Willem Barentsz by Kolderstok AD 1596

[rtibbs]

Lookin’ good Jan !!
Whew, I guess the whole country is getting Florida weather lately.
That’s ok though. We’ll share if you promise to take some of the hurricanes also

 

[Heinrich]

Well done my friend - it's looking very good indeed. By the way, the area which I marked in red provides the ideal place to pin the plank against.

 

[Pathfinder65]

Lookin’ good Jan !!
Whew, I guess the whole country is getting Florida weather lately.
That’s ok though. We’ll share if you promise to take some of the hurricanes also

Sharing your Florida weather with us is nice, but I'll pass on the hurricanes.

 

[Pathfinder65]

Well done my friend - it's looking very good indeed. By the way, the area which I marked in red provides the ideal place to pin the plank against.

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Yup you are absolutely right, a great spot for a pin. I had pinned the 1st 6mm plank there initially. I also pinned #2 and #3 planks, I noticed a problem while trimming and sanding the ends of all three planks. The 1st plank's upper edge was glued in tight but the bottom edge of the plank was not. I did the H2O trick to loosen the PVA, let the area dry, gently removed the glue residue from the three planks and stern, applied glue to the planks edges and used the force of the rubber band to hold everything in place.

 

[Heinrich]

You are learning the WB's special tricks quickly, Jan!

 

[Peter Voogt]

Hi Jan. Nice to see a positive result! Looks ok now.
Regards, Peter

 

[Pathfinder65]

You are learning the WB's special tricks quickly, Jan!

True story indeed. I beginning to think that each plank has an “attitude“.

 

[Pathfinder65]

Hi Jan. Nice to see a positive result! Looks ok now.
Regards, Peter

This little ship is quite the challenge. The “Bad Word Jar“ is benefiting nicely.

 

[Heinrich]

True story indeed. I beginning to think that each plank has an “attitude“.

They do; they DO! That is the beauty of this ship. I know this may sound like an exaggeration, but I think you have now discovered as well that you CANNOT treat two planks in the same way, not even if they are adjacent to each other and all logic tells you that it should be possible. It just does not work that way!

 

[Heinrich]

By the way - I LOVE seeing this!

 

[Pathfinder65]

That

By the way - I LOVE seeing this!

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Wow, side by each. Who would have thought that possible. Hmm, I have only 150 or so pages to go to catch up.

 

[Pathfinder65]

@Heinrich

I think I've got the routine down. Soak the plank, bend, pin and clamp, to form the plank. Then wet the plank, glue, pin and clamp. rolleyes:Sit and watch the glue dry)

 

[Pathfinder65]

A big thanks to @Heinrich, @Jimsky, @Peter Voogt, @GrantTyler, @dockattner, @rtibbs, @Richie and so many others for stopping by and having a look at my bumbling attempt to build this little persnickety vessel.

 

[Heinrich]

That routine of yours sounds like the number, Jan - well done! And on the some of the more difficult planks you can still follow the method of gluing it in parts. Then you just re-wet the unglued part (while on the ship - it's perfectly fine), glue it and clamp and so on and so on ...

By the way - Dutch ships are not "pernickety". That sounds way too "English", old chap! The Dutch naval term that is best suited to the Willem Barentsz is "stug" (difficult to get to co-operate, stubborn, unlikely to change its mind)!

 

[Pathfinder65]

That sounds way too "English", old chap!

Ach du lieber, ich bin ein Deutscher, nicht ein Engländer

(difficult to get to co-operate, stubborn, unlikely to change my mind)

YUP, That's me alright

 

[Heinrich]

Ach du lieber, ich bin ein Deutscher, nicht ein Engländer

(difficult to get to co-operate, stubborn, unlikely to change my mind)

YUP, That's me alright

Not YOU, Jan! The WB is stug!

 

[Pathfinder65]

@Heinrich

I've glued on two of the 4mm planks. Which is better place the third wale now or add the third 4mm plank then add the wale??

 

[Heinrich]

I added the third 4mm before I doubled up on the wales. Reason is, that if sanding is required it is much easier to do while you have a flat surface.

 

[Pathfinder65]

Not YOU, Jan! The WB is stug!

I'll have to show this to the Admiral. I can now tell her it's not me it's those Dutch ships

 

[Pathfinder65]

I added the third 4mm before I doubled up on the wales. Reason is, that if sanding is required it is much easier to do while you have a flat surface.

Excellent, Thought as much. I did that on the SB side, sanded the three initial planks smooth and then added the Wales