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The Mary Rose

Graham said:
Thank you Stevinne, much appreciated.

All of the necessary parts are now made for the case - base sides, feet and case corner edges. This is ripped from an oak table we used to have but I saved for the timber. A couple of coats of French Polish -

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The base is finished. I incorporated four people from facial reconstruction of their remains (archer, cook, gunner and carpenter), their possible occupation being based on where their remains were found in the wreck during excavation. Also Sir George Carew who went down with the ship -

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Not forgetting the key team who researched, recovered and conserved the wreck -

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That's as far as I can go until the acrylic arrives, so a quick carving -

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don't forget Prince Charles now King Charles also acted as dive leader a number of times.
 
Kurt Konrath said:
Great idea to salvage old table for scrap wood for other projects.
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That reminded me of another source for wood. Many of the old rulers were made of true boxwood. (buxus). Can't beat boxwood for carvings and other similar items. Garage sales, ebay, and other sources sometimes turn up these old rulers.
Allan
 
AllanKP69 said:
That reminded me of another source for wood. Many of the old rulers were made of true boxwood. (buxus). Can't beat boxwood for carvings and other similar items. Garage sales, ebay, and other sources sometimes turn up these old rulers.
Allan
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Lime wood is better, it is readily available on Amazon and is what I use. Using an old ruler is a bit limiting size-wise.
 
Graham said:
Lime wood is better
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Thanks Graham

When you say better, do you mean because of price or because of how it works? European limewood (tilia) , also known as basswood is very soft (410 on the Janka scale) compared to Buxus (2730-2840 on the Janka scale) Being so soft I find it easily dents and does not hold an edge, especially when carving.

Regarding the size of old rulers being too small, they are 48 feet long at 1:48, and 80 feet long at 1:80. I cannot think of anything other than a mast that is that long on a ship. Even planks were not that long.
Alan
 
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AllanKP69 said:
Thanks Graham

When you say better, do you mean because of price or because of how it works? European limewood (tilia) , also known as basswood is very soft (410 on the Janka scale) compared to Buxus (2730-2840 on the Janka scale) Being so soft I find it easily dents and does not hold an edge, especially when carving.

Regarding the size of old rulers being too small, they are 48 feet long at 1:48, and 80 feet long at 1:80. I cannot think of anything other than a mast that is that long on a ship. Even planks were not that long.
Alan
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Now I see. You mentioned 'carving', but what you are actually talking about is shaping things from old rulers.
As a carver myself my mind went naturally to chisels and gouges, hence I could not see how I could carve something useful from a thin ruler.
Lime is the best wood for actual carving - look up the work of Grinling Gibbons. Regards.
 
Norgale said:
In case you forgot, nuns and teachers always carry rulers and you can guess what for, the rulers didn't break. Ask me how I know.
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Oh yes. And let us not forget the guided missile which was the blackboard rubber. I still remember my woodwork teacher issuing a death threat to anyone who puts a plane blade-side down on the workbench - and I still don't do that. And they say that pupil behaviours in the classroom these days is poor!
 
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