Research, Tools and Techniques

 

Research

á      Obsessing About Rope – research into the types of ropes used on large sailing ships –article for the USSCMG Broadside, - updated June 2021

á      Spare Spars – research into the spare spars that would have been carried by large sailing ships - article for the USSCMG Broadside – March 2021

Tools

á      Repeatable Cut-Off Saw - presented at USS Constitution Model Shipwright Guild April 2, 2013 (pdf file)

á      Repeatable Cut-Off Saw - article for the USSCMG Broadside, May 2013 (pdf file)

á      Rope Machine - presented at USS Constitution Model Shipwright Guild on August 5, 2014.  (pdf file)

á      Hacking a Byrnes Table Saw – various hacks for the Byrnes table saw

á      Hacking a Sherline Lathe – various hacks for a Sherline lathe

á      Hacking a Sherline Milling Machine - – various hacks for a Sherline mini milling machine

 

Techniques

 

á      Making small gratings - presented at Northeast Joint Clubs Ship Model Conference and Show. April 28, 2012 (pdf file)

á      Making curved gratings - presented at USS Constitution Model Shipwright Guild (pdf file)

á      Coppering – Coppering the hull of a sailing ship  - article for the USSCMG Broadside, December 2020

á      Bilge Pump Wheels – Making wheels for bilge pumps

á      Livestock pens – Making livestock pens and chicken coops

á      Making belaying pins – Making scale belaying pins

á      Blackening Brass – A process for blackening brass parts

á      Hardening Steel – Two ways to harden steel parts