Good comments. Jim, I had Floyd playing on my first session. I was at the desk from Meddle through Division Bell. Their music & model ship building go well together.
This is slow going. Those giblets suck. I never liked giblets anyway. But, I have to admit, once they are glued in, the whole structure is definitely more stable. I am on rib 19 of 32, 2nd deck. I've had 3 of the oak ribs just snap at weird places, not joints. They were tensioned only with very loose fitting rubber bands. The oak is very porous, dry & brittle. It soaked up 2 coats of danish oil immediately. It's imperative that the supplied spacers stay on. The upper parts of ribs have a tendency to drift.
I think I'm on track according to the pic. The straightness of my giblet placing was much improved on the second deck. This would be much easier & straighter cutting rabbets on the oak beams with a mini table saw.
This is slow going. Those giblets suck. I never liked giblets anyway. But, I have to admit, once they are glued in, the whole structure is definitely more stable. I am on rib 19 of 32, 2nd deck. I've had 3 of the oak ribs just snap at weird places, not joints. They were tensioned only with very loose fitting rubber bands. The oak is very porous, dry & brittle. It soaked up 2 coats of danish oil immediately. It's imperative that the supplied spacers stay on. The upper parts of ribs have a tendency to drift.
I think I'm on track according to the pic. The straightness of my giblet placing was much improved on the second deck. This would be much easier & straighter cutting rabbets on the oak beams with a mini table saw.