Very nice Jack, up to your usual high standard

First of all I have to thank all of you for your motivating and supporting comments . . Thanks michu, davetwin and jase.

but let's go on with new things . .

Wednesday, April 22, 2015

Both sides of the bulwarks, from the wales up are terminated . .

I was impatient to see the true color of the wood I used for the second planking, so yesterday evening I applied a coat of oil for wood in the newly planked area. Today, the oil has already been absorbed and then the hull was again manageable for other works.

Obviously, at first I resumed the works equipped with a digital camera and I took a lot of photos, also thanks to a proper daylight.

This afternoon I started applying additional strips below the wale, for now only on the right side. . of course, from now the work gets longer.

I have other images to display . . see you tomorrow with a new message. Jack.

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Thanks Alan for your encouragement . . Jack.

Thursday, April 23, 2015

other images dating back to yesterday. . from different viewpoints.

Regards, Jack.

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In the next two pictures, due to the rather flattened viewpoint, we can see how the deck planking is anything but perfect. . In fact, the strakes don't have a constant curved shape and tend to straighten amidships. This obviously cannot be noticed if you look at the model from other viewpoints. All this is originated by errors that, if I should repeat the same experience, I will now be able to avoid. Unfortunately this is the price to pay when you have to build an experience never done before.

Of course I'm relatively not worried because with the deck fittings and the ordnance installed the line of each strake will be often interrupted and then you will not notice these imperfections. . which, anyway, remain such.

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Saturday, April 25, 2015

The implementation of the second planking, from the wales downwards, continues. . Till now I'm focused on the right side of the hull only.

The area below the waterline will be covered with copper plates while the area above, I believe from the waterline to the lower wale or perhaps even the wales themselves, should be painted black. So the accuracy in the installation of the second planking may have a relative importance.

But personally I'm trying to do a job as good as possible because I believe that the more you know about this matter the more it is better . . in this case I'm experimenting some techniques new to me that at the moment I feel useful to consolidate my skills for the future.

The particular shape of the bow of this hull not certainly makes things simple, in particular the difficulties are concentrated in five or six strakes positioned below the lower wale. This implies an abundant use of the so-called "drop planks" although from the photos you probably see little.

Cheers, Jack.

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Wednesday, April 29, 2015

Two days ago I completed the planking on the right side of the hull . . then, I had two days with some health problem and did not progress further.

Now it remains to plank the left side, then finish the keel/stern/stem/breakwater. And finally a nice final sanding/smoothing.
In view of my experience with the right side, I estimate in four, perhaps five sessions of three hours my efforts to finish.
I do not think that I will post new messages or images until the end of the left side, except to answer to messages from other users: I would not have anything new to show, only a inverse photocopy of these images.

And then I have another very important commitment: I must setup a plan on how to proceed further with this model, both as a sequence of tasks to be carried out but also as choices of presentation/colour scheme. Everything by studying in depth the ANCRE plans. So far I have proceeded almost with improvisation, now it's time to change the method.

Cheers, Jack Aubrey.

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Thursday, May 7, 2015

Today I have finished the application of the second planking on the remaining side, the left side. As I expected it took the time previously estimated.
For the moment I haven't pictures to show but I'll arrange for asap.
At the end of the day I also started to cover with veneer the keel and I'll continue with the stern and the stem. These will be the upcoming activities that will bring to completion next days.

Sincerely, Jack.

Sunday, May 10, 2015

As promised Thursday, I took some photographs of the brick with the second planking completed. Also part of the keel, the stern post and the stem are in an advanced stage of completion. Although it may seem unnecessary when you consider that the underwater hull part will be covered with copper plates, I differentiated the wood that finishes the keel using mahogany instead of Tanganyika.

Images are set in a rural agri-ecological or eco-agriculture environment, where you can even see wild strawberries . . . Power of biodiversity (but anyway it's now time to mow).

Other images from different viewpoints will follow soon.
Regards, Jack.

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Beautiful work Jack, really enjoying it thank you.
Paul

Thursday, May 14, 2015

Yesterday and today I worked on planning and building of the gunwale.

I discarded the idea of ​​using a wooden strip to be bent, which is rather difficult in my case, so I opted to crop the various segments that make up this element using a birch plywood, 2mm thick. The piece will be painted black, then this plywood, of very good quality, is probably the best solution for my task.

Using cardboards properly prepared I took over the external shape of the gunwale tracing with a pencil the outline of the hull.

Then I scanned the cardboards on the computer and I used the images as background for Autocad. I traced over the outside shape of the gunwale, I refined the curved line in some areas, although for only a few tenths, and then I got the internal gunwale shape, 9 mm internally of the external line.

Finally with the Autocad "mirror" function I reversed the pictures and I printed them.

At this point, it was enough to crop the parts to be glued onto the plywood and start cutting. Operation currently ongoing. The process seems in practice, so far, very good. . we'll see if this is true also for the remaining pieces to be cut . .

Meanwhile I submit you four other images, greetings, Jack.

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Beautiful looking model so far Jack