Actually I like the Idea of two decks. Since the main deck as well as the 01 deck were teak it would all have to be removable. Some of the deck was going to be permanent, but that wouldnt be hard too...
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Actually I like the Idea of two decks. Since the main deck as well as the 01 deck were teak it would all have to be removable. Some of the deck was going to be permanent, but that wouldnt be hard too...
Ok here goes for a few pictures early during construction...and some external parts I molded...Ah It woukldnt let me load but 1 picture. It said the rest were too large??
This one is the shaft...
How much exposure are we talking about until it gets its grayish color?
MC
Jim
I do want to seal it. but it cannot be shiny at all. I etched the one layer veneer after gluing it to 1/8 ABS with 5200. I might use another layer of veneer with the grain at 90 degrees under...
I dont mind sending some pics, but it will probably look fairly crude by your standards. And I had to correct some errors I made. Its all from scratch. And much of it was trial and error. It should...
Yeah I was questioning my own sanity when I realized how daunting the task was. It was just that none of the test sections looked like I wanted. I figured that you folks would
reboot my brain for...
Ok...
Ive come up with a new plan. Based on what you all have suggested, I went back and tried what Jim suggested about scribing. This time I used one of the 5 x 5 plywood
sections. Splintering...
Jim
Well I considered that possibility. I havent found any thicker teak as yet. Since these planks will be glued to a piece of plywood using resorcinol glue, I wouldnt think they would be under any...
Sam
It is a 20 foot ship. A 1/48th scale model of a battleship. The teak planks on the real ship were 4 inches wide. That means that the scale planks are about as wide as a wooden matchstick. Most...
Yes That helps. Speaking of plywood adhesives.
The teak that Im using was too thin to cut reliably into narrow strips. So I used 3 pieces of 5 x 5 inch veneer and glued them up to form a plywood....
Hello everyone.
Im working on an unusual project which requires a teak deck.
The unusual part is its in a smaller scale.
It has to have 3/32 inch planks laid out to form a teak deck on a 20 foot...