HIGH HOPES, WILD MEN AND THE DEVIL’S JAW - Willem Barentsz Kolderstok 1:50

Pathfinder65 said:
Heinrich, I admire you’re perseverance and dedication to get your WB #2 build just right. I assume that since the first side only took eleven or so hours that the other side will take about the same time. I hope you have enough coffee and cigarettes on hand. Can you post left handed since you might need to let your right arm rest for a couple days :rolleyes::rolleyes:
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Thank you, my dear friend. In hindsight, it was probably not necessary, but it is what it is now, and I have to see it through. This whole process is probably going to take me a week, so my right arm will still get plenty of exercise. As to left-handed posting, I am sure I can manage a few emojis! :D Coffee and smokes, I have enough of, so that is good - and don't forget the Monster Energy drink. The temperature today was 38 degrees Celsius with humidity in the nineties, so the Monster is an important part of the process. :)
 
Heinrich said:
The temperature today was 38 degrees Celsius with humidity in the nineties, so the Monster is an important part of the process.
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OH WOW, that is a tad warm (100F) and muggy. 31C/89F with 70% humidity here. I spent most of the afternoon floating in our pool. I did give a lot of thought to planking my WB but .....
 
Heinrich said:
Thank you, my dear friend. In hindsight, it was probably not necessary, but it is what it is now, and I have to see it through. This whole process is probably going to take me a week, so my right arm will still get plenty of exercise. As to left-handed posting, I am sure I can manage a few emojis! :D Coffee and smokes, I have enough of, so that is good - and don't forget the Monster Energy drink. The temperature today was 38 degrees Celsius with humidity in the nineties, so the Monster is an important part of the process. :)
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Good morning Heinrich- Eish!! Will be worth it tho, time spent now will save you when you plank the hull. Heinrich my friend you are an example of good healthy living- Monster, loads of coffee and having a smoke. ROTF- you must be South African;). Cheers Grant
 
GrantTyler said:
Good morning Heinrich- Eish!! Will be worth it tho, time spent now will save you when you plank the hull. Heinrich my friend you are an example of good healthy living- Monster, loads of coffee and having a smoke. ROTF- you must be South African;). Cheers Grant
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The perfect example of "Do as I say" - not "Do as I do?". ;)
 
Heinrich said:
Dear Peter. It is a big job, but now that I have started it, it needs to be finished. Oh yes, there are millions of vacuum cleaners in China - I just don't have one ;) , just like i don't have a TV.
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:eek::eek:Oh no, no vacuum cleaner. :rolleyes::rolleyes:Hmm, we have the upstairs vacuum, the first floor vacuum, the vacuum in the garage, the shop vacuum and the Dustbuster. :eek:Holy Moly I’m living in a ”VACUUM”. :eek::eek::eek:

Seriously it’s quite the undertaking on your part. A lot of work, but the end result will have great benefits for the next step.
 
Heinrich said:
Dear Peter. It is a big job, but now that I have started it, it needs to be finished. Oh yes, there are millions of vacuum cleaners in China - I just don't have one ;) , just like i don't have a TV.
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Yes, you are quite right Heinrich, if you start it, you have to finish it, i found that out as well by saying as little iron as possible on the Hermione, now i have the consequenses as wel.
But no vacuum and TV?? is this out of principle?? or do you have another reason?
 
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Daniel20 said:
Hi Heinrich, on occasion when our electric power goes down it never fails to amaze me how dependent on it we are. No power tools whatsoever, only manual tools can be used.
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Daniel, I am very lucky - in the five years that I have been in China, I have never experienced a power failure. However, manual tools are all I have and are all I know how to use. I would love a few of the Proxxon machines, but as I said earlier, I wouldn't know how to use them. It reminds me of a story of a famous South African race driver. He had raw talent in abundance but never the sponsorships to put together a really competitive package. One day, we were reminiscing, and I mentioned that I would love to see him just once race in really competitive machinery. His answer was, "I wouldn't know how to drive a car that I didn't build myself." I suppose, in many ways, that is also my story.
 
Pathfinder65 said:
:eek::eek:Oh no, no vacuum cleaner. :rolleyes::rolleyes:Hmm, we have the upstairs vacuum, the first floor vacuum, the vacuum in the garage, the shop vacuum and the Dustbuster. :eek:Holy Moly I’m living in a ”VACUUM”. :eek::eek::eek:

Seriously it’s quite the undertaking on your part. A lot of work, but the end result will have great benefits for the next step.
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It's coming along nicely now.
 
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