All my floors are tiled or wooden, Peter - no carpets; so ordinarily, a vacuum cleaner is not really necessary. There are only two English channels on Chinese TV, unless of course I subscribe to international networks. I have just never felt the need to do that.
When my power goes out it’s time for a nap.
I understand completely Heinrich, and what you don't have, you don't mis.
Ron, that is something that I very seldom do and right now, I would dream of sandpaper or something.
She is looking great sofar Heinrich, and nice progress on the sanding
Exactly, my friend. For me to spend a lot of money on power tools or appliances, only to leave it behind, just does not make sense.
Thank you, my friend. The starboard side really looks good, and I am happy with the lines. Now I just have to do the same on Port Side. When everything is done, the hull will get a complete sanding with 240-grit sandpaper, and I will finish off with 360-grit. Friday is still the goal!
Off Topic chuckle. We had a generator installed years ago (1999) because the constant power fluctuations back then. When the Electrician was laying out the circuits he asked the Admiral what were the most important circuits that should be wired to the generator panel. There were three that she noted as very important, #1) the well pump (water), #2) the furnace (hot water) and #3) the outlet in the Master Bath (Hairdryer). The generator got a good break-in run a week later running continuously for 107 hours due to massive Rain/Ice storm that coated tree limbs across the state with up to two inches of ice.
Boy, you're a man with way too much spare time on his his hand.Hello Everyone.
After 5 meters of Paulownia went into the little ship this is what she looks like tonight. I have yet to do the stern and the bow, but I will first sand the rest of the hull and then box those sections last when I have a clear line of the hull shape.
Viewed from above there aren't too many tell-tale signs of what is going on beneath the waterline.
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But flipped over - you can see the full effect.
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Somewhere in there, there is a beautiful woman waiting to be unleashed!
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For their expedition ships, Dutch shipwrights of the sixteenth century, favored a relatively squared hull.
Good, question, as always, Johan - I will attempt to answer you.
Love it Jan, of course the hairdryer needed to be included in the list of three essentials!
Ha Heinrich,Good, question, as always, Johan - I will attempt to answer you.
1. Strictly speaking, I can build the hull without any FILLER blocks - as I have done with my previous build where fillers were only used for Bulkheads #1-3. It is thus well within my ability. BUT - I planked that with walnut and this will be with oak. I have never worked with oak before - I do not know how it bends, how it holds its shape and what percentage of spring back it has once all forms of clamps/pins and the like are removed. Instead of only giving myself the gluing area afforded by the bulkheads, I have chosen to go for planks that I can glue and secure along the entire length of the hull.
2. You mentioned "curvaceous". If you look at this picture below, you will see that the hull follows an acute curve from Bulkheads #1- 8. It is only after the planking wraps around Bulkhead #8, that it follows a relatively straight line to the stern. if I have filled between the first b bulkheads, I may as well include numbers #9 and 10.
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3. All possibilities of indentations, kinks or dips in the planking are completely eliminated. Remember, I do not have the luxury of a double-planked hull - I get one shot and that is that.
4. It adds an enormous amount of rigidity to the whole model and also makes the upper ends of the bulkheads (from where they extend above the deck upwards) much more solid. This also means greater accuracy when planking above deck level.
5. This is basically similar to the authentic, bread-and-butter style building, pioneered by some very famous and yet to be emulated old-school Russian builders. I have always wanted to try this method (I regularly advise others to follow this method) and regarded it as personal challenge to incorporate on this model.
6. I have a two months' summer break now, so I do have some time (you are right, probably too much) on my hands.
No problem my friend. During the holiday period, I have no face-to-face communication with anyone - except for the times the Admiral visit. My days, and sleepless nights (as was the case tonight) are spent in my own company. To keep sane, I might just as well be doing something.
Thank you for asking the question Johan and thank you for the excellent explanation Heinrich.
as I am pretty sure the answer would have been somewhere back in this log that I probably missed.
It's an absolute pleasure my friend, but please don't be afraid to ask. The little I know, I share gladly.Thank you for asking the question Johan and thank you for the excellent explanation Heinrich.
I was wondering this myself but was too scared to ask
No time for TV when we build ships - right.Dear Peter. It is a big job, but now that I have started it, it needs to be finished. Oh yes, there are millions of vacuum cleaners in China - I just don't have one, just like i don't have a TV.
Ah Daniel... on occasion...now I know why I have no power tools- e.g yesterday the power here was out 430-630am, 12-2pm and 10-12pm.
. I think I now know why Heinrich doesn’t use power tools- he had his ship building apprenticeship here in SA. Cheers Grant
I would be sleeping half the day
Good morning Heinrich- what is your ETA with your sanding...I’m biting my nails in anticipation to see the first oak plank go on.
...sorry no pressure.Cheers Grant