this item only as a model technical substructure - hence such a ring as one piece. After all, he is from oak, so I've to check if it holds enough under stress or not ...

 

... Michael, you see, there are discussions going on.   

 

@Jan-Willem

Thank you for a such great testimony and appreciation.

 

Yes, you probably noticed that correctly, this worksop has accumulated a veritable machine park - I'm myself sometimes something between amazed and scared  - but someway it commits to stay at work.   

 

... thanks all of you for feedback, comments and likes. Always greatly appreciated!

Best regards,

Mike

[Angarfather]

Hallo Mike,

 

absolut perfect work! Very good.

 

Best regards 

 

Hartmut

[Omega1234]

Hallo Mike,

 

absolut perfect work! Very good.

 

Best regards 

 

Hartmut

Hi Mike

 

Yep, can't argue with Hartmut! Your work's spot on, as always.

 

Cheers

 

Patrick

[mikegerber]

Hi Hartmut, Patrick, Lawrence

and all other visitors.

 

Thanks for visiting the shipyard and all your great feedbacks with such estimated comments!

 

Currently the activity in the shipyard is heavily slowed down - the duties of everyday life are so many ...

 

Anyway I could start with nailing the deck. My work was first to research the legalities of the specific manner of nailing. Finally I could derive a consistent pattern with the help of pictures of the "Colin Archer" (RS1) - "Stavanger's" nails are hard to locate on the nearly black deck.

 

 

 

 

 

Til soon,
Mike

[mikegerber]

... first I have yet milled the longitudinal joints.

 

To this, I have modified a protective cap and abused it as a milling attachment   . The milling guide is temporarily fixed with double faced adhesive tape ...

 

... and finally the first nails!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

All the best,

Mike

Edited October 24, 2015 by mikegerber

[Dimitris71]

She is looking great Mike.. Awsome job on the treenails!!

 

Cheers

Dimitris

[Captain Al]

Mike, I just found this post and log because you used Colin Archer in the post title.  First off, its a beautiful and exquisitely crafted model so far and promises to be a real show piece.  I'll be following it closely.

 

Reason for my particular interest is that I used to sail two different double enders (Baba 30 designed by Robert Perry and a Pacific Seacraft 25 designed by Henry Mohrschladt) and your build comes as close to those designs as I've yet to see on a log.  I've been contemplating trying to build one or both of my former vessels from scratch and maybe with modifications I can get the structural part done by following some of your steps.  Deck plan and rigging I suppose would be from my own pictures.

 

Thanks for sharing your work with us.  Its always exciting to see someone's work that fits in with what I'm doing or thinking.

[Mark Pearse]

well done again Mike,

 

I like the way you are adept at using technology, & without losing the craft of your work.

 

Absolutely lovely looking yacht & model.

 

MP

[mikegerber]

@Dimitris, @Marc

Thank you very much your faithful and cherished companion!

 

@Captain Al

Thanks for your visit and welcome on board. Thank you also for such a nice feedback - very much appreciated!

 

I also think that Baba 20 and Pacific Seacraft 25 are both interesting modern CA-adaptations - they both were unknown to me, but I've done instantly some researches on the Internet.

 

What is so fascinating to me about double ender? Of course, the legendary seaworthiness, what is a highly design integral fact of this boats but also their prototypical appearance - it seems as they were drawn by children - a kind of Noah's Ark.

 

It would be a pleasure to see a scratch build of one of your mentioned boats ...   

 

All the best,

Mike

Edited October 26, 2015 by mikegerber

[mikegerber]

... looks strange!   

 

[Omega1234]

....like a hedgehog on steroids!

[Mirabell61]

Very nice and neat work Mike,

 

the standing treenails remind me of the fresh harvested cornfields (Maisfelder)  I saw, when walking the dog this morning

 

Nils

[mikegerber]

Patrick, Nils – thank you guys! ...

... and thanks everyone who visiting and tracking this workshop. Always greatly appreciated!

 

Below you will find the next intermediate stage after sanding.

 

 

 

 

 

 

All the best,
Mike

[Omega1234]

Hi Mike

 

Well done. That's one hell of a good looking deck!

 

Cheers

 

Patrick

Edited October 27, 2015 by Omega1234

[michael mott]

Mike What a great job on the deck work. The soft curves attribute to your skill and craftsmanship.

 

Michael

[captainbob]

You're doing such a good job.  We can already see what a fine lady she will be.

 

Bob

[Jim Lad]

Just catching up after having been away for a while, Mike.  She's really looking beautiful.

 

John

[Timmo]

Beautiful deck Mike. Well done

[Omega1234]

Patrick, Nils – thank you guys! ...

... and thanks everyone who visiting and tracking this workshop. Always greatly appreciated!

 

Below you will find the next intermediate stage after sanding.

 

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All the best,

Mike

 

 

 

Hi Mike

 

Long time, no hear!  I'm just wondering how you're going and if you've been able to get back to your Colin Archer lately?

 

Cheers

 

Patrick

[Mark Pearse]

Hi Mike

 

me too, hoping for some more Archer in my day...

 

best wishes

[Bobby]

How's this build coming? I'm sure I'm not the only curious one here!

[Hope80]

What an absolutely amazing job Mike. Do you sell your plans? I would love to buy a set.