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| Jonathan G |
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  Registered Member #4155 Joined: Thu Mar 14 2013, 09:01pmPosts: 1120 | The dimensions were based on a chart from Steel for a boat breadth of about 6 feet. Everything was reduced down by about 1/64 The materials for the oar were bamboo barbecue skewers and 1/32” x 3/32” basswood for the oar blade. After splitting a skewer to about 3/32: square, a draw plate was used to reduce it down to about 1/16” diameter. Unfortunately I couldn't use the Byrnes draw plate because it was for finer holes only. I had to fall back to my larger pre-Byrnes drawplate which left something to be desired. The skewer was then cut to about 3” in length, and tapered to match the shape shown. A handle was carved on the blunt end. The tapering was flattened so it would slide into a very narrow V-notch in the blade. The two pieces were then glued. Once dry, final shaping was done to the blade and the whole assembly was stained with Early American Minwax Wood finish. A total of 8 oars have to be made. As you can see from the image below, I completed one; and started the remainder.  | ||
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| Jonathan G |
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| Registered Member #4155 Joined: Thu Mar 14 2013, 09:01pmPosts: 1120 | Now the 8 oars are complete. | ||
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| Jonathan G |
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| Registered Member #4155 Joined: Thu Mar 14 2013, 09:01pmPosts: 1120 | The oars have been bundled and lashed to the thwarts. This completes the Model Shipways' Typical Ship’s Boat building log. The lashing of the boat to the spare masts on the Rattlesnake’s deck will be covered in my Rattlesnake log.    | ||
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| aew |
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aew  Registered Member #1929 Joined: Wed Nov 30 2011, 03:05pmPosts: 2978 | I think that's an exceptional rather than a 'typical' model. | ||
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| Gene Bodnar |
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 Registered Member #126 Joined: Tue Jul 21 2009, 11:20amPosts: 1778 | Jonathan, Well done. Looks good. Gene | ||
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| Don9of11 |
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 Registered Member #5 Joined: Fri Jun 26 2009, 01:07amPosts: 28 | Just came across this article and thought I would say job well done. I have been looking at these small models and thinking of buying one from ME and glad I found this review. I do have a suggestion regarding the problem of bending the wood and not getting any breaks or kinks. I found that on small lengths I can take a medium sized microwave safe bowl with a lid. Fill it half full with water and then place the wood pieces in the bowl and cover it and then set your microwave for about 1 minute to 1-1/2 minutes. This process will basically steam the wood. When the microwave timer dings remove the bowl and carefully remove the cover as the steam will be super hot. Using tweezers remove the piece of wood. I found it is safe to hold in your fingers once you remove it from the water; quickly then place it around your form and clamp it down. If you find it splinters or kinks increase the microwave timer, I did 30 second intervals worked best. I used this technique when I built my Bounty Launch. | ||
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