July Meeting July meeting started with settlements of three estates and the distribution of “stuff”. We had books from Gerald Folk, a ship modeler, who passed in 2007. His daughters are in the process of clearing out the house for sale. We had, primarily books, most with Half-Priced Books price stickers on the cover. While one man cranks the spinner, the one holding the "top" walks backwards as the They were all gone by the end of the meeting. rope is twisted. From Edwin Tunis, The Young United States, 1783 to 1830 (New The plans from David Guerin were also York: World Publishing Co., 1969), 82. Used by permission of the estate of Edwin Tunis picked up by those who asked for them: Hannah – J. Ropewalk Bowers, New Bedford Whaleboat – M. Dowler, Niagara – D. Markijohn, and Grand Banks Motor The Newsletter for Yacht to A. Phelps. The rest, 43 sets of ships plans Shipwrights of Central Ohio will go the Tubman Plans, “Loyalhanna Dockyard” for July 2019 their inventory. Next Meeting: August 24, 2019 Finally, we had a model of the U.S.S. “Yards, Booms & Gaffs” – Bill Nyberg Missouri, BB 63. She was built as a pond model with power drive in 1965 by the donor’s brother-in-law and Table of Contents grandfather. The model measures at 5 feet long and July Meeting............................................................. 1 many of her fittings and guns were in a box. It to was Business ....................................................................... 2 taken and may become a sailing model for Loren’s Ohio State Fair - 2019 ........................................... 2 grandchildren. 4th Annual Model Shipbuilding Competition ................................................................... 2 Youth Model Building Workshop ............. 2 Featured Artist .......................................... 2 Ohio State Fair - 2020 ........................................... 2 Presentation............................................................. 2 Mast Making .................................................................. 2 Ships on Deck: ............................................................ 4 La Jacinthe .............................................................. 4 Armed Virginia Sloop, 1768 .................................. 4 . We had 13 in attendance, missing some of Odds and Ends ....................................................... 4 our members who live out-of-town. Nautical Terms ............................................................ 4 Nautical Research Guild ............................................ 4 Other Notes: “Stuff”, Tugs & Things ..................... 5 George W. Stevens .................................................... 5 Mustang ........................................................................ 5 Wooden Steamers ...................................................... 5 Presentation Selection: ........................................ 21 Events & Dates to Note: ...................................... 21 Alan Phelps is recovering from foot surgery. He will be out for 6 weeks and then will have ROPEWALK, Newsletter of “The Shipwrights of Central Ohio restrictions on placing weight on his foot for up to six Open positions still available: July 26th, 1-5 months. We missed you Alan, get well soon. PM (one position); August 2nd, table monitors - two afternoon slots. Free ticket and parking for the fair. Business Ohio State Fair - 2019 Ohio State Fair - 2020 At our August meeting we will be discussing 4th Annual Model Shipbuilding Competition what, if any, our involvement in the State Fair in the future should be. If you cannot make that meeting, send me your thoughts and I will share them at the meeting. Presentation Mast Making Registration for the 4th annual ship modeling This month’s presentation was on carving competition is closed. Our commitment to the Ohio masts from square wood stock. There are three State Fair has been that we would try a competition steps: for three years and if we could not sustain multiple 1) Determining the mast dimensions, competitors by the end of that time, we would 2) Tapering the mast, discontinue the competition. For 2019, we had 1 3) Forming the mast. wooden model and 2 plastic ship models entered, of The Guidelines for Mast Making are from the Nautical which, one of the plastic entries was a no show. With Research Guild and Seaways Ships in Scale FAQ’s 64 known ship modelers and 12 IPMS clubs in the from 2007. state, the response does not appear to support the Determining the mast dimensions time, effort and prize money that the club expends The mast points for wooden ships are: each year to support the competition. Youth Model Building Workshop We were ready. We had the kits and a 2- lane, inflatable race track, sanding blocks and scissors at the ready. Workshop was staffed and all we needed is to have kids register. Not sure how From left to right they are: many parents are thinking in the middle of June • Measured length – distanced from the heel to the top of the lower mast about getting their 8-10-year old enrolled in a 2-hour • Heel – Base of mast below the deck – 6/7 of workshop scheduled almost two moths later. Partner dimension We had zero (0) 8-10-year old entries for the • Hounded Length – length from the heel to the Friday, August 2nd, noon to 2 PM workshop. Housing – consists of two dimensions: We had 13 kits donated and I purpose that o Base of the mast to Partner we give them out during our Featured Artist time on o Diameter at the Partner • Partner – Where mast comes through the the Fridays of the fair to kids and parents who are deck 1/1 ratio (greatest diameter) interested in taking a kit. • 1st Quarter – diameter 60/61 of Partner dimension Featured Artist • 2nd Quarter – diameter 14/15 of Partner We are scheduled for the two Fridays, July dimension 26th & August 2nd as part of the “Featured Artist • 3rd Quarter – diameter 6/7 of Partner Program”. dimension • Hounds – diameter 3/4 of Partner dimension July 25, 2019 2 ROPEWALK, Newsletter of “The Shipwrights of Central Ohio • Head – square stock – 5/8 of Partner The second table shows the mast dimension (Check length from top of Head to dimensions, using a scale 1:48, at each position Top of Masthead. To understand how masts are tapered you must do the math. The table below has been Tapering the Mast - All masts are tapered. sourced from Steel’s “Elements of Mast • Tapering: Hounded Length making, Sail making and Rigging” 1932 • Start with square stock, longer then mast length edition. • Mark Heel, Partner, Quarters & Head location on Bowsprit Fore Main Mizzen all four sides. Largest • Mark the width at each section and then connect Diameter 32 gun the dots in inches 677 tons 25 22 24.75 17 • Plane the correct taper on two opposing sides, Factors Factors rotating from side to side. Head 0.63 15.63 13.75 15.47 10.63 • Plane the correct taper on the other two sides Hounds 0.75 18.75 16.50 18.56 12.75 • Taper Heel using same procedure as above 3rd • Form square head Quarter 0.86 21.43 18.86 21.21 14.57 Forming the Mast 2nd • Lightly mark with a pencil or scribe the whole Quarter 0.93 23.33 20.53 23.10 15.87 length what you will cut away • Plane the four corners down to your marks, 1st resulting in an octagonal piece, correctly Quarter 0.98 24.59 21.64 24.34 16.72 tapered all the way. Partner 1.00 25.00 22.00 24.75 17.00 • Plane the eight corners to a 16th sided taper. Heel 0.86 21.43 18.86 21.21 14.57 • Scrape the 16 corners to 32. • Finish by hand with progressively finer sandpaper The factors shown above are the decimal equivalent of the ratios to the partner dimensions. Other Things You Need to Know: Do the math. • Square stock must be straight 1. Convert the partner diameter to • Pick stock that will not warp – Straight grain, no inches. knots etc.: i.e. Sticka Spruce, Maple (Hard), 2. Divide the scale times the converted Lime Wood. diameter • Stock need to be uniform thickness – may require 3. Multiple the converted diameter in a sanding machine. scale time the factors. • Option: glue together layered pieces, placed in Model opposite direction to offset tendency to Masting curl/warp. Scale: 1:48 • Wood Plane (1/4" = 1') 0.25 Bowsprit Fore Main Mizzen o Requires a small, sharp plane. Largest 32 gun o Highland Tools offers a series of “Finger Diameter in 677 Planes” inches tons 0.5208 0.4583 0.5156 0.3542 o I have a 25mm, Luthiers’ Finger Plane by Factors Factors IBEX Head 0.63 0.3255 0.2865 0.3223 0.2214 o Range from 5mm to 90mm all Flat Sole. Hounds 0.75 0.3906 0.3438 0.3867 0.2656 Also available with concave & convex soles • Simple Fixture for tapering 3rd Quarter 0.86 0.4464 0.3929 0.4420 0.3036 o Two pieces of wood, longer than your mast 2nd Quarter 0.93 0.4861 0.4278 0.4813 0.3306 about a 1” wide by ¼” thick. 1st Quarter 0.98 0.5123 0.4508 0.5072 0.3484 o Cut an edge on each at 45-degree angle Partner 1.00 0.5208 0.4583 0.5156 0.3542 o Glue both on to another board so that Heel 0.86 0.4464 0.3929 0.4420 0.3036 chamfered edges meet o Bottom board can be same length or longer. July 25, 2019 3 ROPEWALK, Newsletter of “The Shipwrights of Central Ohio o Same, glue a stop on bottom to prevent Landmark: An object ashore that is visible from sea and slippage when planning recognizably distinct that is marked on nautical charts for o Longer, can be clamped to work surface. the purpose of fixing position while at sea. o Cut and glue a square stop at the end you Landsman: A military rank for a naval recruit, used in the are planning towards. United Kingdom in the eighteenth century and first half of the nineteenth century and in the United States in the Ships on Deck: nineteenth century and in the early twentieth century. La Jacinthe Lanyard: A rope that ties something off.