I put 2000 wooden nails into the side of the ship. I put wooden nails into the light wood, and copper nails into the black wood. I also make gun ports.
Very interesting build, thanks for sharing. There are similarities to the contemporary drawings of a 70 gun of 1677 by Wille Meischl after the Van de Velde sketches.
Allan
Hi Karen,
Fantastic work.
I do have one question, did you specifically choose to create a flat upper transome instead of giving it a slight curvature?
Below you see the original upper transome of the Royal Charles (Naseby) at display in the Rijksmuseum which clearly shows a curvature in the upper transome.