Excellent work Heinrich,
I hope the coming week is a large improvement over your last week.
Cheers,
Stephen.
HIGH HOPES, WILD MEN AND THE DEVIL’S JAW - Willem Barentsz Kolderstok 1:50
I hope the coming week is a large improvement over your last week.
Cheers,
Stephen.
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Alvast bedankt, Piet!
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Thank you very much Ron. I am very glad that you like the model, seeing that your gift of Ab's book was the main motivation for the build.
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Thank you so much Paul, but it is only the week that has come to an end. The ship is very far from finished.
As far as the actual woodwork goes, there is a still a ton of work that needs to be done and then there is the rigging! 
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Thank you very much for the kind words and the support, Roger! The saga continues ...
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Thank you, Jan, but she is still very far from finished and that only refers to actual construction. Then there is still the rigging that needs to be completed.
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Thank you, Peter - now it is almost my turn where I can start thinking about furled or full sails.
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Thank you very much Stephen. I hope that your words are prophetic when it comes to the coming week.
You are most welcome Heinrich. I’m just glad you didn’t view the book as the cause of your frustrations.
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Never my friend. The book and the subsequent build have taught me so much - for that I will be forever thankful.You are most welcome Heinrich. I’m just glad you didn’t view the book as the cause of your frustrations.
Good morning Heinrich. Dark picture or not….she looks stunning. Cheers Grant
Good morning Heinrich. After reading all the comments here the jury has certainly voted in favour of your oak WB. Those redo’s and hours of “pulling your hair out” has paid massive dividends. Stand back and enjoy ! Cheers Grant
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Thank you very much my friend. I really appreciate the kind words. The oak displays very well, but boy oh boy, it isn't an easy wood to work with!
Ah, I misread. The galleon is done but not the Galleon... I wasn't up to speed on the build goals. I'll just sit quietly and wait...Thank you so much Paul, but it is only the week that has come to an end. The ship is very far from finished.
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My friend - please don't watch quietly. I need your input and advice all the way.
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wonderful work my friend, the ship looks awesome
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Thank you very much my dear friend. It is good to see you back after your holiday!wonderful work my friend, the ship looks awesome בסדר
Absolutely. Superb
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Thank you so much, Robert! Your kind words are much appreciated!
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Dear Friends
I have decided that for now, the attention has to be divided between:
1. The top railings of the bulwarks between the two canopies,
2. Placing the stanchions towards the stern and
3. Finishing off the stern section of the ship. (At the moment, the stern is still open and unfinished.)
The yellow lines indicate where the top railings will go between the two canopies.
2. Placing the stanchions towards the stern and
3. Finishing off the stern section of the ship.
The stern still needs to be closed up and finished in anticipation of the rear canopy window/small door and the Amsterdam Coat of Arms.
Top Railing for Bulwarks:
After soaking an oversized (over-length) 1.5mm x 6mm oak plank in hot water for about an hour, the plank was laid over the full-sized plans and secured with my heavy clamps in the correct curvature. That will be left in the clamps until tomorrow night to see if the oak plank maintains its shape. There is no way to tell beforehand if this will be successful, so this is a case of a trial and error.
The soaked in hot water oak plank has been clamped in position on the full-sized plans according to the required curvature.
As you can see on the above picture, I have started placing the stanchions on the port side of the rear bulwarks – a laborious and slow task. They will also be left until tomorrow night allowing the glue to dry properly before they are cut to the correct size. In some cases, the gluing surface of the 2mm x 3mm walnut stanchions is only about 3mm so whether they will survive the sawing and filing-to-size exercise, remains to be seen. These stanchions are important as they will receive the ezelshoofden (cleats) which will be installed once the rear bulwarks and stern sections have been completed.
I know that this does not look like any progress is taking place, but this is now a case of attending to the devil by means of the details. At least I had the chance of doing something on the ship tonight which is, in itself, a rarity these days.
I have also started looking at a possible future build and have – very tentatively – made a decision based on a multitude of "ifs", "buts" and "maybe's". Luckily it is a project which still needs to be developed by the kit manufacturer, so I have plenty of time to see how things pan out.
I have decided that for now, the attention has to be divided between:
1. The top railings of the bulwarks between the two canopies,
2. Placing the stanchions towards the stern and
3. Finishing off the stern section of the ship. (At the moment, the stern is still open and unfinished.)
The yellow lines indicate where the top railings will go between the two canopies.
2. Placing the stanchions towards the stern and
3. Finishing off the stern section of the ship.
The stern still needs to be closed up and finished in anticipation of the rear canopy window/small door and the Amsterdam Coat of Arms.
Top Railing for Bulwarks:
After soaking an oversized (over-length) 1.5mm x 6mm oak plank in hot water for about an hour, the plank was laid over the full-sized plans and secured with my heavy clamps in the correct curvature. That will be left in the clamps until tomorrow night to see if the oak plank maintains its shape. There is no way to tell beforehand if this will be successful, so this is a case of a trial and error.
The soaked in hot water oak plank has been clamped in position on the full-sized plans according to the required curvature.
As you can see on the above picture, I have started placing the stanchions on the port side of the rear bulwarks – a laborious and slow task. They will also be left until tomorrow night allowing the glue to dry properly before they are cut to the correct size. In some cases, the gluing surface of the 2mm x 3mm walnut stanchions is only about 3mm so whether they will survive the sawing and filing-to-size exercise, remains to be seen. These stanchions are important as they will receive the ezelshoofden (cleats) which will be installed once the rear bulwarks and stern sections have been completed.
I know that this does not look like any progress is taking place, but this is now a case of attending to the devil by means of the details. At least I had the chance of doing something on the ship tonight which is, in itself, a rarity these days.
I have also started looking at a possible future build and have – very tentatively – made a decision based on a multitude of "ifs", "buts" and "maybe's". Luckily it is a project which still needs to be developed by the kit manufacturer, so I have plenty of time to see how things pan out.