KORTES

Dear Colleagues, thank you very much for your kind words.

My best regards.

Botteloef, opsteker

Schootoverloop Grootzeil.

In the mood, in the feel of it , I decided to make some more metal pieces. 

Stevendtslag .

Your handicraft is truly amazing!

My best regards. Alexander.

20 hours ago, wefalck said:

 

 

Concerning the varnishing, I found this always a bit garish on the Dutch boats that have been converted into yachts. Must be some sort of fashion, but in reality doesn't say anything about the quality of maintenance. A thick layer of varnish on a model too looks much like a cheap souvenir model, where also 'glossy' seems to be taken as a sign of quality. I gather something a bit more glossy than satin would be right. Personally, I would apply some cellulose-based woodfiller, rub this down with very fine (0000) steel-wool and then polish with a felt-wheel in a power-drill. On the hard wood you used this should give a nice sheen whithout adding a perceptible layer of varnish.

I completely agree with you. That's the way i'm planning on proceeding with my wwork.

I brushed up this technique while working on La Jacinthe.

My best regards.

19 hours ago, amateur said:

 

 

question: you are not using black paint, but black wood instead.

How are you going to apply the distinctive white striping?

 

Jan

Dear Jan.

That's true, i don't like painting. In the model i'm planning on using only wwood. The only element i'll apply paint to

is the top of the mast. Regarding the white stripes - i'll figure something out.

My best regards.

Thank you very much, Colleagues for such a high evaluation of my work.

My best regards  Alexander.

Dear Doris 

Your work inspires admiration. The technology that you are using is really unique and gives an outstanding result.

Respectfully yours.

Assembled, installed at place .

Blackening and assembly.

38 minutes ago, amateur said:

 When the tiller is completely to the left or right, does it stay clear from the bulkhead?

 

Yes, I checked. 

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Do you also plan to add the eyesbolts to attach the flagpole to the rudder?

Yes, I'll show you now.

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Fitting.

Сomponent parts.

I made Helmstok.

Raw material - steel.

Thank you very much Marcus .

I Made control blade.

Thank you very much Jan, very informative.

But looking at the photo i have to notice its not always like that.

My best regards.

1 hour ago, BETAQDAVE said:

Kortes

    Will you be applying a heavy coat of varnish to your model as is shown on all of those harbor photos?

 My greetings, Dave. There's no point in coating with varnish the model as the functional yahts.

The more so, it is considered bad form in the region where i live, the shine has to be matted. So, as uasually I plan

 on covering it wwith tung oil or linen oil.

My best regards.

19 hours ago, wefalck said:

Very clean work. I like this combination of wood and metal !

 

Did you glue the steel edge to the lee-board ?

Yes, for the assembling i used PVA adhesive and СA.  

Dear сolleagues, 

thank you very much for your kind words.  

My best regards, Alexander.

Wonderful work.

My best regards.

Metal binding

I had no rod, so I had to cut 2mm of plate. I made it in two variations – steel and brass, after some consideration, I have chosen to install the one made of steel.