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  1. flying_dutchman2
    Finished the sanding the hull. Created templates for both the top of the deck and the top rail using the thick vinyl backing I salvaged from the old Samsung TV. That material sure comes in handy. Throughout this build I have been making lots of templates by xeroxing items from the plans and glueing them on the vinyl.
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    Kees, Thanks for the info, I will be extra careful. Marcus
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    Another find were these drill bits (also from the deceased neighbor). What I like is that the piece (shank?) you put in the collete from the dremel all measure at 3mm diameter. Also all the bits are numbered. The higher the number, the thicker the bit.
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    Have also been working on deck items, rudder and leeboards.
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    Worked on the Stern. Sanding the angle of the back (spiegel). Created a gunport template and cut away the area where the final piece goes. I am thinking of using the template for this as it is hidden, so you will not see it.
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    Rough sanded the boat and and the lines look pretty good.
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    Once I got that and curve was there substituted the card for pieces of wood. This was a long process but it worked. Glued the bow to the frame and voila, I had it. Added some putty and a bit of sanding and I am really pleased with it.
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    Besides being outside most of the time, I have been working on the boat. I had a terrible time constructing the bow. Tried everything, but couldn't get the curve just right. Tried blocks and sanding them. Tried clay, no good. So I worked with card. Copied the last frame onto card and drew horizontal lines every 5 mm. Made a template from the stem and glued that on a piece of wood. Fitted the deck layer to the stem and left the rest empty. Cut the first layer out from card and fitted that between the stem and the frame. Kept cutting away with scissors until it fit. Did that with all of the layers.
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    Oh, that was you waiving. Couldn't stop as I was keeping up with the car in front of me. Europeans like to drive fast. Marcus
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    Vacation was great and got lots of pictures especially from the maritime museums. Sorting out well over 3000 pictures of 6 ship museums and will show the highlights starting with a new thread. The following is a picture of the micro carving tools I purchased from my neighbor ($100). Bottom right are custom made carving tools. He made his own. So with some of the blanks, I can create some myself. He died last year and his wife is selling all his stuff. He was a watch maker and hoarder. He had 4 large Tupperware boxes full of watches some working most of them not and he collected face plates, all neatly put in envelopes in alphabetical order, thousands. He has an itty-bitty drill press and lathe from Germany. If she can't sell them, I'll make her an offer. Still need to look over the rest of it. Working on the Utrecht again. I am working on my carving skills with clay and plaster of paris. Also doing some deck items. Those carving tools sure come in handy. Marcus
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    What's in a name and vacantie is a Dutch thing. I may live in the US but I always take vacation. I work to live. Not live to work. Marcus
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    First 2 are pob version the last 2 are pof version. The yellow stuff is a combination of yellow glue and saw dust. Fills the holes and in some areas thickens the frames. This will be sanded. Marcus
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    I know it's a lot of driving but this is the way we always do it in Europe. With a car we always see more.
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    I am from Amsterdam and visited both the Rijks and maritime museums after their renovations. Took lots of pictures as well. Uploaded them on msw. Search museum. My mother used to live in Amsterdam, but has moved to Heerhugowaard. I need a car for visiting her and staying with friends. I know it's a lot of driving but this is the way we always do it in Europe. With a car we always see more. June in the north? More daylight, especially Iceland, can't wait. I remember when my dad worked in Helsinki and I would go on vacation in June. I would see the sun go down in the west and come up in the east all at the same time. One last thing about driving. Where we live in the US, distances are minimal. Big country. Want to go somewhere? Expect to drive between an hour or two. The Midwest is vast. Chicago is an hour drive from my house, without traffic. Marcus
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    Continued. Helsinki to Porvo. Drive to the Russian border, take some pictures and not get arrested. While in Helsinki take a day trip to Estonia. Fly back to Iceland and then to the US.
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    I felt guilty. So today was cloudy and colder. Worked on the POF and glued it all together. Made template from the deck to see if the boat is correct in length, and it is. The POB is the correct length as well. Pictures will follow. I find scratch building tough. There is a lot of guess work especially the details such as the deck items. Some of the plans are two dimensional. I have been looking at other books on flat bottom boats and it does help. I am writing this from my phone and sitting next to the BBQ where I have a leg of lamb on the rotisserie. Smells good. Three weeks in June my wife and I will be going to Europe. Chicago to Iceland (nice viking museum). Iceland to Amsterdam. Rent car. Drive to Hamburg to FLensburg to Copenhagen (another viking museum). Copenhagen to Oslo on ferry. Oslo to Stockholm (wasa museum). Stockholm to Turku-Finland. Helsinki to orvo
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    I am not building much on the Utrecht as the weather has been great here and I fried my pc, so I have to use my wife's pc to upload pictures. I overclocked mine to the max...... Oops. Marcus
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    The POF version of the boat. All the frames in a large clamp. Left over frames that were either cut to the wrong size or are double. For the bow of the POF I will do the same as the POB, which will be a solid piece of wood shaped to size and covered with planking.
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    As mentioned before I am doing both a POB and a POF. I find that a POB is easier than a POF. Less frames to line up. I have been looking at another Jacht and the lines from the Utrecht are similar, so I will turn the POB in that one. Different carvings. POB frames in a jig. Template for the bow. I plan to use a block of basswood, which will be shaped according to size.
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    There are many Dutch books on VOC (Dutch East Indies Co.) history that have diaries of sailors and ship captains of day to day events such as explorations and shipwrecks. I know most of the members do not read Dutch. Some books have been translated in English and in German. Batavia by Peter Fitzsimons is a very thorough historical event of the shipwreck on the Australian Coast. There is a very good book about the events of the HMS Bounty by a female author. (best book I have read about the Bounty) Several Dutch and English books have been written about Abel Tasman and Willem Barentsz. Last but not least much has been written about the VOC in books, PhD thesis's and just general long detailed articles. Most of these reads are on various websites and free for downloading. I know that the above is specific towards Dutch history and not everyone is interested in that. Marcus
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    One word...... AWESOME!!
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    You did a great job on this ship with many details. I like the way you explain everything in the 'Show and Tell' session in our club meeting. Marcus
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    Self explanatory. Marcus
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    Today I have started Version 3 and it looks so much better (but then I had lots of practice with v.1 and v.2). Frames have been cut and half the boat frames have been glued together and they are in a large clamp. I obsessed with exactness of the fames but will no longer that as once I have all the frames glued together and all the sanding is done it will look good. Pictures will follow. Marcus
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    Hi Chuck,

    Do you scan every new journal once it is published and make it available as a PDF for purchase or do you wait until you have several years and create a CD?

    I am interested in purchasing separate articles that are not on the CD's which are available on the NRG site.

    I have gone completely digital when it comes to Journals.  Das Logbuch (German) and a Dutch journal are available in both paper and digital format and I purchase from those sites , the articles I am interested in. 

     

    I am not interested in every article in every journal that I have subscriptions with.

     

    Thank you in advance for answering.

     

    Marcus

     

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