Bluenose by Liebre

[Dean62]

Good work Henk! She is coming together very nicely!

 

[Peter Voogt]

Wire on a piece of brass with the thickness of the bolts that I had received from Peter, bent and tightened

and twisted in 2 turns
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Dead eyes of 5 and 4 mm used with Peter's bolts of 0.8 mm
Piece of wire slightly bent and the wire with the deadeye on it bent for the other side
Right above the Deadeye of QY
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Put a bolt through it and tighten the nuts, all this on a black cloth.
Everything made matte black on the irons that are turned on a needle in my vices and the production can be started.
This is very easy

I don't blacken dead eyes, I still have trouble painting beautiful wood.

Regards
Henk
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Step by step and with a lot of practice you made them look very nice, Henk.
Regards, Peter

 

[Henk Liebre]

Thanks, Dean

 

[Henk Liebre]

with a lot of practice

practice makes perfect...

regards

Henk

 

[Daniel20]

Put a bolt through it and tighten the nuts, all this on a black cloth.
Everything made matte black on the irons that are turned on a needle in my vices and the production can be started.
This is very easy

I don't blacken dead eyes, I still have trouble painting beautiful wood.

Regards
Henk
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I like this method Henk.

 

[Henk Liebre]

I like this method Henk.

I watched a lot of Peter's construction, and learned a lot from it.
If you don't want to use the QY blocks, (I found them too big) then you have to come up with an alternative.
To bend the blocks, I first used very thin brass wire, but that turned out to be very difficult to bend.
This wire in my post was perfect for this and is already black or, however, I don't know if this can be found in the US
.

 

[Peter Voogt]

lready black or, however, I don't know if this can be found in the US

2 Roll 0.35 mm Black Florists Wire Floral .. https://amzn.eu/d/iSGD33V

 

[Daniel20]

This wire in my post was perfect for this and is already black or, however, I don't know if this can be found in the US

2 Roll 0.35 mm Black Florists Wire Floral ..

Thanks gentlemen, I do have some 0.5mm and 0.7mm soft black coated beading wire I will experiment with.

 

[Heinrich]

Dear Henk. Those dories, chainplates and deadeyes look very good as does the whole of your Bluenose. I am very happy that you are making such good progress on her - when it is worth doing, it is worth us giving it our best shot. That you are most certainly doing!

 

[Henk Liebre]

Ha Heinrich,
Long time no talk, thanks for the encouragement
I'm curious when you show your report here again so I can give it from the other side
Regards
Henk

 

[Henk Liebre]

Sprockets adapted to the winch machinery, now touching the other sprocket
Chain placed on the windlass, a bit older
Belaying pins painted and added
And finally Dean's anchors placed
Foredeck is ready

 

[Daniel20]

Sprockets adapted to the winch machinery, now touching the other sprocket
Chain placed on the windlass, a bit older
Belaying pins painted and added
And finally Dean's anchors placed
Foredeck is ready
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You have a great adaptation of the wench system, looks more like the real thing in the photos than mine.

 

[Peter Voogt]

Sprockets adapted to the winch machinery, now touching the other sprocket
Chain placed on the windlass, a bit older
Belaying pins painted and added
And finally Dean's anchors placed
Foredeck is ready
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A crowded fore deck with nice detail, Henk. Like the anchors weathered a bit by the sea water. That shows your painting skills again.
Regard, Peter

 

[RDN1954]

It's been quite the journey Henk, but you've really achieved something!

 

[shota70]

Dear Henk
a great adaptation of the wench system, well done

 

[Henk Liebre]

Like the anchors weathered a bit by the sea water

Thanks Peter,
I really enjoyed doing these little details

It's been quite the journey Henk,

The journey is not over yet Johan, I expect a lot of headwind and strong currents at the masts and the rigging

great adaptation of the wench system

Thanks Shota
Looked at the examples from the other builder and at

Windlass

Day 275. When I first started looking at build logs of the Bluenose, long before I purchased the kit, all this machinery up at the front looked intimidating. The windlass was particularly scary. …

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and made some of them

Regards Henk

 

[RDN1954]

The journey is not over yet Johan, I expect a lot of headwind and strong currents at the masts and the rigging

I agree with you there Henk, your journey is not over yet.
But that is also what this hobby is about; the journey. The challenges, the surprises, discovering ones strong points and ones weaknesses.
The spars and the standing- and running rigging present their own challenges and being able to read and interpret a drawning is a necessary capability.
In terms of instructions, you're pretty much left to your own devices; there's preciously little in describing how it's done.
Most important though is, and I think you've already shown that quite clearly, not willing to give up and surrender, but the drive to see your BN completed in her full glory.

 

[Dean62]

Looks very good Henk!

 

[Henk Liebre]

Thanks Dean,
you know it, the photos are deadly
It looks a lot better live, and I'm sticking to that
September 30th I go to the National Maritime Museum in Amsterdam with Peter and Johan
That's where national and international ship model builders meet that day
3x BN in a row in a special environment

 

[Jimsky]

September 30th I go to the National Maritime Museum in Amsterdam with Peter and Johan
That's where national and international ship model builders meet that day
3x BN in a row in a special environment

I am sure you will make lots of photos...and we will be one of those lucky ones to see them here, on SOS! Personally, I love those types of photos, where members are meet and greet, especially in the Museum! YAY!