I use swann morton blades, they are made for surgical use and are very sharp indeed, believe me. Just google and you 'll find a lot of offers. You can buy them by the hundred at about 15€.
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JL
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I use swann morton blades, they are made for surgical use and are very sharp indeed, believe me. Just google and you 'll find a lot of offers. You can buy them by the hundred at about 15€.
Regards
JL
I made a few deck level photos
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I have to figure out and build some lower deck structures like the framing that will hold the bowsprit.
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I fall short a bit with the bullwark on both sides so I glued in a post on each side between the inner and outer planking .
and glued on some planks to extend the bulwark.
and glued on some planks to extend the bulwark.
Be careful with surgical scalpels! Those that resemble a #11 X-Acto are much thinner than the X-Acto and may snap, especially when used with hard woods.
Great progress, Zola! She’s going to be a beauty!
Yes, Knut. Those are the surgical scalpels. They are different types and sizes, careful when buying them, on the picture shown it is # 4 blade holder, so it will not accept # 11 blades. Anyone who is interested may take a look at a compatibility chart below.
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N. 4 blade holders are the ones that I use and there are so many blades that you can attach to them that they are a kind of universal blade holder.
Yes, surgical blades are thinner and may brake more easily, at least in theory but I am using them for a long time now and that is not usual, even with real hard wood, because the holder gives the blades an extra strenght.
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JL
Yes, surgical blades are thinner and may brake more easily, at least in theory but I am using them for a long time now and that is not usual, even with real hard wood, because the holder gives the blades an extra strenght.
Regards
JL
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I have messed up a bit,the waterways is basswood stained cherry but I do not like it ,also forgot to add spirketting plank,I have figured out a way to fix these issues.Here it is my idea,I will plank over the waterways with real cherry timber ,I will sand bod sides of timber in a way that the spirketting plank will sits on it properly and the waterways plank lays on the deck plank smoothly.I did a trial with two different spirketting plank width.
Any suggestions??
I have messed up a bit,the waterways is basswood stained cherry but I do not like it ,also forgot to add spirketting plank,I have figured out a way to fix these issues.Here it is my idea,I will plank over the waterways with real cherry timber ,I will sand bod sides of timber in a way that the spirketting plank will sits on it properly and the waterways plank lays on the deck plank smoothly.I did a trial with two different spirketting plank width.
Any suggestions??
Hello Mike,I have to destroy the model to remove that ,glued in with CA and wood glue.
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Hi Zoltan,
The basswood is soft and easy to cut, if you made 4 or 5 stop cuts along the length and remove the ‘center section’ the rest would be easy to take out, the only thing destroyed would be the old waterway.
Mike
The basswood is soft and easy to cut, if you made 4 or 5 stop cuts along the length and remove the ‘center section’ the rest would be easy to take out, the only thing destroyed would be the old waterway.
Mike
Greetings Zoly, If you put spirketting plank on top of the waterways as it now, you will see the gap between waterway and deck planks (see the picture) I agree with Mike to remove and re-do the entire waterway or as the option, sand down the waterway first so the sickness of deck plank will hide the gap.
Hello Jim,removing the waterways is not an option,too much damage can occur,the gap is visible because the plank was not pushed hardly into place ,just an illustration,I might try to send the waterways but not much room is there to do that evenly.
Zolly.I have been pondering this.If it was me,I would remove the waterway,for me it would be the fastest fix,Now if you are worried about collateral damage,I have a suggestion.Take a Utility (Stanley) knife blade.First dull the edge with the Dremel.Then grind the point square to the cutting face.The square facemust only be the height of the waterway,
You can then hold the blade,dull cutting face against the subdeck and used the square end to scrape way the old waterway.A bit like scraping mouldings.Because the square face is only as high as the waterway,you will not mark your planking.I would not take much as basswood is so soft.You are not touching the glued faces as such.You only have to go flush to the bulwark planking.The sliver of waterway underneath this can remain,it will be boxed in.
Kind Regards
Nigel
You can then hold the blade,dull cutting face against the subdeck and used the square end to scrape way the old waterway.A bit like scraping mouldings.Because the square face is only as high as the waterway,you will not mark your planking.I would not take much as basswood is so soft.You are not touching the glued faces as such.You only have to go flush to the bulwark planking.The sliver of waterway underneath this can remain,it will be boxed in.
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Nigel
Thank you Nigel,good idea,I am almost done sending the waterways to half thickness
,I need to cut out the margin plank what is going to be a chore by itself to fit everything together there.ani suggestion how to drill scuppers in the correct angle ??
Yes Zolly,shape a piece of scrap wood to sit on the deck and against the bulwark.Drill a hole through the block at the required angle.You can then drill from inside using the block as a drilling guide.This is all dependant on how much space/angle you have to get the drill in.You may have to use a pinvise.I certainly would try and go from the inside out as going the other way you are asking for misalignment in relation to the deck
Kind Regards
Nigel
Kind Regards
Nigel