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Nautical Research Journal


make it diffi cult to achieve a stable frame assembly. I used a Fair-A-Frame device to ensure good alignment of this frame assembly. (Figure 4)


T e model then was set into a keel clamping device to continue construction. (Figure 5) I added the remaining bulkheads to the bow and stern, and then fi tted reinforcing pieces to the bow and stern, following the plans. T e stern section received a 3-millimeter thick plywood subdeck (there is no subdeck for the main and foredeck sections). I then installed side supports that form the catwalk along the center of the hull to the upper part of the keel. T ese 3-millimeter thick plywood strips were glued to the bulkheads, creating a slot on each side of the keel. T ese curved strips had a tendency to come adriſt as they were under some stress and there was not much glue surface to establish good adhesion. I therefore reinforced the bond by drilling holes through the supports, bulkheads and keel and installing round toothpicks into these holes.


Before completing the fi nal step in assembling the frame, I ran 1-millimeter (0.02-inch) rigging lines from the stern to holes cut just abaſt of the mainmast opening. T ese were attached to two 12 x 5-millimeter blocks which needed to be installed at this point prior to sealing up the framing. T e fi nal step was to install a top covering strip over the keel and two support strips, taking care not to glue the rigging line to the wood. (Figure 6)


T e next step was to install the fi rst layer of planking using 2 x 5-millimeter strips of basswood. T e main deck was installed fi rst followed by the hull planking and then the foredeck. All the planks were installed directly to the framing as no plywood sub-structures were used. T e support pieces in the bow required fairing to align them with the fi rst bulkhead, which allowed the hull planking strips to be glued to them. T e hull planks required tapering of the front and back sections to provide for even hull coverage. T is was especially true of the planks at the bow


of the ship, which were tapered to half or less of their 5-millimeter width. T e planks were soaked in warm water and then clamped to the bulkheads. Aſt er drying, the planks retained their shape which allowed for the fi nal shaping prior to glue up. Aſt er the planking was complete any gaps or uneven spots were fi lled with an epoxy-based wood fi ller material. T en the hull was treated with sanding sealer and sanded thoroughly. T e stern support pieces were faired to provide an even surface for the second layer of planking.


T e next step was to glue a 0.6-millimeter (0.025- inch) thick veneer deck strip to the top of the gangway to cover the plywood strips that remained uncovered aſt er the planking was fi nished. Aſt er this was the installation of the fore and aſt outrigger supports or yokes to the hull. T ese are 2-millimeter (0.080- inch) thick laser cut wood pieces that are glued into slots between the main and aſt deck and main and fore deck in the hull. T e forward yoke came with an intricate pattern of decoration which was made by laser cutting around the individual decorative elements so that they are exposed on the top of the wood surface. T ese decorations needed to be painted to achieve the desired gilded look. I did this with a DecoColor extra fi ne liquid gold paint pen, carefully applying the gold color aſt er the piece had been stained with golden pecan wood fi nish. Using a hands-free lighted magnifi er while applying the paint made this easier to accomplish.


Aſt er the yokes were glued in place, 0.6-millimeter veneer wood strips were applied to the sides of the central gangway to cover the plywood strips. Two strips about 15 millimeters (0.60-inch) high were applied to each side followed by two 5-millimeter (0.20-inch) high strips glued to the bottoms of the fi rst pieces. T en two 1 x 1-millimeter (0.040-inch) strips were glued to the fi rst strips on each side. Next, a housing was built over the hole in the aſt part of the gangway where the 1-millimeter rigging line was pulled through earlier. At this point all of the newly installed wood was stained with the golden pecan fi nish.


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