A Dutch Fluyt in shell first, reconstructing the "Ghost ship" scale 1:36

[Peter Voogt]

Next step is setting out the shape.
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Step by step removing very small amounts of wood toward thecorrect proportions of the head.
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Now working towards the tail.
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The body is already getting its shape.
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Fitting it on the shape of the upper transome.
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Nice that you show the inbetween steps, Maarten. Looks very promising.
Regards, Peter

 

[Maarten]

Flipper starts to looks good.

Luckily you recognize Fllipper and not Lassie

 

[Maarten]

Thx Peter, showing these steps gives you an idea of the amount of work, otherwise only two pictures in three weeks .
Flipper is progressing the last few days.
After this it was time for the other side, same process, setting out the contours.


After the other side was in the same stage I continued on his mouth.




Adding some nostrils


And playing for Paul give him some teeth.


Appearently in the 17th century they thought a dolphin looked like this and had scales I add some scales.


The head is nearly finished except for some finetuning.

 

[shota70]

Maarten, my dear friend
you are doing wonderful carving work, it's looks beautiful Dolphins

 

[Herman]

Great work on the carving.

 

[Steef66]

One of the first things I made where these fish on a ship. Yours looking much better. Great work.

 

[Maarten]

Thx gents,

It is now first cutting the other head before I start cutting the tails. If I don't do it in this order it becomes to fragile and I am afraid I break a tail somewhere down the road.

 

[KMSvideo]

Next step is setting out the shape.
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Step by step removing very small amounts of wood toward thecorrect proportions of the head.
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Now working towards the tail.
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The body is already getting its shape.
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Fitting it on the shape of the upper transome.
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I have to learn this. Beautiful work.

 

[dockattner]

Fantastic Maarten! Though piranha came to mind with those teeth...

 

[Maarten]

I have to learn this. Beautiful work.

Just try, you will be amazed what you can do.

 

[Maarten]

Fantastic Maarten! Though piranha came to mind with those teeth...

Appearently dolphins changed since the 17th century.
All the contemporary pictures are showing these monsters, it was before Charles Darwin .
This one is also nice.

 

[RDN1954]

Appearently dolphins changed since the 17th century.

If those woodworker would be on our forum, they'd declare AL-FI.

 

[RDN1954]

Just try, you will be amazed what you can do.

I think I'll start simple; with a cube or so.