Great minds think alike. Actually this came with my kitOkiedokie! That is the same as on the WB.
Just catching up on your build log. Wow, a great bit of information to file in the "How to do it Notebook", especially the "hinge" process, now that I've seen your method I'm going to try that on my Duyfken build.
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Outstanding Ron.
Thank you Grant
Nice balance of wood tones to set off the brass hinges. Rich
Applying the Wales turned out to be far more difficult than I anticipated. Reading in Hans log of his build he stated, "I find this one of the most difficult jobs with every ship I build." When I read that I questioned it. Not anymore. I buggered the lower Wales and have yet to correct them. The picture shows the upper wale with glue drying. When I remove the clamps, I'll see how this one looks. Fingers crossed. 
On the lower one there was no place to add clamps, so I tacked it with CA. BIG mistake as I'm not sure I can remove it without breaking.
On the lower one there was no place to add clamps, so I tacked it with CA. BIG mistake as I'm not sure I can remove it without breaking.
Hi Ron. Hope you are well. Eish(as we say here in SA)....I think Heinrich is going to lecture you re using CA glue- he “rasped” me alreadyApplying the Wales turned out to be far more difficult than I anticipated. Reading in Hans log of his build he stated, "I find this one of the most difficult jobs with every ship I build." When I read that I questioned it. Not anymore. I buggered the lower Wales and have yet to correct them. The picture shows the upper wale with glue drying. When I remove the clamps, I'll see how this one looks. Fingers crossed.
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. I know you will find a way to sort this out. Cheers
Hi Ron. Hope you are well. Eish(as we say here in SA)....I think Heinrich is going to lecture you re using CA glue- he “rasped” me already
Grant,
I haven't been scolded like that since my industrial design teacher threw his chalkboard eraser at me for a comment, he apparently didn't like
For the past 50+ years I've been building RC aircraft and CA was always a part of building. It's not that using CA (Sorry Heinrich for swearing) got me in trouble it is because I used thin rather than thick to tack some of my pieces down as clamping wasn't possible. Of course, the thin wicked to places I did not want it to.
PS, you can tell my age by the reference to chalk board and eraser.
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Hi Ron. It was really not meant as scolding - it was actually more aimed at @GrantTyler Grant (he and I have a banter about CA glue). If it sounded like I was scolding you or criticizing you, I apologize profusely - it was really not the intention. As to the use of CA glue - of course it has its uses. Did you manage to get the wale loose though?
No guessing Ron- promiseGrant,
I haven't been scolded like that since my industrial design teacher threw his chalkboard eraser at me for a comment, he apparently didn't like
For the past 50+ years I've been building RC aircraft and CA was always a part of building. It's not that using CA (Sorry Heinrich for swearing) got me in trouble it is because I used thin rather than thick to tack some of my pieces down as clamping wasn't possible. Of course, the thin wicked to places I did not want it to.
PS, you can tell my age by the reference to chalk board and eraser.
. Yep CA glue... I see a lot of guys use it and I think getting the right make and viscosity is also a learning curve. Being a rookie I do try avoid it as it does seem to end up where I don’t want it...has a mind of it own in my hands.
You can always tell the guy’s who use CA they sit around chewing glue from their fingertips. Not to mention the bits of flesh adhered to their model. You would be amazed at how far thin CA will wick along the grain of the wood especially balsaNo guessing Ron- promise
Hello, Ron. Yes, using CA glues require some knowledge and experience, but I don't recall chewing any glue, especially CA when I learned how to use it! It is real poison if it comes to the mouth. Avoid at any cost chewing it!!!! Unexperienced use of CA may lead to accidental spills and sticking to your skin, it does happen. It could also destroy your plastic model if you touch it with fingers 'in glue'. Not to mention that some CA fumes, can hurt your health, but... (read my answer to Grant below)
Being a rookie, you may want to know, that there are specific cases where using CA is highly desirable, and might be the only solution. For example, when you glue the planks around the bow\Stern area, were using the standard set of clamps is not suitable, here comes a CA gel. You would get drops of CA along the plank, where the rest of the glue is wood glue. In such cases, CA perfectly works as the clamp. You still have some time to adjust the plank in the correct position, though. Don't be afraid to use CA glue. Have you ever seen the movie series by Olga @shipphotographer.com? She uses CA in many occasions.No guessing Ron- promise
Hi Jim and Ron- quick hi-Jack of your log Ron. Thanks both of you re the CA chat. I did not know it came in a gel so much to learn which to use and when. Jim I have seen some of her you tube threads however I will have a look at more. I used it to seal some of my rigging but became to risky as it hardened some of the loops ( not only knot) and didn’t look good. My application thereof I know....Ron thanks for opening this discussion as I did learn something here. Cheers
Grant,
Never a hijack when there is something to be learned.
OBTW, CA on your finger tips inhibits the fingerprint function on electronic devices such as an iPad.
it does wear off and that function returns. Don’t ask how I know 
Sorry for being off-topic, Ron
@GrantTyler Grant, and as a matter of fact, all members reading this wonderful build log by Ron. SOS has a huge library of posts in regards to glues, their properties, and their use. In the upper right corner, we have a search link (button). Yea...it doesn't work as a 'Google' search but...it does work! If you learn how to use it, it will become your very handy tool. Let's say you search for the 'glue' topics. If you put just the word 'glue' it will give you all the topics where the word 'glue' was mentioned. You don't want such results, for sure. You can spend days finding what you may need. But if you narrow your search by typing CA glue, and adding the members, it will search these member posts for CA glue.
In one of my build logs, I discuss all the 'glues' I am using in the hobby. Let's see if you can find it...
I guess we (admins) will need to make a short video tutorial on the search. This is a mostly unused function by our members, unfortunately. What happened, a member will start a new discussion while those most likely exist somewhere and are buried inside someone's build log. Also, a good functionality in our forum - bookmarks, will talk about those later and not in Ron's build log.
Thanks again, Ron!!!
@GrantTyler Grant, and as a matter of fact, all members reading this wonderful build log by Ron. SOS has a huge library of posts in regards to glues, their properties, and their use. In the upper right corner, we have a search link (button). Yea...it doesn't work as a 'Google' search but...it does work! If you learn how to use it, it will become your very handy tool. Let's say you search for the 'glue' topics. If you put just the word 'glue' it will give you all the topics where the word 'glue' was mentioned. You don't want such results, for sure. You can spend days finding what you may need. But if you narrow your search by typing CA glue, and adding the members, it will search these member posts for CA glue.
In one of my build logs, I discuss all the 'glues' I am using in the hobby. Let's see if you can find it...
I guess we (admins) will need to make a short video tutorial on the search. This is a mostly unused function by our members, unfortunately. What happened, a member will start a new discussion while those most likely exist somewhere and are buried inside someone's build log. Also, a good functionality in our forum - bookmarks, will talk about those later and not in Ron's build log.
Thanks again, Ron!!!
Finishing up with the tiny bends. Installed the caps to the rails. What fun!! Have the remaining pieces at the bow to bend then it will be on to the leeboards and rudder. After that it will be final sanding and putting an oil finish on the hull, painting and adding the ornaments then on to the masts and rigging. At this rate it shouldn't take more than six months to finish
Keep looking at the Statenjacht box staring at me.
Cap rails look first class Ron! Congratulations!
Thanks Doc. I’m just anxious to work with something a little larger