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BALDER, Vlaardingen Herring Lugger from 1912, scratch build scale 1:50 Plate-On-Frame

dockattner said:
It's always the new guy who has to crawl around on the deck...
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Peter Voogt said:
Yes, Paul. But a clever one .. took a blanket out the forecastle to put under my old knees …..:) An old ‘trick’ from years ago when I was ‘dressing’ the windmill stones in the windmill that I operated.
I will look if I can find a pictures of that. Not many has the feeling for that old fashion ‘hammer’ work. It’s called ‘billen’. Yes, like on your back above your legs …….;)
Regards, Peter
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I found it, Paul: me on the millstone.
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I have found a nice movie how it works: --> Dressing a Windmill stone <-- Using a special pointed, flattened hammer, you deepen the grooves in the stone. The lamp positioned low in front of you ensures that you can clearly see the shape of the cutouts. These cutouts have a specific curved shape to guide the grain through the stones and to grind the kernels into whole wheat flour in a single pass.
When you were dressing the stones, it took always visitors into the windmill. Because the sound of the hammering carried quite far.
Daniel20 said:
Just looking at you bent over makes my old back hurt, but I know the end result will be worth it.
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As you can see on the picture of me on the mill stone, you can see that I am resting with my elbows on my upper legs. So, no force on the back. Learned from a old miller and now still in use on the deck of the Balder.
Regards, Peter
 
dockattner said:
How wonderful! And now a lost art?
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No, millers are still being trained. In the Netherlands, we have the 'Ambachtelijk Korenmolenaars Gilde' / 'Artisanal Grain Millers Guild'. They also provide training, including sharpening millstones. You must be able to do that before you can be a full member of this Guild. I completed that training as well, so I am a qualified and certified miller. But until 2004 I am off the windmills .....;)
But sometimes they asked me to help when there is a stone to dress.:)
Regards, Peter
 
After the necessary measuring, the base for the 2 paper molds for the Mainsail and Jib where made and hung in the model for a check:
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The intention is to make them in their entirety, according to the original: insert top left.
Afterwards, they will be stored according to the example in the old photo below.
Regards, Peter
 
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AnobiumPunctatum said:
You photoshop skill are unbelievable. It's allows fantastic how you convert fotos of the original ship to pictures of the model.
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GrantTyler said:
This is a true story.......
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What can I write without embarrassing Christian and you, Grant ........:rolleyes: before you know it, this will be taken as truth by someone with an AI search ........Sick
Regards, Peter
 
archjofo said:
@Peter Voogt
Hello Peter,
The model is simply beautiful. It doesn't have to be a 120-gun ship—no, these small ships really touch my heart,
especially when they are crafted so masterfully.
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Thanks for this compliment, Johann. The compactness within a limited number of meters, which must be primarily functional, nevertheless makes it complex in a certain way.
Regards, Peter
 
Love the incredible "art" involved in dressing a stone to grind grain into flour!! What a talent, to grind stone into scientific curves and groves with precision and accuracy.

Glad they even figured a way to save your back from the stress of the job!
 
BradNSW said:
Love the incredible "art" involved in dressing a stone to grind grain into flour!! What a talent, to grind stone into scientific curves and groves with precision and accuracy.

Glad they even figured a way to save your back from the stress of the job!
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Thanks for this post, Brad. I am happy and also (a little) proud that I can keep this old craft alive and pass it on to a new/younger generation.
Regards, Peter
 
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