Oliver Cromwell, POF ,Scale 1:48 by Lawrence [COMPLETED BUILD]

Hello Ship Mates

I thank you all for all of your visits to my build log, also for your very kind words and nice comments.

Back in the Old Ship Yard after our very bad discovery on the loss of the curative on the Stern Gallery Windows, the little fellows and I riped our all of the center Counter Timbers and cut new ones and replaced the Transom timbers. Somehow we overlooked the compound angle of these Counter Timbers and installed them directly from our bending, drying jig that did not work, resulting in a very flat and almost straight window curvature. We are rather pleased with the new look and now we can move on to the Keelstone, ENJOY. Regards LawrenceIMG_5210.JPGIMG_5213.JPGIMG_5214.JPG
 
Canoe21 said:
.....window this AM and saw that we got around 3" or 7.5 cm. I thought it looked rather nice.....
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G'day Lawrence and the little fellow
Well mate, it looks like a white Christmas you you and your Mrs! Being from Australia, I have never had one before, just a very hot Christmas with the temperature in the 40°C + (about 104°F +), but we still have our bake dinners and the constant fly problem.
Well getting back to your build. She's coming on marvelously and l love her beautiful lines.
How many feet of lumber that you used to make her so far?
Happymodeling
Greg
 
Canoe21 said:
Hello Ron 0909
Welcome to my build log on the little ship the Oliver Cromwell. I am always pleased to have a new crew member on board, Please stop by very often, your words and comments are always welcome here, Please pull up a chair and join in on the fun of building this fine little ship.
I have milled around 200' around 67 meters I believe. I used cherry wood for my framing, that was given to me by a friend many years ago. Sure did make tons of sawdust much to my Admirals dismay, as my saws and planer are in our basement.
I do thank you very much for your very kind words and comments on my build, this is my first POF build and I have made a few boo-boos that's for sure.
I totally agree with you on the Northern Timber Wolf, a beautiful animal that is for sure. But not at all on the Coyotes, these to me are just a pack of wild dogs, that a lot of people have lost there small dogs and cats to them. A friend of ours North of the Sue Ste Marie almost lost her little poodle to one but she screamed at it and swung her broom and it dropped her dog and high tailed it back in the bush.
Well not much work at all in the Old Ship Yard today as I have converted out garden tractor over to a snow blower, and cleaned a walk to our shed where it lives to our home, the front walk and also our double driveway that the street and sidewalk plows like to fill in our driveways. I did, however, replace and install the lower transom beams this AM and still have the two that support the stern gallery windows, ENJOY
Regards Lawrence
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Thank you for the warm welcome Lawrence! I was thinking about trying this form of ship building after I get a lot more experience a few years down the road. Now that you have given me a number, I can work towards the future and start scouting for materials. My wife will kill me for the umpteenth time for bringing more stuff home but such is my life :) Unfortunately I have a city boy outlook on a lot of wildlife and get my experience through documentaries and bleeding hearts. I can see your point completely in regard to those coyotes. If I ever caught one near my cats or my chihuahua.. BTW, your transom beams look great :)

Ron
 
Peglegreg said:
Sorry Lawrence, I didn't take note of your answer or I could not remembered it.
Must be old age mate.
Happymodeling
Greg
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Hello Greg
Thanks for your visit to my build log, also for your very kind words and comments. I sure would like for you to send some of that 104F or 40C + up this way. I for one do not enjoy the cold winter weather but it is nice to look at from inside in front of a hot stove.
I was thinking last night that I should get some led lights ordered for my Oliver Cromwell as I want to run the feed wires down through the mounting columns, just a thought, ENJOY.
Regards Lawrence
 
ron0909 said:
Thank you for the warm welcome Lawrence! I was thinking about trying this form of ship building after I get a lot more experience a few years down the road. Now that you have given me a number, I can work towards the future and start scouting for materials. My wife will kill me for the umpteenth time for bringing more stuff home but such is my life :) Unfortunately I have a city boy outlook on a lot of wildlife and get my experience through documentaries and bleeding hearts. I can see your point completely in regard to those coyotes. If I ever caught one near my cats or my chihuahua.. BTW, your transom beams look great :)

Ron
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I am also a city boy but I find my peace in the woods unfortunately the problem with eradicating a species like the wolf became a problem for wildlife they preyed upon because Man didn't take on the roll of culling. I am half Native American and to me the Wolf is a sacred animal however the Wolf Kills without regard to preservation and they will keep killing till nothing is left not just for food, but for the sake of killing. I think all animals need to be kept in balance and that's one of the reasons I hunt. The Coyote is highly adaptable and can live in amongst humans with no problem most people wont even realize they are looking at a coyote they see a dog. Coyotes can and do run in packs and will attack humans. This can be a problem for school kids walking home next to wooded areas. I love all animals, but the coyote is not one I even like, beautiful animal yes they are, but they are quickly becoming an urban problem. I found 6 turkeys killed on my property Here in Maryland that's a problem because we don't have an abundance of that bird the ones we do have already have to deal with a high level of predation from hawks, owls, eagles, raccoons, possums, crows and fox. I don't mind sharing the earth with coyotes, but we have to find a way to keep them in check.
 
Hello Epicdoom
I thank you for your visit and also for your very interesting comments. As a retired canoeist who has traveled many miles in the backcountry far from the closest road for almost 50 years now. I have often fallen to sleep at night listening to the cries of the Northern Timber Wolf and the haunting cries of the Loon cries many animals over the years from the mighty moose, black bear, to mink scampering over my shoulders while watching the northern lights at the water's edge in front of our campsite. All of this is very far behind me now and although I do get a touch of the wilderness at the Lodges we now associate with I still miss it very much. Now a lot of my summer months is building model ships and also most of the long winter months. Yes, animals are a joy to see in there natural Havant and for sure we have shared a lot more than most.
Back in the Old Ship Yard the little fellows and I have been working on the keelson with all of its notches to try to get it to fit together fairly evenly. We have also been thinking of just how we will feed the wire for the Led lights that we plan to install ENJOY.
Regards Lawrence
 
Hello Ship Mates

I thank you all very much for al;l of your visits to my build log, also for your very kind words and nice comments. Back in the Old Ship Yard the little fellows and I have been busy Tree nailing the Keel to the Framing Ribs with Maple Treenails to reinforce them for the upcoming hull Fairing. We have also cut and installed the Keelson and glued it in last night, today we added the treenails also for reinforcement and for looks. We have also drilled the Keel next to the tie down mounting bolt on the stern. All of this does not sound like a lot but it kept us active for well over a day, ENJOY. Regards LawrenceIMG_5216.JPGIMG_5217.JPGIMG_5218.JPGIMG_5219.JPGIMG_5220.JPG
 
Pat71 said:
Great job
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Hello Pat 71
Welcome to my build log, I am always pleased to have a new crew member on board, please pull up a chair and join on the fun of building this fine little ship. Please stop by very often as your words and comments are always welcome here, that is good or bad. I do thank you very much for your visit to my build log and also for your very kind words, ENJOY.
Regards Lawrence
 
Hello Epicdoom
Thanks for your visit to my build log. There is a bit of a misunderstanding on the wire that I placed in the keel. I am planning to add around 30 little Led Lamps to my ship and the wire was to indicate just where I would run the power supply. This way the feed wire will be hidden from sight inside of the mounting columns, ENJOY.

Regards Lawrence
 
Hello Ship Mates

Again I thank you all very much for your visits to my build log, also for your kind words and comments. Back in the Old Ship Yard the little fellows and I have sawn out the False Keel out of Black Walnut and glued and fitted it to the Keel. We wiped it down lightly with Varsol just to highlight the color of the Walnut, ENJOY



Regards LawrenceIMG_5221.JPGIMG_5222.JPGIMG_5223.JPG
 
Hello Ship Mates
I thank you all very much for all of your visits to my build log, also for your very kind words and nice comments.
Back in the Old Ship Yard the little fellows and I have been working on the Limber Channels. We have cut rabbet-ed and installed the two Limber Stakes two per side.
We have used our little mill to cut out the three pieces of the Mane Mast Step, we did this rather than drill and chisel out the square hole for the foot of the mast. Our next task will be the building and fitting of the Limber Boards that should be a straightforwardIMG_5224.JPGIMG_5225.JPGIMG_5226.JPGIMG_5228.JPG and enjoyable task, ENJOY.

Regards Lawrence
 
Hello Ship Mates
Once again I thank you all very much for all of your visits to my build log on the little ship the Oliver Cromwell. Also for all of your very kind words and nice comments.

Back in the Old Ship Yard the little fellows and I have completed building the three-mast steps, planked a bit more of the inter lower deck. We have also built and installed the full length of the Limber Boards this was a bit of a challenge due to the Limber Boards size.

Trying to make up our mind on want to start next, the Lower Deck Platform with it’s Powder Magazine along with all of itsIMG_5229.JPGIMG_5230.JPGIMG_5231.JPGIMG_5232.JPG cabins, or a much easier task would be the Shot Locker, this is still up in the air, ENJOY.

Regards Lawrence
 
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