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Bomb Ketch Salamandre 1:48

Ah, you've chosen a wonderful place to visit. Two years ago, my wife and I drove Hwy 1/101 from LA to Mendocino. We actually got stuck on the 17 mile drive when a storm passed through and closed all entrances. We lingered at Pebble Beach and then left in a hurry when they opened one entrance to allow people off the peninsula before nightfall...
 
Two-week update:

PO Brutis presents the Rider that replaced the one destroyed by the shipyard Rottweiler (right).
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Various views of the riders/mast step, all dry fit. Treenails on the side and square bolts on the top.
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Highlight of the shipyard making its way up the Oregon coast, into Washington state yesterday.

Limits of Dungeness crabs, caught from our small inflatable boat, made wonderful dinners for the shipyard workers!!
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We stopped and hiked to the top of Multnomah Falls on the Colombia River. Views from the bottom and top below:
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Next step, HOW??? to rotate the blade on this saw 90 degrees?

Why? To cut frames like the model on the right. We'll see what solution the shipyard comes up with.
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BradNSW said:
Two-week update:

PO Brutis presents the Rider that replaced the one destroyed by the shipyard Rottweiler (right).
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Various views of the riders/mast step, all dry fit. Treenails on the side and square bolts on the top.
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Highlight of the shipyard making its way up the Oregon coast, into Washington state yesterday.

Limits of Dungeness crabs, caught from our small inflatable boat, made wonderful dinners for the shipyard workers!!
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We stopped and hiked to the top of Multnomah Falls on the Colombia River. Views from the bottom and top below:
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Next step, HOW??? to rotate the blade on this saw 90 degrees?

Why? To cut frames like the model on the right. We'll see what solution the shipyard comes up with.
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You know how excited I get when I can spend your money, Brad!

Knew makes a saw that has rotating blade clamps...

But for less money I think you can find spiral jewelry saw blades that cut in all directions at the same time.

Happy shopping!
 
dockattner said:
You know how excited I get when I can spend your money, Brad!

Knew makes a saw that has rotating blade clamps...

But for less money I think you can find spiral jewelry saw blades that cut in all directions at the same time.

Happy shopping!
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I'm thinking...machine the ends of the blade that get clamped, so they are square? Then I could rotate the blade 90 degrees in the existing clamps.

We'll see. The omni-directional blades are a good solution but being on the road, I'd have to figure out where to buy and then where to ship them.
 
I’m sure the rottie was just trying to help and hopefully the PO didn’t dock is rations to badly.
My bride of 50 years is from Portland and we hiked the falls many times glad you were able to enjoy them.
And finally great work on this mast step.
 
OlivierF said:
I’m sure the rottie was just trying to help and hopefully the PO didn’t dock is rations to badly.
My bride of 50 years is from Portland and we hiked the falls many times glad you were able to enjoy them.
And finally great work on this mast step.
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Thank you Olivier. They are beautiful and the view from the top is, shall we say "exposed"! Thank goodness for my rock climbing experience...I didn't get vertigo taking this shot!
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Modified the KNEW saw to cut at a 90 degree angle.

I ground down the blade ends so they were square (see photo below):
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It can then be clamped so the blade is 90 degrees from how it was designed (and Paul didn't get me to spend $s on the rotating blade he said they make):
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I'll create another post to show how I opened up the starboard side of my Salamandre build using this.

Mobile shipyard is now in the "Big Sky" state of Montana! Trout fishing some small creeks. We will hit my favorite (Bighorn River) next week after visiting the Montana State Fair in Billings!
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dockattner said:
Cool!
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GrantTyler said:
Whew Brad! Fabulous.
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Paul/Grant, thanks for the motivating words!!
Peter Voogt said:
I can recall the feeling of the moment you put the saw against the first frame to start sawing.;)
The result is impressive! A few nice openings, Brad.:) And I appreciate the different sizes of the openings which are (partly) caused by the construction.
Regards, Peter
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Peter, I wasn't sure I'd like the "windows" but am very happy with the result! You're correct on the different size openings. I studied 4 different Salamandre builds, each with different size windows, then compared them to the internal structures I wanted to highlight and after a week of debate, finally made the cuts.
 
RichardG said:
Aligning the openings with the mast step, rider and bomb storage was also a brilliant aesthetic choice.
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Richard,

Thanks, it took a week to determine how/what to emphasize. You nailed my choices. additionally, in the below photo, you can see the cargo barrels, 4-point mooring lines, and mortar substructure I wanted to emphasize.

Below the keel I annotated where the openings were made on four different Salamandre builds which I am using for inspiration. Funny, none were the same and none matched exactly where I decided to make the cuts. Each choice has its unique challenges to overcome.

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BradNSW said:
Richard,

Thanks, it took a week to determine how/what to emphasize. You nailed my choices. additionally, in the below photo, you can see the cargo barrels, 4-point mooring lines, and mortar substructure I wanted to emphasize.

Below the keel I annotated where the openings were made on four different Salamandre builds which I am using for inspiration. Funny, none were the same and none matched exactly where I decided to make the cuts. Each choice has its unique challenges to overcome.

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Well you made excellent choices. You visualised the outcome, and it resulted in an element of art that I would never have had the courage to attempt. Bravo!
 
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Experimented with interior bulkheads while trout fishing on the bighorn river (last photo).

PO Brutis finished nailing the bulkhead planks as the shipyard superintendent observed:
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Bulkhead was built overheight and will be sanded to fit, once the deck beams are placed...months down the road.

A view from the bow:
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Water was low. Three days fly fishing and only landed two trout. A nice 18" rainbow and a little 6" brown.
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Traveling shipyard returns to Loveland, CO (and grandkids) tomorrow.

A week of unpacking and spoiling the little ones. Then a month at 10,000 feet, chasing elk with a bow and arrow!!

Thanks to all who traveled along with the shipyard and offered encouraging words!!!
 
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