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VOC ship The Prins Willem (scale 1:75) Year 1651

dockattner said:
Mistakes I made that might be helpful:

I tried to sew the hem but it was so out of scale (size of the stitches as well as the width of the fold necessary for sewing) that I ended up gluing it with a speciality fabric glue rather than stitching it. It remained very flexible but not as flexible as the fabric itself.
I also didn't like the look of the 'stitched on' bolt rope so I glued that on as well. Same comment as above.
I used my baked polyester ropes for the bolt rope. Perhaps you have noticed that baked poly ropes get a little stiff compared to unbaked ropes. While this allows them to 'hang' very smoothly when used as a rigged line this additional stiffness did not help on the sails. I would try either unbaked poly or cotton bolt ropes.
I rather like the Navara Fine Lawn but it too is ultimately too thick.

I hope these notes are helpful...
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They are. Poly rope and baked is in my experience flexible then unbaked. But maybe that is about how you bake and how you make your rope. 3 strands or 4 strands is a difference, how much weight on the rope and how tight you turn. Thanks for sharing your experience. On my Spanish Galleon I glued the sails too.
 
dockattner said:
Maybe what I mean is that the baked rope likes to stay straight (not take sharp bends) compared to unbaked rope. Does everyone have a different result than me? I wonder why???
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How long and at what temparature do you bake? Because I also have rope like Dubs
 
dockattner said:
Maybe what I mean is that the baked rope likes to stay straight (not take sharp bends) compared to unbaked rope. Does everyone have a different result than me? I wonder why???
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It's the absolute opposite for me ... mmmm.

dockattner said:
thinner ropes at 300 F for four minutes - thicker ropes at 350 F for five minutes
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5 minutes at 170 degree Celsius for me here.

Dirk
 
175⁰C and 5 minutes for me. With serafil 120/2
When turning rope I wait till the strands are 10% shorter before I start to turn the rope.
Paul maybe you should use degrees Celcius instead of Fahrenheit :)
 
Steef66 said:
175⁰C and 5 minutes for me. With serafil 120/2
When turning rope I wait till the strands are 10% shorter before I start to turn the rope.
Paul maybe you should use degrees Celcius instead of Fahrenheit :)
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My oven only works in Fahrenheit ROTF...

Maybe I should stop making ropes! (Actually, I already decided that one...)
 
First test making the lines in the sail. I didn't do it on the sewing machine because this gives some tension and the sailcloth will not bent like it should be. I did it with a small needle, magnifier and some nice music in my earplugs. After some practise and finding my way I get faster and better. The first line took me half a hour. the last one less then 5 minutes and almost perfect in line.
I did not sew the yarn in but threaded it in. See picture below to see how the cloth bends and how the thread is threaded in.

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A good magnifier is necessary, because you want to keep the yarn in the weaving line of the cloth. In the beginning I made some mistakes.
When you choose, like I, for a double line the mistake will be visible. But this is a test and also practise. I will complete this spritsail. And then I will focus on the hem and bolt rope. I think I'm gonna threaded them to, not sew. I don't want tension that interfere the bending of the cloth. Maybe the ends/corners will need a drop of glue to keep the thread in place. Stay tuned!

PS: All this work all just to make perfect furled sails :rolleyes:
 
Fish&Chip said:
Impressive work and patience demonstration. One question, the line appears or not on the other side ? (May be thikness of the silk dependend)
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Thanks, patience you'll need in our hobby, never rush, this is visible in the result. In the picture I showed, you see the backside in the round macro part. Both sides are the same.
here an extra picture to see both sides
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Today I worked after a long time on my Prins Willem and started to redo the Roman heads on the bulkhead?? (don't know if that is the correct name)

Original situation:

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After cleaning the head:

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New face with beard

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Eyes

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Lot of work to do, need to do the helmet and body
 
Steef66 said:
Today I worked after a long time on my Prins Willem and started to redo the Roman heads on the bulkhead?? (don't know if that is the correct name)

Original situation:

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After cleaning the head:

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New face with beard

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Eyes

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Lot of work to do, need to do the helmet and body
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Looks good, Stephan. A noble warrior.
Regards, Peter
 
Very good carving - looking very good
Maybe you should make the roman soldiers during a break without wearing the helmet
it is looking very complicated to make in carving
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That is one mean-looking warrior Stephan. Excellent carving work again!
 
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