Progressive Scratch-Building in Ship Modeling by Clay A

Table of Contents for Progressive Scratch-Building in Ship Modeling By Clay A. Feldman, MD

A. Introduction 4 B. Building the Bermuda Boat Corsair 6 a. Seminar 1: Very Basic Research 8 i. Roads to Research 9 b. Seminar 2: Plans & Drafting 12 i. The Lines Plan 12 ii. Changing Scales 13 iii. The Framing Plan 14 iv. The Bulkhead Formers 16 v. The Profile Former 16 vi. Next Time 17 c. Seminar 3: Building the Corsair Hull 18 i. Building the Hull Framework 18 ii. Assembly 23 iii. An Introduction to Planking the Hull 24 iv. Making a Workshop Hull Stand 26 d. Seminar 4: Finishing Planking and Building the Cockpit 28 i. The Garboard Strake 29 ii. Trunneling 30 iii. Completing the Planking 31 iv. The Cockpit and Hold 32 e. Seminar 5: Completing the Corsair Hull 34 i. The Deck 34 ii. Finishing the Cockpit and Hatches 35 iii. Building the Toe Rail 35 iv. Hull Finishing 36 v. The Rudder and Tiller 37 f. Seminar 6: The Corsair's Mast and Spars 40 i. The Cradle 40 ii. Mast and Spar Making 41 iii. The Blocks 44 g. Seminar 7: Rigging and Sails for Corsair 46 i. Making a Rigging Case 46 ii. Standing Rigging 46 iii. Making the Sails 47 iv. Bending on the Sails 50

1 C. Modeling an Armed Virginia Sloop of 1768 54 a. Introduction 57 b. Contents 59 c. Preface 61 i. The Philosophy of Scratch Building 62 ii. Scale and Scope 63 iii. Style 63 iv. A Personal Research Library 65 v. Magazines and Periodicals 67 vi. Other Research Sources 67 vii. Mentoring 68 d. Chapter 1: History, Design and Rigging 69 i. Design and Rigging 71 e. Chapter 2: Drafting 79 i. Proving the Lines 80 ii. Lines Plans: Setting up the Grid 80 iii. Drawing the Sheer Plan and Outboard Profile 81 iv. Waterlines 82 v. The Body Plan 82 vi. Diagonals 82 vii. The Construction Plans 83 viii. Odds and Ends 83 ix. Inboard Profile, Deck Plan and Profile Formers 84 x. Setting up Sheet Number 2 85 xi. Deck Furniture 85 xii. Bulkhead Formers 87 xiii. The Rigging Plan: Basic Setup 88 xiv. Spar Dimensions 88 xv. Standing Rigging & Sails: Forestays & Sail Outlines 89 xvi. Shrouds 90 xvii. Backstays 90 xviii. Running Rigging 90 xix. Topsail 90 xx. Spreader 90 xxi. Gaff & Boom 91 xxii. Forward Fore-and-aft Sails 91 xxiii. Plans 92 f. Chapter 3: Building the Hull 101 i. Adhesives 101 ii. Materials 102 iii. Time Management 104

2 iv. Building the Framework 104 v. The Profile Former 105 vi. The Bulkhead Formers 106 vii. Fitting & Fairing the Frames 108 viii. The Keel Structures 109 ix. Cutting the Rabbet 109 x. Gluing up the Framework 110 xi. The Baseboard 110 xii. The Stern Framing 111 xiii. The Wing Transom 111 xiv. The Stern Formers 111 xv. Odds and Ends 112 xvi. Planking the Hull 113 xvii. The Black Strake 114 xviii. Treenailing 115 xix. Black Strake Molding 116 xx. The Wales 116 xxi. Spiling 116 xxii. The Sheer Strake and "Short Stuff" 117 xxiii. From the Garboards Up 118 xxiv. The Garboards and Broad Strakes 118 xxv. A Stern Planking Interlude 118 xxvi. Planking Between the Wales and the Broad Strakes 119 xxvii. Quarterdeck and Cabin Area Planking 120 xxviii. Finishing the Stern Planking 120 xxix. Planking the Cabin Roof 121 xxx. The Taffrail and Quarterpieces 121 xxxi. The Bulwarks 121 xxxii. Planking the Decks 122 xxxiii. Rails 123 xxxiv. Planking the Quarterdeck Aft Bulkhead 124 xxxv. Scuppers, Oar Ports, Hawse Holes & Bowsprit Hole 124 xxxvi. Swivel Posts 124 xxxvii. Boom Crutches 125 xxxviii. Timberheads 125 xxxix. Catheads 125 xl. Channels 125 xli. Modifying the Jig 125 xlii. Rudder 126 xliii. Frame Profile Drawings 128 g. Chapter 4: Fitting Out and Finishing the Hull 133 i. Gunport Fittings 134 ii. Hatch and Scuttle Coaming 134

3 iii. Hatch Covers 134 iv. Companionway 135 v. Grating 136 vi. Stove Pipe 136 vii. The Bitts 137 viii. The Pumps 137 ix. The Steering Wheel & The Quarterdeck Furniture 138 x. Quarterdeck Ladder 140 xi. Binnacle 140 xii. Stern Lights 141 h. Chapter 5: Armament and Anchors 143 i. Swivels 145 ii. Building the Guns 146 iii. The Cannon Carriages 146 iv. The Cannon 149 v. Rigging the Guns 152 vi. The Swivels 156 vii. Anchors and Their Gear: Research Data 156 viii. Modeling the Anchors and Their Tackle 157 i. Chapter 6: Masts and Spars 159 i. The Stand 159 ii. Making the Masts and Spars 160 iii. Rigging Case 166 j. Chapter 7: Rigging 167 i. Rigging Dimensions 167 ii. Pre-Rigging the Spars 169 iii. Gaff 169 iv. Main Boom 169 v. Spreader Yard 169 vi. Topsail Yard 170 vii. Deadeyes 170 viii. Chainplates 171 ix. Spar Installation 171 x. Standing Rigging: Bowsprit 172 xi. Bobstay 172 xii. Bowsprit Shrouds 173 xiii. Mainmast 173 xiv. Spreader Yard Horse 173 xv. Shrouds 174 xvi. Stays 175 xvii. Forestay 176 xviii. Forestay Collar 176 xix. Jibstay 177

4 xx. Topmast Forestay 177 xxi. Backstays 178 xxii. Running Rigging 179 xxiii. Boom 179 xxiv. Gaff 180 xxv. Spreader Yard 181 xxvi. Topsail Yard 181 xxvii. The Spreader Yard 182 xxviii. The End 183 k. Photographs of the Finished Model 184 D. Building the Fair American 189 a. Part One; In Search of the Ship 190 i. The Feat of Clay 196 b. Part Two 200 c. Part Three; The Frames 208 i. A Workshop Break - Building a Mock-up 211 ii. Finishing the Frame Drawings - the Bevel Contours 211 iii. Timber and Fastenings 212 iv. Floors 213 v. Frames 213 d. Part Four 218 i. The Baseboard & Jig 221 ii. Mounting the Frames 222 iii. Stiffening Up the Inside of the Hull 224 iv. Framing the Stern 225 e. Part Five; Misgivings and Suggested Solutions 228 i. Framing the Decks 231 f. Part Six 240 g. Part Seven; Last in a Series 248 i. The End of the Beginning 248 ii. Planking the Hull 248 iii. Plank Spacing and Tapering 249 iv. Planking the Stern 250 v. The Beakhead 251 vi. The Rudder-Tiller Assembly 253 vii. Completing the Helm 255 viii. Completing the Quarterdeck 257 ix. Everything Else 258 x. The Figurehead 258 xi. The Gratings 258 xii. The Binnacle 259 xiii. The Capstan 259

5 xiv. The End 260 E. Completing the Fair American 262 a. Part One 263 i. The Fair American History Mystery 263 ii. Naval Academy Model Follow-Up 267 iii. The Fair American Rigging Mystery 267 iv. If a Rose is a Rose, What's a Brig? 270 b. Part Two 272 i. More Cannon Detailing 272 ii. Rigging the Cannon Research 273 iii. Rigging Line 273 iv. The Breeching 273 v. Making Blocks 274 vi. The Gun Tackles 275 vii. The Ship's Boat(s) 275 c. Part Three 282 i. Studding Sail Spars 283 ii. The Spar Charts 283 iii. Making Spars: The Lower Masts 286 iv. The Tops 286 v. The Caps 288 vi. The Topmasts 289 vii. The Topgallants and Royals 290 viii. The Bowsprit Assembly 290 d. Part Four 293 i. The Gaff and Boom 293 ii. The Yards 294 iii. Stuns'l Sail Spars 295 iv. Metal Work for the Yards 296 v. Dressing the Yards 297 vi. Standing Rigging Fittings 298 vii. Running Rigging Fittings 299 e. Part Five, by Edward S. Belt 303 i. What is Standing Rigging? 305 ii. Plan 1 of the Fair American 305 iii. Shrouds 305 iv. Slings 307 v. Parrels 307 vi. Yard Lifts 308 vii. Halliards 308 viii. Bowsprit Stays and Shrouds 308 ix. Top Ropes 308

6 x. Stays 309 xi. Rigging the Gaff 310 xii. Foretack Bumpkin or Boomkin 310 xiii. Footropes or Horses 310 xiv. Gammoning 311 xv. A Final Word 311 xvi. Reference List 312 xvii. Rigging Drawings 313 f. Part Six 319 i. More Preparation 319 ii. The Chain Plates 319 iii. Rope Work 320 iv. Rigging the Bowsprit 320 v. The Shrouds 321 vi. The Lower Mast Stays … And the Proper Place 322 vii. Topmasts 323 viii. Jibstay and Jibboom 324 g. Part Seven 325 i. Topgallants and Royals 325 ii. Rattling Down 325 iii. Running Rigging 326 iv. The Lower Yard Running Rigging 326 v. Topsail Yards 328 vi. Topgallants and Royals 329 vii. Gaff and Boom 329 viii. Spritsail Yard 330 ix. Other Braces 331 x. Boomkin Rigging 332 xi. Anchor Rigging 332 xii. What Else? 333 xiii. The End of the End 333 h. The Fair American Photo Album (Part Eight) 335 i. Part Nine, Running Rigging, by Edward S. Belt, F.G.S, Ph. D. and Frank Ward, Photographer 339 i. I Used the Following Types of Running Rigging 344 ii. Braces 345 iii. Lifts 346 iv. Buntlines 347 v. Leechlines 348 vi. Sheets 348 vii. Tacks 349 viii. Clewlines 349 ix. Other Tackles and Gear 350

7 x. References 353 j. Fair American Plan Sheets 354

NOTE: This version of the Table of Contents corresponds to the PDF version of the book from Seaways Publishing, copyright 2003. There is a printed version of the book whose page numbers are different; its copyright date is 2006. I have produced a separate Table of Contents for the printed version.