L'Artésien 1764 - 64 Kanonen-Schiff in 1:48 nach Plänen von Jacques Fichant

[Cpt.Barbossa]

Hello everyone!

Thank you so much for your praise and interest. I once saw the steaming method used by a Japanese wood furniture maker and adopted it myself. I was surprised at how simple and effective this method is. I spent the last few days measuring and transferring the gun ports, including the full heights of the A'rtésien (the decorative panels). Now these can be finished. More on that in the next update!

















Regards
Andreas

 

[Cpt.Barbossa]

Hello everyone!

The gun ports were drilled and milled before being filed.










For the next step, the upper and lower sill frames were made, and over the next few days, the gun ports will be further finished and installed.













Regards
Andreas

 

[Cpt.Barbossa]

Hello everyone!

The starboard gunports are finished.





















Now for the port side...

That's all for now, see you soon

Regards
Andreas

 

[dockattner]

I love your work! Outstanding!

 

[Maarten]

Impressive work Andreas.

 

[Cpt.Barbossa]

Hello everyone! Thank you so much for your praise, I really appreciate it!

The port side gunports are now also finished.













Regards
Andreas

 

[Cpt.Barbossa]

Hello everyone!

After the third attempt, I finally managed to complete the next two stringers. To achieve a relatively even profile, I made them without the lashings. This stringer is therefore made from a single piece (except for the last section at the stern). The dovetail joints were positioned in the same way as on the lower stringer. To ensure the stringer fits flush with the upper sill frame, boards with wedges were inserted into the respective gun ports. This way, the stringer sits neatly against each port. To be able to install the next stringers, the small filler piece on the front double frame was adjusted and filed into shape.

































Regards
Andreas

 

[dockattner]

A very clever solution to positioning and aligning the deck clamp. Bravo!

 

[OlivierF]

Ingenious solution to lining up the deck clamp. Additionally, I’m intrigued by your clamps. Will you share where you got them or how you made them?

 

[Cpt.Barbossa]

Thank you so much for the positive feedback! The clamps are homemade. The threaded rod and knurled nut were ordered online. The rods only needed to be milled accordingly. By rotating the piece of wood, the milled end wedges itself in place and can be tightened. The inspiration came from @Oliver1973's Redoutable project, which I adapted. His clamps are even better because the rods are made of brass and the wooden pieces are aluminum. However, I wanted to protect my small milling machine, so I used plastic.







I hope I was able to clarify things a bit

Regards
Andreas

 

[OlivierF]

Thank you so much for the positive feedback! The clamps are homemade. The threaded rod and knurled nut were ordered online. The rods only needed to be milled accordingly. By rotating the piece of wood, the milled end wedges itself in place and can be tightened. The inspiration came from @Oliver1973's Redoutable project, which I adapted. His clamps are even better because the rods are made of brass and the wooden pieces are aluminum. However, I wanted to protect my small milling machine, so I used plastic.

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I hope I was able to clarify things a bit

Regards
Andreas

Thank you Andreas.
One more quick question (actually two…) what is the diameter of the threaded rod and where did you buy them?

 

[Cpt.Barbossa]

The threaded rods and knurled nuts are available on eBay. Mine have a diameter of 4mm. To fit them through the bulkheads, they are milled down to 2mm as explained above.

 

[serikoff]

In light of recent events, I'm glad you're here on this forum and I can follow you. It would be great if you could also post your old projects here.

 

[Cpt.Barbossa]

Thank you very much for your kind words. Reposting the build logs for my earlier projects here would probably be beyond the scope of this forum. I might, however, upload them to the gallery at some point.

 

[GrantTyler]

Brilliant

 

[shota70]

Hello everyone!

After the third attempt, I finally managed to complete the next two stringers. To achieve a relatively even profile, I made them without the lashings. This stringer is therefore made from a single piece (except for the last section at the stern). The dovetail joints were positioned in the same way as on the lower stringer. To ensure the stringer fits flush with the upper sill frame, boards with wedges were inserted into the respective gun ports. This way, the stringer sits neatly against each port. To be able to install the next stringers, the small filler piece on the front double frame was adjusted and filed into shape.

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Regards
Andreas

Dear Andreas
amazing work!!!