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Le Saint Philippe 1693 after Jean-Claude Lemineur (Ancre) in scale 1:48
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Good morning Paul, after all the questions and confusion surrounding the plans, your execution is a pure delight. Absolutely beautiful work, my friend.
Hello,
Great project and very nicely executed. Please allow me to ask a question. Where did you get your wood?
Great project and very nicely executed. Please allow me to ask a question. Where did you get your wood?
Thanks, Brad. As I mentioned in another post I can envision how to cut the male end of the dovetail on a mill - but not the female end... so I end up just trying to do both by hand. The trouble happens when too much wood is removed leaving an open joint. If I can be more patient perhaps I can tighten things up a bit more.
Yes. A LOT of work for a deck that (even with an open-ended model) will be a bit hard to see. But I am satisfied that I put in the effort.
Cheers, Tobias. Thank you for your kind review. Alas, a clear understanding of the plans still eludes me.
Hi Charlie,
Thank you for encouraging me. I sourced the pearwood domestically here in the US: https://www.rarewoodsusa.com/ (it is European pearwood, however).
The webpage for an excellent German vendor has disappeared. @Tobias can you assist our friend?
Another option might be: https://www.hobbymill.eu/products?fs=e&s=cl. This guy is in Estonia though I believe he only sells prepared boards and strips rather than raw lumber.
Hello Doc, thank you very much for your quick reply. Your construction report is simply TOP> what you're showing there is fantastic.
Hi Paul, that's right, Frank has changed his address slightly. Here's the new link.
@Charlie1805 might also be interesting for you if you don't already know him.
Danke, Tobias, gespeichert.
Thanks, my friend. I actually think almost everyone on the forum could do what I am doing. The stumbling block is the amount of time it takes. There is a tension between process and accomplishment, especially on a forum such as ours where there is a subtle pressure (unspoken) to show progress. My solution is to remind myself that what I like about the hobby is doing - not finishing the project (or even the finished result).
Indeed, I have little interest in naval architecture or even ships. But I do have an interest in modeling - especially modeling in wood. To my purist detractors that is heretical as they tend to be dismissive of motivations that depart from their own. That's a bit of a loss for me because I believe their knowledge and experience would help me along the way. Of course, they won't show up here because I am the original poster of this thread and their worldview has been challenged (condemned?) by me in other threads.
Sorry for the philosophical meanderings... I'm experiencing a season in my life right now that has made me increasingly reflective.
Back to tiny ships...
This may be the most fascinating thing you have said, Paul, but I have complete respect for it. The things that drive a person to do any given thing can be as diverse as the people doing them. Do you drink Dos Equis?
Would it be fair to say of you that you view ship-model subjects/projects as puzzles to be solved?
This is, for me, one of the primary motivators for engaging with the hobby. Otherwise, I would just read beautifully illustrated books on the subject.
How do you do the thing? That is always the most interesting question.
This is, for me, one of the primary motivators for engaging with the hobby. Otherwise, I would just read beautifully illustrated books on the subject.
How do you do the thing? That is always the most interesting question.
Well Marc, I certainly think that's part of it. There is beauty in the process of discovery. Indeed, I approached the first deck with enthusiasm (to borrow your phrase...): how do I do the thing? I've seen it done well - can I do it well?
But now there are four more decks, and they are largely more of the same. Ship modeling has loads of that (making gun carriages, rigging guns, treenails, ratlines). So, what sustains after the processes have been discovered? For me it is the act of creating ex nihilo (well, out of a plank of pear wood, or sheet of brass, or a kit full of parts, but I think you take my point). Can I create something where nothing existed before? Can I do the hard work of repetition in order to have something worth looking at?
I believe God created us (in part) to create (not proselytizing, just saying...). In creation (creating) we reflect his character and his activity. I think it is hardwired into us. There are certainly other pursuits and vocations - but creating is part of what it means to be human. Theologically we might say we are God's image-bearers (created in his image and likeness).
Whew! That's a bit much for a Friday morning
. I think I'll go put nails into gun port covers before I talk myself into writing a book on the subject .
I love the comic relief following a very interesting topic. The challenge drives my enthusiasm most of the time, but I do occasionally drift away for various reasons.Whew! That's a bit much for a Friday morning
Personally, when things get repetitive I have to take small bites and do other things during “rest periods” otherwise I find myself rushing to get through and inevitably screw something up!
Thanks, Daniel. Indeed, I have spent the day drifting away...
For sure this is true, Oliver. Even something as mundane as drilling and filling treenails invariably gets messed up when the repetition causes me to start saying to myself: let's get this done already!Personally, when things get repetitive I have to take small bites and do other things during “rest periods” otherwise I find myself rushing to get through and inevitably screw something up!
Yes, but some are created anew to proselytize.Well Marc, I certainly think that's part of it. There is beauty in the process of discovery. Indeed, I approached the first deck with enthusiasm (to borrow your phrase...): how do I do the thing? I've seen it done well - can I do it well?
But now there are four more decks, and they are largely more of the same. Ship modeling has loads of that (making gun carriages, rigging guns, treenails, ratlines). So, what sustains after the processes have been discovered? For me it is the act of creating ex nihilo (well, out of a plank of pear wood, or sheet of brass, or a kit full of parts, but I think you take my point). Can I create something where nothing existed before? Can I do the hard work of repetition in order to have something worth looking at?
I believe God created us (in part) to create (not proselytizing, just saying...). In creation (creating) we reflect his character and his activity. I think it is hardwired into us. There are certainly other pursuits and vocations - but creating is part of what it means to be human. Theologically we might say we are God's image-bearers (created in his image and likeness).
Whew! That's a bit much for a Friday morning
Progress has been slow because I am addicted to watching the Winter Olympics...
But we have also had some unseasonably warm weather this past week, so I took advantage of that by getting some work done in my garage (loud and messy tools are all relegated to the garage).
Here are the deck beams for the 2nd and 3rd decks along with the ledges for the second deck:
Before it warmed up, I also added the nails that hold the two layers of the gun port covers together:
I'll be keeping all the gun ports closed on this particular model.
But we have also had some unseasonably warm weather this past week, so I took advantage of that by getting some work done in my garage (loud and messy tools are all relegated to the garage).
Here are the deck beams for the 2nd and 3rd decks along with the ledges for the second deck:
Before it warmed up, I also added the nails that hold the two layers of the gun port covers together:
I'll be keeping all the gun ports closed on this particular model.