Dear community,
im struggling to achieve the deck sheer in my layered models and wonder if you might have any suggestions on the topic. I describe my current approach in my build log on "Willem Ruys 1:500 waterline model from scratch", but here´s a bit more detail:
1. Cut out all decks ("layers")
2. Water them for a few hours
3. Arrange and fix them on an even base, with spacers at the bow and stern to achieve the bend (and spacers between decks to allow faster drying)
4. Draw waterline
5. Detach from the base, glue decks which form the hull
6. Saw on the waterline to get rid of the parts that are under water (which I don´t need in my waterline model)
Now, the gluing and sawing part sort of ruined my hull, as it appears the sheer did not remain when I glued the lower decks, and the sawing was a mess (I guess this is also related to a lack of good tools - I do not own a band saw).
Have you used other techniques to bend plywood to achieve sheer? Thank you for any suggestion!
im struggling to achieve the deck sheer in my layered models and wonder if you might have any suggestions on the topic. I describe my current approach in my build log on "Willem Ruys 1:500 waterline model from scratch", but here´s a bit more detail:
1. Cut out all decks ("layers")
2. Water them for a few hours
3. Arrange and fix them on an even base, with spacers at the bow and stern to achieve the bend (and spacers between decks to allow faster drying)
4. Draw waterline
5. Detach from the base, glue decks which form the hull
6. Saw on the waterline to get rid of the parts that are under water (which I don´t need in my waterline model)
Now, the gluing and sawing part sort of ruined my hull, as it appears the sheer did not remain when I glued the lower decks, and the sawing was a mess (I guess this is also related to a lack of good tools - I do not own a band saw).
Have you used other techniques to bend plywood to achieve sheer? Thank you for any suggestion!