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One Inch Scale Miniature Creations By Ray Haake
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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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