I’ve been intrigued with the idea of planing ribs level but hadn’t gotten around to making the special plane needed for this. This plane needs to be longer than a regular bench plane and equipped with a narrow blade that can be extended farther out. If successful it would be more efficient than the safeContinue reading “#66 A Plane for Leveling Ribs”
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#16 Leveling the Ribs
The wooden structure of the mould is complete; now the tops of the ribs are scraped level in preparation for sewing down the wire facing. Please refer to Post #66, “A Plane for Leveling Ribs” for another, possibly better way to do this. I like to pre-load the mould with weights before leveling the ribs.Continue reading “#16 Leveling the Ribs”
#9 Finishing the Ribs
The ribs have been shaped, cut to length and have had pegs formed on their ends. Now each must be drilled for a brace rod and then for sewing holes. The brace rod keeps the ribs lined up and helps them work together for added strength. A row of very small evenly spaced sewing holesContinue reading “#9 Finishing the Ribs”
#7 Shaping the Rib Pegs
Paper Mould ribs connect with the outer frame by means of small pegs formed on their ends. These rest in holes bored into the frame at regular intervals. The ribs on the left have finished pegs; on the right they are only partly completed. The tool in the middle is used to machine the twelveContinue reading “#7 Shaping the Rib Pegs”
#4 Shaping Rib Stock
The wood that has been seasoned for making ribs now needs to be straightened and shaped to a distinctive tear drop shape. This is narrow at the top so as not to obstruct the flow of water while forming sheets yet wide enough at the bottom to form pegs at the ends. These rest inContinue reading “#4 Shaping Rib Stock”
