Today's milling

[ucoulddoit]

3 hours ago, ucoulddoit said:

Lovely looking boat. We went to see the Fife regatta in the Clyde last year and I came away dreaming of owning a traditional rigged boat. Very envious and looks like a nice sailing area. 
 

Andrew

 

Realised the last few posts are veering further and further off the thread title of ‘Today’s Milling’. But I guess Steve will sort that out if necessary? Anyway, here’s another.

 

Following on from the last post, the photos below are the nearest I came to having a traditionally built and rigged wooden boat. Various models made over 40 years ago. All of which looked great sailing on a boating pond in a light breeze, apart from the clinker built longboat which is just a static model. All these were made or finished while away from home studying, without access to a workshop, so they were a way of satisfying the urge to be making things with minimal tools. And a way of day dreaming of larger projects for the future.

 

First two photos are the best model and last to be made, 18 inches hull length carved out of jelutong. Very detailed, even the pulley blocks were carved out of small pieces of boxwood and the mast hoops for the mainsail were laminated from veneer. Gave that to my dad as thanks for all his support with boat building, education, etc.

 

 

 

Then the clinker longboat, just 12 inches long with planks made from veneer over a simple mould, exactly how a full size boat would be built. Anyone following the YouTube channel 'The art of boat building' which is making the dinghy for Acorn to Arabella?

 

 

 

Then a Pearling Lugger carved out of pine. About 30 inches long including the bowsprit.

 

And finally the largest at 30 inches long and first one made. A schooner with the hull carved out of balsa wood and sheathed in fiberglass. That one sailed superbly in a reasonable breeze. Sadly it's sails and rigging were destroyed years ago by our cat! One of my retirement jobs is to get it re-rigged so it can be sailed again once my grand children are a bit older.

 

Would very happily have full sized versions of the first two models.

 

Andrew

[Mr. Ed]

That’s an island called Inishmurray in Donegal Bay. Magic place with an old monastery. 

[Mr. Ed]

4 hours ago, ucoulddoit said:

 

Realised the last few posts are veering further and further off the thread title of ‘Today’s Milling’. But I guess Steve will sort that out if necessary? Anyway, here’s another.

 

Following on from the last post, the photos below are the nearest I came to having a traditionally built and rigged wooden boat. Various models made over 40 years ago. All of which looked great sailing on a boating pond in a light breeze, apart from the clinker built longboat which is just a static model. All these were made or finished while away from home studying, without access to a workshop, so they were a way of satisfying the urge to be making things with minimal tools. And a way of day dreaming of larger projects for the future.

 

First two photos are the best model and last to be made, 18 inches hull length carved out of jelutong. Very detailed, even the pulley blocks were carved out of small pieces of boxwood and the mast hoops for the mainsail were laminated from veneer. Gave that to my dad as thanks for all his support with boat building, education, etc.

 

 

 

Then the clinker longboat, just 12 inches long with planks made from veneer over a simple mould, exactly how a full size boat would be built. Anyone following the YouTube channel 'The art of boat building' which is making the dinghy for Acorn to Arabella?

 

 

 

Then a Pearling Lugger carved out of pine. About 30 inches long including the bowsprit.

 

And finally the largest at 30 inches long and first one made. A schooner with the hull carved out of balsa wood and sheathed in fiberglass. That one sailed superbly in a reasonable breeze. Sadly it's sails and rigging were destroyed years ago by our cat! One of my retirement jobs is to get it re-rigged so it can be sailed again once my grand children are a bit older.

 

Would very happily have full sized versions of the first two models.

 

Andrew

wonderful. You definitely need to get to sea again! Great models. 

[AJStrees]

Sorry to jump in on the boat/sailing thread. Did some nice oak today. Well started on the first 10’ section. 
 

 

[topchippyles]

5 minutes ago, AJStrees said:

Sorry to jump in on the boat/sailing thread. Did some nice oak today. Well started on the first 10’ section. 
 

 

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Knock up a boat part of the gang then 😏

[AJStrees]

Carried on with milling oak today. Using the 881 and 42” bar and chain. Nice bit of timber. 
 

 

[trigger_andy]

Maxed out the Mill with a big Birch. Surprisingly there was no rot at all. The mill worked harder with it than Oak. Some cracking colours too. 
 

Pics really don’t do it justice. Looks insipid and half rotten. 

[Stubby]

1 minute ago, trigger_andy said:

Maxed out the Mill with a big Birch. Surprisingly there was no rot at all. The mill worked harder with it than Oak. Some cracking colours too. 
 

Pics really don’t do it justice. Looks insipid and half rotten. 

Why , do you recon the birch was harder to mill than the oak Andy ?

[Squaredy]

4 minutes ago, trigger_andy said:

Maxed out the Mill with a big Birch. Surprisingly there was no rot at all. The mill worked harder with it than Oak. Some cracking colours too. 
 

Pics really don’t do it justice. Looks insipid and half rotten. 

Lovely!  I have no idea why more birch logs don’t get offered for milling.  On the occasions I get birch logs the timber always sells quickly once dry.

[AJStrees]

9 minutes ago, Stubby said:

Why , do you recon the birch was harder to mill than the oak Andy ?

I know you were asking Andy but I would imagine the wood is a lot more fibrous thank oak. Makes it much harder to mill. Milling oak is a dream with a chainsaw compared to more fibrous stuff like pine or poplar. 👍