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#41 Posted : 11 June 2013 15:23:43

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Gandale wrote:

Looking spot on Andy, credit to you..... Cool

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Alan

Thanks Alan

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#42 Posted : 11 June 2013 15:26:30

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Martyn Ingram wrote:

Looking spot on Andy BigGrin

Rgg Martyn

Thanks Martyn.

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#43 Posted : 11 June 2013 15:27:31

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Admiral Anti Spiral wrote:

Coming along nicely Andy BigGrin

keep it up BigGrin

Thanks Admiral.

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#44 Posted : 11 June 2013 15:47:36

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I have started the Second Planking on the Lower Hull. Hopefully this week will see the arrival of Issues 38-41 and I can complete the Upper Hull Planking with the Black Boxwood. For the Lower Hull, I have toyed around with a number of ideas, Horse Chestnut (which I found was too difficult to cut into planks), Holly (which I couldn't find anywhere), so I've finally settled on 0.5mm x 5mm metre lengths of Maple from the Model Dockyard. Basically I wanted to avoid painting the Lower Hull White, but wanted a nice White Wood Finish (without lots of Butt Joints), to give contrast to the rest of the Ship and represent whatever anti-fouling gunk they were using at the time. I am Planking in single lengths of the Maple from Bow to Stern glued down with Aliphatic Resin and held in place to dry with Map Pins. Hopefully once it's sanded and treated the individual planks will be virtually invisible.

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#45 Posted : 11 June 2013 18:45:34

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Beautiful work Andy BigGrin

your planking looks spot on.Are you enjoying working with the maple?I find it works alot nicer than walnut but not quite as hard as boxwood.Boxwood is rock hard,I probably used a scalpel blade every two gunports on my build,but is does bend like spring steel LOL

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#46 Posted : 11 June 2013 19:34:24

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Beautiful work Andy BigGrin

Kind Regards Nigel

Thanks Nigel.
I love the Maple, it's not a wood I've used before, it cuts beautifully and although I haven't sanded it yet, I can tell it's going to have a lovely colour and finish. I haven't tried the Boxwood yet, but there's not too much of it. I'm also thinking of using African Padauk for the Gun Port linings.

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#47 Posted : 11 June 2013 19:52:22

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Hi Andy love the work . Regarding the use of Padauk its as hard as rock and will do scalpel blades in one cut Cursing

Nasty stuff Crying

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#48 Posted : 11 June 2013 23:02:47

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Very very nice work there Andy, planking looks excellent.... BigGrin

.. Finding she is quite tricky in places but don't see you having too many problems with it.... BigGrin

.. Keep the pics coming....

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#49 Posted : 12 June 2013 01:26:37

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court orchard wrote:

NMBROOK wrote:

Beautiful work Andy BigGrin

Kind Regards Nigel

You shouldn't have much problem with the black boxwood.The boxwood I used on the upper hull was 2mm thick,hence much fun LOL

Kind Regards Nigel

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#50 Posted : 12 June 2013 14:04:27

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Martyn Ingram wrote:

Hi Andy love the work . Regarding the use of Padauk its as hard as rock and will do scalpel blades in one cut Cursing

Nasty stuff Crying

Rgd Martyn

Thanks Martyn, I'll look forward to using the Padauk then LOL

Andy

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#51 Posted : 12 June 2013 14:09:14

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Gandale wrote:

Very very nice work there Andy, planking looks excellent.... BigGrin

.. Finding she is quite tricky in places but don't see you having too many problems with it.... BigGrin

.. Keep the pics coming....

Regards

Alan

Thanks Alan.
Quite tricky is very pleasing and very gratifying once it's in the past. I try to be philosophical about it and look at each plank or small group of planks as a mini project. Mostly it stops me from going off the rails LOL

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#52 Posted : 12 June 2013 14:10:48

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You shouldn't have much problem with the black boxwood.The boxwood I used on the upper hull was 2mm thick,hence much fun LOL

Kind Regards Nigel[/quote]

Yeah, I can see that 2mm Boxwood would be hard work LOL

Andy

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#53 Posted : 12 June 2013 16:00:21

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Hi Andy,

Looking really good, planking looks spot on.

WTG

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#54 Posted : 13 June 2013 15:15:48

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Hi Andy,

Looking really good, planking looks spot on.

WTG

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Thanks Derek.

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#55 Posted : 13 June 2013 15:24:43

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Maple Planking of the Lower Hull continues, this is slow but worthwhile work, as I'm going to be looking at his for a long while, I hope LOL

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I have switched to Gel Superglue for the Planks as they turn up around the Stern as they are too difficult to pin. I've found that a short dip in hot water is adequate for the Maple to bend around this awkward curve.

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#56 Posted : 13 June 2013 23:27:51

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Hi Andy, the stern is awkward but looks as if you have it spot on.... Cool

.. Looking superb.... well done... BigGrin

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#57 Posted : 13 June 2013 23:46:42

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Beautiful workmanship Andy BigGrin

.Very impressive.
Kind Regards Nigel

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#58 Posted : 15 June 2013 11:21:50

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Gandale wrote:

Hi Andy, the stern is awkward but looks as if you have it spot on.... Cool

.. Looking superb.... well done... BigGrin

Regards

Alan

Thanks Alan you're not wrong there, but I'm finding it strangely satisfying. Each plank is a little problem/project on it's own. Passes the time whilst I wait for my next delivery. LOL

Andy

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#59 Posted : 15 June 2013 11:22:59

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NMBROOK wrote:

Beautiful workmanship Andy BigGrin

.Very impressive.
Kind Regards Nigel

Thanks Nigel, not a patch on your mighty work, but I'm pleased with it so far.

Andy

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#60 Posted : 15 June 2013 11:32:58

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Issues 38, 39, 40 & 41 have arrived BigGrin

So I now have the measurements for the Black Boxwood Planking.
The build is now getting very interesting after the long slog of the Hull Blink

Andy

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