Looking great. You really made progress since starting over. I’ve been mulling over mine. Decided it’s over and done with. Still thinking about 1/24 though.
With the knowledge and experience you gained in your earlier work, I think (actually I’m sure) your next effort will be easier. Go with what feels right. This is a hobby and should be enjoyable, right?Looking great. You really made progress since starting over. I’ve been mulling over mine. Decided it’s over and done with. Still thinking about 1/24 though.
share with us that you have figured out, please.Never mind my earlier query about not completing the scarf joints for the deck clamp. Once I figured them out they’re not too difficult.
Good morning Oliver, very nice progress. How you make the cutouts is entirely up to you and as you already mentioned, you won't be able to see them later. I think everyone has to make that up for themselves. You can of course simplify it if that makes it easier for you.The stern is now closed in and the counter is complete except final sanding and scraping to smooth everything out.
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Next step was to mill the wood for the deck clamp. In reviewing the scantling table it appears that there is an error in the width of the deck clamp as the table calculates to 4.5mm but the drawings scale to 2.5mm and Adrian made his deck clamps as 2.4mm. Anyway, 4.5mm is simply to thick so I made them 2.5mm.
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I then made one of the scarf joints in keeping with the drawings and Adrian’s book.
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I’m simply not sure if making the scarf joints is worth it… will they even be visible once the deck beams and waterways are installed? I need to think about that as making the scarf joint took me about 1.5 hours to make the one!!!
Any thoughts from @Tobias or @Titoneri or others?
Thanks for any insight…
I actually never thought of using the mill. What a dope I am!angle it slightly and mill them all at once.
What I did was measure each joint and using a razor saw cut 1 shallow groove and a second deeper groove. Then made a mini planing board (I’ll post a picture later) and using a sharp chisel removed the material between the shallow groove and the deeper one. Then snuck up on the final fit with trial and error. Not very fast or repeatable. Also lots or room for error. I may start over and try @Tobias method even though the joints will be hidden. It’s good practice…share with us that you have figured out, please.
Yea....pictures would be exactly what we need, and thank you!I actually never thought of using the mill. What a dope I am!
What I did was measure each joint and using a razor saw cut 1 shallow groove and a second deeper groove. Then made a mini planing board (I’ll post a picture later) and using a sharp chisel removed the material between the shallow groove and the deeper one. Then snuck up on the final fit with trial and error. Not very fast or repeatable. Also lots or room for error. I may start over and try @Tobias method even though the joints will be hidden. It’s good practice…
I starting making the deck clamps by hand as I described above.Yea....pictures would be exactly what we need, and thank you!