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Gunboat Philadelphia 1776 POF, Pseudo Admiralty Style... from Smithsonian Plans

MThomas said:
hand hewed frames cut from 'compass' timbers,
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Totally understood, and admirable on your part. Reminds of when we lived in the northeast and went a couple times in a nearby apple orchard after their annual pruning or culling of a few trees. I could go, with their blessing, and cut pieces where branches met larger branches or roots and such to make compass timbers for knees and futtocks. In the end, at our scales it was not worth the effort of cutting, then drying for months, but I had to try it once if only to say it can be done. :)
Allan
 
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I have a couple pieces of sun-dried compass timber myself (unsure of the species). If the color is close enough to my 'fake' compass wood frames, I'll be using those pieces for the stem and stern posts. ;)
 
I wonder why the build log was discontinued? I am currently gathering materials and drawing up plans in a graphics program, and I would also like to take on the challenge of building a POF model. I really liked the way the author documented the construction of the gondola.
 
bartes123 said:
I wonder why the build log was discontinued? I am currently gathering materials and drawing up plans in a graphics program, and I would also like to take on the challenge of building a POF model. I really liked the way the author documented the construction of the gondola.
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I just lost interest in the build and put it on the shelf for a later date. Once I finish a few other projects I'll likely go back to it, but for now, I'm simply not working on it.
 
I understand you even better than you might think. I once set aside a project for a Pomeranian drift-net cutter "for a moment," and I still haven't gone back to it to this day. That was about 10 years ago... So, I recommend getting back to the project as soon as possible—for your sake, for ours, and above all, for the good of the model itself ;)
I’m keeping my fingers crossed and hope you quickly rediscover your enthusiasm for the *Philadelphia* project.
 
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