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Gregor

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    Lucerne, Switzerland
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    Diving, Maritime archeology

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  1. Only a small update: the galion, inspired by Boudriot and much simplified. I hope to find some time to do the deadeyes on starboard and the rudder. Cheers, Gregor
  2. Well, I'm happy to report that I can take off my prescription glasses when I work on small details - one of the benefits of aging 🙂 @JacquesCousteau: Each regular frame consists of two parts, each 2.5 mm thick (frame M has three parts).
  3. I finally found the time to add a few details, a cat head and spill, bitts, belaying cleats and a pump. Cheers, Gregor
  4. And this is the current state of the work from January to July 2024: 86 grams (I apologize for the picture quality - a summer evening on the roof).. An update will follow, sometime... Cheers, Gregor
  5. November 2022: A reserve anchor had to be provided before the deck beams could be installed. At the same time, I built up my stock for the coming winter and had more parts milled. I failed miserably at sawing through a copper sheet, so the anchors were also milled ... ... and painted.
  6. Summer 2022: La Belle now weighs 71 grams. I worked on the stern decoration (with simplifications) and the starboard side. Not everything is exactly according to Boudriot - I was also inspired by alternative reconstructions (Grieco, Delacroix) and the contemporary La Volage. Here are a few impressions:
  7. Two months later, I can record an additional two grams: La Belle now weighs 66 of them (the kitchen scales are obviously not a precision instrument).
  8. When the sun shines, I'll get back to work on the trim strips - not everything works in the home office. The scraper blades from Amati don't take anything smaller than 2x2 mm - then the rest is milled away. It only takes a few minutes (it's December in Switzerland).
  9. December 2021: The beauty now weighs a proud 64 grams on the kitchen scales!
  10. Templates are helping to avoid manual destruction (I guess this sounds strange, but I think you know what I mean):
  11. At this stage the little one weighs just 51 grams. Making the bow timbers was tricky. This is the first time I have seen the hull complete:
  12. Relief in the home office (but it was cool and windy on the roof)...
  13. What I perhaps should have done after all: Frame extensions to get a "stable" hull in the first construction phase. But at this stage the frames can be glued well to the keel. The slipway and a small auxiliary construction help with this.
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