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Dshorr's Mathew Build

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dshorr

Wed Oct 07 2009, 04:07pm

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Joined: Tue Jul 14 2009, 05:01pm
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I'm registered for the POF build but decided to go ahead with the POB. I'm still interested in the POF when it occurs.

I started by attaching the bulkhead plan to plywood with spray adhesive and then cutting the frames out with a scroll saw. The frame pieces were glued together and placed between two pieces of 3/16 plate glass. These were glass shelves my wife picked up at a yard sale.

dshorr

Wed Oct 07 2009, 04:10pm

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Here is a couple of pictures of the assembled hull before and after shaping. Note the small build board used to stabilize things.

Winston

Thu Oct 08 2009, 12:12am

winston

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She's looking great dshorr. I'm currently working on drawings for the US Brig Eagle in CAD but its slow going, so I thought to fill in time and keep my hands busy that I'd start on the Matthew soon. I have to do something here. Seems like I haven't touched a piece of wood in ages.

dshorr

Fri Jan 08 2010, 02:32pm

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Well finally I've gotten back to the Mathew. I was tied up with my Eagle and Bounty builds for a while. The keel and waterways are installed and now the hull planking is started. Here are a couple of pictures. I'm still having troulbe working at this small scale but am learning a lot and persevering.

dshorr

Thu Jan 28 2010, 05:00pm

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The hull planking is now complete. I used 1/32 basswood. Here I am laying the final wale. I was breaking too many frames so I layed the deck clamp ahead of time for stabilization.

dshorr

Mon Feb 15 2010, 04:09pm

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Deck planking is done. The planks are 6" wide and 16" long. I used a lead pencil to simulate caulking between the planks.
The deck furniture is stained using a light pine colour and natural for the deck itself.

dshorr

Wed Mar 10 2010, 04:01pm

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Here's a few pictures of the upper deck construction. I opted to rig the capstan and to provide a view of the lower deck through the upper deck planking. The Quarterdeck view includes the knees for authenticity.

dshorr

Fri Apr 09 2010, 10:02pm

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Here is my completed Mathew, POB, for now. The door is still open to someday complete the masts and rigging. That will have to wait for some time in the future.

This has been a blast and involved 253 hours of work over 8 months.