Sixareen Building Project - Gallery 7

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Contents

Pictures from 11th of April

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Trying a baand head in place.
Trying a baand head in place.
Side view of the same section which fits closely to the boards.
Side view of the same section which fits closely to the boards.
Tapping the section in place.
Tapping the section in place.
Cutting out another section.
Cutting out another section.
This is a time-taking procedure, requiring skill and patience.
This is a time-taking procedure, requiring skill and patience.
Ten baand heads are now partly fitted.
Ten baand heads are now partly fitted.

Pictures from 14th of April

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Jack marks where the two baand sections meet.
Jack marks where the two baand sections meet.
Drawing the curve on the baand head with a lath.
Drawing the curve on the baand head with a lath.
Some of the stock is removed with the bandsaw and some with the adze.
Some of the stock is removed with the bandsaw and some with the adze.
Finishing the curve with the round-soled plane.
Finishing the curve with the round-soled plane.
The top is rounded off with the spokeshave.
The top is rounded off with the spokeshave.
To ensure symmetry the port section of a baand head is marked using its completed starboard side partner.
To ensure symmetry the port section of a baand head is marked using its completed starboard side partner.
A baand head ready for nailing.
A baand head ready for nailing.
A final bevel matches the two sections.
A final bevel matches the two sections.
View to the bow with five baand heads completed.
View to the bow with five baand heads completed.

Pictures from 15th of April

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Half baands will be fitted fore and aft, their positions marked by the temporary cross struts
Half baands will be fitted fore and aft, their positions marked by the temporary cross struts
Discussing tilfer heights aft.
Discussing tilfer heights aft.
Tack baand template fitting on the starboard side.
Tack baand template fitting on the starboard side.
Measuring and marking at both ends.
Measuring and marking at both ends.
The tack baands spread the load from the tack of the sail over several boards to prevent the gunwale lifting and splitting the reebin in heavy sea conditions.
The tack baands spread the load from the tack of the sail over several boards to prevent the gunwale lifting and splitting the reebin in heavy sea conditions.
Robbie's template will be re-used, with adjustments, for the aft half baands.
Robbie's template will be re-used, with adjustments, for the aft half baands.

Pictures from 16th of April

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The bow stammerin in 'Industry' is a one-piece grown crook, but the new sixareen's will be in three sections.
The bow stammerin in 'Industry' is a one-piece grown crook, but the new sixareen's will be in three sections.
Robbie stops to admire one of the Museum's model sixareens.
Robbie stops to admire one of the Museum's model sixareens.
Jack cuts half baand bevels with an adze.
Jack cuts half baand bevels with an adze.
Robbie's template for the mid section of the stammerin.
Robbie's template for the mid section of the stammerin.
Marking final adjustments on the last half baand aft.
Marking final adjustments on the last half baand aft.
Trying the mid section of the oak stammerin for fit.
Trying the mid section of the oak stammerin for fit.

Pictures from 17th of April

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Marking the cutting line on the forward stammerin.
Marking the cutting line on the forward stammerin.
Cutting for the curved scarf joint.
Cutting for the curved scarf joint.
Mid section of the forward stammerin in place.
Mid section of the forward stammerin in place.
Aft stammerin fitted to the boards.
Aft stammerin fitted to the boards.
Robbie marks an upper section for adjustments.
Robbie marks an upper section for adjustments.
Aft stammerin, trimmed and fitted in place.
Aft stammerin, trimmed and fitted in place.

Pictures from 18th of April

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One upper section of the stammerin in place at the bow.
One upper section of the stammerin in place at the bow.
And also at the stern.
And also at the stern.
Duncan Sandison visits to see the progress and compare the shape with the 'Far Haaf'.
Duncan Sandison visits to see the progress and compare the shape with the 'Far Haaf'.
Trial fit for the third forward section.
Trial fit for the third forward section.
Marking for adjustments aft.
Marking for adjustments aft.
The angles cut to match the boards.
The angles cut to match the boards.

Pictures from 21st of April

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Trying different mixes of tar + oil + turps for coating the sixareen.
Trying different mixes of tar + oil + turps for coating the sixareen.
Nailing a half baand aft.
Nailing a half baand aft.
Preparing larch for the rimwale, a beading which will be fitted to the edge of the top board.
Preparing larch for the rimwale, a beading which will be fitted to the edge of the top board.

Pictures from 22nd of April

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Trenail blanks and steel plate with 19mm holes. The larch is shaped roughly round and about 22mm.
Trenail blanks and steel plate with 19mm holes. The larch is shaped roughly round and about 22mm.
The blank is hammered through the hole in the steel plate, giving a 19mm trenail with a rough surface.
The blank is hammered through the hole in the steel plate, giving a 19mm trenail with a rough surface.
Boring through baand and board, at 90° to the board.
Boring through baand and board, at 90° to the board.
Cutting the board end of the trenail at 90° to the grain.
Cutting the board end of the trenail at 90° to the grain.
Tarred trenail is driven through from the inside.
Tarred trenail is driven through from the inside.
Outside the hull at this stage.
Outside the hull at this stage.
An oak wedge is driven into the sawcut and then cut off.
An oak wedge is driven into the sawcut and then cut off.
Finished trenail on the outside.
Finished trenail on the outside.
Similar procedure inside the hull, for strength and to prevent splitting, the wedge is driven in at 90° to the baand grain.
Similar procedure inside the hull, for strength and to prevent splitting, the wedge is driven in at 90° to the baand grain.

Pictures from 23rd of April

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Robbie drives in the last of 48 trenails (8 in each baand).
Robbie drives in the last of 48 trenails (8 in each baand).
The finished trenail on the inside of the hull.
The finished trenail on the inside of the hull.
With all the trenails in place, Jack nails the baand scarf joints through the boards.
With all the trenails in place, Jack nails the baand scarf joints through the boards.

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