Category Archives: HMS Endeavor

HMS Endeavor Royal Bark

Fore and Mizzen Mast Tops

I am in Assembly-Line mode building both the Fore Mast Top and Mizzen Mast Top. They’re basically the same as the Main Mast Top.

Planking the Tops

Bending the forward edge of Top

Main Fore and Mizzen Tops done

Main Mast Top

Bending Front Edging Strip

Putting the Planking on Top

Using some .5 x 5mm Sapelle wood for the Planks.

Added the Base Boards

I used 1.5 x 4mm Walnut for the Base.

The bent portion was Bendable Beech.

Adding Slats

Using some 1.5 x 1.5mm for the Slats.

Foot Slats done

I added the Holes for the Deadeyes and for the Preventor Stays

Top Supports and Stanchions for back railing

Added Stanchions

Hand rails in

Rudder

Rudder before Pintle

Pintle and Gudgeon

First Gudgeon

Installing Pintle

I simply used some Contact Cement and Super glue to attach the Pin to the Pintle.

2nd Gudgeon

3rd Pintle / Gudgeon in

4th Gudgeon in

Gluing the Pin in the Pintle

Pintle / Gudgeons

Chain Covers

Port side Fore Chain Cover in

Main and Mizzen Chain Covers

Starboard side done

External Rail Bitts

Making these Bitts

I use a Xacto #11 Blade to dig out the slots.

First one in

Starboard side done

Port side done

Poop Deck Rails

Poop Deck Rails Stanchions

I decided to use straight 3x3x11mm Walnut for the Stanchions.

Stanchions with Nail in it

I added the Nails because I wanted to support the Stanchions with something more than glue.

Port side Stanchions installed

Starboard side Stanchions done

Poop Deck Taffrail

I made this Jig to bend the Taffail

Pins to Taffrail

I put these small nails in to hold the Taffrail while I put the Hand Rails in on the Poop Deck.

Temporary fitting

Port side Hand Rails in

Starboard side Rail done

Taffrail

Main Deck Hand Rails

Shelves

I made these Shelves that allow for the placement of the Rails that will go on the Stanchions

Making Railing Stanchions

Stanchions installed

Starboard side done

Port side Stanchions in

Port side done

I’m happy to finally get this done. Now I’m going to work on the Hand Rails along the Quarter Deck.

Fairleads

I tried a couple of ways to make these Fairleads… Right now I’m trying to stack a bunch of small pieces…

Attaching small pieces together

A fairlead is a device to guide a line, rope or cable around an object, out of the way or to stop it from moving laterally. Typically a fairlead will be a ring or hook.

Fairlead

Part Line rubs

Okay… I think I figured it out…

Rough make of Fairlead

I cut 2 5mm pieces of 6mm Dowel and sandwiched in between 2 5mm x 1.5mm Basswood planks.

Fairleads done

Gallery Side Monks with Grapes

Attaching Port side

I used both Clear Epoxy and also some Dap Plastic Wood to use as fillers because there was a huge gap between the Pewter and the side of the ship! ..

Starboard side done

Port side

Stbd side

Gallery Side Window Panes

I had a very annoying gap between the Pane and the side of the ship.

I decided to use some Plastic Wood to fill it ..

Filled in