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HMS Agamemnon by Caldercraft
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I'm always very careful with the drawings. They always have different dimensions. I'm 100% sure I'll drill holes in the hull. See the drawing.
Hi Iutar,
Another day starting with new and excellent information. THANK YOU for posting the pics and adding to my own bag of information, I really appreciate it.
I do have a question though, how did they fay the boards together? Surely it had to be more than just the hinges. Were long trennals or bolts or other fasteners used. the lids were the same thickness as the planking so about 3 inches more or less so room for fasteners. But, the lids were often curved to match the shape of the hull, so boring a hole through all the boards could be tricky. See sketch below
Thanks again
Allan
Another day starting with new and excellent information. THANK YOU for posting the pics and adding to my own bag of information, I really appreciate it.
I do have a question though, how did they fay the boards together? Surely it had to be more than just the hinges. Were long trennals or bolts or other fasteners used. the lids were the same thickness as the planking so about 3 inches more or less so room for fasteners. But, the lids were often curved to match the shape of the hull, so boring a hole through all the boards could be tricky. See sketch below
Thanks again
Allan
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I made a copy of the gunport cover, and used it as a template, to cut the gunport in the second layer.
Perhaps that explains.
As you can see in my build log.
Thread 'HMS Agamemnon (1/64 Caldercraft)' https://shipsofscale.com/sosforums/threads/hms-agamemnon-1-64-caldercraft.8703/
Perhaps that explains.
As you can see in my build log.
Thread 'HMS Agamemnon (1/64 Caldercraft)' https://shipsofscale.com/sosforums/threads/hms-agamemnon-1-64-caldercraft.8703/
Hi, Allan!
The lids were made from two layers of boards placed perpendicular to each other. The layers were fastened together in the same way as everywhere else in the world - with frequent nails with hidden boats. For this reason, the nails are not visible on the Victory's gun port covers. They are carefully coated with red iron oxide, which has a high fire resistance.
Why didn't the lids have a border? The border didn't hold up well to storm waves and enemy cannonballs. In addition, the border swelled and warped from the water. The oblique cut turned out to be more reliable.
In various sources of the 18th century about English shipbuilding it was written that the covers were made of pine, in two layers, the inner layer, vertical, was 2 inches thick. The outer layer followed the thickness and shape of the outer skin. The layers were nailed together at 2 1/4" intervals. The width of the groove made in the outer skin for the cover was from 1 1/4 inches to 2 1/4 inches. The depth of the groove was to the frame.
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