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You can twist and hold the twist over steam from a kettle. it will keep its shape. but I think your method has much more control - my use it myself  “Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.”
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I just found out that there are two ways to clamp it!!! What I mean is, I thought the twist was reversible and would work one way round or the other. Nooooo. So, that one will work on the other side and I will have to do another one for the side I am doing. Live and learn
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Nicely done David, nice effective way of twisting planks..... well done.... Regards Alan
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Nice work on planking David keep the pics coming Rgd Martyn Building ?
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Thanks guys. Well, that's the garboard planking on both sides now... Captain David attached the following image(s):
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Nicely done David, coming along very nicely... Regards Alan
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Great work David  The garboard plank is always a pain but it gets easier now. Kind Regards Nigel
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good to get that out the way “Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.”
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nice work dave, more planking to go  Processing - Progressing
Previous builds: HMS Victory
Current build: HMS Sovereign of the seas
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Thanks guys for the encouragement.
This stage is a bit tedious. I am waiting for each piece to set thoroughly before removing the pins and the waste from the end, so each row takes a day or more.
Hey ho!
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Nice work David, yes planking can be a little tedious as can other tasks you will face but the more time you take with it the better the rewards will be.... ..Keep up the good work... Regards Alan
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Third row going in... Captain David attached the following image(s):
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I had an idea about trimming the stern planks at the end of the keel. Later on in the build, we are instructed to trim back to a 2mm overhang and then sand to a taper. Why not do it straight away, as we go along adding the planks? All it needs is a piece that is 4mm wide (the keel thickness) and 2 mm thick, added to the keel. The correct size wood was supplied with issue 12 - the deck support beams. I ended up with a lot of spare stuff of this size, 3 complete lengths and 4 half-length offcuts. An offcut is long enough for this job. I have not glued or pinned this in. It just sits there as a marker for cutting the planking to the correct length. Captain David attached the following image(s):
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Now that is good thinking David, very well done.... Regards Alan
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Thanks Alan.
It just seems easier to me...
Fourth row going on today.
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Bril work David keep the pics coming rgd Martyn Building ?
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Thanks Martyn. I am plodding on
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Row five done on each side of the bottom, row six soaking and bending. I am a bit puzzled by the "bearding line" shaping of the keel brace plates. None of the planks come anywhere near it - except for a tiny bit of row 4. Captain David attached the following image(s):
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Great work David You are obviously in the swing.I think with the reinforcement pieces,it was just to make sure they didn't foul the planks.If they were to be actually used to support the bottom edge would be curved and the chamfering more complex. Kind Regards Nigel
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Thanks Nigel.
It was just extra work, then, getting rid of the excess bits of the keel braces!
If I had known that when I glued them in, I would have just cut that triangular section off first. Easier than gluing it in place then chiselling it off again!
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