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Technical, Techniques, Hints, and Tips => Wood Care: => Topic started by: spike on October 14, 2013, 07:26:36 pm

Title: info please
Post by: spike on October 14, 2013, 07:26:36 pm
can someone tell me what you put inbetween decking the black stuff please and were to get it from
Title: Re: info please
Post by: Howard on October 14, 2013, 08:31:29 pm
I think your on about corking which is a form of pitch often after a a tared string had been hammerd in between the planks with the boiling hot pitch poured on top if am right.
                             Regards Howard. 
Title: Re: info please
Post by: Howard on October 14, 2013, 08:35:18 pm
 sorry misread your thread, some use black paper and some black elecy,s tape some just draw it on with a pencil.
                            Regards Howard.
Title: Re: info please
Post by: John W E on October 14, 2013, 08:43:23 pm
Hi Sike
this may help you understand the process
http://www.modelboatmayhem.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,33734.msg361505.html#msg361505 (http://www.modelboatmayhem.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,33734.msg361505.html#msg361505)
aye
john
Title: Re: info please
Post by: dreadnought72 on October 14, 2013, 09:23:09 pm
Or you could pop back into the mists of time and see it done with wood planks, PVA and thread ...

http://www.thefreckledfish.com/dreadnought/decking5.html (http://www.thefreckledfish.com/dreadnought/decking5.html)

...which ship should be restarting next year, once Racundra's afloat.

Andy
Title: Re: info please
Post by: Peter Fitness on October 14, 2013, 10:47:00 pm
I have found that a black felt pen carefully applied to the edges of each plank before laying gives a very realistic effect. However, on some timber, the ink soaks too far into the plank, testing beforehand is definitely recommended.


Peter.
Title: Re: info please
Post by: dougal99 on October 15, 2013, 04:26:12 pm
I have found that a black felt pen carefully applied to the edges of each plank before laying gives a very realistic effect. However, on some timber, the ink soaks too far into the plank, testing beforehand is definitely recommended.


Peter.


This also works with a soft lead pencil which is less likely to soak into the grain.


I have always (well 2 or 3 times) used black cartridge paper.