I just checked to see how out of date my log was, Oohhh Boy, I have a lot of catching up to do!
I'll start off with a series of pics that just show a progression of the build up of the bulwarks and instalation of a false deck made of 1/32 birch plywood.












And now a few shots of the deck planking and trenailing. The deck planks are made from Mamoth ivory and nailed with bowhead whale baleen. I used a #60 drill to make the tranail holes for the deck planks.













Now more bulwark work and instalation of the mail rail and topgallant rail.














I think I have around 60 lbs of lead weights in total holding the topgallant rail in place in this next pic.



Now a few shots of the steering gear assembly and rudder instalation.
















And now we get to the whaleboat construction. OMG what a pain! Not one, not three, but SEVEN of the nasty little things needed to be made. The plans showed a bread and butter construction, nawwwwww, too easy, I had to make it hard for myself and use planks. I started by making a "mold" and then waxing it well so glue wouldn't stick to it. I made the bow and stern out of rectangular pieces of bone and glued a dowel on the end of each to insert into a hole on the mold base to hold them in position for planking. I then attached the keel that fit into slots on the mold forms. When planking was finished, the bow and stern were carved to proper shape inside and out. Ribs were intalled, then thwarts and misc other guts of a whale boat.



















Now a few of the ship hull. I am adding the hawse pipes, chain and mooring chocks, the cheeks, and other misc. I added the lashing rail, a few cavils, and some bulwark mounted sheet shieves.









And finally, the port side of the ship showing the cutting in station and hull pads. The final shot shows the hull with a coat of finish applied.