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Greetings, from Lake Pontchartrain, outside of New Orleans.

The Boudriot/Berti monograph arrived the day before the mobile workshop left Colorado.
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Shipyard supervisor poured over the plans and sawdust will fly tomorrow.

The first major decision was the room/spacing of the frames:
1. 10 frame/spaces were measured (red line below) at 4.56 inches OR .456 inches/1 frame
2. 3 frames were measured and averaged at .386 inches
3. 3 spaces were measured and averaged at .070 inches
4. 3.86 + .070 = .456 inches. This agrees with the 10-frame average!!!
5. This results in full scale frame thickness of 18.53" and space of 3.36"
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This seemed a very big "frame" to "space" ratio, but it agrees with the Boudriot plans, as well as two superb models that I will continue to reference as I work this scratch build:
1. Alexandru Gurau's model of Salamandre:
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2. From the SOS forum, "Jimmy's" incredible build log of Salamandre:
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Tomorrow, the stockpile of .25" thick alder slates will be sanded to .193" so frames can be laid out and glued.

This process will occur over several months, up the Eastern Seaboard to Maine and then west to the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.
 
Hopefully, there’s a seat available next to Paul. I always enjoy his company, especially since he never complains! I’ve seen your models built in a mobile shipyard before, but I’ve never had the experience of building one that way. I’ll be following your Salamander build with great interest!
 
dockattner said:
Pulling up a chair seemed impractical given the mobile nature of the build platform. I'm riding out back in a small red wagon. I'd appreciate it if you could keep it a bit closer to the posted speed limit. Humid here in Louisiana...
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Jimsky said:
Hopefully, there’s a seat available next to Paul. I always enjoy his company, especially since he never complains!
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One more thing... I don't think I can take five days of jazz. Can we leave Sunday?
 
shota70 said:
good luck, I will keep following with great curiosity
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dockattner said:
Pulling up a chair seemed impractical given the mobile nature of the build platform. I'm riding out back in a small red wagon. I'd appreciate it if you could keep it a bit closer to the posted speed limit. Humid here in Louisiana...
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Jimsky said:
Hopefully, there’s a seat available next to Paul. I always enjoy his company, especially since he never complains! I’ve seen your models built in a mobile shipyard before, but I’ve never had the experience of building one that way. I’ll be following your Salamander build with great interest!
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dockattner said:
One more thing... I don't think I can take five days of jazz. Can we leave Sunday?
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Jimsky said:
Five days of jazz? You’ll come back either deeply cultured or slightly twitchy! ROTF Leaving Sunday sounds like a strategic escape plan. I’ll have the sails trimmed and ready.
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Welcome aboard the "wagon" train one and all! Great to have company on this journey.

Rule #1: No backseat driving. Sunday lineup is below.

We can't miss the Dave Matthews Band, The Red-Hot Louisiana Band, Corey Ledet Zydeco, the Skull and Bone Gang, or the Nightcrawlers, right?!?!?! Should be interesting to say the least....Enjoy the ride.

Dave Matthews Band, HAIM, Burna Boy, The Revivalists, Cyril Neville – The Uptown Ruler, James Bay, The Soul Rebels, Tab Benoit, The Branford Marsalis Quartet, Bishop Paul S. Morton and The Greater Sound Choir of Greater St. Stephen FGBC, Eric Gales, Jake Shimabukuro, C.J. Chenier & the Red Hot Louisiana Band, Boyfriend, Hans Williams, New Orleans Gospel Soul Children featuring guest Big Freedia, New Orleans Nightcrawlers, Judith Owen Big Band, Steve Riley & the Mamou Playboys, Louis Armstrong Hot 5 and 7 Centennial featuring Nicholas Payton and Dr. Michael White, Etran de L’Aïr of Niger, RAM of Haiti, Big Chief Monk Boudreaux & The Golden Eagles, People Museum, Paul Varisco & the Milestones, Tribute to Luther Kent with Trickbag feat. Jonathon “Boogie” Long, Bill Frisell with Brian Blade & Thomas Morgan, Tuba Skinny, Charlie Gabriel and Friends, Corey Ledet Zydeco & Black Magic, Fi Yi Yi & the Mandingo Warriors, Javier Olondo & AsheSon, Eric Johanson, Roddie Romero & the Hub City All-Stars, New Orleans Suspects, Lawrence Sieberth’s Special Edition feat. China Moses, Kid Merv’s Tribute to Dejan’s Olympia Brass Band, Charlie & the Tropicales ft. Mireya Ramos, Jazz Fest Celebrate Mexico: Son de Madera, Matlachines Los Venados, Mariachi Jalisco with Ballet Folklorico Vive Mi Tierra, and JM y Sus Norteños, Paul Sanchez, Lars Edegran & the New Orleans Ragtime Orchestra, Marc Stone, Sarah Quintana, Herbert McCarver & The Pin Stripe Brass Band, Panorama Jazz Band, Young Men Olympian Jr. Benevolent Association, Michael O’Hara The Sheik, Betty Winn & One A-Chord, Northside Skull & Bone Gang, Arsène DeLay and Charlie Wooton, Fermin Ceballos Band, Jeff Krause & Brokedown Gramophone, Julio y Cesar Band, The Smothered Brothers: Paul Sanchez & Alex McMurray, New Generation Social Aid & Pleasure Club (SA&PC), K.Levy, Cain Cobain, The Leon Anderson Quintet, Kevin Louis & the Friday Night Jazz Band featuring Yolanda Robinson, Amis du Teche, Jonté Landrum, Jessica Harvey and The Difference, New Groove Brass Band, Untouchables, and First Division YMO SA&PCs, NOCCA Jazz Ensemble, Trombone Shorty Music Academy, Black Magic Drumline, Native Nations Intertribal, Treces del Sur – New Orleans Latin Music Band, Beautiful Creole Apaches, Black Seminoles Black Masking Indians, Pastor Jai Reed, Donnie Bolden Jr., The Knockaz Brass Band, Furious Five, Big Steppers, and New Look SA&PCs, E’Dana, Lady Tambourine, Mohawk Hunters, Young Generation, and Shining Star Hunters Mardi Gras Indians, New Orleans Dance Collective, Brazos Huval’s Student Showcase, Grey Seal Puppets​

 
Ondras,

Thank you so much for the link to Petr Simek's build of La Salammandre!!! I just viewed each page and bookmarked it for ready reference when I have questions. It is a superb build with great pictures documenting his techniques.
 
The 40-year-old "Preac" Thickness sander took sixty 0.25" thick planks to 0.193 inches (i.e.: a half frame thick). The Preac worked like a champ!
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These will be glued together, to build frame blanks using the Hahn method (see photo below). Each frame will then be traced on the blanks, cut out with a jig saw and sanded using an oscillating drum sander.

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The benefit is ***NO SANDING CHAR*** like kit builds, plus the joints are super tight:cool: :cool: :cool:!!!
 
BradNSW said:
Greetings, from Lake Pontchartrain, outside of New Orleans.

The Boudriot/Berti monograph arrived the day before the mobile workshop left Colorado.
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Shipyard supervisor poured over the plans and sawdust will fly tomorrow.

The first major decision was the room/spacing of the frames:
1. 10 frame/spaces were measured (red line below) at 4.56 inches OR .456 inches/1 frame
2. 3 frames were measured and averaged at .386 inches
3. 3 spaces were measured and averaged at .070 inches
4. 3.86 + .070 = .456 inches. This agrees with the 10-frame average!!!
5. This results in full scale frame thickness of 18.53" and space of 3.36"
View attachment 515415

This seemed a very big "frame" to "space" ratio, but it agrees with the Boudriot plans, as well as two superb models that I will continue to reference as I work this scratch build:
1. Alexandru Gurau's model of Salamandre:
View attachment 515416
2. From the SOS forum, "Jimmy's" incredible build log of Salamandre:
View attachment 515417

Tomorrow, the stockpile of .25" thick alder slates will be sanded to .193" so frames can be laid out and glued.

This process will occur over several months, up the Eastern Seaboard to Maine and then west to the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.
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Hi - as a matter of interest how do you measure 0.193 of an inch - presumably with a vernier calliper and if so how do you get the consistency of measurement across the stock?
 
Spree Three said:
Hi - as a matter of interest how do you measure 0.193 of an inch - presumably with a vernier calliper and if so how do you get the consistency of measurement across the stock?
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Y T was spot on. Here is a picture of a "board" being fed into the Preac Thickness sander.

Note how flat/level the bottom plate is. Adjusting the knob on the bottom a 1/4 turn is about 1/1000 of an inch with a fine grain sanding drum.

There are locking screws on the outside of the plate so it does not vibrate and slowly turn the knob. A great tool for "making" dimensional scale lumber!!

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First test frame is complete...see photos below. I'm happy with the result...NO CHAR TO REMOVE and tight joints:cool:!

Mistake/Question: How do I remove the paper templates?? What should I use to adhere the paper templates??

I used wood glue to adhere them to my nicely sanded frame faces! Sick Any recommendations greatly appreciated. My first inclination is water and a razor blade??? I'm not sure it will ever accept oil/stain well though???

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PS: saw our first alligator during our evening stroll with our puppy. It was only a baby, about 18 inches long.
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