Fantastic idea with the netting very well thought out and executed Will. Great build
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HMS Victory of Caldercraft by Wil
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26 The hammocks
In between jobs, I am fiercely studying how to do it all later with all those ropes. To be continued.
Anyway we pick up where we left off. There were still two sloops in half, which still had to be finished. And I had an idea how I was going to make the hammocks, which should be in the nets. Again, my idea started with the application of bandage gauze. After all, the kit says nothing about the nets and the hammocks and then filling things in as you see fit is also a lot of fun.
My intention was to make small rolls of 3 to 4 mm in diameter and approx. 8 mm in length from gauze. The starting point is gauze that is 8 cm wide and not elastic. From this you cut strips about 6 cm long. And you coat these with diluted wood glue, which has been coloured. In my case, I had some left over from the nets. The idea behind it is that the hammocks on the ship will not have been too clean over time and there will be some nuance in this as well.
I then took a 1 mm bar of brass and rolled the smeared gauze around it as tightly as possible.
Then set this roll aside and carefully pull out the brass bar and let the roll harden. Hard is a big word here, because the highly diluted wood glue keeps the roll somewhat flexible
After a day, the rolls have hardened and the excess can be cut off with sharp scissors. Then cut the rolls into pieces, I vary a little between 8 and 10 mm, so 9 to 10 hammocks will come out of 1 roll.
And then it's packing. Depending on the depth of the nets, I put 0, 1 or 2 layers horizontally at the bottom and alternately 2 horizontally and 3 vertically on top. All vertical is also possible, of course. In fact, varying a little will be more realistic.
I made the hammocks that are in the nets in the photos above yesterday and put them in the nets quite soon after, when they were actually not quite cured yet. No patience of course. The effect, though, is that they are then much more elastic and allow themselves to form nicely. Yesterday at the end of the day, I processed the 19 rolls shown in previous photos. Those were slightly harder this morning, but I think doable. Trimming in both cases went very well with the Japanese kitchen knife, which works like a guillotine and which I also use to trim all my laths etc. Razor-sharp and cuts great.
I currently have 28 rolls of material, good for about 250 hammocks. I estimate enough for half a Victory. For nuance in colour (degree of soiling), I want to apply some darker wood glue here and there at the end, and for fixing I want to apply matt floor varnish. We'll see.
After a few days, all the nets were filled with these hammocks. I did not count them, but estimate that there will be about 500. Although I was dreading it quite a bit beforehand, this part turned out to be much better than I expected. Now that I look at the photos again, they look like huge bales of straw. The sleek look of the hull so far has been somewhat destroyed by this, which is a pity I think. I really have to get used to this "messy" addition. On the other hand, once all the ropework is in place and huge amounts of rope have been put up here and there on the deck, it will not be so bad, I hope.
With this, my hull is now almost finished. In fact, only the hatches remain to be fitted. The nets and hammocks are a personal addition, as the kit does not provide these (only the black brackets are in the kit). I believe this definitely adds something.
In between jobs, I am fiercely studying how to do it all later with all those ropes. To be continued.
Anyway we pick up where we left off. There were still two sloops in half, which still had to be finished. And I had an idea how I was going to make the hammocks, which should be in the nets. Again, my idea started with the application of bandage gauze. After all, the kit says nothing about the nets and the hammocks and then filling things in as you see fit is also a lot of fun.
My intention was to make small rolls of 3 to 4 mm in diameter and approx. 8 mm in length from gauze. The starting point is gauze that is 8 cm wide and not elastic. From this you cut strips about 6 cm long. And you coat these with diluted wood glue, which has been coloured. In my case, I had some left over from the nets. The idea behind it is that the hammocks on the ship will not have been too clean over time and there will be some nuance in this as well.
I then took a 1 mm bar of brass and rolled the smeared gauze around it as tightly as possible.
Then set this roll aside and carefully pull out the brass bar and let the roll harden. Hard is a big word here, because the highly diluted wood glue keeps the roll somewhat flexible
After a day, the rolls have hardened and the excess can be cut off with sharp scissors. Then cut the rolls into pieces, I vary a little between 8 and 10 mm, so 9 to 10 hammocks will come out of 1 roll.
And then it's packing. Depending on the depth of the nets, I put 0, 1 or 2 layers horizontally at the bottom and alternately 2 horizontally and 3 vertically on top. All vertical is also possible, of course. In fact, varying a little will be more realistic.
I made the hammocks that are in the nets in the photos above yesterday and put them in the nets quite soon after, when they were actually not quite cured yet. No patience of course. The effect, though, is that they are then much more elastic and allow themselves to form nicely. Yesterday at the end of the day, I processed the 19 rolls shown in previous photos. Those were slightly harder this morning, but I think doable. Trimming in both cases went very well with the Japanese kitchen knife, which works like a guillotine and which I also use to trim all my laths etc. Razor-sharp and cuts great.
I currently have 28 rolls of material, good for about 250 hammocks. I estimate enough for half a Victory. For nuance in colour (degree of soiling), I want to apply some darker wood glue here and there at the end, and for fixing I want to apply matt floor varnish. We'll see.
After a few days, all the nets were filled with these hammocks. I did not count them, but estimate that there will be about 500. Although I was dreading it quite a bit beforehand, this part turned out to be much better than I expected. Now that I look at the photos again, they look like huge bales of straw. The sleek look of the hull so far has been somewhat destroyed by this, which is a pity I think. I really have to get used to this "messy" addition. On the other hand, once all the ropework is in place and huge amounts of rope have been put up here and there on the deck, it will not be so bad, I hope.
With this, my hull is now almost finished. In fact, only the hatches remain to be fitted. The nets and hammocks are a personal addition, as the kit does not provide these (only the black brackets are in the kit). I believe this definitely adds something.
Great idea and technique
Good morning Wil. Kudos on those nets. They are not easy and yours are one of the neatest I have seen. I also like your hammocks and some additional details always add to the ship. You are building and impressive Victory
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Yes Richard, Norfolk bor!
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i am not sure that netting was applied to the ladders . would need proof of that - the netting was for the hammocks which provided some protection for the crew