Plating Page 2

Created by James Tuxbury

This page is the present construction project, More to come as the hull progresses

This page will deal with the forward half of the hull which is the most difficult because of the compound curves.
Much smaller plates are used because the larger pieces will not conform. In the photo to the upper right you can see
where I am adding strakes to the vertical frames later I will come back and fair the lines with filler pieces of
balsa or plywood.

In the picture at left you can see my clamping techniques, I start by glueing the plate to the keel and after the
glue is dried I pull the plate in place and glue it while holding the plate in place. I use medium acting zap glue and spritz
with accelerator, then clamp to hold in place. Below you can see where I made a mistake and did not get the plywood close
enough to the frame so I added a thin piece of plywood to the area and feathered it in. The forward hull is now shown at its
present development state as shown in the photo lower right

Above left picture shows the two half hulls, and the picture to the right shows them joined. 10ft 6 inches long.

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James Tuxbury
450 So.Old Orchard Ave.
Webster Groves, Missouri 63119
jtuxbury@steeldecknavy.com

Steps in building your own screws.
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This page is the present construction project, More to come as the hull progresses