ARMED LONG BOAT/ PLANKING

[donfarr]

HI ALL, DOING THE 2ND PLANKING HAVE 4 ROWS DONE PORT AND STARBOARD, STARTED TAPERING ON THE 2ND STRAKE LOOKS OK SO FAR, NOW THE PROBLEM AS ALWAYS WITH ME AND PLANKING A POB THE 5TH STRAKE IS AT THE TURN OF THE BILGE, BOTH BOW AND STERN THE PLANK HAS A EXTREME BEND UP WARD, HOW DO I SOLVE THIS PROBLEM, TAPERING, STELLARS DROP PLANKS AT THE BOW, DO NEED HELP

 

[Jimsky]

Hello Don, For this type of boats, you can simply taper planks both at bow area and stern. Just mark the side where the plank goes the 'extreme' bent and taper from there.

 

[Thomas Marocke]

Hi Don!

Try something I've been doing for 40 years. It works.


Bend the plank in the opposite direction.


Then press the plank against the V- or U-shaped hull and its fit. Of course you need water, a soldering iron and patience. Again and again water and bend until the wood finally gives way and takes its desired shape. Leave the plank at the bow 5 cm longer to avoid burning your fingers. Once the plank has its shape you can cut it off.


To avoid gaps between planks, thicker planks must be bevelled.

With best regards
Thomas

 

[Bryian]

That looks like a flexible Beech planking strip Thomas.

 

[Thomas Marocke]

Hi Brian!

You're right. It only served for a quick explanation in the evening without warming a real plank.


Attaching a straight plank to a hull is only possible in exceptional cases, if the original provides for it.

The planks on the sides of the ship are also bent downwards like a wave. Why does the modeller have no problems with this? This course is also cold easy to bend!


Here is my method for more complex plank bends as they also occur on the original. The planks are also watered and warmed on the original, and fixed before the doweling with screw clamps.


Plank, water and soldering iron.


Watered wood and bent with heat. Two planks bent down for the bow.

Here you can see the quality of many a kit manufacturer (no specific manufacturer), like the top piece of wood, when it splinters.


Planks curved in this way can be found on many ship decks.


As the 2nd step the plank gets the rounding for the hull.


Ready to use bow plank without tension on the model.


In most cases the planks are not yet lying neatly on the bulkhead.


A further warming up of the wet plank lets them fit exactly. Now you can nail, glue, etc.

I personelly bend all planks even the slightes curves before assembly.

With best regards
Thomas

 

[shota70]

it's looks great