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

[Kurt Konrath]

Maybe the ducks were looking for your open door to come in and warm up...

 

[Canoe21]

Maybe the ducks were looking for your open door to come in and warm up...

Hello Kkonrath, They would be welcome in the Old Ship Yard for sure. But one male flew out and back to the river and the remaining pair waddled up in back of my shed and disappeared. However they were a nice sight to cheer up our day.
Regards Lawrence

 

[Tony W]

View attachment 141474View attachment 141475 Hello Ship Mates
Work continues on the two stern Gallery Badges. Yesterday the little fellows and I installed the upper stools and also the first styles. Looks like this afternoon we will be abler to begin building the windows.
Got a pleasant surprise this AM when I looked out of the Old Ship Yard window as we had 3 Mallard Ducks in our back yard, 2 Drakes and also 1 hen. In all of the years of living here this is a first.
Regards Lawrence

I love your ducks and want add a sleepy Koala just off my deck... now just waiting for someone to raise us with a python!

 

[Canoe21]

I love your ducks and want add a sleepy Koala just off my deck... now just waiting for someone to raise us with a python!View attachment 141528View attachment 141528

Hello Tony W. Great picture, it is nice to see that the wild life to help us get trough these very bad Virus times. I should have used my tripod on the ducks. That much telephoto zoom is hard to hold the camera steady, yours is much better.
Regards Lawrence

 

[Canoe21]

Hello Ship Mates
Work on the Oliver Cromwell continues, Yesterday we built the 3 windows for the Port Side Galley Badge. This Am we glassed them with plastic, real glass at this scale would be quite a task but doable that is for sure. We then installed them and now turn our attension to those on the Starboard side.
Regards Lawrence

 

[Norway]

Good work Lawrence, do you have pictures from multiple angles, exciting and inspiring, greetings-

 

[Canoe21]

Good work Lawrence, do you have pictures from multiple angles, exciting and inspiring, greetings-

Hello Knut, I thank you for your visit and also for your very kind words. I am not sure what you are asking, are you referring to the Gallery Badge?
Regards Lawrence

 

[Canoe21]

Hello Ship Mates
Well the little fellows and I have finally got those 3 windows in the starboard Gallery Badges finishes, this side gave me a lot more trouble for some unknown reason. But we did get them installed. Now we want to build the center cap that forms the lower roof of these Gallery Badges.
Regards Lawrence

 

[Norway]

Lawrence, I meant like the pictures you show here, more pictures appreciated, lots to learn just from photos, thanks-

 

[Canoe21]

Lawrence, I meant like the pictures you show here, more pictures appreciated, lots to learn just from photos, thanks-

Hello Knut, I am pleased that you like my pictures in my build log, Also that they may help you and all of my Ship Mates in there builds.
Regards Lawrence

 

[Canoe21]

Hello Ship Mates
This afternoon the little fellows and I completed the Stern Gallery Badges, they still have to be trimmed out, but that will come after the stern Poop Deck Rails are installed.
Regards Lawrence

 

[Canoe21]

Hello Ship Mastes
We went to start work on the 24 rail stanchions around the Quarter Deck and discovered that we did not have a taper Miter Gage attachment for our Byrnes Table Saw. Had it been only a few would of shaped them be hand but 24 was just to many to do this way so we went to work and built our own and it works just fine.
We cut and installed the 6 stanchions that run along the aft side of the Quarter Deck and readjusted the ships rudder.

Regards Lawrence

 

[DocBlake]

Nice job on the tool and the parts, Lawrence!

 

[Canoe21]

Nice job on the tool and the parts, Lawrence!

Hello Dave, Thanks for your very kind words and comments. Yes the taper Gage was fun to build, I originally made it to big and had to scale it down. Works great.
Regards Lawrence

 

[Norway]

Lawrence, good work, do you have a few pictures of how this tool works with the saw, excited-

 

[Canoe21]

Lawrence, good work, do you have a few pictures of how this tool works with the saw, excited-

Hello Knut, Thanks for your very kind words, I very much appreciate them. The taper attachment is very simple. To use I place one side up against the saws fence, adjust the angle to a bit shy of what is needed. Place your wood to be tapered up against the dog on the end of the taper jig, slide the jig up against the saw fence up to the outer edge of the saw blade just touches the wood. Lock the saw fence, back up the jig and wood to be tapered. Holding the wood to be tapered up against the jig and the lower dog. Start the saw, slide the wood and jig up against the fence and push trough the saw. Holding the wood in place with a scrap piece of wood to save your fingers with these little pieces. Check your angle and readjust. Once set you can cut as many pices as you wish.
Regards Lawrence

 

[Norway]

Great Lawrence, the photo is now saved, thanks for the tip.

 

[Canoe21]

Great Lawrence, the photo is now saved, thanks for the tip.

Your welcome.

 

[Canoe21]

Hello Ship Mates
Yesterday the little fellows and I laid out and marked the planking on the Quarter Deck. We then added the false tree nails. Golly there are a lot of them and today my fingers are still sore from using my Scriver to indent the deck wood, we then highlighted them with a trill of out led pencil. Today we completed the inter bulkheads on the Quarter Deck and also on the Main Deck and continued to clean them up. Seams to bring a little life into the Oliver Cromwell.
Regards Lawrence

 

[Canoe21]

Hello Ship Mates
Today the little fellows and I have finished preforming the imitation Tree Nails on the Focal Deck, This leaves room to begin adding a bit of detail to our little ship.
Regards Lawrence