Clinker Boat Bar FINISHED

[Pinch]

Greetings Chaps!

An interesting project which has been on the cards for me to design and build for a while is a bar to replicate a wooden clinker boat. Now it's getting closer, I've recently prepared the drawings. This project is for a new build consisting of holiday cottages and a large function room. My client is a keen and very experienced sailor, so the clinker boat is completely his idea.

This is where the bar will be.

And here is the design...

I seem to be preparing most of my drawing work on Publisher these days (2016), which means I can work from home instead of on the drawing board at work. My eyes for the drawing board are not what they used to be either. Mrs P suggested I sell it, but there is no way that's going to happen. I've owned a drawing board since the age of 13 and I've never not had one in my life. I've owned my current board (A0X) for over 25 years from new and she ain't going anywhere - probably not worth much now anyway.

I'm going to try and stick with traditional methods when building the clinker boat part of the bar and the planks might be made using spruce. The frames, top and internals will probably all be made from pine.

Will update soon.

Cheers,

:text-bravo:

 

[Malc2098]

Nishe, Hic.

 

[Jimmy Mack]

Click bait!.... Where's my pint you devil? [emoji3]

This will be a fun one [emoji106]

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[Pinch]

Nishe, Hic.

Indeed...

 

[Pinch]

Click bait!.... Where's my pint you devil? [emoji3]

This will be a fun one [emoji106]

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Aye... I'll 'av 'alf.

 

[Mike G]

This could be a fun one. How on earth do you pick up jobs like this?

 

[Jimmy Mack]

Sounds like the kinda of chap that needs a...

... Tiger (beer) cabinet [emoji12]

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[Pinch]

This could be a fun one. How on earth do you pick up jobs like this?

I would like to think it's my charm and enthusiasm for creativity, but in truth, don't know. I seem to get unusual jobs here n there. This client who is also the landlord to my workshop, has sailed around the world and recently returned from sailing across the Atlantic with his wife and another couple. They also got caught up in the 2004 tsunami off Thialand. He told me how his daughter noticed the wave approaching while he was busy on deck. With other boats nearby apparently getting trashed, he ordered his wife and daughter below deck while he maneuvered his 40' wooden sailing vessel head-on with the wave and managed to ride it. The roaring wave was apparently the height of the mast. After surviving this, their next worry was their son who was on land, but thankfully, he also survived. I've rambled on a bit there... This bar is going to represent a clinker boat because the whole family is passionate about the sea and boats. In fact, the son and two of his mates have rowed across the Atlantic for charity. They're all completely mad - serious mad. Cool people. I should have mentioned all of this in the intro to the project. I shall edit the intro later.

 

[Pinch]

Sounds like the kinda of chap that needs a...

... Tiger (beer) cabinet [emoji12]

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Ah ha! :lol: Yes, I have tried to sell it to these guys but not much enthusiasm was exchanged. :|

 

[MattS]

This is going to be brilliant! Always had a hankering for a bar like Pop in Darling Buds of May that was like a ship and seem to remember it lit up too!

 

[Pinch]

This is going to be brilliant! Always had a hankering for a bar like Pop in Darling Buds of May that was like a ship and seem to remember it lit up too!

Thanks Matt

Perfick...

 

[Pinch]

Update:

I'm going to make a start on this project tomorrow - exciting!

There has been a slight change in design - still the same idea, only facing the other way.

Revised drawings.,,

Plan View.

Front Elevation.

End Elevation - stern end

The bar's door will be interesting. Not exactly sure how I'm going to do this yet, although have an idea. Most of this is going to made using plywood, including the clinker planks. Ideally would have been spruce, but I'm working to a budget and plywood clinker planks are not uncommon these days for actual boat building.

I plan on doing a full WIP with photos - from start to installation.

Report back soon.

Cheers,

 

[Malc2098]

Can't wait!

 

[Jimmy Mack]

Blistering barnicles!

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[Pinch]

Can't wait!

Cheers Malc

 

[Pinch]

Blistering barnicles!

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:lol: :lol: :lol:

I was sat 'ere smoking me pipe fiddling with me beard and there popped up old Capt. Blistering Barnicles!

Jolly good Sir!

:text-goodpost:

 

[Pinch]

Good evening Chaps, I hope you're enjoying this fine weather.

I've now made a start on this interesting project. The first task was to make up the bar's top, consisting of 5 pieces of 25x150 PAR at 3.6M in length. I decided to use a jointing cutter I bought last year and as I've never used one before, I found the setting up to be time consuming.

Here it is in action...

With all edges profiled, I glue assembled.

The top turned out very nice but there were a few bumps where a couple of the boards had previously cupped. I flattened these out with a sharp trying plane. I've also made a short video of this procedure but not published it yet - tis on the list of many tings to do... :eusa-whistle:

The photos below were taken before the flattening process - just thought I'd mention it just in case you're thinking, "Eh up Pinch, you're slacking a bit 'ere chap."

I was now ready to form the curvature of the top which will also be the datum line for the hull - front of the bar. I've done this by eye and you can probably see a pencil line from the previous mark up - I tweaked it slightly. But this is now good.

I was trying to find the best solution because the bow will always be dead centre to the stern and wider to what I've done. But, this hull isn't a wide-ass and I can't make it so due to restricted space, so with a few ummms and urrrs, I went with below.

Once cut, the top was secured in to the bench vice and I cleaned up the edge using a smoothing & block plane.

I also formed a nice profile to the lower edge, with a subtle removal of the arris on the upper edge.

With the top now made, I started to make the internals of the bar, using 18mm hardwood ply. This bit is the main part and will have two adjustable shelves each side.

With that made, I marked and cut for where the bar will wrap around the reveals of the bar's actual opening.

The bar is also secured to a few timber bearers as shown, and as my workbench-to-upstairs' ceiling joists is 1M, I've now made the overall height of the bar at 990mm so I can make the complete project on the bench instead of at floor level - so much better for my knee joints.

This element is for the far end where the bar wraps around two reveals.

And now attached to the bar.

Bar side.

Next stage was to start forming the curved plinth. As a guide, I plumbed down from the bar top's outer edge and made a pencil mark on the bearers. I then marked back 110mm and secured the marking stick.

But I wasn't happy with this, so I marked back another 20mm - 130 in total from the bar top's edge. Much happier with this...

With all the bearers marked for cutting, I had to disassemble some of the work to manoeuvre the bar to the edge of the bench so I could freely cut the bearers - bit tight going.

Now these were cut and the bar back in position on the bench, I marked up and made the first length of the curved plinth - from the bow to the bar's door, or thereabouts.

I put in a few kerfs to the inner surface to help ease bending the 18mm ply.

Bow end...

And temporarily clamped in position...

Once this part of the plinth is screw fixed, I shall be moving in to some interesting territory with the door and stern - looking forward to this bit.

Comments welcome.

Report back soon.

Cheers,

 

[Malc2098]

Love it!!

Better than watching 'stenders!!

 

[Mike G]

Nice start, Paul. So the "clinkers" are going to be ply?

 

[Rod]

Watching with interest

Rod

 

[AndyP]

I think you need a bigger workshop, or a lower bench

 

[Pinch]

Love it!!

Better than watching 'stenders!!

Thanks Malc

Leave it out son... Down the apples & pears into the jam jar to sort out the Barnet with a half inched lady godiva. :eusa-whistle:

 

[Pinch]

Nice start, Paul. So the "clinkers" are going to be ply?

Thanks Mike

Yes, the clinker planks will be 12mm ply - more than likely birch. I wanted to use actual spruce, but I'm working to a budget. I have learned while researching, clinker planks in ply for actual boat building isn't uncommon these days, although probably not many clinker boats are made.

 

[Pinch]

Watching with interest

Rod

Thanks Rod

 

[Pinch]

I think you need a bigger workshop, or a lower bench

Yes, I would love a bigger workshop and with a level flat floor! But, higher rents come with bigger premises.

 

[Pinch]

Here's a short video showing the flattening of a wide board using a beautiful old trying plane. I'm putting together some stage WIP videos for promoting purposes on platforms like Facebook, Linkedin etc. I will also upgrade my video camera at some point in the future.

Anyway, thought I'd post it as I mentioned this above in a previous post. Not much too see as you've seen the above photos, but at least there is a bit of actual film of shooting the good old beast across a wide board. You can hear the plane successfully shaving through the bumps as it's designed to do.

[youtube]GKF95FkozO4[/youtube]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GKF95FkozO4

:text-bravo:

 

[Malc2098]

Lovely sound!

 

[Pinch]

Yes, it sure is.

 

[Robert]

Just watched it in full HD on YouTube. Big improvement over your previous videos

Only comment would be to avoid the flashier transition effects like the big flash of yellow. Go for a style for the whole video rather than use one effect/text style after another.

As always following the woodwork is good too....

 

[Pinch]

Just watched it in full HD on YouTube. Big improvement over your previous videos

Only comment would be to avoid the flashier transition effects like the big flash of yellow. Go for a style for the whole video rather than use one effect/text style after another.

As always following the woodwork is good too....

Thanks Robert... yes, I agree with you about the flashy transitions. Mrs P likes them and feels confident most women will too - I'm not yet convinced, but we shall see. I've recently made 22 slideshows promoting past commissioned projects, some are straight forward fade-in fade-out made on the timeline, but I also made some in the 'Slideshow Creator' and clicked on the 'Normal' tab. The programme then chooses which fade, although you can change this once you're in timeline mode. I've also used the 'Highlight', 'Montage' and 'Motion' options and I like them. I suppose I wanted to mix up the transition styles a bit so that all the slideshow aren't just on fade-in fade-out, but it might be the way to go.

I've made my templates for opening and ending each slideshow and I'm happy with them - will hopefully become a signature for each film. I'm starting a 'Boost' promotion on Facebook tomorrow - 1 slideshow for each day running for 7 days, predominantly targeting the south including London - will see what happens.

 

[Jimmy Mack]

First I thought I was getting a free pint... Now there's a vidgeo sans Ruski dancing!

[emoji848]

...though a little bit of magic!... Sensi Pinch vamouses at the end of his planning!

... Crafty Merlin [emoji41]



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[Pinch]

First I thought I was getting a free pint... Now there's a vidgeo sans Ruski dancing!

[emoji848]

...though a little bit of magic!... Sensi Pinch vamouses at the end of his planning!

... Crafty Merlin [emoji41]



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:lol: :lol: Thanks Jim. Indeed, that was rather a swift move from the old trying plane to a thumbs up! Yep, I think Merlin was working his craft there.

I've also just realised, I reckon the yellow flash in this short film must have been sown by good old Capt. Blistering Barnicles - maybe a bit of Derren Brown going on there. :eusa-think:

Aye, next time we're travelling up to Newcastle, I shall buy you that pint chap. bscene-drinkingcheers:

 

[Pinch]

Greetings Chaps,

I've only worked about 20 hours this week so there's not much progress, but there is some.

All the hull frames are now made and fitted with the remainder of the plinth, and it's taking on a very nice shape.

The stern is on the right when looking at the bar customer's side, and this bit is a wrap around the right hand reveal.

You can see the actual top is projecting by about 2mm which is for installation tolerance purposes.

This view, also the stern, shows the finished stern will be off vertical as some normally are.

Here is the plinth running through the bar's door. This is now ready for me to start making the actual door - next task.

Inside the bar.

Here's one of the hull frames made from 18mm hardwood ply. The cut outs are for clamping the clinker planks at a later stage.

And all the frames fitted.

The bow - although not showing its outline shape yet.

The small battens are a guide to establish a combination of nice sweeping curves throughout the hull without any kinky jobbies going on. I'm happy with this at the moment but there is a bit of fine tuning to be done yet. All the frames are also splayed down the front edges in line with the bar's top, although the stern frames are slightly more exaggerated (halfway-point-down) to tuck in the bottom planks a wee bit.

Report back soon with the bar door swinging on its hinges.

Cheers,

 

[Malc2098]

Nice lines.

 

[Pinch]

Nice lines.

Thanks Malc.

 

[Pinch]

Just thought I'd mention... looking over the above photos posted today; it appears the plinth isn't vertical or square from the bench in some places, but this is trick photography because the plinth is spot on square off the bench all the way round.

 

[9fingers]

Just thought I'd mention... looking over the above photos posted today; it appears the plinth isn't vertical or square from the bench in some places, but this is trick photography because the plinth is spot on square off the bench all the way round.

Oh OK. I thought it was all part of the realism and it was meant to look like the boat was at sea! :lol:

Bob

 

[Pinch]

Just thought I'd mention... looking over the above photos posted today; it appears the plinth isn't vertical or square from the bench in some places, but this is trick photography because the plinth is spot on square off the bench all the way round.

Oh OK. I thought it was all part of the realism and it was meant to look like the boat was at sea! :lol:

Bob

:lol: Very good Bob.

 

[Pinch]

It's been a while but report back soon with a little bit of a story.

I wanna tell you a story...

It's all good.

:text-bravo:

 

[Phil]

It's been a while but report back soon with a little bit of a story.

I wanna tell you a story...

It's all good.

:text-bravo:

Yes??????