Tracks and Vertical Reinforcements, Starboard Side.

 

With the cannon port holes cut on the starboard side of the ship, the next step is to install the 1.5x3mm Apple, to form the vertical rails. There are 6 or 7 of these on both sides of the ship. The plans are some what confusing. I will explain in the pictures below, they are from the instructions and plans.

 

 

 

This photo, taken from the plans, show the finished vertical reinforcements. So this is what it will look like when done.

 

 

You can see from the instruction book above, they want you to build up the rails by gluing 3 smaller pieces of wood between the rubbing rails, then cut out a notch into the rubbing rails, then glue a longer rail onto it.

 

 

 

Above photo shows the longer rails installed, and being filed down to taper the ends. I wonder why they want you to glue 3 smaller pieces, they cut the rubbing rail, why wouldn't you just cut the rubbing rail, glue two longer rails (39), taper them, and glue them into place.

 

Probably everyone reading is saying to themselves what is he talking about.... After thinking about for a few more seconds it comes to me. You just score the rubbing rail (32) where the vertical rails (39) intersect, but don't remove the wood. I was thinking you had to remove the wood, leaving a gap, in photo 2 above it looks like they are cutting away that small section with their knife, their not.

 

 

Getting the first layer of Apple glued to the ship. will finish this step, then cut the longer rails, gluing them onto the smaller ones. When the larger ones are glued, I will tapper the tops and bottoms of them using a file.

 

 

This is turning out to be much more time consuming then I thought, hopeful I finish this side today.