Looks great so far, Keef!
I should say so . I’m.building the 1/96 and the pieces are tiny. So fragile.
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The cutwatwer is glued together and has to be tapered at the head to a thickness of 4 to 4.5 mm. The keel timbers are 8 mm thick, so for ease of handling it will done at this stage before joining to the rest of the keel. In the meantime I have identified and placed some of the timbers that make up the front deadwood and apron. The dead wood is made up of 4 parts glued together to form one piece. The centre portion has to be tapered, sanded down to 3 mm at the lower edge and the supports for the front cant frames will be fitted this portion. The instruction manual is download on the internet in pdf form which I have on my phone to follow
Keef,
You are working really fast ! and with great accuracy. I just finished the stem structure in my build. I had a lot of fun ? sanding down the deadwater (apron) to 3mm at the base. I will not install it yet, but wait until I join the stem structure to the keel. I should finish the whole keel by next week and also start building the jig. Since the shipyard is in Houston, about as humid as Sevilla I'll varnish the jig with Tung oil also ! Thanks. Gracias....Donde viveis ?
Alex Rosas
You are working really fast ! and with great accuracy. I just finished the stem structure in my build. I had a lot of fun ? sanding down the deadwater (apron) to 3mm at the base. I will not install it yet, but wait until I join the stem structure to the keel. I should finish the whole keel by next week and also start building the jig. Since the shipyard is in Houston, about as humid as Sevilla I'll varnish the jig with Tung oil also ! Thanks. Gracias....Donde viveis ?
Alex Rosas
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Hi Alex. Thanks for your comments. I have finished in my workshop for the day and I am halfway through sanding the deadwater. What a job! Hopefully will post the result tomorrow or the day after. I am enjoying this kit immensely and wish you the very best with your build which is slightly ahead of mine and I'm following your log with great interest. Keep up the great work.
As for your question, I live in Andalusia on the Costa del Sol, North West of Malaga.
Keith,
I was on a bike trip across Andalusia October 15-30 2024, lots of climbing. Then drove across Spain to Madrid for another week. ! On my father's side, my family lived in Sevilla until they went to the new world in the early 1500's. They were conversos. I have a lot of family history and data, a lot of it from the Archivo de Indias in Seville. I love Andalusia, and could live in Sevilla (and may do so), if the current Kakistocracy in the USA continues with the wrecking ball.-ok, no politics-shipbuilding....
Malagueña Salerosa......
AR
I was on a bike trip across Andalusia October 15-30 2024, lots of climbing. Then drove across Spain to Madrid for another week. ! On my father's side, my family lived in Sevilla until they went to the new world in the early 1500's. They were conversos. I have a lot of family history and data, a lot of it from the Archivo de Indias in Seville. I love Andalusia, and could live in Sevilla (and may do so), if the current Kakistocracy in the USA continues with the wrecking ball.-ok, no politics-shipbuilding....
Malagueña Salerosa......
AR
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I thought there might be a Spanish connection with the name Rosa. I'm English but have lived here over 20 years
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The job I wasn't looking forward to is done. The filing out of the front deadwood to take the cant frame supports. It was time consuming, but actually not as hard as l thought it was going to be and worked out quite well. I am working on cutting out the rabets on the keel pieces, using a file and side scraping with a modelling knife blade along the laser guide lines at a 45 degree angle. The pieces are dry fitted in these photos and all seem to fit perfectly
That looks great ! I will see mine in a little bit when I take off all the clamps.
Looking really good. I also sanded down the keel deadwood yesterday, but I'm not installing the cant frame supports on it or the stern deadwood assembly until I can get the keel structure vertical. Today I glued the false keel pieces together-a simple scarph joint. About to glue the false keel in, then rabbet and go vertical to install stern structure and forward cant frame supports.
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Thanks Allan
Good evening Keith. I’m with Allan - Kudos. The cant frame deadwood is excellent - super accurate. Cheers Grant
Ahh, Masterful, Keith. Mine doesn't look as good...
A question for Victor and Keith who (I think) have completed the building jig:
I have almost completed the keel (just need to do the rabbet along the keel on one side.). I still have not mated the stern structure to the keel.
Should I attach the stern deadwood and post to the keel now, or should I build the big Jig and then join the structures inside the jig.???
Pictures coming later this PM.
Thanks,
Alex R
Use the jig so it’s at the right length and has no angle added to it. .
That’s what my plans are (even though you didn’t ask me.)
just join, my god it must be so nice to make stuff in a kit, its going to be a great one. all my 6 ships [smallest is 4 feet , biggest is 6 feet titanic] are all scratchbuilt, to poor to buy some kits hehe, and to poor to buy fittings, so guest i made everything for them, but now i just bought a 3d printer for fittings, thx god
Don't know your name MJY but welcome to the forums, and greetings from Texas. Magic Mike
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Hi Alex. I have not reached that stage yet but l really don't think there's a right or wrong way to do it. At least if you fit it to the keel inside the jig you can insure a perfect fit. Good luck with your build
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The bow structure (cutwater, deadwood and apron) are now assembled and fit perfectly with the 1:1 drawing. The keel sections are also assembled and the rabets cut. The 3 sections just need to be glued together and the false keel added. Meanwhile I have identified the parts for the stern deadwood and inner sternpost. With a little sanding it all looks like it will fit together perfectly, as the front end
