Hi Russ, I appreciate your persistence!
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Wow, the double beading on the deck planks looks great...along with the nail holes!
Although I followed your lead in moving the mast one frame forward to match the original ship, I don't think I'm gonna follow you on this one...I don't have the heart to tear it all apart and start over again.
I'm anxious to see how it all turns out, can't wait to see your future updates!
Steve
Although I followed your lead in moving the mast one frame forward to match the original ship, I don't think I'm gonna follow you on this one...I don't have the heart to tear it all apart and start over again.
I'm anxious to see how it all turns out, can't wait to see your future updates!
Steve
That's another incredible change that you have made.I noticed there is no ident for the mast on your new biti.
Jan
Jan
Good morning Russ. You have skills and know your woodworking. Kudos on changing up the kit to get better accuracy into the model. Cheers GrantDeck boards (cont'd) and Mast biti
It's been a minute since I posted last. Spring is here and the yard has dried out enough that I could get out and clean up under two enormous willow trees and mow the lawn - all three acres. Whew! If anyone ever tries to convince you to plant willow trees - run away as fast as you can! Willows are absolutely beautiful trees ... in someone else's yard!Wow, do they make a mess over the winter!
Work continues on putting the double bead profile on all the deck boards and putting a slight round-over on the edges and corners. It's a good thing to do while watching TV, but I can only do one or two rooms worth before my fingers get too sore from holding them in place as I scrape the profile onto them.
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The more I looked at biti #0, you know, the one I already moved, the less I liked the way it looked. The profile is wrong, the shape is wrong - I just didn't like it. I decided to scale the drawings from Dr. Bischoff's paper and make a new one. First I had to remove the old one. I didn't have room to get the Fein tool in like last time, so I started by chipping out portions with a utility knife.
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I picked up a set of miniature planes at Harbor Freight. I wasn't expecting much for $15 US, but they turned out to be surprisingly useful. There is a conventional plane, a bullnose plane and a scraper. I was able to smooth the frame pretty well straight out of the package. With a little tuning and sharpening, they will be a nice addition to my ever-growing collection of tools.
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I attached the side view pattern to a piece of cherry with a glue stick, cut it out on a scroll saw and then glued the top view on and did the same.
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I drew some guidelines for the deck ledge on the sides and using those and the ones still on the pattern, I cut rabbets on each side with a utility knife and small chisel.
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A little sanding and fitting and I glued it on where the old one was, holding it down with some rubber bands.
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I plan on sloping the deck boards up as they were in the original, but since the distance is now greater, I can't use the provided ones. Also, they must transition from flat on one end to angled at the other. I have an idea for that, so once I get a proper piece of cherry, I'll post my method.
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Hmmm, persistence or ... anal retentiveness ... I always get those two confused.
Thank you Paul!Thanks Steve. It's good mindless work, if not hard on the fingertips.
Just 'cause I started first, doesn't make me the leader.
Please - you do you, and build your model the way you want to, and the the way it gives you the most enjoyment. That's what it's all about!Thank you Jan. You are correct, there is no cutout in the biti for the mast. You can see from Dr. Bischoff's drawings that the forward side of the mast, which was left flat as I have duplicated earlier, simply rests against the aft side of the biti. The mast partner keeps it in place. I may have to just slightly adjust the position of the step block aft by trimming it a bit, but fortunately, I haven't glued it in yet. I have scoured the book everywhere the mast or rigging is discussed, trying to find a reference to the rake of the mast. I found the word "rake", but no angle - anywhere. It's possible that they just couldn't determine what it actually was based on the condition of the find. Drawings and photos seem to imply that the mast sat at 90 degrees to the waterline. I'll keep looking and wait until the very last moment to affix the step block.
Thank you Grant. Depending on my ambition level, this may be a warm-up to a scratch-built model. I think there's enough information in the book along with digital images in Dr. Bischoff's paper to be able to make a truly scale model. That's the only reason I'm not leaving any floorboards removed as Olha did, because the frames in the kit aren't even close to the actual ones. Time will tell, as will the ever growing list of other things I would like to build.