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THE FULLY FRAMED MODEL, HMN SWAN CLASS SLOOPS 1767-1780 Volume II REVISED
David Antscherl
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VOLUME II REVISED
DAVID ANTSCHERL was born in London, England in 1944. When he was very young, his father took him to the annual Model Engineer Exhibitions. What he saw there inspired him and he became a life-long modeler. David’s first completed ship model was the Mayflower II, built while the prototype was being constructed in 1954 at Brixham, Devon. The teenaged David was encouraged by the National Maritime Museum’s Len Tucker to join a ship-modeling club. The youngest member of the Greenwich and District Ship Model Society, David received much encouragement from its members, and in 1962 won a bronze medal for his model of Nimble, a
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Herbert at that time, David was encouraged to
The Fully Framed Model, HMN SWAN CLASS SLOOPS 1767-1780
The Fully Framed Model, HMN SWAN CLASS SLOOPS 1767-1780 VOLUME II REVISED
Revenue cutter of 1812. David immigrated to Canada in 1968, and began work on his model of Polyphemus. For many years David worked as a corporate
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graphic designer, but gradually took on increasing amounts of theatrical design work. (Continued on back flap)
The Fully Framed Model The HMN Swan class sloops of 1767-1780 VOLUME TWO REVISED by David Antscherl with photographs by Greg Herbert
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The Fully Framed Model The HMN Swan class sloops of 1767-1780 VOLUME TWO REVISED by David Antscherl with photographs by Greg Herbert
A guide for building the hull of a fully framed British naval Swan class ship-rigged sloop of the 1770’s. Suitably adapted, the experienced reader may use this book as a basis for constructing models of most naval vessels of the 1760-1800 period.
“However much one thinks one knows, when talk finishes and writing begins, it is not enough. There is probably no such thing as the perfect book; in any subject research continues and knowledge grows....” — Adrian B. Caruana, naval historian, 1997
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CONTENTS
CHAPTER SEVEN Inner counter timbers Middle counter timbers Quarter deck transom Helm port Finishing the stern framing Straps to the counter timbers Lower counter Main wale Bending planking Coloring wood Main wale, continued Black strake Garboard strake Lining off bottom planking Thickstuff under the wales Plank of the bottom 16-gun ship variation Stuff of the topside Plank upon the drifts Finishing the outer planking Paint colors Paint brushes Cleaning and care of brushes Painting techniques Painting the friezes Underwater protection Making copper plates The color of copper Elm batten Lead protective sheathing Draught marks Rudder Pintles and pintle straps Spectacle plate Rudderhead hoops Finishing rudder below water Gudgeons Shipping the rudder Further note on chain pumps Maximum angle of helm Sources for decorative work
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Paint colors Painting the lower counter
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CHAPTER EIGHT Lower deck breast hook Hammock battens Upper deck hook Upper deck beams Hammock battens, continued Tricing battens Beam arms Upper deck transom & knees Hanging knees Lodging knees Main mast partners Fore mast partners Bowsprit step Mizen mast partners Upper deck carlings Upper deck ledges Capstan step Upper deck port stops Upper deck waterway Upper deck spirketting Upper deck quickwork Painting inner planking Scuppers Upper deck planking Upper deck breast hook Hawse hole linings Bucklers Manger Riding bitt standards Riding bitt crosspiece and backing Galley stove Projection drawing Galley stove, continued Forecastle bulkhead Bulkhead cants Color scheme of bulkheads Fore hatch coamings Fore hatch gratings
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Main hatch coamings Main hatch gratings Main topsail sheet bitt crosspiece Gallows crosspiece Main jeer bitts crosspiece Paint color of bitts Aft hatch and gratings Pillars & stanchions for pumps Rhodings for pump axletrees Chain pump headgear Cisterns Cistern hoods Pump dales Sprocket wheel Axletree and winches Axletree bearings Pump chains Brake pumps Aft ladderway Old-style sprocket wheel
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CHAPTER NINE Upper deck capstan (lower capstan) Lower capstan barrel Capstan spindle and plate Spindle cup Lower capstan ribs Lower capstan whelps Upper chocks Lower chocks Trundle head Capstan bars Capstan bar retaining pins Capstan pawls Aft cabin bulkheads Upper counter Framing cabin lights Rudder head trunk Internal counter plank and lockers Stern light sill covers Counter timber covering boards Stern light frames Glazing of the lights Stern light munions Companion ladders Range cleats in the waist Gangboard knees Upper deck stopper bolts Top tackle eyebolts Gun tackle ringbolts Breeching ringbolts Port tackle eyebolts
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Training tackle eyebolts Preparation for chain bolts Eyebolts around main mast Eyebolts in spirketting Upper deck armament Master pattern for the guns The mold Gun-founding Finishing the guns Gun carriages Brackets Hind axletree Fore axletree Transom Bolster Bed Quoin Fore axletree stays Carriage bolts Capsquares Capsquare joint bolt Capsquare eyebolt and key Fore and hind trucks Truck keys Tompions Breeching Gun tackles Gun aprons Gun port lids Gun port lid hinges Port hooks #1 port lid Port tackle tubes Port tackle Blocks
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CHAPTER TEN Tuck molding Making moldings Tuck molding, continued Waist rail Sheer rail Fore channel Stool Chesstree Fenders Entry steps Main channel Main studdingsail boom irons Mizen channel Swivel gun mounts Drift rail
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Lower counter rail Upper counter rail Forecastle deck beams Forecastle hanging knees Forecastle lodging knees Forecastle carlings Bowsprit & fore mast partners Forecastle ledges Half hook Cathead Steam grating coamings Steam gratings Galley cowl Forecastle waterway & planking Fore topsail sheet crosspiece Fore jeer bitt pins & standards Eyebolts at foot of foremast Forecastle bulwark planking Ironwork inside bulwark Ironwork in the breast beam Forecastle breastwork Spar rack Belfry Quarter deck beams Rudderhead framing Mizen mast partners Quarter deck capstan partners Quarter deck carlings Quarter deck hanging knees Quarter deck lodging knees Quarter deck transom knee Grating coamings Quarter deck gratings Companion top Quarter deck scuttles Quarter deck ladderway coaming Quarter deck waterway Quarter deck planking Quarter deck bulwark planking Drainage at break of quarter deck Iron work for quarter deck Tiller Steering wheel Upper capstan Whelps Upper chocks Lower chocks Drumhead Upper capstan bars Upper capstan pawls Quarter deck ladderway Ladderway railings
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Quarter deck breastwork
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CHAPTER ELEVEN Fixed gangway Planksheer in the waist Gangboards Breast hook over the bowsprit Structures of the head Lower cheek Upper cheek Hair bracket Wash cant Trail boards Chocks under gammoning Bolster Main rail Planksheer to the main rail Lining to the main rail Molding main rail Fitting main rail Head beam and knees Cross-piece of head False rail Head carlings Lower rail Preparing for the head gratings Drafting the head timbers Card pattern method Head timbers and covering boards Head of main rail Saddle Gammoning Headwork assembly Ledges of the head Finishing the covering boards Cathead supporter Eking rail Seats of ease Decorative rails at the bow Forecastle planksheer Cat block Boomkin capsquare Boomkins Berthing rail The figure: maquette Figure carving For the challenged carver
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CHAPTER TWELVE Ironwork to the head Ironwork on fore channel Fore & main studding sail booms
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Fore channel deadeyes Fore chains Preventer bolts Fish davit cleat Spanshackle rings Fish davit Billboard, bolster and lining Anchors Forecastle stanchions and netting Swivel guns Waist stanchions and rough-tree rail Eyebolts in the side Fore stool chains Entry stanchions and entering ropes Main mast deadeyes and chains Main preventer eyebolts Fixed gangway newel post & railing Entry steps Mizen deadeyes and chains Swivel bolt Quarter deck planksheer Fixed block for main sheet Rudderhead cover Fixed block for main brace Miscellaneous ironwork aft Structures of the stern Tafferel pattern
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Tafferel base Pilasters Sills and stops for the lights Rudder coat Quarter pieces Ironwork on the quarter pieces Fittings for the ensign staff Ensign staff Quarter rail (roughtree rail) Quarter badge Lower stool Upper stool Munions and lights Upper finishing Lower finishing Console brackets Iron stanchions on the quarters Stern lantern Lantern crank and support rods Conclusion Tafferel fife rail Scantlings for ships’ boats Sailing qualities for Zebra
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Photographs
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INDEX
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CHAPTER
SEVEN
Continued from Volume One
7.1 The inner counter timbers It is now time to cut and fit the inner counter timbers. There are four of these, equidistant between the outer counter timbers that you fitted some time ago (see Chapter Two, section 2.21). Mark their positions on the upper surface of the wing transom. Each timber will be cut from stock 7" thick. You will need to adjust your mark-out if your outer counter timbers are placed differently to this pattern. The critical point is that the spaces between the timbers must be exactly equal. If this is not the case, then your stern lights will look wrong. The ideal spacing between the feet of these timbers is 2' 7". Ignore the thickness of the inner planking here. When you have adjusted the spacing to your satisfaction, mark the wing transom clearly.
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