True story Maarten. I need my kitchen cupboards redone, maybe for Paul’s next holiday he can come to Cape Town and panel my cupboards
. Cheers Grant
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. Cheers Grant
I considered it - but couldn't consider it well enough to figure out how to make it happen.
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Be careful with that offer...I do like to travelmaybe for Paul’s next holiday he can come to Cape Town and panel my cupboards
. I hear there might be a few wineries to visit in South Africa...
True story Paul. Cape Town has stunning wine farms. You and your family are welcome anytime. Cheers GrantBe careful with that offer...I do like to travel
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That bulkhead is looking fantastic. Your decision to go for raised panels is golden. If you ever get fed up with dentistry, there's enough offers, even overseas, to land yourself a job as carpenter.Hello Friends,
Thank you to everyone who posted comments and/or shared likes recently. You are a fine bunch!
Next up in my seemingly random build sequence are the bulkhead walls that sit on the upper deck. There are three: one that sits at the end of the forecastle deck, and two that sit under the quarter deck near the back half of the ship. There is also a dividing wall between these aft bulkheads.
There are a number of options for constructing these walls and I chose the path less traveled (at least among the sources I looked at). In retrospect I'm not so sure that was a wise choice.
I decided to build up the bulkhead walls in layers. There is a 0.5 mm veneer core that is solid. And then there are 0.5 mm thick 'boards' applied to that core which simulate the finished carpentry. This is a very controlled approach, but it requires essentially building the wall twice - once on the front and a second time on the back. Perhaps some pictures will help...
My cardstock template was transferred to some boxwood veneer:
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Here I have started added the vertical boards and am testing for fit:
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As you can see something went wrong when I made the template (I show this to put to rest some lingering theories about my humanity
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Now adding some of the horizontal boards:
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And voila!
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But I hated it. After some head scratching (and forum surfing), I decided to try adding raised panels:
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The new front side:
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And the back:
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The bulkhead walls were removable on the real ship and sat in a cant (a grooved batten nailed to the deck boards). I simulated that cant using black hornbeam with a rounded edge:
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And now sitting loose on the model...first, the back side:
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And now the front (the window glass is mica):
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I am satisfied with the final result, but I sure could have made the work easier on myself. On this bulkhead wall there are 90 (yes, NINETY) individual pieces (not counting the metalworks).
I have two more of these to make, plus the dividing wall. But before that happens, we are headed off on an early fall vacation to Cape Cod and Nantucket. Look for my next update in October some time
(Plus there are of course @GrantTyler's wine cellars...)
.Good morning Johan. I do have a cellar the only problem is the kids have most of the wine in it…my stock is half a rack. I should charge them rent.
Apologies for hijacking your log Paul…..about wine as well
…..although this would be a good spot to put a model ship on day:
Cheers Grant
Paul, I found the Western Cape to be mesmerising with one huge problem "Too many Wine Yards, too little me and not enough tasting time"Be careful with that offer...I do like to travel
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Apologies for hijacking your log Paul…..about wine as well
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Cheers Grant
Now you've gone and done it, @GrantTyler .You just had to take your wine cellar out and put it on the table for everyone to admire knowing full well that I lack the personal maturity to allow that act of aggression to take place without a suitable response...
Paraphrasing Crocodile Dundee, "that's not a wine cellar - THIS is a wine cellar..."
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Have one on me JJ..
What they both saidGood morning Paul. Firstly enjoy your holiday - although always seem to be on holiday. I clearly chose the incorrect career path. The guys have said it all so it is just ditto x 100. Cheers Grant
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The only wine in my cellar, is from wind and leaky window.......
Guys, unfortunately I can't keep up with that, I only have a wine cooler measuring 60cm x 80cm and it's in the kitchen.
Good morning Paul. I think some of those bottles need to be opened……..way too many gathering dust.
You just had to take your wine cellar out and put it on the table for everyone to admire knowing full well that I lack the personal maturity to allow that act of aggression to take place without a suitable response...
Paraphrasing Crocodile Dundee, "that's not a wine cellar - THIS is a wine cellar..."
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. OH wait no dust in Paul’s cellar. Seriously tho my kids say “that is a proper collection “. Nice. Cheers Grant
Good morning Paul. I think some of those bottles need to be opened……..way too many gathering dust.
I disagree about “no dust”. I think the cellar is where Paul does his sanding. It gives the bottles a nice layer of dust to make the wine look aged and mature
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In this world there are wine collectors and there are people who just consumeGuys, unfortunately I can't keep up with that, I only have a wine cooler measuring 60cm x 80cm and it's in the kitchen.
I do have a collection too, just empty bottels by the end of the month.
Let's hope Pauls patients don't get wind of his 'presumed' affinity with wine. On the other hand, it may free up more time for shipbuilding if they do.
It's not like I pour it on my cereal in the morning...
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I have two or three bottles stashed away in the back of a kitchen cupboard somewhere. I can see that I'm going to have to up my game ...Guys, unfortunately I can't keep up with that, I only have a wine cooler measuring 60cm x 80cm and it's in the kitchen.
I buy and consume my wine, trying to keep one bottle per case of six 'for later', so my wine rack is the size of a suitcase.In this world there are wine collectors and there are people who just consume
I do have a collection too, just empty bottels by the end of the month.
However, I received a bottle of Penfolds 1994 Grange Hermitage as a gift in 2006 and put it aside to drink at 'the appropriate time'. Now it seems too hard to open at about $1300 worth and I can't get it re-corked and certified for sale. So much for storing wine.......
Sorry to board you post in this piratical manner Paul, but you left a gunport open.
