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| Gary M |
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 Registered Member #4198 Joined: Tue May 07 2013, 10:50pmPosts: 902 | Gene, a beautifully executed build. Now that I see the butt blocks, the botoom planking makes sense. Best! G | ||
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| Gene Bodnar |
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 Registered Member #126 Joined: Tue Jul 21 2009, 11:20amPosts: 1776 | Thanks Todd, Jim, and Gary. Jim, that pool table is the only cleared place in the home for taking photos. It also represents my second-favorite passion -- practice for 9-ball tournaments. Gary, Unfortunately, all of those frames and trenailing will be covered with floor planking. I think I may leave some of it exposed. The port side exterior planking will definitely be left off. Gene | ||
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| Gene Bodnar |
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| Registered Member #126 Joined: Tue Jul 21 2009, 11:20amPosts: 1776 | Ceiling planking: Hoffman divides the ceiling planking into two kinds: flooring and side planking. I used 3/32” planks for the flooring. Each strake of planking is from 10”-18” wide, and the location of each butt joint follows the plan closely. Two or three nails are used to secure the planks to each floor timber, depending on the width of the plank. There are two openings in the flooring. The large opening adjacent to the keelson is a bailing well, and the small opening on the port side of the vessel has no apparent purpose. The large opening probably had a cover, but none was found at the site of the wreck, which means it may have floated away at the time it was sunk. The side planking is 1/16” in thickness and follows the widths shown in the planking pattern. No spiling is needed for the upper three strakes; however, the lowermost strake requires spiling. Use tight-fitting clamps until the glue has dried. All side ceiling planks are secured with two or three nails at every frame position. The ends of the strakes are beveled slightly to butt against the stem and sternpost and are fastened to each post with seven or eight nails in staggered pattern. On both the port and the starboard side of the side planking near the stern there is a series of cutouts that measure 5” by 7”. These cutouts indicate that the after deck was probably located in a more elevated position, perhaps with the idea of placing another cannon in the stern. However, after a mortar blew apart during a test firing at Ticonderoga, the deck was lowered to its current position, but the cutouts remained at the time the vessel was launched.   | ||
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| Gary M |
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| Registered Member #4198 Joined: Tue May 07 2013, 10:50pmPosts: 902 | Wow, Gene. I appreciate the purist approach, including the trenails that will now only show in photographs. This model has very appealing lines. G | ||
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| GuntherMT |
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 Registered Member #4509 Joined: Thu Oct 23 2014, 08:34pmPosts: 9 | Gorgeous work. | ||
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| Gene Bodnar |
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| Registered Member #126 Joined: Tue Jul 21 2009, 11:20amPosts: 1776 | Thanks Gary and Brian. I plan on showing exactly how this vessel was constructed at the time it was launched, whether the details be visible on the final product or not. It is estimated that about 9,000 trenails, nails, and bolts were used in building the vessel, and I plan on installing every one of them. Gene | ||
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| aew |
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Arthur  Registered Member #1929 Joined: Wed Nov 30 2011, 03:05pmPosts: 3037 | At times I've estimated how many copper plates I've glued on or how many clove hitches I've tied in my ratlines, but that's in a different league! | ||
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| twintrow |
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| Registered Member #121 Joined: Tue Jul 21 2009, 04:41amPosts: 417 | Atta Boy Gene, man after my own heart. Folks laughed at me when I put in all the rivets in the bulwarks of the Constitution. And when I make something below decks, I know it's there!!! And I appreciate it. Tom | ||
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| Gene Bodnar |
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| Registered Member #126 Joined: Tue Jul 21 2009, 11:20amPosts: 1776 | Breasthooks: There are two breasthooks, one at the bow and a smaller one at the stern. Both are made from 11/16”-thick wood, cutting them out from the pattern shown on the plan. Both require a slight bevel to fit properly. Both breasthooks are located the same distance from the flooring. Give them a coat of Natural Stain, and glue them in place. The bow breasthook is attached to the stem with a 1” bolt that is secured with a 2” ring (like a washer). Drive two nails in each arm of the breasthook to secure it to the side planking. A short distance above the breasthook is a 1 1/16” (inside diameter) eyebolt that will be used for the mainstay. The stern breasthook is installed in similar fashion. Above and below this breasthook are two eyebolt-type gudgeons secured on the inside with rings. Forward deck structures: The deck structures include pillars, deck beams, and lodging knees, which are installed in that sequence. There are 5 pillars that are immediately beneath the center of the forward deck beams. They are 4” by 5” in size, and they are glued to the keelson and toenailed to it and to the beams as well. The deck beams are also 4” by 5”. Their ends are beveled to fit against the side planking. Use two temporary spacers, one on either side of the keelson, to assist in leveling the beams while they are glued in place to the pillars and side planking. There are 8 lodging knees, each 4” thick that are beveled to fit the side planking. Then they are glued and nailed to the beams and the side planking with two nails in each arm, as shown on the plan.     | ||
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| Gene Bodnar |
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| Registered Member #126 Joined: Tue Jul 21 2009, 11:20amPosts: 1776 | Midship deck beams: There are 7 midship deck beams, all 11/16” thick but of random widths and shapes. Their ends are shaped to the contour of the side planking. Each one contains a notch cut to fit around the keelson. Pine was used on the original vessel, so I used pine for these beams as well. Before installing them, I gave them a coat of pre-stain wood conditioner and a coat of Natural Stain. Finally, they are glued in place and toenailed to the keelson and the ceiling. After deck structures: Ten blocks are used to support the after deck beams. Each one is 4 ¼” in thickness but have widths and lengths that are random. I merely glued them in place on the flooring. Five deck beams, with a thickness of 5 ¼”, rest directly on the keelson and the blocks. The beams are also of random widths, and their ends are shaped to fit the contour of the side planking. Like the midship beams, they are given a coat of stain and glued in place. They are toenailed to the keelson and to the ceiling.   | ||
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