Mayflower – to Dec 2016

Construction from Billings kit to December 2016

06-Dec-16 Plank -3 glued in place – stb’d – lower main
Plank -3 glued in place – port – lower main
Planks -3 P&S rough cut to length
02-Dec-16 Plank -1 glued in place – Stb’d – lower main
01-Dec-16 Plank 0 glued in place – Stb’d – lower main
28-Nov-16 Plank -1  glued in place – Port – lower main
27-Nov-16 Plank -1 end glued in place – Port – lower main
26-Nov-16 Plank 0 glued in place – Port – lower main
Quarterdeck and poopdeck
Bending the planks after boiling
View on 23rd Nov 2016
View on 23rd Nov 2016
23-Nov-16 Planks bent for shaped stern
16-Nov-16 Planks aft re-glued formin stern.
Planks bent after heating in water as preliminary to gluing.
15-Nov-16 Planks extended, glued P & S, sides reglued, clamped
Ribs at bow shaped to take planks
Construction on 9th May 2015
Construction on 9th May 2015
Construction on 9th May 2015
Construction on 9th May 2015
09-May-15 Planks aft P-3, P-4 glued, S-4 glued. P-5 cut, glued. P-6 glued. Fore P,S-6
shaped, glued. P-7 glued. P-8 glued. P-9 to P-10 cut & glued. P-11 cut.
P-11 & S-11 cut, shaped, glued. P & S-12 cut, glued. After plate trimmed.
Sides trimmed, smoothed. P7, & S7 shaped in situe.
08-May-15 Planks S-2 to -4 glued, Planks P-2, P-3 glued. Aft P-3, -4 cut, positioned
07-May-15 Focs’l planks P-2 to P-3, S-2 to S-4 bent again
06-May-15 Glued plank P-1
05-May-15 Fore, aft plank P0, bent, glued. P-1 & foc’sl planks P-2 to P-4, S-3 to S-4 bent
04-May-15 Aftercastle plank S0, fo’cs’l plank S0. Full length plank S-1, aft S-2, S-3
Aft S-4, S-5, S-6, S-7 to S-11
03-May-15 Planks S5 to S7, P5 to P7 glued
02-May-15 Planks P1 to P4, S1 to S4 glued – 4P & 4S steamed bent
01-May-15 Planks 4P & 4S steamed bent
28-Sep-13 Stern hull planking
24-Sep-13 Preparation
12-Jul-13 After ribs
25-Jun-13 Sort strips of wood
18-Jun-13 After end
17-Jun-13 Stand, After castle
15-Jun-13 Bow, beak frames
13-Jun-13 Ribs 1 to 9 sorted & glued, focs’l, main, q’decks, poop. Parts cut out
11-Jun-13 Ribs sorted, numbered
10-Jun-13 Keel assembled