Bryan Woods
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That’s great information Steven! Thank you for sharing and your time spent. I nervously painted white highlights on this morning. I’m satisfied:-) I didn’t spill the white paint all over it:-) Next time we make it to town, I’m going to get some realistic water to paint over it. I also have to trim around the outsides of it. I’m thinking just basswood strips carved down to match the waters edge.
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Second layer of paint applied. I’m wondering on which layer I’m going to mess up on, and set it apart from all others:-)
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Yeah Steven, probably not the type waves found in the Sea of Galilee:-) I had to use what I was imagining. These are the only waves I’ve ever built:-)
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Base coat of paint applied to Sea of Galilee this morning:-)
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The Galilean boat made it through a day of 2 five year olds a four year old and a 3 year old boy, without sustaining any damage:-) I did see where the wooden washer would slide off the bottom of the mast. They would immediately try to put it on the top, which would make a knot. I placed a wooden peg to prevent from slipping off. Today I decided to try and finish the stand so my focus could be on my Gretel build. I made up the paper clay, which is only toilet paper, Drywall joint compound and PVA glue. A quick thin layer and a few days to dry.
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Great finish FortressHarris, we are ourselves worst critics. No one else sees our mistakes like we do:-)
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Thanks again Gregory:-) Your build log here on MSW, has been a constant go to. I really appreciate your help.
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Still wondering on the depth of the rabbet and deadwood. I laid a plank in the rabbets on either side, so I could see what it looked like from the stern. These are 1mm thick planks. The second planking is .5mm thick. After seeing , I sanded the end of the starboard side down about half way. I’m hoping this will work, I’m not very excited about carving that deadwood down more:-)
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Ok, I’m not sure if I’m correct on this part. The deadwood triangle shape at the bottom of the stern, just got shaved down level with the rabbet. Let’s hope I was supposed to do it:-) There is very little English in the instructions, and what I can read is very vague.
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Keel glued, not much there to clamp. Here’s what I came up with. For all the on lookers if you see something I’m doing that may slow, hinder or produce unsightly results:-) please comment and bring it to my attention. I claim to know little, but desire to learn much:-) Thanks for the help and encouragement:-)
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I finished cutting in the gains on the keel. This build, has me thinking like a chess player. Trying to look ahead 3 or 4 steps to prepare. I hope I don’t wear out the wood putting it together, only to take it back apart. I’m thinking next will be to glue the keel. Then more putting together and taking apart. I do have a spear time project. I need to translate the Italian parts list to English, so I can see where all the different kinds of timber are supposed to go.
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I glued the keel together then overlaid it with a template for the gain on the keel. So far I haven’t got the nerve up to cut it out 🙂 but I did scribe it.
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Wow, what a great job! And a first build!👏
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While I’m at a stand still on the Gretel build, I focused on the stand for the Galilean boat. I used 1/2” polystyrene board and attempted to build them up to look like waves. Next I plan on making up some homemade paper clay to cover it.
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If I can’t get a good start soon on the Gretel, I may put it aside and start with you:-)
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If you are working on a build log that you think may be helpful to me, please leave a link:-) I’ve only found a few logs of this build, I think only one of the newest kit. Thanks, your help is appreciated:-)
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I think small utility boats are the best fit for me. Your boat is looking great! It makes me want to start the shallop kit by Pavel Nikitin.
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Hello ship builders, I chose this kit before I had any experience at all. I may not have enough yet. This build log is going to be more for me to get through the build instead of being helpful to another builder that probably knows way more than me. I encourage all comments, tips advice that will help me out. The first thing, Do I need to cut the rabbet and Bearing line before the stem and keel are glued to the spine? I’ll be trying to figure it out so I don’t start all wrong:-)
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After I had studied the boat with the mast installed, I realized it was the weakest point. Also when held as a handle, it become a fierce Tomahawk:-) I cut the mast off just above the thwart and embedded magnets in both parts. At the time I haven’t made up a clear plan and embedded magnets in the yard and top of the mast. After coiling thread around the embedded magnet in the yard, the slightest touch would release it. I then just glued another on top of the thread. with the mast held together with not so massive magnets, you had to pull straight down. My grandkids are 5,4,2 years old, so I decided to carve a wooden washer that slides up and down the mast. It also acts as a brake when resting on a diagonal. Now the magnets in the yard make it a two handed process:-) Oh well, they’ll learn:-) Another ideal I had and started but rescheduled until the kids are more familiar with it was attaching the halyard and sheets to the stern. I cut 1/4” squares and drilled a 3mm hole for the magnet and covered it with the rigging pin. I still have to drill into the cap rail to install the magnets. I faced two of the magnets north and two south so I could be sure they were connected correctly. The next will be a substantial type stand so the boat can be removed but stable when playing with the sail. It may be a while for that because mainly, it’s not a boat:-) Here is a short clip of the hoisting of the sail. IMG_1462.mov I’m not for sure how the kids will like it, but I love it, and can’t stop playing with it, so I start my next build:-)
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Bob, you set the standard pretty high for newbie’s like me:-) Maybe one day I’ll get there!
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Decks, thwarts and cap rails completed. The mast is just fitted in for now. Still unsure how much I’m leaving off. Trying to think of all the things that will be in the way of the little hands, that will be holding, inspecting and maybe imaging sailing in it:-) Here’s a comparison photo of the mahogany kit and the basswood using the kit supplied strongback.
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If you would like to look on the bright side, your wording was easy for me to understand and really helpful in my long journey of understanding and learning this great hobby:-) So thank you!
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