HM Cutter Sherbourne by AH1973 - Caldercraft - first wooden ship build
Hello everyone,
after introducing myself to this forum yesterday I received several very kind replies and was encouraged to start a build log. So here goes ...
(This is my first time not only of building a wooden model ship but also of writing a build log - so please bear with me )
So far I have checked the contents of the box and glanced over the supplied plans. Previously I had already looked at the "simple hull planking techniques for beginners" guide here at the forum, so I knew
So I´ve finally actually started the build, freed the false keel and the frames from its sheet and dry-fitted them together. The way I understand it, the "real" keel comes on later, after the first layer of planking is done, right? So that means, that the garboard plank of the first layer should be flush with the false keel - otherwise you can´t fit the real keel. As you can see in the picture below, some frames extend all the way to the edge of the false keel, or even beyond it (the tops of the