I need help!

[Pathfinder65]

OMG, I don't know what to say. Those photos paint a terrible picture. I don't have the skills and knowledge to lend advice to other builders. I'm on my third Pavel Nikitin build and have found that his videos are a tremendous help and cotains steps that are not on the paper plans.

So with that in mind, my two cents worth.

One) some of the frames are oriented wrong.
Two) you must have missed the step for forming the frames before trying to mount them, see Pavel's videos #1-#4.
Three) you use way too much glue.
Four) I use vinegar to loosen PVA glue (If that is what you used), and then you can try to redo those frames.
Five) If the frames can't be salvaged, I would contact Denis in Pavel's shop and order a new flat that contains the frame pieces .



Jan

 

[ubjs]

Yes, I think Jans advice is very good.

I should have done all frames, then I should have test fit all without glueing!
Its the same as with plastic-kits, test first, glue when you see everything is ok.

You should not use force in such a jig!

Mark, I looked at your Norwegian Pram and I think you did a good job with it!
Keep in mind that the advantage of a wooden building kit is that everything can be fixed.
In the worst case, you have to buy or make new parts.

 

[RussF]

Don't give up! I agree the pieces out of the box look pretty bad so maybe fight through it, but look at good quality kits for the next go 'round. I found the following photos of the same kit from 3 1/2 years ago posted by a "friend" of the manufacturer and there appears to be a world of difference with the advertised photos and what they are actually selling, if your kit is a typical example.
Allan

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I'm building Nikitin's Oseberg and I have found the lumber quality to be quite good. The sheets with parts have been pre-sanded pretty well, but I still go over them (with all the parts still in place) with 240 then 320 grits on a sanding block with the grain. This gets the faces of the parts to a nice finish, without any cross-grain scratches, and then I only have to clean up the edges.

 

[sleepyfish]

I am not familiar with this kit but are the particle board pieces just jigs and has the builder used the pop out pieces for ribs and not the actual supplied wood rib parts. I have done the bartolome and the wood quality was excellent