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One Inch Scale Miniature Creations By Ray Haake
Monday, October 13, 2014
Finally, the last two planks go in, to complete the bottom. The very last one takes a bit of time to sand it to shape, dry fit it, and to make sure there are no huge gaps.
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Building a 1/12th scale canoe
The first pieces of the canoe are called "stems". ...
I cut out the stems using a jewelers saw with a ve...
Here are the two finished stems, ready to glue to ...
I use two types of glue for building boats. The m...
The next step is to install the bottom plank to th...
Now comes the fun part! Planking! Each plank mus...
Once the one end is dried completely, I bend each ...
After gluing the first of the planks in place, I d...
Now, it's just a matter of gluing the next planks ...
Here, there are 5 layers of planks completed on bo...
7 layers completed:
Now, beginning with the eighth layer of planks, I ...
By the 10th layer, the planks are beginning to tak...
The 14th layer of planks on both sides reaches the...
The 15th layer of planks must now be glued to the ...
There is a lot of pressure on the wood strips as t...
Slowly getting there! It takes patience to bend a...
Getting closer to the bottom, it is impossible to ...
Finally, the last two planks go in, to complete th...
Now that the main body of the canoe is planked, I ...
Here is the canoe fresh off the strongback. Care ...
I like to add a few more planks to the upper end p...
After sanding the inside of the canoe lightly, it'...
I use cherry strips for the ribs, and they are tin...
Once the ribs are pliable, I clamp 2 or 3 to the i...
It is important to keep the ribs straight with eac...
About half done. As I get toward each end of the ...
Now all the necessary ribs are installed. I don't...
Now it's time to add the deck supports. They add ...
Once the deck supports are good and dry, I add the...
Now, with the decks added, it is time to put on th...
I glue one end of the gunwale to the upper most ed...
Next is the coaming. The coaming goes around the ...
Now it's time for the floor. I cut five pieces of...
After the floor of the canoe is done, it is time t...
Now it's time for the very last piece of the canoe...
After the one end is dry, I glue it in place along...
After the false keel is completely dry, I remove t...
Here is the finished canoe, after several coats of...
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I am a happily married man who builds 1/12th scale miniatures in his spare time.
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