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

Sixteenth and Seventeenth Century Dutch ships were - as far as I know - almost exclusively built from oak. The characteristics of the wood were clearly suitable for this purpose while I would imagine that availability and cost also played major roles.
 
Excellent work on your little ship Heinrich, very nice foto's you found, and again a beautiful book you got there my friend.
You must be reasenable complete in your Willem Barents documentation right now:):)
 
Heinrich said:
Absolutely Grant. I have the original; also in Old Dutch but this work is unique as it is also a critique and contains portions of Willem Barentsz's log book. Fascinating!
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Maybe we can get you to do a book review and post for your two presents.

Something to do when you don't have time to work with the model in the ship yard.

Seems there is always a need for administrative stuff to have to get done.
 
Kurt Konrath said:
Maybe we can get you to do a book review and post for your two presents.

Something to do when you don't have time to work with the model in the ship yard.

Seems there is always a need for administrative stuff to have to get done.
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Hi Kurt. I have already done a book review of the book Het Schip van Willem Barentsz.

THE SHIP OF WILLEM BARENTSZ -A hypothetical reconstruction of a late sixteenth-century yacht.Ab Hoving Cor Emke Peter Sigmond and Gerald de Weerdt

Hello Dear Friends Some time ago, @rtibbs Ron asked me for my postal address. Tonight, when the Admiral returned home after work, she handed me a parcel that came from the Netherlands. I am always super-excited when I receive something from the Netherlands, but this time it was different as I...
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To do a review of the Van De Veer diary / journal is a mammoth task as just reading that is extremely difficult. I can do it and will do it, but it will take a long time. Have a look and you will understand.

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The text is not some or other modern iteration of history, but the real McCoy.
 
pingu57 said:
Excellent work on your little ship Heinrich, very nice foto's you found, and again a beautiful book you got there my friend.
You must be reasenable complete in your Willem Barents documentation right now:):)
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Thank you so much my dear friend. I do have a lot of documentation Peter, but I cannot help but think, there is a still a lot to come. :)
 
Heinrich said:
Hi Kurt. I have already done a book review of the book Het Schip van Willem Barentsz.

THE SHIP OF WILLEM BARENTSZ -A hypothetical reconstruction of a late sixteenth-century yacht.Ab Hoving Cor Emke Peter Sigmond and Gerald de Weerdt

Hello Dear Friends Some time ago, @rtibbs Ron asked me for my postal address. Tonight, when the Admiral returned home after work, she handed me a parcel that came from the Netherlands. I am always super-excited when I receive something from the Netherlands, but this time it was different as I...
shipsofscale.com

To do a review of the Van De Veer diary / journal is a mammoth task as just reading that is extremely difficult. I can do it and will do it, but it will take a long time. Have a look and you will understand.

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The text is not some or other modern iteration of history, but the real McCoy.
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Well if you pardon the pun "it's all Greek to me" :eek: hope you have a good time working thru the text, at least you have a better understanding of the language then I would ever have.:) Being in old original spelling of language, I am sure even Google Translate will have a tough time.

I think maybe on page 41 show I can cypher Den 17 to be December 17th. o_O
 
Heinrich said:
This weekend there was a debate as to the fact that the replica of the Willem Barentsz was/is being constructed with much narrower hull planks than what is used in the kit. The kit uses 6mm wide planks which equate to a real-life (1:1 scale) width of 30 cm, whilst the replica uses much narrower planks. @Kolderstok Hans explained that availability of the wide planks is severely limited as those would be produced by very old trees which are more likely than not, now being protected.

So, I thought it might actually be interesting to know a little more about the wood used in the reconstruction of the replica.

Achterhoeks Oak used for the construction of the replica ship, Willem Barentsz

DOETINCHEM: It is significant that the wood used used in the reconstruction of the expedition ship, Willem Barentsz, is oak from the forestries of Slangenburg in Doetinchem. The original ship was also constructed from oak from the same area; therefore the Willem Barentsz Foundation was extremely pleased to hear that the wood would be donated free of charge to the WB Foundation courtesy of the Agterhoeks State Forest.

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Build master, Gerald de Weerdt next to the oak donated by the Department of State Forestries.

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The wood was moved with horse and cart to the waiting trucks.

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The wood selected for the keel of the Willem Barentsz.

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The keel being processed.
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Just go to love Heinrich post. I’m with Daniel- it is mind blowing what those shipwrights achieved. Cheers
 
Heinrich said:
Sixteenth and Seventeenth Century Dutch ships were - as far as I know - almost exclusively built from oak. The characteristics of the wood were clearly suitable for this purpose while I would imagine that availability and cost also played major roles.
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Oak for the ship itself, and pine for the decks and masts. The Dutch had very good trade relations with the scandinavion countries, Germany, and Russia for wood. Most of the oak came from the inlands of Europe and was transported via the big rivers like the Rine. The pine came from Scandinavia and was transported via fluitschepen aka as "houthalers" (wood carriers). They new quite well which wood was best suited for which purpose.

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Thank you very much for this information Hans. If I remember correctly, the oak was not suitable for deck planking because it would be too slippery when wet ... or something to that effect.

In any case ... now it is my turn to thank @Kolderstok Hans. The Admiral phoned me to say that she has received a parcel and seeing that I will only see her on Saturday evening, she sent me some photographs in the meantime.

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Some time ago you might remember that I posted an extract from the book on the adventures of "Willem Barentsz the Second". Hans was so kind to buy the book for me and send it to me as a gift. :) With the book on the Willem Barentsz ship that @rtibbsRon sent me, the Bluenose Commemorative coins courtesy of @PT-2 Rich, the valuable historical documents from @Frank48 and now Hans's gift, I really feel like I can say" "my cup runneth over". Thank you so much, Hans - the gift is highly appreciated and once I receive it, it will get a place of honor in the Willem Barentsz collection.
 
Heinrich said:
And then there is a second thing that I want to get off my heart ...

@PT-2 RICH

Has anyone had any contact lately with Rich? He no longer responds to any posts on the forum and it has also been some time since he has posted updates on the Kyrenia. I have sent him a PM, but so far, no reply...
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Yeah, I noticed that as well...
 
Heinrich said:
And with the closing up the front wall, the latest research material ahs also arrived courtesy of @Frank48 . Thank you Frank!

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For the finishing of the canopy, the 240 grit sandpaper will be replaced by the 360 grit to bring the canopy's texture in line with the rest of the model.

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A very nice looking fwd canopy, although I'm not wholeheartedly convinced about the orientation of the canopy's sidewall. My view is that the sidewall would follow the slight inward curvature of the hull. Say AL-FI. ;)
 
RDN1954 said:
A very nice looking fwd canopy, although I'm not wholeheartedly convinced about the orientation of the canopy's sidewall. My view is that the sidewall would follow the slight inward curvature of the hull. Say AL-FI. ;)
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Thank you Johan. In my honest opinion, it does follow the inwards curvature of the hull. Here are a further two examples.

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You will notice so many different interpretations of the same thing - not two are alike. Also notice that on these models both the front and rear canopies are left completely open whilst on my model and the Koos Weestra one, the rear canopy is closed with doors.

Soon to follow will be a huge debate as to the correct position of the winch and whether the two lifeboats were stored on deck or towed behind the ship. The lifeboats' storage is vital as that would determine the position of the winch. Who is right? Who knows?
 
Heinrich said:
Thank you Johan. In my honest opinion, it does follow the inwards curvature of the hull. Here are a further two examples.

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You will notice so many different interpretations of the same thing - not two are alike. Also notice that on these models both the front and rear canopies are left completely open whilst on my model and the Koos Weestra one, the rear canopy is closed with doors.

Soon to follow will be a huge debate as to the correct position of the winch and whether the two lifeboats were stored on deck or towed behind the ship. The lifeboats' storage is vital as that would determine the position of the winch. Who is right? Who knows?
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Well, like I wrote, Heinrich, if I were to ever dare build the WB/WS, I would opt for following the curvature of the hull. That being said, I can't fault any builder approaching this feature differently, who is right, who knows... The WB/WS still is a lovely model.
 
Dear Friends

It has been a week since my last build update and I have now entered one of those stages where you do a lot of work, but have little to show for it. On the agenda was placing the top railings on the deck portion between the rear and front canopies. All good and well, but before that can happen, that part of the wale needs to be finished off properly so that it can receive the top rails. That meant another inner planking layer, putting the stanchions in place and then making sure that the wales and the top of the stanchions are perfectly level.

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Here the black arrow indicates the final layer of inner planking on the Port Side that has been glued to the inside of the bulwarks - clamped and in the process of waiting for the glue to dry. The yellow arrow points to the stanchions which have already been glued to the inside of the bulwarks on the Starboard Side. The gap which is indicated by the red arrow provides the space needed for the saw blade to fit into. That of course meant that after all the stanchions had been sawn off, I had a final one to place, glue, and saw to the correct height. In each case, the stanchions were pre-drilled at the bottom to receive a brass pin which was inserted in another pre-drilled hole in the deck. Laborious and time consuming.

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Here all stanchions had been sawn to their correct length and filed and sanded flush with the top of the bulwarks. Now I had a perfectly level surface on which the top railing can be fitted. That, however, still needs to be done.

From here on I am taking things slowly, both by own choice and by necessity. Own choice, because I believe rushing the finishing parts on a model, can undo all the work that has come before and by necessity because since yesterday afternoon we are in Covid - Lockdown! Again ... That means online teaching and a ton of class preparation - much more so than offline teaching in a classroom. There are rumors that it will only be until Wednesday next week, but who knows ...

I hope to have some updates before the end of the weekend, but only time will tell. Until next time, take care.
 
Daniel20 said:
Hello Heinrich, the forward canopy came out really well. That is one very stout looking model, combined with its fine lines and beautiful wood makes it a real pearl to enjoy looking at.
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Dear Daniel. Thank you for those words - I can only echo what you have said. In my humble opinion, the canopy did come out very well and it is clear in that picture that the side walls clearly follow the inner curvature of the wales. As to her being "stout" - absolutely! She is as solid as a rock!
 
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