Willem Barentsz by Kolderstok AD 1596

This mornings weather update.


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Including last night we have over 3 inches of rain so far. Last weekends 11 plus inches of snow is now history, there are small amounts left here and there in the yard.

Jan
 
A milestone.

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The hull is finish sanded and ready for the first coat of Danish oil. All the pin rails are done, the windlass is done, the knightheads are done, the rudder is shaped and the 28 triangle deadeyes are done. I'm really excited to get the first coat of oil done. Unfortunately the 3 foot high Tsunami event caused several weeks of extra work, the repairs came out well. I'm looking forward to adding all the little bits and pieces to finish the hull build.

Jan
 
Pathfinder65 said:
A milestone.

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The hull is finish sanded and ready for the first coat of Danish oil. All the pin rails are done, the windlass is done, the knightheads are done, the rudder is shaped and the 28 triangle deadeyes are done. I'm really excited to get the first coat of oil done. Unfortunately the 3 foot high Tsunami event caused several weeks of extra work, the repairs came out well. I'm looking forward to adding all the little bits and pieces to finish the hull build.

Jan
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Wonderful Jan! She surely is a beautiful little ship! Now for all the finishing details!
 
Pathfinder65 said:
But I have another question for you. The rudder hinges

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How does one work with the brass, ie. bending and drilling the nail holes.

Jan
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First start with annealing the brass strip. Heat it up until it is dark red glowing and let it cool down. Otherwise it will snap immediately when you try to bend it. After bending it in the correct shape, mark the holes with a little center point so your drill tip will not “walk” away when drilling. Drill the holes (by hand, or with a small electric drilling tool). You can use a scrap piece of 8 mm walnut to shape the brass in the right width. Eventually you can anneal it more times.
 
Kolderstok said:
First start with annealing the brass strip. Heat it up until it is dark red glowing and let it cool down. Otherwise it will snap immediately when you try to bend it. After bending it in the correct shape, mark the holes with a little center point so your drill tip will not “walk” away when drilling. Drill the holes (by hand, or with a small electric drilling tool). You can use a scrap piece of 8 mm walnut to shape the brass in the right width. Eventually you can anneal it more times.
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Now that sounds interesting. I haven’t done anything like that. A new skill to learn.

Jan
 
pingu57 said:
Your "Little Ship "is looking great Jan, i wish you a lot of fun with the masts and rigging
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I’m looking forward to starting the rigging. I think I will have many many questions. The only rigging I have done was on my first build the Constructo Enterprise.

Jan
 
Pathfinder65 said:
A milestone.

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The hull is finish sanded and ready for the first coat of Danish oil. All the pin rails are done, the windlass is done, the knightheads are done, the rudder is shaped and the 28 triangle deadeyes are done. I'm really excited to get the first coat of oil done. Unfortunately the 3 foot high Tsunami event caused several weeks of extra work, the repairs came out well. I'm looking forward to adding all the little bits and pieces to finish the hull build.

Jan
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Good afternoon Jan. Magic! Cheers Grant
 
Pathfinder65 said:
A milestone.

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The hull is finish sanded and ready for the first coat of Danish oil. All the pin rails are done, the windlass is done, the knightheads are done, the rudder is shaped and the 28 triangle deadeyes are done. I'm really excited to get the first coat of oil done. Unfortunately the 3 foot high Tsunami event caused several weeks of extra work, the repairs came out well. I'm looking forward to adding all the little bits and pieces to finish the hull build.

Jan
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Congratulations with this milestone, Jan.
You had to overcome some hurdles, but the result is there.
Regards, Peter
 
Wow, thanks guys for the encouraging words. I almost gave up on the build after seeing the little hull in such sorry shape.

More shipyard time tomorrow. Another monster storm rolling in later tonight. No snow forecast for our area but we will be subjected to a lot of rain accompanied by high winds.

Jan
 
Pathfinder65 said:
I need to to do a little more finish work the stern but had to take time out and post this picture.

"THE DOOR"

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If I remember right this petite door caused quite a bit of discussion on @Heinrich's Willem Barentsz log.

Jan
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Good afternoon Jan. You are absolutely correct. Many a discussion was had regarding the uses of this door with Heinrich….. :D .Looking good BTW. Cheers Grant
 
rtibbs said:
P.S. How’s your weather today?
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The weather update.
Last Saturdays storm result was 3 inches of rain along the coast, a lot of damage to the local shorelines because of higher than average tides and 30-50 mph winds. The last three tide cycles have resulted in flooding of most of the low lying coastal roads and a lot of property damage. This afternoon we had a monster snow squall with high winds and tomorrow nights forecast is for a minor Nor'Eastsr. Four plus inches of snow for the coast. So it's been a storm every two to three days for the last week and a half.

I bet you really miss this stuff. Right???

Jan
 
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