Frame Assembly
Posted By Russ Emerson on July 11, 2006 at 7:01 pm
With the keel straight, the next step was to test-fit the bulkheads and false deck, check the alignment, and make any necessary adjustments before then gluing the bulkheads in place.
Bulkheads were added one at a time, squared up and the glue allowed to dry before proceeding to the next bulkhead. After the first was added, the bow support blocks were glued into place. As each subsequent bulkhead was added, I checked the fit of the false deck. When all the frames had been glued in place, the false deck was checked one more time, and then glued and pinned into place.
I then took the time to “fair” the bulkheads smooth so that the planks will eventually run with firm contact along their entire length, rather than contacting only the corners of the bulkheads.
(The above image taken from Keith Julier’s New Period Ship Handbook
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