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| Gene Bodnar |
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  Registered Member #126 Joined: Tue Jul 21 2009, 11:20amPosts: 1782 | RING BOLTS FOR GUN TRAIN TACKLE The eye portion of the ring bolts was formed from 24-gauge black annealed wire, and the ring portion from 19-gauge black annealed wire, which was formed by winding the wire around a ¼” drill bit. 6-POUNDER GUNS Fourteen 6-pounders are installed on the lower gun deck. I made a pattern for the sides of the gun carriages and copied it onto a 1/8”-thick sheet of ash, and cut them out on a jigsaw. All other parts of the carriages, except the wheels and quoin handles, are made from 1/8” basswood. The wheels are cut from 7/16”(back wheels) and ½” (front wheels) hardwood dowels, and their axles are 1/8” hardwood dowels. The quoin handles are cut from round toothpicks. All parts are assembled and glued together with Elmer’s Carpenter’s Glue. The completed carriages are painted with bright red acrylic paint. The gun barrels are made from 5/8” hardwood dowels. They were made one at a time by cutting to length and turning them in a lathe to their basic shape. All reinforcing rings are represented by strips of masking tape wound three times around for each ring. The cascabel is the head of a roundhead pin. The trunnions are 1/8” dowels inserted in holes bored all the way through the gun barrels. The completed gun barrels are painted with acrylic flat black paint. They are glued in place at the trunnions and at the quoin so that the proper elevation is achieved. Finally, the capsquares of pieces of card painted black and glued to the carriage and around each trunnion. The hardware for each of the cannons includes two eyebolts on the carriage sides for the breeching rope and one at the aft end of the carriage for the train tackle. The eyebolts are made from 22-gauge annealed black wire.   | ||
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| aew |
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aew  Registered Member #1929 Joined: Wed Nov 30 2011, 03:05pmPosts: 2906 | Do I see some trenailing there Gene?  | ||
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| Gene Bodnar |
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| Registered Member #126 Joined: Tue Jul 21 2009, 11:20amPosts: 1782 | Arthur, No, not yet. I'm still thinking about it. The guns aren't glued down, so they're easy to move. Gene | ||
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| TBlack |
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 Registered Member #1524 Joined: Sun Mar 13 2011, 07:51pmPosts: 133 | Gene, I got it that you use golden pecan stain on the deck, but is it over basswood? It looks really nice and brings out a grain in the wood very subtly. Nice going! Tom | ||
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| Gene Bodnar |
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| Registered Member #126 Joined: Tue Jul 21 2009, 11:20amPosts: 1782 | Tom, Thanks. Yes, a very light coat of stain is applied directly to the basswood, in one coat only, wiping it on with a paper towel very quickly. I use it this way only on decks, and they usually look pretty decent, but you can't use too much of it or it will tend to streak. In other areas, I've found that a Pre-Stain Wood Conditioner should first be applied because a thicker wood tends to mottle easily when the stain is applied directly. Gene | ||
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| Gene Bodnar |
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| Registered Member #126 Joined: Tue Jul 21 2009, 11:20amPosts: 1782 | TRENAILING LOWER GUN DECK The lower gun deck needed to be trenailed. Instead of cutting and installing bamboo dowels, I decided to simulate trenails by applying a dulled point of an H drafting pencil to every location of a trenail. I believe it turned out fairly well. THE STAND The stand is made entirely from a 1” clear pine board and consists of 3 pieces fitted together with Elmer’s Carpenter’s Glue and 1 ¼” flathead wood screws that were countersunk. The stand was given two coats of Minwax Golden Oak Stain. Finally, I installed 4 heavy-duty felt pads, one at each of the corners, to prevent the stand from scratching any surface. GUN PORTS ON THE PORT SIDE I decided to install gun ports on the port side of the ship, and also plank a part of the interior of the lower gun deck bulwarks. This way the finished ship will appear to be completely finished on the starboard side. Further, I will plank a part of the exterior on the port side as well, because it will be necessary to install the channels, chainplates, and deadeyes. I made the gun ports out of 1/8” basswood, forming them into boxlike structures and glued them in appropriate positions. The interior bulwark planking was done in the same way already described for the starboard side. THE STERN First, I planked the interior stern with 1/16” basswood and painted it red. Next, I made the windows out of 1/16” basswood strips, painted them bright yellow mixed with a small amount of brown, and then applied jigsaw puzzle glue to simulate with window glass. The windows were them glued in place between the stern frames. The part of the stern above the windows was made next. I glued two sheets of 1/16” basswood together, placed a large dowel at the center of the two sheets, and pressed the edges down with heavy weights on both sides of the sheets in order to achieve the curve of the stern. The pattern was cut out on a jigsaw, scored to represent planking, and then painted black. The top decoration and the one above the windows were cut out on a jigsaw, sanded smooth, painted yellow, and glued in place. This assembly was then glued to the stern framing, held in place with strong clamps in order to get the proper curve. The steps in the interior of the stern are made from 1/16” basswood, as is the rudder housing. These items were painted a nutmeg color with acrylic paint. Using a miniature reciprocating saw, I cut the openings for the quarter gallery doors. PLANKING THE EXTERIOR I used 1/16” basswood for the exterior planking. The wales are made from two layers of 1/16” basswood. Black and bright yellow acrylics were used to paint the exterior above the load waterline. The sweep ports were made by using a Dremel with various bits to cut a ½”-square hole for the 5 ports on the starboard side. A sort of box was made by filling the sides of the square hole with 1/16” basswood. The sweep ports were painted acrylic red, and the interior bulwarks were touched up with the red paint. The rims around the exterior gun port openings were cut from 1/16” basswood and glued in place. After these were completed, I painted the four sides of all gun port openings with acrylic red paint.      | ||
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| Mike 41 |
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 Registered Member #702 Joined: Fri Feb 05 2010, 10:37pmPosts: 1248 | Gene, She looks great! I really like the way the tree nails turned out the scale looks perfect. Mike | ||
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| Gene Bodnar |
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| Registered Member #126 Joined: Tue Jul 21 2009, 11:20amPosts: 1782 | THE STERN AGAIN Continuing work on the exterior stern, I planked the area below the windows with 1/32” basswood planks and painted the area black. I added a nameplate, which is a piece of 1/16” basswood painted yellow and lettered with a fine-point felt-tip pen. The yellow decorative strips are pieces of 1/16” and 1/32” basswood cut to length and bent to shape, glued together, and then glued onto the stern planking. The two windows for the quarter galleries were made the same way at the other windows. The area below the decorations, which contains two gun ports, was made from 1/16” basswood, scored to simulate planking, glued in place, and painted black. The interior area above the windows was finished next, using ¼” basswood to fill in the spaces between the stern framing. EXTERIOR PLANKING All exterior planking was cut from 1/16” basswood sheets, with the bow and other areas spiled where necessary. Elmer’s Carpenter’s Glue was used to glue it in place. Small gaps were filled with wood filler, and the entire hull below the load waterline was painted with an off white acrylic paint. THE PORT SIDE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR I cut openings for the sweep ports and made them just like I did for the starboard side. I planked the exterior port side of the ship with just enough planking so I could leave most of it open so the interior could be viewed easily, and I finished planking the interior bulwarks as well. The stern area planking was also finished on the interior. All planking was painted as already described for the starboard side. This completes all the planking I expect to finish for this model. GUN TACKLE First, I made all the hardware for rigging the guns. The eyes for the breeching rope was made from 19-gauge annealed black wire and installed with CA glue. The eyes for the gun tackle were made from 24-gauge annealed black wire and installed the same way. Next, I made the single and double blocks required for the gun tackle. They were made of 1/8”-thick basswood and formed to a length of 3/16”. Finally, eleven of the guns that will be exposed were rigged. The other 5 guns will be hidden from view, except from the port side, were left unrigged and simply glued to the gun deck. I used hardware store twine for the breeching ropes and DMC #10 ecru cotton thread for the tackle ropes. I positioned one gun to show it after it has been fired. Later, I will show a group of crew members associated with this gun.         | ||
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| Gene Bodnar |
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| Registered Member #126 Joined: Tue Jul 21 2009, 11:20amPosts: 1782 | LOWER DECK BULWARKS Before building the lower deck bulwarks, I cut and temporarily installed a few of the upper deck beams so I could determine the height required for each of the bulwarks. All upper deck beams measure ¼” square and are cambered. The bulwarks partition off the various rooms in the lower gun deck, including the great cabin, the coach room, and officers’ quarters. The bulwarks are made of 1/8” sheet basswood, and the paneling of 1/32” sheet basswood is cut and glued on both sides of the bulwarks. After completing the paneling, all bulwarks were given a boat of Minwax Golden Pecan Stain. The doors consist of 1/16” basswood, along with 1/32” paneling. The slatted opening in the doors was made of overlapping strips of 1/32” basswood glued together, cut to shape, and inserted in the opening. All doors were painted with red acrylic paint. Door knobs made cut from dowel and painted brass. BOWSPRIT The bowsprit is a ¾” dowel tapered from the bow inward and slightly tapered going outboard. The inboard end of the bowsprit has a ¼” dowel inserted into its heel, which is then glued into a rectangular piece of ¼” basswood. Both sides of this rectangular piece make up the foremast bitts and pinrail. The bitts are glued and doweled into the lower deck. The belaying pins are shaped from toothpicks and glued into appropriate holes. This assembly was given a coat of Minwax Golden Oak Stain.     | ||
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| aew |
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| aew Registered Member #1929 Joined: Wed Nov 30 2011, 03:05pmPosts: 2906 | I like the wood paneling, but I'm not sure I understand the arrangement around the guns. | ||
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