Fashion piece

[tonyvou13]

I’m building an old model shipways Benjamin Latham fishing schooner. In the instructions it shows something called a fashion piece on the upper stern quarter. It’s a piece that is added, but I’m confused as to what it looks like and how it fits. Anyone have any ideas and or pictures?
Thanks
Tony

 

[Dave Stevens (Lumberyard)]

post a picture of " In the instructions it shows something called a fashion" so i can see what the instruction shows
the fashion timber is what shapes the stern

 

[ERSRich]

This is a good question, had to look this up. I believe these are small pieces, to define the corner of the wale and the transom. One placed at the end of the wale, the other on the transom, with a butt joint. Keep the edges sharp, not rounded.

The shape looks like a quarter moon, The transom piece shaped to fit the curve of the wale. Fit the piece on the wale first, shape the aft end to the transom, then the piece on the transom, over lapping the end of the wale.

Look like bumpers to me.

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[tonyvou13]

post a picture of " In the instructions it shows something called a fashion" so i can see what the instruction shows
the fashion timber is what shapes the stern

 

[tonyvou13]

This is from the instructions

 

[ERSRich]

Yes Figure 9.

As I see it.

The top picture shows the starboard side with a piece on the wale, extending aft past the piece on the transom. The dotted line and solid lines represent the shape of the piece.

The bottom picture port side, shows two arrows pointing to the wale and transom fashion pieces. Seems like and arrow is omitted on the starboard side pointing to the transom piece.

Did you ever see the movie “Captains Courageous”, it has extensive footage showing these types of boats in action. May get a glimpse.

Good luck,

-Rich

 

[Rob444]

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The Model Shipways Bluenose also has a "fashion piece" that is similarly ill defined. I decided to leave it off my build.

Rob

 

[Dave Stevens (Lumberyard)]

here is a link to a build log

Goélette de pêche Benjamin W. Latham [Model Shipways 1/48°] de Fred P. (chantier)

Bonjour à tous, Après une courte pause, j'ai commencé la construction du Benjamin W. Latham. Ce bateau est une goélette de pêche au maquereau. Lancée en 1902, c

www.laroyale-modelisme.net

 

[woodbutcher]

This may show the sort of fitting you are referring to, although in this case this does not wrap around onto the transom. I assume this is a sort of rubbing strip for protection for the side/transom interface.

https://archives.novascotia.ca/bluenose/archives/?ID=202&Language=

Sheet 3 of 4 of the Benjamin W Latham drawings (just above where it says "scale of trucks" near the left of the sheet) also seems to indicate something similar based on the hatching and the termination of the longitudinal rubbing strip just above the quarterdeck freeing ports.


Ken

 

[tonyvou13]

Yes Figure 9.

As I see it.

The top picture shows the starboard side with a piece on the wale, extending aft past the piece on the transom. The dotted line and solid lines represent the shape of the piece.

The bottom picture port side, shows two arrows pointing to the wale and transom fashion pieces. Seems like and arrow is omitted on the starboard side pointing to the transom piece.

Did you ever see the movie “Captains Courageous”, it has extensive footage showing these types of boats in action. May get a glimpse.

Good luck,

-Rich

 

[tonyvou13]

Thanks I think I understand this now.