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1 Carving Ship Model Hulls Laminated and Machine Carved Hulls Pete Jaquith 09 June 2015

2 Topsail Schooner Eagle 1847 Topsail schooner rig Built in Arrowsic Island, ME in /16 to the foot, 1:64 scale Model characteristics Scratch build Laminated solid hull Upper hull planking recessed Built up bulwarks 2

3 Topsail Schooner Eagle 1847 Tools Building board Drawknife Gouges/chisels #49 Pattern Makers File 60 Grit sandpaper w 1.5 dia dowel Sanding sticks Dial calipers Disk sander Drill press 3

4 Topsail Schooner Eagle 1847 Templates (laminated on artist mat board) Stem profile Stern profile Stations Deck camber Deck fore end Bulwark fore end 4

5 Topsail Schooner Eagle 1847 Laminated hull block Bass wood laminations Tilebond glue (brown) Transom a separate assembly Layout profile, deck shear and camber Stem / stern profile Shape stem profile Shape stern profile Shape transom (disc sander) 5

6 Topsail Schooner Eagle 1847 Deck shear / camber Shape fore desk shear and camber (drawknife) Fit transom assembly Shape poop deck shear and camber (drawknife) Layout deck centerline, stations, deck at side, mast holes Drill mast holes (drill press) Shape tumble home aft (disk sander) Shape deck at side fwd (disk sander) 6

7 Topsail Schooner Eagle 1847 Lower hull Shim hull block to hold waterline level Screw hull block to building board Carving lower hull Shape deadrise (drawknife) Rough out stations (gouge) Rough fair between stations (gouge/chisel) Fair between stations (pattern making file/sanding sticks 7

8 Topsail Schooner Eagle 1847 Carving upper hull recess 3/64 recess for upper hull planking Layout inner surface on deck at side 1/16 wide grove at bottom (1/8 below copper line) Vertical cuts with gouges/chisels Finish with sanding sticks 8

9 Topsail Schooner Eagle 1847 Stem, keel, stern post, and rudder Fit stem, keel, and stern post Dry fit rudder Mounting pedestals Drill pedestals holes (drill press) Dry fit pedestals 9

10 Topsail Schooner Eagle 1847 Hull block complete and ready for: Deck planking Poop bulkhead Bulwark framing Upper hull planking 10

11 Topsail Schooner Eagle 1847 Built up bulwarks Timberheads recessed into hull block Every 3 rd timberhead recessed (recommend recessing all at bow) Recesses cut w razor blade and 1/16 chisel Covering board used as template 11

12 Topsail Schooner Eagle 1847 Bulwark and upper hull planking Bulwark planking recessed 1/32 from upper hull Upper hull planking flush with lower hull Upper hull planking extends 1/8 below copper line Lower hull will be coppered 12

13 Topsail Schooner Eagle 1847 Hull, deck, bulwark, deck furniture, hull fittings complete 13

14 Brigantine rig Built in Owls Head, ME in /16 to the foot, 1:64 scale Model characteristics Semi-scratch built from old Model Shipways kit Machine carved solid hull construction Upper hull planking recessed Lower hull coppered 14

15 Templates (laminated on artist mat board) Stem profile Stern profile Stations Deck camber Deck F/A ends Bulwark F/A ends 15

16 Initial assessment Establish key reference lines Buildup required Bottom amidships Stern post and counter Main deck shear and camber Bulwark tops 16

17 Reference lines Center line Keel half siding Stem and stern profile Stations Deck at side Bulwark top (inner and outer lines) 17

18 Lower hull Shim hull block to hold waterline level Screw hull block to building board Carving lower hull Shape stem & stern profile Shape deadrise (sanding block) Rough out stations (gouge) Rough fair between stations (gouge/chisel) Fair between stations (pattern making file/sanding sticks) 18

19 Carving upper hull recess 3/64 recess for upper hull planking Layout inner surface on bulwark top 1/16 wide grove at bottom (1/8 below copper line) Vertical cuts with gouges/chisels Finish with sanding sticks 19

20 Stem, keel, stern post, and rudder Fit stem, keel, and stern post Dry fit rudder Mounting pedestals Drill pedestals holes (drill press) Dry fit pedestals 20

21 Hull block complete and ready for: Upper hull planking Carving inner bulwarks Deck framing Deck planking Bulwark framing 21

22 Bulwark and upper hull planking Bulwark planking recessed 1/32 from upper hull Upper hull planking flush with lower hull Upper hull planking extends 1/8 below copper line Lower hull will be coppered 22

23 Inner bulwarks 1 st exterior planking installed with Tilebond wood glue Carving inner bulwarks Layout inner cut line on bulwark top Vertical cuts with gouges/chisels Finish with sanding sticks Control thickness to with dial calipers ~1/16 total thickness (1/32 + 1/32 planking) 23

24 Inner bulwarks Finish with sanding sticks Control thickness to with dial calipers ~1/16 total thickness (1/32 + 1/32 planking) 24

25 Deck framing Deck framing built up from basswood strip Used to establish correct deck shear and camber 25

26 Mast holes Drill mast holes (with drill press) 26

27 Deck planking and bulwark framing Typical deck planking, waterways, covering board, and bulwark framing Bulwark framing fwd based on figures in The American-Built Clipper Ship by William L. Crothers 27

28 Hull, deck, bulwark, deck furniture, hull fittings complete 28

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