Willem Barentsz by Kolderstok AD 1596

Pathfinder65 said:
Hmpf, rain yesterday, rain today, rain tomorrow. Good excuse to be in the shipyard. Todays progress.

Planking the deck.

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I think the big bumbly fingers did OK.

Jan





BTW, an example of local fauna. We have some very colorful mushrooms growing in the middle of the lawn. Yup, I think we need more rain.:oops:

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Good looking deck you've gotten yourself, Jan.
Btw, you sure you're in the USA? With so much rain in the forecast, it looks suspiciously like the Netherlands...
 
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Wow! Now that is a deck that shouts "Look at me!". Beautiful Jan, and an excellent job on that rear hatch. I know that it looks simple, but it is a deceivingly difficult little thing to get looking good. To use a @GrantTyler "Granterism", you aced it my friend! The WB is just showing that other ship in the house, who is boss!
 
Heinrich said:
Wow! Now that is a deck that shouts "Look at me!". Beautiful Jan, and an excellent job on that rear hatch. I know that it looks simple, but it is a deceivingly difficult little thing to get looking good. To use a @GrantTyler "Granterism", you aced it my friend! The WB is just showing that other ship in the house, who is boss!
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Wow, what a great response from the WB master. Thank you very much my friend. The rear hatch is slightly enhanced with the add of the inside border. I had to do the "Grant" thing and make it just a bit better.

Jan
 
Pathfinder65 said:
Yup, definitely living in the USA. It's just been one of those summers that you don't mention in the Tourist brochures.

Jan
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Jan, tourists are a strange breed who don’t generally concern themselves about weather. We’ve had 99 degrees with an index of 112 off and on for the past several weeks and the theme parks are packed. They come down here even when hurricanes are forecast and when it hits they complain they can’t get a flight out. Go figure.
 
rtibbs said:
Jan, tourists are a strange breed who don’t generally concern themselves about weather. We’ve had 99 degrees with an index of 112 off and on for the past several weeks and the theme parks are packed. They come down here even when hurricanes are forecast and when it hits they complain they can’t get a flight out. Go figure.
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My mom and dad took us to Disney/Epcot during Christmas break one year and the lead story on the news was 'brave shoppers returning Christmas presents in the frigid conditions.' It was about 45 degrees and I wore a sweatshirt in the park that day...
 
rtibbs said:
Jan, tourists are a strange breed who don’t generally concern themselves about weather. We’ve had 99 degrees with an index of 112 off and on for the past several weeks and the theme parks are packed. They come down here even when hurricanes are forecast and when it hits they complain they can’t get a flight out. Go figure.
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Yup, one of my favorite activity this time of year is sitting at one of the river boat launches with a cup of coffee and watching the fun.. The boaters who are not locals have no idea that there is a tide involved, especially an incoming tide. Small rentals, kayaks, etc. tend to drift away when not tied down. The Harbor Master and staff usually have a busy day. Yup, tourists, you got to love them.

Jan
 
dockattner said:
My mom and dad took us to Disney/Epcot during Christmas break one year and the lead story on the news was 'brave shoppers returning Christmas presents in the frigid conditions.' It was about 45 degrees and I wore a sweatshirt in the park that day...
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Paul, when we first moved down here my flying buddies said that when it gets down to 50 degrees no one will be out flying. I laughed remembering in Illinois we went flying even if it was 30 degrees. They were right, no one comes out. Since then I’ve joined the 50 degree club and stay indoor. Must be the thin blood you develop here. :)
 
In Texas we are having 100 degree plus weather and no rain for almost a month now! We put in a pool early this year just to be able to tolerate being outside! The humidity is not so bad due to the current drought.
But next week we are taking my granddaughter to Disney in Orlando for her 6th birthday. Wish me luck! All day in that heat and the potential humidity from rain could prove to be challenging. She wants to see the fireworks too, so that means an all day event.
 
Dean62 said:
In Texas we are having 100 degree plus weather and no rain for almost a month now! We put in a pool early this year just to be able to tolerate being outside! The humidity is not so bad due to the current drought.
But next week we are taking my granddaughter to Disney in Orlando for her 6th birthday. Wish me luck! All day in that heat and the potential humidity from rain could prove to be challenging. She wants to see the fireworks too, so that means an all day event.
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Enjoy your trip. Take an umbrella not poncho for the afternoon showers/thunderstorms as ponchos are stifling with the heat and humidity.
 
rtibbs said:
Enjoy your trip. Take an umbrella not poncho for the afternoon showers/thunderstorms as ponchos are stifling with the heat and humidity.
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Thanks for the tip. I may rent an electric scooter in case my granddaughter gets tired. She has to take two to three steps to our one! Then again grandpa will have to give her a ride. ;) ROTF
 
Pathfinder65 said:
Hmpf, rain yesterday, rain today, rain tomorrow. Good excuse to be in the shipyard. Todays progress.

Planking the deck.

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I think the big bumbly fingers did OK.

Jan





BTW, an example of local fauna. We have some very colorful mushrooms growing in the middle of the lawn. Yup, I think we need more rain.:oops:

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The deck is looking very nice, Jan. The big fingers did a good job with the tiny strips.
Regard, Peter
 
Hi Jan. This is a very tricky part of the build during which I relied heavily on my "feel". I scored the railings in the exact place as indicated in the instructions by very gently making two or three passes with my finest grained and smallest saw. Then, between thumb and forefinger, I applied very gentle, but increasing pressure to the score marks until I could feel the wood starting to "break" and then stopped immediately. Once the grain is broken you can shape the wood along the inner curvature of the hull.

Remember that you need to determine the correct height of the railings before gluing it to the hull. And now there is something else to consider. You want the railings to slant inwards towards the center of the hull. To achieve this, I glued a 2mm strip of wood to the inside of the top plank of the hull before gluing the railing in position. The bottom part of the railing will thus offer you a contact area with the hull while the top side of the railing will make contact with the upper hull plank. This assembly is reasonably stable, but when you add the inner planking, it is as solid as Fort Knox.

Good luck!
 
Heinrich said:
Hi Jan. This is a very tricky part of the build during which I relied heavily on my "feel". I scored the railings in the exact place as indicated in the instructions by very gently making two or three passes with my finest grained and smallest saw. Then, between thumb and forefinger, I applied very gentle, but increasing pressure to the score marks until I could feel the wood starting to "break" and then stopped immediately. Once the grain is broken you can shape the wood along the inner curvature of the hull.

Remember that you need to determine the correct height of the railings before gluing it to the hull. And now there is something else to consider. You want the railings to slant inwards towards the center of the hull. To achieve this, I glued a 2mm strip of wood to the inside of the top plank of the hull before gluing the railing in position. The bottom part of the railing will thus offer you a contact area with the hull while the top side of the railing will make contact with the upper hull plank. This assembly is reasonably stable, but when you add the inner planking, it is as solid as Fort Knox.

Good luck!
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Thank you for the information. I'm going to try the "technique " on a couple odd pieces just so I can get an idea of what I need to do.

So the before picture

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and if the parts survive my big fumbly fingers there might be an after photo.

Jan
 
After trying the scoring, sawing and bending but not breaking anything routine on some pieces of scrap, I gave the railings a go.

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The one on the left is done and bent but not broken, BUT the one at the right needs a slight fix after one of the pieces broke off during the "bending" process.

So a 90% success rate isn't bad for bumbly fingers. Right??ROTF

Jan
 
Very good Jan. The piece that broke is no train smash as it is glued in any case to the inside of the hull. Once the inner planking is done no one will see the break and it will very strong.
 
Heinrich said:
Very good Jan. The piece that broke is no train smash as it is glued in any case to the inside of the hull. Once the inner planking is done no one will see the break and it will very strong.
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I figured it would be easy to glue that piece in after the other four on the railing were glued in place. My next question--Glue the inside planks from the railing end to the bow first or glue the railings first?

Jan
 
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