Thank you FRIENDS for your interest in my review and today I have something for you to show.
Planking under the
stern.
Today I got straight high from what was happening. Working with a black hornbeam is one love! And although it is very capricious and very difficult to work with, but the color after grinding is just something unreal!
First of all, I glued the basis for the figured rail. This basis is thinner than the boards that will be nearby and after fixing them in this recess, I will glue the figured slats.
The board-basis has its own bend (it is not even).
Therefore, I glued it whole, and then cut it into a meter for trying on the stern post.
Then I bent the pre-soaked board in hot water with the same iron to give it the right curvature.
First belt.
Second belt.
To create the right hole, I used such a homemade device.
Third belt.
Oh yes, the boards tapered at the ends. From 7.2 mm (in the middle) to 6.5 mm at the edges.
Fourth belt.
Fifth belt.
Although the drawings from the anatomy show that there are 4 belts, but having calculated this space, I realized that this was most likely a mistake, because then the board should have been 9 mm, which is very doubtful, because below the board is 6 mm.
I then sanded the surface with sandpaper (320) wrapped around the cylinder.
And then he calibrated the gaps between the boards with a needle. I do this in order to better express the joints. Otherwise, with a perfect fit, it will look like one.
The result is this arched shape...
... which is often not performed, and this spoils the look a little with its angularity.
Well, a couple more angles:
What a pity that the model will not be seen from this angle, but only in what is below in the photo.
Well, a couple of macro photos of the steering wheel hole.
I specially made an element of a different color inside to highlight the boards well against its background.
I really liked how it turned out...
The edges of the boards have not yet been decorated. They will still need to be rounded correctly and glued there with an arc part that will connect the sides and the rear. Plus, you need to make a slot for the stern... But before that, I think I will make the skin below, from a pear, which will go diagonally.
As with so many things on these vessels of ours, there are few things that are absolutes. A great day for me learning something new. THANK YOU, greatly appreciated!
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