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 |