Video 16 - (Part 1)
Time for sanding the hull. I intend to take my time here and get the smoothest convex curve I can to lay the planking onto. This was definitely a job to do sitting outside with a few tunes and a couple of beers.
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A selection of my sanding tools. In all honesty the vast majority of the hull was sanding using the small yellow hand held sanding block. It has interchangeable sanding pads and fits the hand comfortably.
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I started with the bow checking the curve regularly with a strip of wood.
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I found the stern to be a little more tricky.
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I then ran 4 pairs of wires to each deck above, these will be utilised when I come to add the lights to each deck.
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First row.
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I wasn't sure if I was going to bend the planks with a bending iron or use the Amati bending pliers you can just see in this picture. In the end I adopted neither of these methods. After soaking the plank in water for about 5 mins I simply shaped the plank between my thumb and forefinger. I was surprised how easily each plank conformed to where I bent it. We will see how this goes with more complex areas of the hull but for now it's a winner for me.
View attachment 606530I regularly fitted the beak to check the plank end point, I wanted it to a snug fit.
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Whilst it's easily accessible I removed a large portion of the gun port with a small saw.
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Happy with that!
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At this point I think I really got the majestic shape of the Victory.
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The stern was easier to finish. This will be later formed around the rear planking.
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Repeat on the other side up to the cutout.
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There's going to be a few of these gun ports to clear out.
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Thanks for dropping by
Great job, excellent sanding, you probably won't have problems laying the slats. The most difficult point is the stern but by wetting the strips they shape well. The small yellow sanding block is also nice, I think it's very comfortable to use, where was it bought? Thank you and good work