Armed Virginia Sloop, pt 6
14 - June - 2009 - 20:18
Construction Continues.... The past few weeks have been super busy, and I've only just this weekend been able to devote some time to working on the ship.
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Here you can see the ship all clamped up as I was gluing in the little basswood blocks where the sweep ports (oar-holes) go. Once that was all done, I found that I had to shim some of the ribs in order to get a uniform thickness everywhere. So, I spent some time shimming and trimming and sanding and cutting, and once satisfied, I was able to put the walnut planking on the inside.
![Pasted Graphic 37](pasted-graphic-37.jpg)
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![Pasted Graphic 36](pasted-graphic-36.jpg)
Here you can see the ship all clamped up as I was gluing in the little basswood blocks where the sweep ports (oar-holes) go. Once that was all done, I found that I had to shim some of the ribs in order to get a uniform thickness everywhere. So, I spent some time shimming and trimming and sanding and cutting, and once satisfied, I was able to put the walnut planking on the inside.
![Pasted Graphic 37](pasted-graphic-37.jpg)
![Pasted Graphic 38](pasted-graphic-38.jpg)
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