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L'Artésien 1764 - 64 Kanonen-Schiff in 1:48 nach Plänen von Jacques Fichant

Hello everyone!

Thank you so much for your praise and interest. I once saw the steaming method used by a Japanese wood furniture maker and adopted it myself. I was surprised at how simple and effective this method is. I spent the last few days measuring and transferring the gun ports, including the full heights of the A'rtésien (the decorative panels). Now these can be finished. More on that in the next update!

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Regards
Andreas
 
Hello everyone!

After the third attempt, I finally managed to complete the next two stringers. To achieve a relatively even profile, I made them without the lashings. This stringer is therefore made from a single piece (except for the last section at the stern). The dovetail joints were positioned in the same way as on the lower stringer. To ensure the stringer fits flush with the upper sill frame, boards with wedges were inserted into the respective gun ports. This way, the stringer sits neatly against each port. To be able to install the next stringers, the small filler piece on the front double frame was adjusted and filed into shape.

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Regards
Andreas
 
Thank you so much for the positive feedback! The clamps are homemade. The threaded rod and knurled nut were ordered online. The rods only needed to be milled accordingly. By rotating the piece of wood, the milled end wedges itself in place and can be tightened. The inspiration came from @Oliver1973's Redoutable project, which I adapted. His clamps are even better because the rods are made of brass and the wooden pieces are aluminum. However, I wanted to protect my small milling machine, so I used plastic.

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I hope I was able to clarify things a bit :)

Regards
Andreas
 
Cpt.Barbossa said:
Thank you so much for the positive feedback! The clamps are homemade. The threaded rod and knurled nut were ordered online. The rods only needed to be milled accordingly. By rotating the piece of wood, the milled end wedges itself in place and can be tightened. The inspiration came from @Oliver1973's Redoutable project, which I adapted. His clamps are even better because the rods are made of brass and the wooden pieces are aluminum. However, I wanted to protect my small milling machine, so I used plastic.

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I hope I was able to clarify things a bit :)

Regards
Andreas
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Thank you Andreas.
One more quick question (actually two…) what is the diameter of the threaded rod and where did you buy them?
 
Thank you very much for your kind words. Reposting the build logs for my earlier projects here would probably be beyond the scope of this forum. I might, however, upload them to the gallery at some point.
 
Cpt.Barbossa said:
Hello everyone!

After the third attempt, I finally managed to complete the next two stringers. To achieve a relatively even profile, I made them without the lashings. This stringer is therefore made from a single piece (except for the last section at the stern). The dovetail joints were positioned in the same way as on the lower stringer. To ensure the stringer fits flush with the upper sill frame, boards with wedges were inserted into the respective gun ports. This way, the stringer sits neatly against each port. To be able to install the next stringers, the small filler piece on the front double frame was adjusted and filed into shape.

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Regards
Andreas
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Dear Andreas
amazing work!!!
 
Hello everyone!

Thank you all very much for your interest and your kind words! The final beam sections—featuring their dovetail joints—were fabricated and installed exactly as previously shown. For the nail detailing, a square iron rod was pressed into the wood and filled with wax. The excess was then scraped away, and the surface was given a final finish with steel wool. However, I might still change this later on, as I’m not entirely satisfied with the result just yet.

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Regards
Andreas
 
Cpt.Barbossa said:
Ciao a tutti!

Grazie mille per i tuoi like e commenti. Mi motiva davvero ad andare avanti.

Passiamo ora al paramezzale (two-part) con i suoi bastoncini di liquame. Questi sono stati fresati secondo i piani e installati dopo ulteriori adeguamenti alla nave. Ho passato molto tempo a considerare come implementare l'otturatore su questa nave. Un pezzo di legno quadrato scuro, spesso 0,8 mm, per la fresatura o il taglio a misura. Nemmeno io sono riuscito a trovare aste quadrate in fibra di vetro in queste dimensioni. Ho filo d'argento o d'ottone disponibile come pezzi quadrati, ma voglio mantenere il bullone scuro questa volta, il che esclude anche di bluarlo in seguito. Così ho deciso di utilizzare una lamiera d'acciaio tagliata a misura e premerla con cura nel legno, dove il foro quadrato sarà riempito di cera. Ho adottato la disposizione dei bulloni dal registro di costruzione francese in scala 1:36.

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Così, anche questo lavoro è completato, e posso ancora una volta dedicarmi pienamente al design posteriore.

Regard
Andreas
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Mi scusi, Barbossa, il fasciame della sezione a centro nave è una sua scelta?
 
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Hi Frank!

I'm not sure if the translation is correct or if I'm understanding it right, but do you mean how I would like to present this section?
 
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