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The keel, stem, deadwood and sternpost are four separate pieces of 1/4-in. board or plywood, cut to the shapes shown in Figs. 19 and 20. Some fitting may be required to make these conform to the exact shape of your hull. Join the assembly to the hull with glue and small wooden dowels. The stem should taper to 1/8 in. thickness at the extreme bow. Where the assembled pieces meet the hull, the effect is improved by filling in the square joint with plastic wood to produce a slightly rounded joint. After this has been done, sandpaper the keel parts to equal smoothness with the hull. Brush the entire job with thin shellac to raise the grain and, when this has dried, sandpaper carefully to remove any trace of roughness. The fully assembled ship will now appear as in Fig. 15. Make a temporary cradle similar to that shown to hold the hull in a convenient position while proceeding with the work.
When assembling the upper works, the main deck is brought to the correct height by gluing in an extra 3/16-in. lift as shown in Figs. 16 and 21.
As shown in Fig. 21A (a section of hull and upper works from main deck aft) the sublift, or bottom board of the upper works, is made the same width as the top surface of lift No. 6, after the lower part of the hull has been carved. This also applies forward as well as aft. The "tumblehome" - inward slant - of the upper works represents the angle from the top surface of lift No. 6 to the top surface of the decks as dimensioned. The tumblehome of the "Sovereign" is extreme. This is to permit suitable clearance between the hull and rigging shrouds, as the channels to which the latter are attached at the lower ends are placed unusually low on the side of the hull and less tumblehome of the upper works would cause this rigging to contact the deck rails, much to the detriment of the model's appearance.
Simple Vise for Holding Small Model Parts
In model shipbuilding, and other similar work, there are many small pieces to be sawed, drilled, etc., that are difficult to hold solidly. They are apt to be bruised or crushed in a vise and considerable time is lost in operating the vise. With the simple fixture shown in the illustration this trouble can readily be overcome. It consists of two pieces of 1-in. wood, nailed together as indicated, the narrow piece having notches of various shapes and sizes cut along its top to take the different pieces that are to be shaped.
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