Nautical Research Journal


in this scale and is easy to machine and bend. Alder can be found in many cabinet shops and hardwood lumber dealers and nice pieces occasionally show up on the internet. Alder paints well too and it has become a go-to for many applications on the models I build. I machined more than enough of it for both models, making it 0.050-inch thick. T is allowed for a fi nished thickness of a scale 1/2-inch (0.040-inch on the model) aſt er fairing and sanding. T e garboards were fi rst. Not having a specifi c shape for them, I made a thin plywood template that I cut and fi tted until I found one that I liked. I used 1/64-inch plywood for this (available from Midwest Products and many sources on the internet as well as some hobby shops) as it is easy to cut with scissors and its edges can be sanded without becoming fi brous as card stock does when sanded. Making the garboards was a multi-step process that began with the template, proceeded to a thick hardwood pattern made from the template, and fi nished with the garboard planks themselves. T ese were sanded to shape using a pattern sander. Figure 9 illustrates examples of each step.


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7. Fairing the inner stem. T e fi ller strips bonded to the plug right at the bow made fairing in the inner stem easier. For the second model I added all the ribs before doing this.


8. Ribs. Note the “sweep” as they conform to the plug. T eir spacings at the sheer line are equal. T e keelson and inner stem have yet to be shaped in this photograph.


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