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| John D |
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  Registered Member #4272 Joined: Sat Sep 07 2013, 12:36pmPosts: 67 | Gene, Thank you for the compliments! Mike, That is also a good idea. Since most of the ribs are currently glued in place, I think I'll use your method as a way of checking that I was in fact accurate with the spacing. If anything looks uneven, I'll adjust them. Thanks, | ||
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| John D |
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| Registered Member #4272 Joined: Sat Sep 07 2013, 12:36pmPosts: 67 | Progress has been slow but steady. I used Mike's suggestion to check the spacing between the ribs, and consequently discovered that one on each side was a little off, so I repositioned them. After the ribs were all set, I put in the outboard legs for the benches. These were just strips of 2x2 cut to the same size. I used a template piece to make sure that each one was as close to the right length as possible.  If they look a little rough on top, it's because I didn't both sanding the ends. These will be covered by the bench seats. The next step will be to put in the inboard bench legs, which sit against the carling walls. These should have the same length and spacing as the outboard ones, so I will use the same template. | ||
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Arthur   Registered Member #1929 Joined: Wed Nov 30 2011, 03:05pmPosts: 3070 | Nice work John. | ||
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| bensid54 |
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 Registered Member #2957 Joined: Wed Jun 13 2012, 05:43amPosts: 1012 | It is very nice, looks better with each post. | ||
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| John D |
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| Registered Member #4272 Joined: Sat Sep 07 2013, 12:36pmPosts: 67 | Well as usual it has been a while since my last post, but I have not been completely idle! The next installments were the benches and footboards for the oarsmen. The vessel has room for 24 rowers (12 per side). First the footboard assemblies were made from two parallel strips of walnut with thinner walnut strips spanning between them at an angle. I used a rectangular file to etch out "seats" for the cross pieces to fit into in the correct orientation. The assemblies were then glued to the floor of the ship on both sides. Next the benches were placed on the posts I had installed previously. I was careful to ensure that the benches were parallel to the footboards and evenly spaced between them.   The view as would be seen by the coxswain, helmsman, or captain. If you look carefully at the pictures, you'll notice there are only 11 oar banks per side. It seems I forgot to put the posts down for the forward most pair of stanchions! Once I have put it in the last pair of benches, the next step will be to add the fife rails. I was previously unfamiliar with this type of system, but apparently it was a simply way for sailors to tie off various lines without racks of belaying pins and cleats. I have one last anecdote worth mentioning. Inspired by this build, I am in the middle of a novel that takes place during the Greek Revolution. By some bizarre coincidence, one of the chapters makes reference to a ship named Despina from Psara! | ||
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| Arthur Registered Member #1929 Joined: Wed Nov 30 2011, 03:05pmPosts: 3070 | Very nice indeed. When I built my bireme, I managed to put in 12 benches instead of 11. At least putting in the missing one will be easier than removing an extra one! | ||
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| John D |
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| Registered Member #4272 Joined: Sat Sep 07 2013, 12:36pmPosts: 67 | Arthur, that is true!  I'm surprised the Ancient Greeks didn't put in 12 banks in the first place - it's a much rounder number! | ||
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| John D |
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| Registered Member #4272 Joined: Sat Sep 07 2013, 12:36pmPosts: 67 | I just finished installing the fife rails on the bulwarks. There are 6 in total, 2 sets of short rails towards the bow, and one set of long rails to the stern. Many of the future lines will run to these attachment points. I realized after I installed them that it may have been easier to first drill the holes for the oarlocks. However, these rails do not actually come too close to where the holes will go, and as long as I am careful I should have no problems.  All 6 fife rails assembled  Closeup of the midship fife rails I mentioned in an earlier post that I will have to remove one of the beams that runs externally from bow to stern, because I did not space it the correct distance from the top of the gunwales. The next thing I do will be to remove the beam and reattach it using the lasercut wood fittings as guides. Hope you all had a happy 4th of July! | ||
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| Arthur Registered Member #1929 Joined: Wed Nov 30 2011, 03:05pmPosts: 3070 | Are you sure those are fife rails? They look just like the rollers for the old style roller towels! Nicely done though. | ||
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| John D |
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| Registered Member #4272 Joined: Sat Sep 07 2013, 12:36pmPosts: 67 | I had to look up what roller towels are, but now I do see the resemblance! These sailors kept their hands dry even while at sea. | ||
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