HARBOR DREDGE/ KRIS SZKUTNIK

[donfarr]

OK ALL SUPRISE TODAY, PACKAGE THAT WAS LOST HAS ARRIEVED, YOU GUYS ARE FIRST TO KNOW, UNBXING CONTENTS, WILL SHOW TOMORROW, MY PLANS RIGHT NOW ARE TO BUILD BOTH JIGS THEY ARE MASTERPIECES, AND TO BUILD THE SMALL SHIP FIRST TO GET PRACTICE IT IS A COMPLETE MODEL IN ITSELF, STAY TUNED ALL ALONG WITH THIS ONE I WILL CONTINUE THE LE ROCHFORT MODIFICATIONS TO DO THE STERN AS AN X SECTION AS DESCRIBED BEFORE. GOD BLESS STAY SAFE ALL DON

 

[donfarr]

OK HERE ARE SOME PICTURES IN THE BOX, 2 JIGS, FRAME PARTS ALL PEAR BEAUTIES, BEAMS NOTCHED, MY PLANS ARE TO DO THE 2 JIGS FIRS AND START THE SHIPS BOAT TO GET FAMILAR WITH IT. GOD BLESS STAY SAFE ALL DON

 

[Bryian]

That will keep you busy for awhile Don.

 

[Pathfinder65]

That looks like a great project.

Jan

 

[Stargazer]

That looks like a ton of fun and also Don, your photography is getting better too!!

 

[donfarr]

THANKS GUYS, YEA IT SHOULD BE AN ENJOYABLE BUILD, I HAVE THE MONOGRAPH AND PLANS FRENCH VERSION, PROBALLY GOING TO ORDER THE TRANSLATION NOT MUCH MONEY AND CAN NOT HURT. GOD BLESS ALL STAY SAFE DON

 

[donfarr]

HI ALL HAVE NOT BEEN NAPPING MUCH PUTTING TOGETHER THE JIG FOR THE HARBOR DREDGE, KRIS DOES A SUPR, SUPER JOB WITH THE JIGS STORG, IT IS VERY STRONG AND VERY EASY TO PUT TOGETHE FITS GREATLY HIS ARE THE BEST JIGS YET BETTER THEN SOME THAT HAVE COME LATELY WITH EASE OF PUTTING IT TOGETHR, THE BOTTO PART OF JIG IS GLUEDNIN PLACE THE TOP PART BEING DRY FITTED AS I DID WITH THE LE ROCHEFORT I AM NOT GLUING THE SIDE PIECS THIS WAY A PUSH AND I CAN TAKE THE TOP OFF TO WORK ELSEWHERE WHEN NEEDED KRIS IF YOU GET A CHANCE CAN YOU CONFIRM THAT I HAVE THE RIGHT ORIENTATION NOW GOING TO BE DOING THE 2ND JIG THE HARBOR DREDGES BOAT A MODEL IN IT SELF I WILL START THE BOAT FIRST TO GET AN UNDERSTANDING OF HOW THINGS GO TOGETHER BTW KRIS HAVE BEEN MEANING TO ASK YOU FOR A WHILE IS THERE ANY REASON FOR STARTING THE FRAME NUMBERING WITH NO 6. GOD BLESS STAY SAFE ALL DON

 

[SZKUTNIK]

Ahoy!

@Don JIG - Everything is OK. REMEMBER ALL PARTS FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS - numbers 1,2,3,........ etc
Below are assembled ready-made JIGS without glue


FRAME N.6 - All as per instruction. You glue the main and additional elements of the frame together. Look at for the direction of gluing (red arrows) REMEMBER - You must mill edges of side-parts of frames (to keep the shape of the hull). Side part of frames does NOT TOUCH THE JIG. ONLY MAIN PART OF FRAME TOUCH THE JIG

 

[donfarr]

THANKS KRIS GOT IT I THINK GOING TO DO A SAMPLE FRAME SOON TO SEE IF I UNDERSTAND IT ONE OTHER QUESTION OF IMPORTANCE TO ME HOW DO THE FLOORS RUN ON THE JIG NOT UNDERSTANDING THIS QUITE YET IF YOU COULD HELP THERE. GOD BLESS STAY SAFE YOU AND YOURS DON

 

[donfarr]

OK UPDATE,, MAIN JIG DONE, BOTTOM GLUED IN TOP AND 2 SIDES NOT GLUED IN, HAD TO REVERSE PARTS NO 10 &12 TO GET THEM TO FIT DO NOT KNOW WHY WILL GLUE THOSE ON WHEN SURE, STARTING THE SHIPS BOAT (MODEL IN ITSELF) JIG AND WILL DO A SAMPLE FRAME ON BOTH. GOD BLESS STAY SAFE YOU AND YOURS DON

 

[Uwek]

OK THIS IS GOING TO BE THE START OF A BUILDING LOG IT IS A SEMI/ SCRATCH KIT THAT I ORDERED FROM KRIS IN POLAND RIGHT NOW ONE OF A KIND BASED ON ANCRE MONOGRAPH WHEN IT ARRIEVES I WILL POST A REVIEW, IN THE MEAN TIME I WILL POST SOME PRLIMINARY IDEAS FOR OPEN DISCUSSION WITH LESSONS LEARNED FROM LE ROCHEFORT WITCH I AM STILL WORKING ON I REALLYDID NOT TAK AGE AND AGING EFFECT WHEN DOING THE LE ROCHEFORT I JUST CAN NOT SEE WELL ENOUGH ANYMORE TO DO MILLING ACCURATLY DEPTH AND WIDTH ALL OVER THE PLACE, SO HENCE KRIS AND SMI-SCRATCH/KIT AND AS ALWAYS COMENTS CRITISIMS WELCOME. GOD BLESS ALL STAY SAFE DON

Hallo Don my friend, alias @donfarr
we wish you all the BEST and a HAPPY BIRTHDAY
Enjoy your special day

 

[Steef66]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

 

[Pathfinder65]

Happy Birthday

 

[Thomas Marocke]

Hi Don!
Happy Birthday!

 

[Jimsky]

Happy Birthday!

 

[donfarr]

THANKS ALL FOR THE WELL WISHES YEA GOOD DAY, JESUES HAS BEEN GOOD TO ME. GOD BLESS STAY SAFE ALL DON

 

[Norway]

Congratulations DON, regards Knut-

 

[SZKUTNIK]

DON - HAPPY BIRTHDAY - ALL THE BEST

 

[donfarr]

THANKS KNUT AND KRIS. GOD BLESS STAY SAFE YOU AND YOURS DON

 

[donfarr]

OK ALL DRY FITTING THE HARBOR DREDGE BOAT JIG, JUST NEED A CONFIRMATION ON RIGHT TRACK FROM KRIS, THE ONLY REAL QUESTION IS THE BLACK FALSE KEEL DOES NOT GET REPEAT DOES NOT GET GLUED TO JIG BUT THE FLOOR FRAMES GET GLUED TO IT AM I CORRECT. GOD BLESS STAY SAFE YOU AND YOURS DON